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Coronavirus positivity rate in Kentucky at more than 28%

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill
Published January 31, 2022 at 4:57 PM EST
Kentucky Department for Public Health

2,413 Kentuckians were hospitalized with coronavirus as of Monday afternoon. 454 of those were in the ICU and 232 were on ventilators.

14 new deaths were reported, bringing that total to 12,960.

The positivity rate is at 28.49% as of Monday afternoon.

4,950 new cases of coronavirus were reported, bringing the state total to 1,160,558.

Find more information about the spread of the coronavirus in Kentucky here.
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Samantha was a reporter and All Things Considered Host from 2019 to 2023. Sam is also a graduate of Morehead State University and worked for MSU's Public Radio Station.
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