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2,913 new coronavirus cases reported in Kentucky Wednesday, Dec. 15

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill
Published December 15, 2021 at 5:39 PM EST
Kentucky Department for Public Health

Wednesday afternoon Kentucky reported 2,913 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the state total to 820,715.

17 new deaths were reported, bringing that total to 11,693.

The positivity rate is at 8.77% as of Wednesday afternoon.

Find more information about the spread of the coronavirus in Kentucky here.
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