Governor Andy Beshear today announced 1,449 new cases of coronavirus in Kentucky. Beshear also announced 3 new deaths related to the virus.
The positivity rate is at 8.88%.
Beshear said Sunday's total is the highest reported for that day and continues to reflect a spike in cases in the Commonwealth. “Coronavirus is present in every corner of the commonwealth and it’s spreading at a truly alarming rate,” Beshear said. “This is not a drill; this is a health emergency that we all need to take seriously. Let’s come together as Team Kentucky to defeat this virus.”
The ongoing spike in Covid cases caused Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Department for Public Health to issue an ominous warning. “Unless Kentuckians come together, we will continue on this dangerous trajectory with disastrous consequences."
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