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Positivity rate down again as more become eligible for vaccine

All Kentuckians 50 and older are now eligible for vaccine; all Kentuckians 16 and older eligible by April 12

By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen

Frankfort, KY - On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state's positivity rate has decreased again, to 2.85%.

All Kentuckians 50 and older became eligible Monday for three highly effective COVID-19 vaccines. By April 12, all Kentuckians 16 and older will be eligible to sign up for vaccination appointments.



"Every day, as more Kentuckians are vaccinated, we get closer to our goal of defeating COVID-19," said Gov. Beshear. "We're not just going to meet the president's goal that every American adult will be able to sign up for vaccination appointments by May 1, we're going to beat that goal by more than two weeks at least."

Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:
  • New cases today: 695
  • New deaths today: 24
  • New audit deaths: 25
  • Positivity rate: 2.85%
  • Total deaths: 5,863
  • Currently hospitalized: 438
  • Currently in ICU: 103
  • Currently on ventilator: 87
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Hardin, Scott, Warren and Boone. Each county reported at least 20 new cases.


This story was posted on 2021-03-24 21:08:22
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