Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
- New cases today: 2,567
- New deaths today: 10
- Positivity rate: 9.75%
- Total deaths: 2,072
- Currently hospitalized: 1,673
- Currently in ICU: 401
- Currently on ventilator: 214
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Boone and Boyd. Jefferson, Fayette and Kenton counties reported 100 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 446.
The red zone counties for this week can be found here. Community leaders, businesses, schools and families in these counties should all follow red zone reduction recommendations, as well as other orders and guidance.
Those reported lost to the virus today include a 68-year-old woman from Barren County; two men, ages 64 and 74, from Fayette County; two women, ages 69 and 71, from Jefferson County; a 65-year-old woman from Jessamine County; an 84-year-old man from Laurel County; an 81-year-old man from Lewis County; a 68-year-old man from Mason County; and a 72-year-old man from Washington County.