FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — During his Wednesday press conference, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that 796 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Kentucky, bringing the state's COVID-19 case total to 63,517.
111 of the new cases are among those under the age of 18. Wednesday's positivity rate is 4.59%.
Gov. Beshear also announced that five new coronavirus-related deaths were reported, bringing Kentucky's coronavirus-related death total to 1,124.
The deaths reported Wednesday include a 99-year-old woman from Christian County; a 50-year-old man and two women, ages 81 and 84, from Jefferson County; and an 83-year-old man from Marshall County.
"We've already talked about one tragic loss today. And now we’re reporting five more people who we've lost to COVID-19," said Gov. Beshear. "Let’s make sure we prevent more tragic losses. I want for us to build a better world."
Around 1.3 million COVID-19 tests have been administered across the state.
