FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 2, 2020) – On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear said all Kentuckians need to act now to stop a COVID-19 surge that could overwhelm the commonwealth’s health care system and force businesses and schools to close again.
Community leaders, businesses, schools and families in counties listed in the red zone on Thursdays should follow nine recommendations the following Monday through Sunday. All Kentuckians should consider adopting some of these recommendations to help their county avoid the red zone. Today’s COVID-19 case report is the highest ever for a Monday.
The Governor reminded Kentuckians to vote safely in the 2020 general election tomorrow if they have not done so already. He encouraged all voters to wear a mask and stay six feet apart from others at the polls.
Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
- New cases today: 1,032
- New deaths today: 3
- Positivity rate: 6.25%
- Total deaths: 1,492
- Currently hospitalized: 988
- Currently in ICU: 270
- Currently on ventilator: 142
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Warren and McCracken.
Red zone counties for this week can be found here.
Those reported lost to the virus today include an 82-year-old man from Hardin County; a 93-year-old man from Jessamine County; and a 59-year-old man from Whitley County.
Gov. Beshear explained how Kentucky’s mask mandate helped limit the commonwealth’s COVID-19 cases and deaths to less than half of what neighboring Tennessee experienced without a mask mandate.