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8,759 new coronavirus cases reported in Kentucky Tuesday, Feb. 1

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill
Published February 1, 2022 at 4:58 PM EST
Kentucky Department for Public Health

2,401 Kentuckians were hospitalized with coronavirus as of Tuesday afternoon. 433 of those were in the ICU and 244 were on ventilators.

8,759 new cases and 15 new deaths were reported.

The positivity rate is at 27.51% as of Tuesday afternoon.

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