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Testing is a big part of the conversation about re-opening the economy, but state officials have said Kentucky isn't yet where it needs to be.
So how do we compare to our neighboring states? Here's the data. A few observations follow in this thread.
So how do we compare to our neighboring states? Here's the data. A few observations follow in this thread.
Kentucky has administered 33,328 tests (according to the latest state public health numbers). That's the second lowest total number of our neighbors. Tennessee, by comparison, has performed three times that.
Looking at tests as a percentage of population: Kentucky is at 0.75 percent. Tennessee is double that. (Tennessee also has a larger population than we do.)
Less than 10 percent of Kentucky's tests have ended up positive. That puts us percentage-wise around the middle of the pack compared to the states that border us.
This might be the best way to compare the number of tests on a level playing field. Kentucky has administered 746 tests per 100,000 residents. That's lower than any of our border states, except Virginia. We're slightly behind Ohio, but, again, Tennessee has double that number.
So far testing here has largely been limited to front-line workers and people with symptoms, but officials have said they know that will have to be expanded as we move forward. https://twitter.com/GarrettWKYT/status/1252717751329861635?s=20
One more observation:
Kentucky is reporting 3.83 coronavirus-related deaths per 100,000 residents.
Of the two states we often hear comparisons about, it's lower than Ohio, but higher than Tennessee.
Kentucky is reporting 3.83 coronavirus-related deaths per 100,000 residents.
Of the two states we often hear comparisons about, it's lower than Ohio, but higher than Tennessee.
