Fayette follows record day with second highest new COVID cases

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – After setting a new one-day record Saturday, the number of new coronavirus cases in Fayette County followed up with a new second-highest day Monday.

The 183 new cases means the county has seen four of its six highest days since Nov. 4.

Monday’s 183 cases pushed the county’s total to 12,651, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s daily morning report Tuesday.

The county recorded no new deaths, leaving the total number of people lost to coronavirus-related causes at 102.

The county has had 1,318 cases so far in November, according to the Health Department.

• 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:

• 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