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Kentucky coronavirus case positivity rate falls below 15%

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill
Published February 18, 2022 at 4:57 PM EST
Kentucky Department for Public Health

Friday afternoon Kentucky reported 4,388 new coronavirus cases bringing the state total to 1,258,447.

46 new deaths were reported, bringing that total to 13,565.

1,540 Kentuckians were hospitalized with COVID as of Friday afternoon. 292 of those were in the ICU and 144 were on a ventilator.

The positivity rate is at 14.34%.

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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