(WSIL) -- Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky administered more than 5,000 monoclonal antibody treatment courses last week, but the state will only receive 4,960 courses this week due to a .
They will be allocated to 79 sites around Kentucky based on backorder requests, current inventory and previous week utilization.
“We will have at least one monoclonal antibody treatment provider in each of our Area Development Districts, but there’s not going to be enough anywhere,� said Gov. Beshear. “If you’re putting off a vaccine to have an infusion, let me tell you, an infusion is much more invasive, and there are not going to be enough of those anywhere in the commonwealth. Get that vaccine.�
The Governor said 8,750 COVID-19 cases and 88 COVID-19 deaths were reported in Kentucky since Friday. Three of the Kentuckians who died were in their early twenties.
COVID-19 Case Information Update
Number of people who have received at least one vaccine dose in Kentucky:Â 2,652,144
Number of people who received at least one vaccine dose since Friday:Â 13,752
From March 1 to Sept. 15, 87.1% of COVID-19 cases, 92.1% of COVID-19 hospitalizations and 84.6% of COVID-19 deaths in Kentucky have been among those who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
- Sept. 18, Cases: 3,811
- Sept. 18, Deaths:Â 48
- Sept. 19, Cases: 2,685
- Sept. 19, Deaths: 23
- New Cases Monday:Â 2,075
- New Deaths:Â 17
- Today’s Positivity Rate: 12.18%
- Current Hospitalizations:Ìý2,254
- Current Intensive Care Admittances:Â 654
- Currently on Ventilators:Â 452
“While we hope that our weekly case numbers are plateauing, we cannot sustain a plateau at this level with the number of people it would put in the hospital,� said Gov. Beshear. “On any given day, we’ve only got between 90 and 120 total open adult ICU beds in the state. And that’s with many outpatient and elective procedures canceled to allow more space in the hospital to be converted to ICU units. This cannot become business as usual.�
