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1,781 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Kentucky Tuesday Jan. 5

Governor Andy Beshear
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kentucky.gov

During Tuesday afternoon’s coronavirus update Governor Andy Beshear announced 1,781 new cases of coronavirus in Kentucky, bringing the state total to 280,836.

Governor Beshear also announced 23 new deaths, bringing that total to 2,772.

The positivity rate is at 11.36% as of Tuesday afternoon.

You can watch a recording of Tuesday’s update below.

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