Lexington COVID-19 cases top 100 for the 9th consecutive day
Lexington reported 184 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday morning, which is the second-most the city has had in a single day. The previous mark for the second-most cases was set Tuesday with 183 new cases.
There was also one new death reported. Lexington has reported a total of 12,835 cases, 103 deaths and 741 hospitalizations since the pandemic first reached Lexington in March.
Lexington has had 100 or more cases reported on consecutive days for over a week. The city’s one-day record was reported over the weekend: 236 cases.
The city is more than halfway to setting a new one-month case record after just 10 days of November.
The case increases have been felt at the University of Kentucky, where the number of active student cases has surged above its seven-day average. There were 293 active cases among students as of Saturday, while the seven-day average was 220, according to UK’s coronavirus dashboard.
There were 25 UK students in on-campus isolation, while the rest of the active cases were isolating off-campus.
UK students have accounted for about 20 percent of Lexington’s total cases.
The escalation of cases has occurred across Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that the statewide positivity rate is nearing 8 percent. He also reported 2,120 new cases for the day. That was the fifth-most new cases in a single day for the state. There were also 14 new deaths, Beshear said.
This story was originally published November 11, 2020 at 9:52 AM.