New Fayette COVID cases top 20,000 mark

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Fayette County has crossed another tough milestone in coronavirus cases, eclipsing the 20,000 mark Thursday.

The county confirmed 264 new cases, bringing the total since March 8 to 20,179, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s daily morning report Friday.

The county also recorded one new death, pushing the total lost to coronavirus-related causes to 141.

According to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s daily report Thursday morning, the county has confirmed 2,776 new cases and eight deaths through the first 10 days of December.

That’s more than all of August or even October.

To help slow the spread of COVID-19, follow these guidelines:
• 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
• 6,070, November

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

• 20,000: Dec. 10

• 19,000: Dec. 6
• 18,000: Dec. 2
• 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