As of 4 p.m. July 17, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 21,605 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 531 of which were newly reported Friday.
“So the world that we have these 531 cases from is a world that is at least 10 days old,” the Governor said. “That’s why we want everybody to wear a facial covering. Hopefully it means 14 days from now we see very different numbers that are much lower.”
Unfortunately, Gov. Beshear reported eight new deaths Friday, raising the total to 658 Kentuckians lost to the virus.
The deaths reported Friday include an 85-year-old man from Bell County; an 84-year-old man from Carroll County; a 70-year-old woman from Casey County; a 75-year-old man from Fayette County; an 83-year-old woman from Franklin County; a 60-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man from Jefferson County; and a 68-year-old man from Muhlenberg County.
“Let’s turn on those green lights. Every night I look out the window I see the Capitol dome lit up in green, and it’s a reminder that we are still in this and that people are still dying,” the Governor said. “This is still serious, and we need to put fighting this virus ahead of us, ahead of anything personal. We just have to get the right thing done.”
As of Friday, there have been at least 522,267 coronavirus tests performed in Kentucky. The positivity rate currently stands at 4.19%. At least 6,772 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.
