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Gov. Beshear: More than 5,000 new cases in record daily report

By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen

Frankfort, KY - On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the highest-ever daily report of COVID-19 cases in the commonwealth and the highest positivity rate since May 5.

"Today's numbers show how critically important a centralized effort and response is to defeating this virus," said Gov. Beshear.

Before announcing today's COVID-19 report, the Governor released a statement on the events unfolding at the United States Capitol that you can view here: www.youtube.com.

He said Kentuckians can watch his joint State of the Commonwealth and budget address tomorrow night at 7pmET via his Facebook and YouTube channels, where closed captions are also available. For full coverage, Kentuckians can tune to Kentucky Educational Television.



Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
  • New cases today: 5,742
  • New deaths today: 34
  • Positivity rate: 11.7%
  • Total deaths: 2,806
  • Currently hospitalized: 1,778
  • Currently in ICU: 428
  • Currently on ventilator: 244
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Warren, Kenton and Daviess. Each of these counties reported 200 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 828.

To see a list of those reported lost to the virus today, click here.

More Information

To view the full daily report, incidence rate map, testing locations, long-term care and other congregate facilities update, school reports and guidance, red zone counties, red zone recommendations, the White House Coronavirus Task Force reports for Kentucky and other key guidance visit, kycovid19.ky.gov.


This story was posted on 2021-01-06 18:31:45
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