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1,509 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Kentucky Sunday Dec. 27

WEKU | By Mike Savage

Published December 27, 2020 at 6:10 PM EST

Governor Andy Beshear today announced 1,509 new cases of coronavirus in Kentucky.

Beshear also announced 21 new deaths.

The positivity rate is at 8.06%.

The Governor plans to hold the next coronvirus briefing Monday. You can listen and watch the live briefing here on WEKU.

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Mike Savage joined WEKU in 2018 as Director & General Manager. He has worked in public radio for 30 years and has managed public radio stations in Georgia, Illinois and Indiana. In his current role as WEKU Director & General Manager, Mike directs station operations, programming, news and fundraising.

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