The number of new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky was up in the last seven days from the previous week, but the positivity rate was on the decline.
There were 5,044 new cases in the last week, up from 3,240 the prior week. The positivity rate is at 7.64 percent, down from 8.5 percent in the previous report.
Another 70 Kentuckians have died from the virus, bringing the pandemic death toll to 17,261.
There are 262 COVID patients in Kentucky hospitals, 41 in the ICU and 16 on a ventilator—all numbers that are up slightly from last week.