COVID-19 case update for Tuesday

As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:

  • New cases today: 1,795
  • New deaths today: 11
  • Positivity rate: 6.24%
  • Total deaths: 1,503
  • Currently hospitalized: 1,037
  • Currently in ICU: 259
  • Currently on ventilator: 116

Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Warren, Laurel, Boone and Kenton.

Red zone counties for this week can be found here.

Those reported lost to the virus today include: a 71-year-old man from Hardin County; four women, ages 86, 91, 92 and 94, and a 59-year-old man from Jefferson County; an 88-year-old woman from Monroe County; a 76-year-old man from Montgomery County; an 82-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man from Muhlenberg County; and a 78-year-old man from Ohio County.