FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2020) – On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear asked Kentuckians to make a plan now for a safe Halloween, as COVID-19 cases rise across the commonwealth and the nation.
To view the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) Halloween guidance visit kycovid19.ky.gov.
Gov. Beshear and KDPH commissioner Dr. Steven Stack also reminded community leaders, schools, businesses and residents in the state’s hardest hit areas to follow the Red Zone Reduction Recommendations. Thursday’s 68 red zone counties should follow the recommendations Monday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 8.
“We absolutely must double down in terms of applying caution,” said Dr. Stack. “With nearly 70 counties now in the red zone, I am pleading with you to observe both Halloween and Red Zone Reduction Recommendations. Lives and livelihoods literally depend on all of us doing our part.”
Case Information
COVID-19 numbers as of4 p.m. Friday:
- New cases today: 1,941
- New deaths today: 15
- Positivity rate: 6.19%
- Total deaths: 1,476
- Currently hospitalized: 974
- Currently in ICU: 241
- Currently on ventilator: 121
Those reported lost to the virus today include an 88-year-old woman from Clark County; an 83-year-old man from Daviess County; two men, ages 39 and 89, from Fayette County; an 82-year-old man from Greenup County; a 68-year-old man from Hancock County; two men, ages 66 and 67, from Jefferson County; a 75-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man from Knott County; an 84-year-old man from Laurel County; a 91-year-old man from Lee County; an 86-year-old woman from Montgomery County; a 69-year-old man from Pike County; and an 67-year-old woman from Washington County.
The top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Hardin, Warren and Campbell.