"COVID-19 is attacking us, and we are at war with this virus. We either come together or we fall apart," the Governor said. "This virus isn't playing, and neither are we. And it puts so many at risk when any of us fail to do our part."
Beshear reported 576 new cases of the virus on Tuesday and six new deaths. The total number of cases in Kentucky now stands at 20,223 with 635 deaths due to the virus.
"Today's report shows we are certainly in a time of escalating cases. And our actions over these next 10 days to 14 days – really through the next 30 days that we have put this face covering requirement out – are going to determine if we continue to be a leader, if we continue to be one of the best states in the country, or if we go the route of Arizona, which is now requesting giant freezer trucks because their morgues are being overrun," the Governor said. "It depends on our willingness to come together and do the right thing, and today should be just one more wake-up call that we've got to do it now."
As of Tuesday, there have been at least 494,343 coronavirus tests performed in Kentucky. The positivity rate currently stands at 3.95%.
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COVID-19 Daily Summary for Kentucky
