COVID deaths in Fayette hit 100, triple-digit new cases continue

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – One new death puts Fayette County over a grim threshold at 100 totals deaths since the coronavirus outbreak began in March.

Meanwhile, with 117 new cases confirmed Tuesday, the county is back on a streak of triple-digit new case numbers.

According to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s morning report Wednesday, the 117 new cases pushed the county’s total to 11,672 since the first one was diagnosed March 8.

The one death brought the number of coronavirus-related deaths to 100.

The number of new cases among college students reported to the health department also continued to be low, although it is climbing slightly.

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

Please follow these guidelines to help protect others by slowing the spread of COVID-19:
• Wash your hands often
• Avoid close contact with others
• Wear a cloth face covering in public
We update Lexington’s COVID-19 numbers Monday-Saturday at lfchd.org.

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

• 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