As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
- New cases today: 1,795
- New deaths today: 11
- Positivity rate: 6.24%
- Total deaths: 1,503
- Currently hospitalized: 1,037
- Currently in ICU: 259
- Currently on ventilator: 116
- Total cases in KY: 111,379 (93,407 confirmed)
- Total deaths: 1,503 (1,480 confirmed)
- Total ever hospitalized: 7,344
- Total ever in ICU: 1,778
- Test Performed in KY: 2,086,115
- Recovered from the virus:19,043
Kentucky Deaths due to COVID-19 by Age Group: (Age group was available for 99.95% of reported deaths)
- 742 were 80+
- 398 were 70-79
- 235 were 60-69
- 89 were 50-59
- 28 were 40-49
- 11 were 39 or younger
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Warren, Laurel, Boone and Kenton.
Red zone counties for this week can be found here.
Those reported lost to the virus Tuesday were between the ages of 59 and 94.
They include: a 71-year-old man from Hardin County; four women, ages 86, 91, 92 and 94, and a 59-year-old man from Jefferson County; an 88-year-old woman from Monroe County; a 76-year-old man from Montgomery County; an 82-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man from Muhlenberg County; and a 78-year-old man from Ohio County.
United States Death due to COVID-19 by Age Group: (Age group was available for 172,499 (99%) of reported deaths)
- 32.2% were from ages 85 or older (55,498)
- 26.6 % were from ages 75-84 (45,876)
- 21% were from ages 65-74 (36,190)
- 15.3% were from ages 50-64 (26,316)
- Deaths for those 49 or younger only make up 4.9% of deaths. (8,619)
Data as of Nov 3 2020 1:24PM