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Gov. Beshear: Positivity rate below 12% for 5th day

By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen

Frankfort, KY - On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear said the state's COVID-19 positivity rate has stayed below 12% for the fifth day in a row.

"While there is still so much pain and darkness in our commonwealth due to this pandemic, we are beginning to see the light ahead of us," said Gov. Beshear. "This plateauing positivity rate is great news for Kentucky, especially as we continue to bring more of these live-saving vaccines to our people each week."



Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
  • New cases today: 3,433
  • New deaths today: 49
  • Positivity rate: 11.29%
  • Total deaths: 3,243
  • Currently hospitalized: 1,678
  • Currently in ICU: 399
  • Currently on ventilator: 205
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Boone, Warren and Daviess. Each of these counties reported 120 or more new cases.


This story was posted on 2021-01-20 21:00:07
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