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Kentucky Coronavirus Cases Decline For Fourth Straight Week

WEKU | By Mike Savage
Published February 7, 2021 at 4:36 PM EST

Governor Andy Beshear today announced 1,532 new cases of coronavirus in Kentucky.

Beshear also announced 31 new deaths.

The positivity rate is at 7.97%.

In a Facebook post, Governor Beshear indicated this was the first time since the pandemic began nearly a year ago that Kentucky's Covid-19 case numbers declined for four weeks in a row.

Credit Governor Beshear's office

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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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