Ky. adds 279 COVID-19 cases

Governor Andy Beshear’s office reported 279 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday.

The positivity rate remained at 2.05 percent. 263 Kentuckians are hospitalized with the virus, 65 are in the ICU and 43 are on a ventilator. Another eight Kentuckians have died from COVID, bringing the death toll to 7,155.