During his 4 p.m. update on Sunday, Dec. 20, Gov. Beshear reported 1,765 new cases of COVID-19. This bring’s Kentucky’s total cases to 243,321, with 196,279 of those cases being lab confirmed and 46,042 are probable.

Twenty-Six new deaths were reported Sunday. Those reported lost to the virus include a 78-year-old man in Adair County; an 86-year-old woman in Ballard County; a 96-year-old woman in Calloway County; a 76-year-old man in Casey County; a 74-year-old man in Clinton County; a 67-year-old woman in Fayette County; a 103-year-old woman in Graves County; a 79-year-old woman in Hancock County; a 59-year-old man in Hardin County; a 94-year-old woman and 92-year-old man in Hopkins County; two men, ages 73 and 86, in Jefferson County; a 95-year-old woman in Muhlenberg County; two men, ages 55 and 89, in Owsley County; an 81-year-old man in Pike County; a 73-year-old man in Rowan County; three women, ages 49, 85 and 88, and two men, ages 84 and 89, in Russell County; an 86-year-old man in Spencer County; an 88-year-old woman in Todd County; and an 81-year-old woman in Washington County..

This makes a total of 2,397 Kentuckians lost to the virus; though 142 of those are probable and only 2,255 have been officially lab confirmed.

Gov. Beshear noted that positive cases continue to fall, even as previous exponential growth is bringing more deaths.

A total of 3,267,981 COVID-19 test have been administered in Kentucky. 3,021,935 were PCR Test, 99,926 were serology test, and 146,120 were antigen test. The positivity rate currently stands at 8.73%.

Currently 1,607 Kentuckians are hospitalized due COVID-19 related symptoms. With 403 in the ICU and 226 on a ventilator.

Top counties with the most positive cases Sunday were: Jefferson, Fayette and Warren. Each of these counties reported 100 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 276.

On a positive note, at least 34,608 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.