3,117 new coronavirus cases in Kentucky's weekly report

WEKU | By Stan Ingold

Published April 12, 2022 at 10:23 AM EDT

Monday afternoon Kentucky reported 3,117 new coronavirus cases bringing the state total to 1,319,472.

698 of the new cases were in people age 18 and younger.

172 new deaths were reported, bringing that total to 15,200.

The positivity rate is at 2.27%.

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

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Stan Ingold

Stan Ingold is WEKU's News Director. He has worked in public broadcasting for 18 years, starting at Morehead State Public Radio before spending the past 10 years at Alabama Public Radio. Stan has been honored with numerous journalism awards for his public radio reporting.

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