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Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19

By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen

Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday updated Kentuckians on the continued fight against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the commonwealth.

Yesterday, the Governor extended the state's mandate requiring face coverings in some situations for another 30 days, citing its success and continued importance in flattening the curve of Kentucky's COVID-19 cases.

As of 4 p.m. Aug. 7, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 33,796 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 573 of which were newly reported Friday.


Twenty-one of the newly reported cases were children age 5 and younger.

"We all ought to do our part for these kids and all of our kids," said Gov. Beshear.

Unfortunately, Gov. Beshear reported four new deaths Friday, raising the total to 764 Kentuckians lost to the virus.

The deaths reported Friday include a 62-year-old woman from Graves County; a 73-year-old woman from Jefferson County; a 91-year-old man from Laurel County; and a 53-year-old man from Pulaski County.

"We are in a place right now where this virus is spreading too much," said Gov. Beshear. "Let's beat COVID-19 so we don't lose even more beloved Kentuckians."

As of Friday, there have been at least 684,356 coronavirus tests performed in Kentucky. The positivity rate currently stands at 5.57%. At least 8,589 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.



This story was posted on 2020-08-07 19:59:14
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