Monday Update: Coronavirus in the Commonwealth

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Governor Beshear announced 1,998 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday. This brings the states total now to 328,668.

Kentucky’s positivity rate is still rising, on Monday it reaches 11.64%.

40 more Kentuckians have died from the virus Monday. That brings the total number of lives lost in Kentucky to 3,167.

Here’s a look at the total number of cases in the surrounding area:

-WARREN COUNTY: 12,255 (+189)

– BARREN COUNTY: 3,078 (+81)

– LOGAN COUNTY: 1,987 (+38)

– HART COUNTY: 1,447 (+25)

– SIMPSON COUNTY: 1,413 (+24)

– BUTLER COUNTY: 1,030 (+16)

– METCALFE COUNTY: 682 (+12)

– EDMONSON COUNTY: 673 (+7)

AS OF 6 P.M. 1/18/21