Health

The 170 new cases brought the state's total to 12,995; Beshear said 3,444 of those have recovered. Counties with five or more new cases Wednesday were Jefferson, 37; Fayette, 18; Warren, 13; Laurel, 9; Jackson, 7; Boone and Carroll, 6 each; and Campbell, Henderson, Kenton and Madison, 5 each.

Since the start of the outbreak, 123 people in Christian County have recovered from COVID-19, the health department reported.

The new cases raised the state's total to 12,829. The daily report shows that 395 people are currently hospitalized with the virus, 69 are in intensive care and 3,431 have recovered from it.

For many rural counties, the spikes in case numbers have stemmed from a few kinds of facilities and workplaces where COVID-19 has spread like wildfire: meatpacking plants, prisons, and nursing homes.

Public health officials are urging people to get tested for COVID-19 — in addition to frequent hand-washing, wearing a mask and social distancing — to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Some people with no symptoms have been infected but don’t know they carry the virus and could spread it to others.

In late April, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, "Practice social distancing and don’t be stigmatized by wearing a mask. It doesn't necessarily mean you’re sick; it means you're concerned about others."

The county total includes 37 active cases and 115 people who have recovered from the virus.

Another 315 Kentuckians were confirmed Saturday to be infected with coronavirus, a near-record daily total that continued a two-week upward trend.

Christian County is among seven Kentucky counties with an estimated rate of transmission greater than 1.1. Epidemiologists want the rate below 1, which would make the virus die out eventually.

As of Friday, the state's total number of coronavirus cases was 12,166. At least 3,390 people in Kentucky have recovered from the virus.

The new cases raised the state's total to 12,166.  At least 3,390 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.

The governor said he believes Kentucky is at a new plateau in its number of cases, and likely no longer in a decline, which it saw two weeks ago