Governor Andy Beshear, at his daily press conference for the Coronavirus, that there were 134 new COVID-19 Cases in the state today, bringing the total to 1,963. There were 15 new cases in Fayette County, 3 more in Scott County, 1 in Clark, Harrison, and Jessamine counties.
Also today, the Governor announced a new partnership with Kroger to provide Drive-By Testing, first off with one location in Frankfort to test for COVID-19. Kroger will provide the Medical staff, PPEs and the registration portal. The results will be received in 48 hours. The first people to be tested will be Healthcare Workers, First Responders, 65 years of age and older and those with Chronic Health Conditions. KrogerHealth.com/covidtesting
They hope to expand the testing in other areas later in the week.
There were 3 new deaths in the State, none in Fayette County.
To date, there have been 25, 856 total tests in Kentucky, 667 people ever in the Hospital and 289 Currently in the Hospital and 256 people ever in the ICU and 136 in now. A total of 607 have recovered.
