KENTUCKY — As of Monday, 834,130 Kentuckians — or 25% of the state's adults — have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
What You Need To Know
- 25% of the state's adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- Kentucky has also seen eight straight weeks of declining COVID-19 cases
- Monday's report included the lowest number of new cases since Sept. 14
- Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack discussed new guidance on fully vaccinated people released by the CDC on Monday
Kentucky has also seen eight straight weeks of declining COVID-19 cases with Monday's report including the lowest number of new cases since Sept. 14.
“This is the exact type of trajectory we want to see as we are vaccinating people,” said Beshear. “This is in many ways a race against time against the variants. If we can continue that downward trajectory while increasing the number of people vaccinated, we can hopefully get to the end of this thing sooner rather than later. The president has made a promise that all adults who want to be vaccinated will be able to get their first shot by at least the end of May.”
Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack discussed new guidance on fully vaccinated people released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday.
“For adults who are fully vaccinated, the CDC is now saying those individuals within their own homes can gather in small groups with other fully vaccinated adults,” said Stack. “If vaccinated and unvaccinated people are mixed together in a gathering, generally you should still practice social distancing and wear your masks.
“The other guidance — and this is really important — when you are out in public settings, whether you are vaccinated or not, please wear your masks, social distance, wash your hands, and continue to do those behaviors until we get everybody vaccinated, particularly the most vulnerable in society. There has also been no relaxation of the travel guidance by the CDC yet in relation to vaccination status. The new guidance released today is great news overall, but we still have to be careful.”
On Monday, Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
- New cases: 331
- New deaths: 10
- Positivity rate: 4.06%
- Total deaths: 4,829
- Currently hospitalized: 53
- Currently in ICU: 161
- Currently on ventilator: 82
The top counties with the most positive cases Monday included Jefferson, Fayette, Franklin, Knox, Scott, and McCracken. Each county reported at least 10 new cases.