Tuesday update: Coronavirus numbers in south central Kentucky

Governor Andy Beshear announces one of the largest daily totals of new COVID-19 cases. Tuesday, 1,018 new cases were announced bringing the total number of cases here in the bluegrass state since March 6th to 67,856.

8 new deaths were also reported Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 1,170

There have been 7,273 total cases in all of the surrounding counties combined since the start of the pandemic, 6,122 have recovered.

Here’s a look at the total cases in the area from the Barren River District Health Department.

-WARREN COUNTY: 4,430 (+27)

– BARREN COUNTY: 786 (+19)

– LOGAN COUNTY: 582 (+7)

– BUTLER COUNTY:356

– ALLEN COUNTY: 352 (+7)

– SIMPSON COUNTY: 288 (+4)

– HART COUNTY: 196 (+4)

– EDMONSON COUNTY: 156 (+2)

– METCALFE COUNTY:127 (+3)

AS OF 6 PM 9/29/20