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3,835 new coronavirus cases reported in Kentucky Monday, Feb. 7

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill
Published February 7, 2022 at 4:56 PM EST
Kentucky Department for Public Health

Monday afternoon Kentucky reported 3,835 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the state total to 1,206,071.

29 new deaths were reported, bringing that total to 13,156.

2,124 are currently hospitalized with COVID, 414 of them are in the ICU and 207 are on a ventilator.

The positivity rate is at 23.51% as of Monday afternoon.

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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