FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Governor Andy Beshear provided an update on the COVID-19 cases.
Governor Beshear reported 1,306 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state total to 400,307 cases. The governor said the state is getting a positivity rate of 5.90 percent, the lowest since October 27. Of Wednesday’s new cases, 183 are in children aged 18 and under.
There were 51 COVID-19-related deaths reported on Wednesday, bringing the state total to 4,527.
As of Wednesday, 883 people are hospitalized for reasons related to COVID-19, 228 are in the ICU and 112 are on ventilators. At least 47,225 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.
“We are distributing these vaccines faster than the federal government can provide them, so there is much hope that we can move forward,” said Governor Beshear. “We are going to defeat this virus this year, but until then, we have to protect ourselves.”
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