Yesterday, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Kentucky:

• New cases today: 1,786
• New deaths today: 18
• Positivity rate: 5.97%
• Total deaths: 1,428
• Currently hospitalized: 913
• Currently in ICU: 233
• Currently on ventilator: 115
• Total # Recovered from the virus: 18,045

The top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Warren, Kenton, Hardin and Pike. A list of today’s red counties can be found here.

Those reported lost to the virus today include a 99-year-old woman from Christian County; a 79-year-old woman from Henderson County; a 70-year-old woman from Hopkins County; three women, ages 79, 82 and 86, and five men, ages 62, 62, 70, 88 and 93, from Jefferson County; two men, ages 96 and 97, from Jessamine County; a 76-year-old man from Nicholas County; a 72-year-old man from Ohio County; two women, ages 77 and 91, from Scott County; and a 72-year-old woman from Wayne County.

According to the CDC as of 12pm, October 27th

• Total Cases for the US: 8,680,611
• Total Deaths in the US: 225,084
• Test Reported in the US: 142,809,748
• Positive Test in the US: 10,495,727
• Positivity Rate for the US of those tested: 7%
• Total Test Performed in Kentucky: 1,452,074

According to CDC Data from 168,250 deaths in the US:

• 32.1% were from ages 85 or older
• 26.6 % were from ages 75-84
• 21% were from ages 65-74
• 15.3% were from ages 50-64

A full break down can be seen below:

 

Here is a breakdown of cases of COVID-19 by age group: