FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear said he may take additional steps to stop a record surge in new coronavirus cases.

“None of that would be necessary if people would wear their masks, if our establishments would go back to enforcing many of those mandates, and if people would just do the right thing to care about those around them,” Beshear said. “We have a lot of people that are doing that right now, we just need more.”

Kentucky reported 16,832 new cases last week, topping a record set the previous week. The state also set its daily record for new cases twice last week.

During his coronavirus update Monday, Beshear alluded to more restrictions coming Wednesday if numbers don’t start trending in a different direction.

He said any new steps will look much different than restrictions put into place in March and April.

“If we have to take additional steps, they are going to be more targeted to ensure that we are getting the best possible results that will come out of it,” he said.

Beshear said he also plans to reach out to community stakeholders over the next couple of days to make sure their input is included before making any decisions.

Kentucky reported 1,514 new cases Monday, the second-highest number for a Monday, along with an 8.98% seven-day positivity rate. Beshear said the positivity rate is now the highest it has been since coronavirus testing became widely available.

The high rate of cases has hit long-term care facilities particularly hard, and Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander said those facilities will now have strict visitor policies during the holidays.

“Please think about sacrificing getting together for the holidays so we’re not sacrificing our parents and our grandparents,” Friedlander said.

The state also reported a new outbreak of coronavirus cases at the Lee Adjustment Center, a correctional facility in Beattyville. The facility has reported 474 total cases, including 380 active cases.

“Our fear, frankly, is that we haven’t completely finished testing the facility,” Cabinet Secretary J. Michael Brown said Monday. “That facility houses over 700 inmates, so we already know that more than half of them have tested positive for COVID.”

Across the entire state correctional system, 514 inmates and 52 staff members reported positive for the coronavirus last week.

“This was alarming. It seemed as if each time we get one facility under control, much like the rest of the state, it breaks out someplace else,” Brown said.

Hospitalizations and COVID-19 patients in ICU beds are also at record levels with 1,442 people in the hospital and 360 in ICU beds dealing with the disease as of Monday’s report.