Fayette’s seven-day rolling COVID new case average at 100

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The number of new coronavirus cases in Fayette County slipped back close to 200 Monday but the number includes cases from Sunday as well.

The county confirmed 196 new cases, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s daily morning report Tuesday.

The county’s seven-day moving average remained at 100, the lowest it’s been in weeks.

The 196 cases brought the county’s total to 31,273.

According to the department, one new death was reported. The total number of people who have now died from the virus in the county is 218.

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The monthly totals of COVID-19 cases during the outbreak are:

• 110, March
• 143, April
• 507, May
• 793, June
• 1,702, July
• 2,538, August
• 2,804, September
• 2,736, October
• 6,070, November
• 5,991, December
• 6,155, January

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