coronavirus record aug 12 2020

not record we wanted

Story at wtvq.com.

Now in our top story at 11....... more than a thousand new cases of covid-19 reported in kentucky.

A new record for the coronavirus in the state...due in part to a technical glitch, we first told you about earlier this week.

Today..

Governor andy beshear reported..

1,163 new cases ofthe virus.

The most reported in a single day..

But today's numbers also include cases, that 'weren't' reported two days ago..

Because of that computer problem on monday.

According to governor beshear..

Thirty-nine of the new posivities..

Were from children..

Ages 5 and younger.

The total number of covid -19 cases in the state is now... at least... 36,945.

The governor says the positivity rate currently is now..

5 point 62 percent... and believes his mask mandate is working.

5:50 - 5:58 "today weve set a record that we never wanted to set, we nevery wanted to get over 1,000 cases, but we have 1,163."

--butted--44:39- 44:48 "so the reason i think that mask are working isn't that we immediately have few cases, is that we are stopping the escalation."

--butted--45:17 45:24 "the reason is and he'll show it, we have stopped the type of exponetial growth that we were seeing, and the reason is definitley wearing masks."

Even though wearing masks could be making a difference..

Governor beshear also announced..

Seven new covid-19 deaths today.

The today number of people who have died from the virus in the state is now..

790.

In the lexington..

There were 62 new cases of the coronavirus reported today.

Fs img txt bullets:no coronavirus in lexington coronavirus 8.jpg -new cases: 62 -total positives: 4, ... according to the health department..

There are now 4,106 posittive cases of covid-19 in the city.

According to mayor linda gorton- the average age for getting the coronavirus in lexington for the month of august..

Is..

32.

And the mayor says..

25 to 34 year olds currently have the largest percentage of cases.

The health department reported one new death from the virus today..

A person in their 70s.

The total number of people who have died from the covid 19 in lexington is now..

48.

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