New Fayette County COVID cases slip back over 100

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The number of new coronavirus cases in Fayette County slipped back above 100 Saturday, but the county’s seven-day moving average fell.

The county confirmed 101 new cases Saturday, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s daily morning report Monday. That came after two straight days in the 80s.

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

The 101 cases brought the county’s total to 31,076.

According to the department, five new deaths — four from January and one from February — were reported. The total number of people who have now died from the virus in the county is 217.

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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.