Positivity rate falls, Christian County goes ‘green’ on COVID-19 map

The COVID-19 positivity rate in Kentucky continues to drop, as Christian, Todd and Trigg counties are once again green on the community spread level map.

There were 9,074 COVID cases reported in the last week, along with 65 newly reported deaths, putting the death toll at 16,822 since the pandemic began.  The positivity rate fell to 16.29 percent, down from 18.41 the week before.

There are currently 584 individuals in the hospital with COVID-19, 88 in the ICU and 36 on a ventilator.

Christian, Todd, Trigg and Caldwell counties are once again ‘green’ on the community spread level map, while surrounding counties continue to be ‘yellow’ or ‘red’.