Gov. Beshear reports 679 new COVID cases, 16 more deaths

Governor Andy Beshear reported 679 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 additional deaths Saturday.

The positivity rate remained below 4-percent at 3.98, 519 Kentuckians are in the hospital with the virus, 121 are in the ICU and 71 are on a ventilator.

Kentucky’s death toll now stands at 4,966.

Christian and Trigg counties remain yellow on the state incidence rate map, but Todd is orange again.