LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has announced 5 new COVID-19 related deaths and 58 newly confirmed cases.
This brings the city's total to 38 deaths and 2,134 cases.
Since the beginning of July, officials say Lexington has had 581 COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths.
Officials say the most recent deaths were two people in their 90s, a person in their 70s and two people in their 60s.
The city’s highest one-day totals to date have been:
• 83 cases, July 9
• 65 cases, July 10
• 62 cases, July 6
• 58 cases, July 13
• 56 cases, July 11
• 46 cases, July 1
• 41 cases, June 26
• 40 cases, June 24
• 39 cases, July 8, June 30 and June 14
Case investigations show that people are going out into the public while infectious. It's reported that people are also contagious at the start of their illness, including 1-2 days before symptoms begin.
