The commonwealth averaged 330 pneumonia and flu deaths over a similar 15-week stretch from 2014 through 2018, CDC data show.
That is nearly 913 more pneumonia deaths than Kentucky typically averages this time of year.
1,832 COVID-19 deaths; 2,149 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 384) Illinois: 4,856 COVID-19 deaths; 3,986 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 782).
4,856 COVID-19 deaths; 3,986 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 782) Tennessee: 336 COVID-19 deaths; 1,704 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 611).
336 COVID-19 deaths; 1,704 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 611) Ohio: 1,969 COVID-19 deaths; 2,327 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 820).
1,969 COVID-19 deaths; 2,327 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 820) Virginia: 1,208 COVID-19 deaths; 1,394 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 451).
1,208 COVID-19 deaths; 1,394 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 451) West Virginia: 72 COVID-19 deaths; 438 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 117). »