KENTUCKY REPORTS HIGHEST CORONAVIRUS INFECTION INCREASE
AFTER A WEEK OF PROTESTS TO REOPEN STATE.
'Democratic Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced Sunday that the state had set a grim record with 273 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the highest single-day rise to date. Kentucky's increase in infected individuals comes after protesters took to the streets throughout the week to call for the state to be reopened.
With the 273 additional confirmed infections, Kentucky now has 2,960 cases of the novel virus and 1,122 recoveries. Beshear also announced four new deaths on Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities across the state to 148.
"We are still in the midst of this fight against a deadly and highly contagious virus," the governor said during his daily news conference. "Let's make sure, as much as we're looking at those benchmarks and we're looking at the future, that we are acting in the present and we are doing the things that it takes to protect one another." . .
As Beshear gave his press briefing on Wednesday, protesters gathered in Frankfort, Kentucky's capital, to demand the state's economy be reopened. Some demonstrators stood directly outside the room where Beshear's press conference was taking place and yelled "Open up Kentucky!" and "You're not a king."
"We do have some folks up here in Kentucky today, saying we should reopen Kentucky immediately, right now," the governor said. "Folks, that would kill people. It would absolutely kill people."'
https://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-reports-highest-coronavirus-infection-increase-after-week-protests-reopen-state-1498835?
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I'm seeing sudden upticks in cases in several KY counties, all beginning on or near the 17th and all having a quick jump after that day and until today.
This makes me wonder if this could be the result of Easter church services and family gatherings on the 12th (Easter Sunday).
It just seems odd that the same jump occurred in several areas of the state and the curve looks very similar for numerous counties starting on the 16th or 17th.
I'm looking at the individual county curves at: https://infection2020.com/#
(to the left, click on "KY" to get a county drop-down, then click on the "curve" symbol to see the county's case curve)
Of course, no politician would likely admit that was the case even if they knew it to be true.
KY..............