As of 4 p.m. Thursday, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
- New cases today: 1,821
- New deaths today: 19
- Positivity rate: 6.04%
- Total deaths: 1,461
- Currently hospitalized: 969
- Number of patients ever hospitalized: 7,069
- Currently in ICU: 234
- Number of patients Ever in the ICU: 1,710
- Currently on ventilator: 120
- Number of patients who have recovered: 18,277
Governor Andy Beshear noted this is the highest number of new cases ever reported on a Thursday, and the third-highest number of new cases ever reported in a single day.
The top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Hardin, Kenton and Warren.
Today’s red zone counties are listed here, alphabetically and by incidence rate.
Those reported lost to the virus Thursday were from ages 65-93. They include a 68-year-old man from Adair County; a 75-year-old man from Calloway County; a 93-year-old man from Casey County; an 81-year-old man from Daviess County; a 65-year-old man from Fayette County; two women, ages 83 and 88, and two men, ages 88 and 90, from Jefferson County; a 73-year-old man from Jessamine County; a 72-year-old man from Lee County; a 61-year-old woman from McLean County; an 80-year-old woman from Meade County; a 71-year-old man from Muhlenberg County; a 68-year-old woman from Rowan County; a 58-year-old man from Russell County; a 68-year-old woman from Shelby County; an 87-year-old woman from Warren County; and an 89-year-old woman from Whitley County.
According to the CDC as of Oct 29 2020 12:47PM
- Total Cases for the US: 8,834,393
- Total Deaths in the US: 227,045
- Test Reported in the US: 145,301,481
- Positive Test in the US: 10,659,266
- Positivity Rate for the US of those tested: 7%
- Total Test Performed in Kentucky: 1,987,572
According to CDC Data from 168,617 (99%) 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
- The other 5% are from ages 63 and younger