FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDKY) – Governor Andy Beshear is providing an update on COVID-19 cases.
Gov. Beshear reported 3,053 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the state total to 308,729 cases. The governor says the state is seeing a 12.23 percent positivity rate. Of Tuesday’s new cases, 412 are in kids 18 or younger.
There were 22 reported COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday. The state death total is now 2,944.
As of Tuesday, 1,733 people are hospitalized for COVID-19 related reasons, 397 are in the ICU, and 205 are on ventilators. At least 39,200 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.