The positivity rate rose very slightly once again, as the governor reported 1,258 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday.
There were also 20 newly reported deaths, putting the death toll in the Commonwealth since the pandemic began at 9,834. The positivity rate went from 5.03 percent to 5.05 percent on Tuesday. On the state incidence rate map, Christian remains ‘orange’, Todd County is labelled as ‘yellow’ and Trigg County is still ‘red’.
There are currently 776 people in the hospital with COVID-19, 239 in the ICU and 133 on a ventilator.