Fayette crosses 17,000 mark in COVID cases

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Another high weekend for new cases pushes Fayette County well past the 17,000 mark in coronavirus positives.

The county recorded 334 cases Saturday and 239 Sunday, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s daily update Monday morning.

The 573 cases for the weekend bring the county’s total to 17,239 cases.

In marked the fourth straight time the county tested 1,000 positive cases in just four days.

A total of 112 people have died from coronavirus-related causes.

To help slow the spread of COVID-19, follow the health and safety guidelines to stay safe this Thanksgiving:https://www.lfchd.org/covid-19-safety-tips-for-thanksgiving/. People can slow the spread by continuing to:
• 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

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

• 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