Warren County surpasses 10,000 COVID cases
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 29, 2020) – On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear urged Kentuckians to ring in the new year safely and announced two new vaccine allocations, totaling 53,700 doses, for Kentucky the week of Jan. 4: 27,300 doses from Pfizer and 26,400 doses from Moderna.
“I ask every single Kentuckian to keep any New Year’s celebration small, preferably your own household or one more,” said Gov. Beshear. “Remember, going to a big party, hosting a big party or going to any gathering where you’re going to take your masks off will spread this virus at a time where Kentucky is doing better than most, but the virus is rampaging through the United States and we’re seeing record deaths just about everywhere.”
The Governor also said Walgreens reported 1,009 additional vaccinations administered to long-term care residents and staff; CVS reported 501.
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Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
New cases Tuesday: 2,990
New deaths Tuesday: 31
Positivity rate: 8.41%
Total deaths: 2,594
Currently hospitalized: 1,635
Currently in ICU: 380
Currently on ventilator: 211
Top counties with the most positive cases Tuesday are: Jefferson, Warren and Kenton. Each of these counties reported 100 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 414.
Those reported lost to the virus Tuesday include an 88-year-old woman from Boone County; an 86-year-old man from Clinton County; a 73-year-old man from Daviess County; a 52-year-old man from Floyd County; an 87-year-old man from Graves County; a 78-year-old woman from Hopkins County; three women, ages 33, 91 and 93, and an 85-year-old man from Jefferson County; a 97-year-old man from Jessamine County; a 75-year-old woman from Knott County; a 93-year-old man from Larue County; a 95-year-old man from Laurel County; a 77-year-old man from Marshall County; a 76-year-old man from McCracken County; a 77-year-old man from Ohio County; a 76-year-old woman from Owen County; two women, ages 80 and 101, from Perry County; two women, ages 79 and 83, and a 78-year-old man from Pulaski County; two women, ages 58 and 86, and a 61-year-old man from Taylor County; a 50-year-old woman and two men, ages 75 and 82, from Wayne County; a 68-year-old man from Webster County; and a 74-year-old man from Wolfe County.
Here are the latest local numbers provided by the Barren River District Health Department:
– WARREN COUNTY: 10,049(+239)
– BARREN COUNTY: 2543 (+32)
– LOGAN COUNTY: 1,678(+38)
– HART COUNTY: 1,228 (+8)
– SIMPSON COUNTY: 1,175 (+27)
– ALLEN COUNTY: 1,146(+24)
– BUTLER COUNTY: 802(+17)
– METCALFE COUNTY: 570 (+12)
– EDMONSON COUNTY: 550 (+8)
AS OF 6 P.M. 12/29/20
