415 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Kentucky Friday, May 28

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published May 28, 2021 at 5:26 PM EDT

Friday afternoon Governor Andy Beshear announced 415 new cases of coronavirus in Kentucky, bringing the state total to 457,894.

Governor Beshear also announced 10 new deaths, bringing that total to 6,758.

The positivity rate is at 2.43% as of Friday afternoon.

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