Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed 816 new cases of coronavirus in Kentucky. He said today’s numbers were a “tough report, all the way around” and included 116 new cases among people under 18 years of age.
Beshear said 12 of those children are in Warren County, and Marshall and Graves counties have one juvenile case each. He reported 18 new deaths today, bringing the total over the past three days to 36 deaths.
In long-term care facilities, Beshear said 64 new residents and 42 new staff members have tested positive. He also said facilities confirmed four new residents deaths. Four new facilities also had at least one case associated with them. (The state’s Long-Term Care and Other Congregate Facilities Report is updated daily with a list of facilities and numbers of coronavirus cases among residents and staff members.)
Beshear said in K-12 schools, 33 new students and 12 new faculty and staff members tested positive. He reported 26 schools have at least one case associated with them. (Confirmed case among students and employees of public and private schools are listed in the state’s K-12 School Public Health Report.)
He said 137 new students and two new faculty or staff members at Kentucky colleges and universities have tested positive. These numbers come from institutions that have already reported cases associated with them. (Case numbers for college students and staff are listed in the College and University Public Health Report.)
Sydni Anderson is an undergraduate student at Murray State University, majoring in Pre-Medicine and Public Relations. Born on Fort Campbell, Sydni has lived between Kentucky and Tennessee for most of her life. In high school, she traveled with her school’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter to Atlanta, Chicago, and Nashville, competing in website and digital design events. In addition to reporting for WKMS, she writes for the features section at the Murray State News.
