KY COVID-19 Cases Decline Through the Weekend

New testing numbers, positivity rates, hospitalizations, and other information will be updated daily.

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(Frankfort, Ky.) – This past weekend Kentucky saw two days in a row where there was a drop of more than 100 in new cases of the coronavirus, sparking some optimism that we may be experiencing their second plateau.

On Sunday, August 2 there were 463 new cases of COVID-19 reported to state health officials including 11 children ages five and younger. Sunday’s additions bring the state’s pandemic total to at least 31,185 positive cases.

While there were 659 new cases on Thursday, the total jumped to 778 on Friday. That then fell to 573 on Saturday and to 463 on Sunday. While the number of cases reported on Sundays has normally dropped during the pandemic, due to some labs not reporting over the weekend, you can recall Kentucky’s record high day for new cases was two Sundays ago, July 19.

“We appear to be seeing what we all hope is a plateau in the alarming growth of coronavirus cases in the commonwealth,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “It shows that wearing a mask, social distancing, and not traveling to virus hot spots is working. We need to see this trend continue to avoid having to make more hard choices and sacrifices.”

There were also two new deaths reported on Sunday, raising the total to 742 Kentuckians lost to the virus. They include a 56-year old man from Oldham County and a 70-year-old woman from Muhlenberg County.

State Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack called this a pivotal time, as we enter a new month. “A month in which we will implement ‘Healthy at School’ guidelines, as students and teachers return to classrooms. I’m cautiously optimistic we have blunted our steep COVID-19 escalation with the mask requirement, restriction of gatherings to 10 or fewer people, bar closings, and restaurant capacity restrictions.”

New testing numbers, positivity rates, hospitalizations, and other information will be updated daily.