The state's positivity rate, a measure of the proportion of tests returning positive, dropped slightly from 8.58% on Monday to 8.53% on Tuesday.
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The state's positivity rate stood at 6.24%.
While Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reported 330 fewer cases than last week, he said the state's positivity rate "will be higher meaning that the virus continues to spread aggressively."
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The vast majority of that funding, which will be spent by JCPS in coordination with private institutions, will flow to the Archdiocese of Louisville, which oversees 49 Catholic schools with more than 15,000 students and is set to get $4.8 million from the CARES Act.
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JCPS launched its Summer League program for students entering first through 12th grades with 120 digital “adventures” crafted by teachers, who have not taught in their classrooms since March 13 as the district followed Gov. Andy Beshear’s recommendation to close in hopes of limiting the spread of COVID-19.
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As districts prepare to reopen for the 2020-21 school year, they should be ready to close from anywhere between one to more than 11 days, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.
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Eighty-five new cases were reported Sunday, and 120 were reported Monday.
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The governor suggested that Thursday's total should be averaged with Friday's results to get a idea of the daily increase.
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"Our numbers today continue to suggest that we are no longer in a plateau but on a decline," Beshear said during a news conference Wednesday.
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In all, 391 Kentuckians who tested positive for COVID-19 have died since the pandemic began.