Coronavirus incidence rate in Kentucky remains high

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published February 8, 2022 at 4:55 PM EST

Tuesday afternoon Kentucky reported 6,640 new cases of coronavirus and 26 new deaths.

2,136 are currently hospitalized with COVID, 416 of them are in the ICU and 208 are on a ventilator.

The positivity rate is at 22.97% 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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