FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Governor Andy Beshear provided an update on COVID-19 cases.
Governor Beshear reported 1,306 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the state’s total to 400,307 cases. The governor says the state sees a positivity rate of 5.90%, which is the lowest since October 27. Of Wednesday’s new cases, 183 are in children 18 years of age or younger.
51 deaths related to COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday, bringing the state total to 4,527.
As of Wednesday, 883 people are hospitalized for COVID-19 reasons, 228 are in the IU and 112 are on ventilators. At least 47,225 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.
“We are getting these vaccines faster than the federal government can provide, so there is a lot of hope that they will move into the future,” Governor Beshear said. “We will defeat this virus this year, but until then we must protect each other.”
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