220 new Kentucky coronavirus cases and 7 more deaths. Total cases rise to 15,842.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced 220 new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky on Wednesday, edging the state’s total number of cases up to 15,842 days before the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. Seven more people have died from the virus, putting the death toll at 572.
“We’ve got to keep these case numbers under control,” the governor said in a written statement. “We’re doing a good job, but we’ve got to work even harder. We can’t let our guard down when an invisible enemy is still out there.”
Wednesday’s deaths included a 54-year-old man from Oldham County; an 88-year-old man from Jackson County; an 89-year-old man from Fayette County; a 94-year-old woman from Shelby County; and a 63-year-old woman, and two men, ages 86 and 97, from Jefferson County.
“Each one of these folks was special,” Beshear said. “We cannot let this become the new normal.”
There are 427 people currently hospitalized with the virus and 73 in intensive care. At least 4,052 people have recovered, according to the state.
“As we’ve seen from other states experiencing spikes in cases right now, rising to the challenge is our only option,” Beshear said. “We simply cannot overwhelm our hospital system and risk the lives of our frontline health care professionals who have already sacrificed so much.”
At least 411,217 tests have so far been administered.
This story was originally published July 1, 2020 at 5:06 PM.
