Governor Beshear’s next press briefing will be held Thursday, July 9, at 4 p.m. EDT, not Tuesday, July 7, as previously was planned.
Case Information – Monday, July 6
As of 4 p.m. July 6, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 17,152 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 268 of which were newly reported Monday.
Gov. Beshear reported eight new deaths Monday, raising the total to 593 Kentuckians lost to the virus.
The deaths reported Monday include two women, ages 100 and 103, from Fayette County; a 72-year-old man from Hopkins County; two women, ages 51 and 89, and a 90-year-old man from Jefferson County; an 88-year-old man from Nelson County; and a 96-year-old woman from Shelby County.
As of Monday, there have been at least 435,471 coronavirus tests performed in Kentucky. At least 4,785 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.
For additional information, including up-to-date lists of positive cases and deaths, as well as breakdowns of coronavirus infections by county, race and ethnicity, click here.
Case Information – Sunday, July 5
On Sunday, July 5, Kentucky health officials reported 280 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
There were no new deaths attributable to COVID-19 reported on July 5.
Case Information – Saturday, July 4
On Saturday, July 4, Kentucky health officials reported 255 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
There were no new deaths attributable to COVID-19 reported on July 4.