Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced 1,004 new cases of COVID-19 in the state Wednesday, along with four new deaths.
It’s the first time in the pandemic that has over 1,000 new cases reported back to back. It puts the overall total of cases in the Commonwealth at 68,840, and the positivity rate decreased to right around 4.07 percent. Governor Beshear says people know what needs to be done at this point to help get the spread under control, it’s just a matter of doing those things until a vaccine is ready and distributed.
Kentucky has now administered approximately 1.4 million COVID-19 tests. Governor Beshear says while the positivity rate is low, that’s just too many cases.
Four more Kentuckians have died, putting the death toll at 1,174. Citing the need to help people stay healthy by avoiding crowds during flu season and the continuing pandemic, the governor announced an extension of a special program for mail-in renewal of certain driver’s licenses. That includes operator licenses, permits and state-issued identification cards that expired – or will expire – or were lost or stolen during the period of March 1, 2020 to Feb. 28, 2021.
The Tennessee Department of Health is reporting 1,528 new cases of COVID-19 and 34 new deaths—Montgomery County reported 41 new cases, Robertson County saw 16 and Stewart County gained two.