6,915 new coronavirus cases reported in Kentucky Tuesday, Jan. 4

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published January 4, 2022 at 4:55 PM EST

Tuesday afternoon Kentucky reported 6,915 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the state total to 885,673.

21 new deaths were reported, bringing that total to 12,255.

The positivity rate is at 21.74% as of Tuesday afternoon.

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

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Samantha Morrill

Sam is WEKU's All Things Considered Host and also reports on news of interest in the Commonwealth. She also is responsible for station traffic which includes scheduling of on-air underwriting messages and station promos. Sam is a graduate of Morehead State University and worked for MSU's Public Radio Station WMKY.

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