FRANKFORT, Ky. – As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
- New cases today: 1,635
- New deaths today: 11
- Positivity rate: 6.30%
- Total deaths: 1,514
- Currently hospitalized: 1,066
- Currently in ICU: 286
- Currently on ventilator: 125
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Warren, Laurel, McCracken and Boone.
Red zone counties for this week can be found here.
“One of the concerns we have related to hospitals is not that we will first run out of bed space but that we may not have enough health care workers to staff all those beds,” said Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health.
Those reported lost to the virus today include two women, ages 79 and 96, from Hancock County; three women, ages 60, 81 and 89, and four men, ages 59, 71, 72 and 72, from Jefferson County; an 82-year-old woman from Knott County; and a 91-year-old woman from McLean County.
Today, the Governor issued an executive order to renew the state’s face coverings mandate for another 30 days and signed an executive order that extends previous orders allowing pharmacists to dispense 30-day refills. The current executive order is set to expire tonight at 11:59 p.m. The new order will be effective for 30 days beginning Nov. 5.