FRANKFORT, Kentucky. – Given the most recent increase in new coronavirus cases, Gov. Andy Beshear said he would renew Kentucky’s mandate to wear masks in public for another 30 days.
“We have noticed with the most recent escalation that we have the strength to prevent it if we simply do what we know works, and dress in a mask, participate in social estating, and if we are fair to ourselves, we know that fewer people wear masks right now than we do in July, when we take the action of the mask mandate to avoid climbing. “said the governor.
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On Tuesday, Beshear reported 1,054 new instances of COVID-19, adding 144 instances in young people under the age of 18, as well as 4 new virus-like deaths.
After Kentucky broke its record for the number of cases reported in a week (6,126), Beshear said capacity limits can be reset for Kentucky companies if the trend is not the opposite in the coming weeks.
“Seeing our climb, if we can’t prevent here in the next two weeks . . . then the White House is going to make capacity adjustments for businesses, and we’re going to have to look very seriously,” the governor said.
While the Kentucky coronavirus mortality rate (1. 7%) is below the national average (2. 8%), Beshear has described accumulation in cases as a fear due to the projected number of deaths after accumulation in new cases.
“It’s going to be a challenging month. With all the cases seen, it will be a challenging October. It will also be a difficult November, as the deaths are falling behind,” Beshear said.
Kentucky recorded at least 74194 general cases of COVID-19 and 1218 deaths overall, and the positivity rate of Kentucky coronavirus decreased by 4. 29%, mainly due to higher tests. To date, more than 12,751 people with the virus have recovered from COVID -19, and the state has administered more than 1. 5 million coronavirus tests since the onset of the pandemic.
NKY Health reported that another 4832 people in Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant counties tested positive for COVID-19, and another 96 people died of the virus. The fitness branch reports 820 active cases and another 3916 people who recovered from a coronavirus on Tuesday.
NKY counties in the White House ‘yellow’
Several counties in northern Kentucky, Boone, Campbell, Grant, and Kenton counties continue to have positivity rates of between 5% and 10%, according to the last White House report on Tuesday.
These counties are in the “yellow” area of the White House, a step below an orange zone indicating greater case dispersion and two steps below a “red” zone denoting a positivity rate of 10% or more.
Currently, 26 of Kentucky counties are in the red zone lately, up from 14, twenty counties are in the orange zone and 29 in the yellow zone.
Beshear said the Trump administration’s scoring formula may only be long-term movements in other counties, in all likelihood adding some other recommended deadline for face-to-face education in red counties. The White House report also asked Kentucky to maintain its mask mandate for red counties. accumulated inside.
Find loose COVID-19 tests at NKY
In northern Kentucky, St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Covington’s Gravity Diagnostics will offer flexible driving tests, by appointment only, at 25 Atlantic Ave in Erlanger, the former construction of Toyota headquarters near Mineola Pike.
The site is open Monday through Friday from 8 a. m. at 2:30 p. m. You’ll need to assemble your own pattern without leaving your vehicle and get the effects within 3 to five days.
In addition, appointment driving checks must be made through St. E at 7200 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria. The loose check site is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from five p. m. 9 p. m.
Make an appointment at those online sites at www. stelizabeth. com/covid-testing. For all coronavirus testing sites near you, click here.
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