Gov. Beshear reports 4,551 new COVID-19 cases, 56 deaths
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Published: Sep. 28, 2021 at 4:50 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Governor Andy Beshear has provided an update on COVID-19 cases.
Governor Beshear reported 4,551 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the state total to 684,989 cases. The governor says the state is seeing a 10.40% positivity rate. Of Tuesday’s new cases, 1,465 are in kids 18 or younger.
There were 56 new COVID-19 related deaths reported on Tuesday. That brings the state total to 8,635.
As of Tuesday, 2,006 people are hospitalized for COVID-19 related reasons, 588 are in the ICU, and 395 are on ventilators.
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