5,111 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Kentucky Friday, Sept. 3

WEKU | By Wendy Barnett

Published September 3, 2021 at 5:08 PM EDT

Friday afternoon Kentucky reported 5,111 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the state total to 592,489.

24 new deaths were reported, bringing that total to 7,845.

The positivity rate is at 13.17% as of Friday afternoon.

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