237 new Fayette COVID cases, one death

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Fayette County health officials reported 237 new coronavirus cases Monday and one death.

The first week of December had 1,804 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the county total to 19,247. There have also been six deaths so far this month, including one reported yesterday; an additional three deaths reported yesterday were from November.

Tuesday marks nine months since Lexington’s first COVID-19 case. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has reported 136 deaths total during the outbreak.

To help slow the spread of COVID-19, follow these guidelines:
• Wear a cloth face-covering in public
• Avoid close contact with others
• Wash your hands often
• Stay home if you are sick.

Lexington’s COVID-19 numbers, including charts with demographics, hospitalizations and more, are updated Monday-Saturday at lfchd.org.

• 110, March
• 143, April
• 507, May
• 793, June
• 1,702 July
• 2,538, August
• 2,804, September
• 2,736, October
• 6,070, November

The county reached the following thousand-case marks on these dates:

• 19,000: Dec. 6
• 18,000: Dec. 2
• 17,000: Nov. 28
• 16,000: Nov. 24
• 15,000: Nov. 20
• 14,000: Nov. 16
• 13,000: Nov. 11
• 12,000: Nov. 5
• 11,000: Oct. 29
• 10,000: Oct. 20
• 9,000: Oct. 6
• 8,000: Sept. 22
• 7,000: Sept. 11
• 6,000: Sept. 2
• 5,000: Aug. 23
• 4,000: Aug. 10
• 3,000: July 28
• 2,000: July 12
• 1,000: June 10
• 1: March 8