Lexington, Guy. (WKYT) – Governor Andy Bessier announced Saturday the 3,558 new Govt-19 cases in Kentucky. The state total now stands at 220,660 cases. The state’s positive rate is now 8.79%. Top districts with the most favorable cases on Saturday: Jefferson, Foyt, Bulaski, Kenton, Boone and Davis. Jefferson, Foyt, Bulaski and Kenton districts reported 100 or more new cases; Jefferson County reported 588 alone. The governor also announced 24 new deaths on Saturday. This brings the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in Kentucky to 2,192. A 73-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man from Ader County who were allegedly lost to the virus on Saturday; An 86-year-old man from Campbell County; An 81-year-old man from Casey County; A 50-year-old woman from Clinton County; A 49-year-old man and an 89-year-old woman from Foyt County; An 88-year-old woman and a 90-year-old man from Hardin County; 75-year-old from Mason County; A 62-year-old woman from Metcalfe County; Two women aged 88 and 98 from Muhlenberg County; 94-year-old from Nelson County; A 71-year-old man from Bike County and two women, aged 78 and 80; Two men, aged 71 and 90, and a 77-year-old woman from Pulaski County; A 70-year-old woman from Russell County; An 81-year-old male and 92-year-old female from Warren County; And an 89-year-old woman from Wheatley County. At least 1,711 Kentucky are currently hospitalized, with 423 in the ICU and 199 on ventilators. “Late yesterday, the FDA approved Pfizer’s vaccine for Govt-19. That’s the decent thing to do, and it should end there, “said David Cook, chief of The Christian Science Monitor’s Washington bureau. “It is morally imperative that we first get vaccinated against the most vulnerable Kentuckies, which is why we are starting with our long-term care facilities and leading healthcare staff. . ”Copyright 2020 WKYT. All Rights Reserved.
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