FRANKFORT, Ky. — For the second straight day, Kentucky recorded more than a thousand new cases of the coronavirus, the first time that's ever happened in the Commonwealth.
What You Need To Know
- Kentucky records over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 two days in a row
- New COVID-19 cases on Wednesday was 1,004, the state's third-highest day
- September was Kentucky's deadliest month for COVID-19
- Beshear warns October could be worse
Wednesday’s case total of 1,004 is the third-highest ever recorded in Kentucky.
Kentucky also just wrapped up its deadliest month in terms of the coronavirus with 241 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Gov. Andy Beshear says with the high number of cases right now, October could be even worse.
“We have to continue to be committed to doing the things that are going to stop that escalation and a lot of that are just things that we have been talking about day after day,” Beshear said.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate is down to 4.07%, meaning Kentucky continues to increase testing.
Beshear said people can’t fall into a false sense of security because of that.
“Let's remember even with a low positivity rate, more cases mean more people that are going to be in the hospital, more people that are going to be in the ICU, and more people that we are going to lose,” Beshear said. “And we need to make sure we stop this most recent escalation.”
Beshear said he plans to have guidance for families curious about Halloween and trick-or-treating during Thursday’s update.