
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
- New cases today: 1,635
- New deaths today: 11
- Positivity rate: 6.30%
- Currently hospitalized: 1,066
- Currently in ICU: 286
- Currently on ventilator: 125
- Total cases in KY:113,009 (94,691 confirmed)
- Total deaths: 1,514 (1,491 confirmed)
- Total ever hospitalized: 7,447
- Total ever in ICU: 1,815
- Test Performed in KY: 2,136,109
- Recovered from the virus: 19,667
Kentucky Deaths due to COVID-19 by Age Group: (Age group was available for 99.95% of reported deaths)
- 747 were 80+
- 402 were 70-79
- 236 were 60-69
- 90 were 50-59
- 28 were 40-49
- 11 were 39 or younger
Top counties with the most positive cases Wednesday were: Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Warren, Laurel, McCracken and Boone.
Red zone counties for this week can be found here.
Those reported lost to the virus Wednesday were between the ages of 59 and 96.
They include: two women, ages 79 and 96, from Hancock County; three women, ages 60, 81 and 89, and four men, ages 59, 71, 72 and 72, from Jefferson County; an 82-year-old woman from Knott County; and a 91-year-old woman from McLean County.
United States Death due to COVID-19 by Age Group: (Age group was available for 173,015 (99%) of reported deaths)
- 32.2% were from ages 85 or older (55,673)
- 26.6 % were from ages 75-84 (46,041)
- 21% were from ages 65-74 (36,290)
- 15.2% were from ages 50-64 (26,371)
- Deaths for those 49 or younger only make up 5% of deaths. (8,640)
Data as of Nov 4 2020 1:53PM