FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The rate of positive coronavirus tests dropped Friday in Kentucky to its lowest point in more than a month, Gov. Andy Beshear announced.
The positivity rate was 8.16%, the lowest since Dec. 28, Beshear said in a news release. The figure was below 9% for the eighth straight day.
Beshear reported 2,261 new cases and 50 deaths. A total of 3,971 people have died from the virus in Kentucky since the pandemic began.
With the Super Bowl approaching on Sunday, Beshear urged people to keep gatherings small and safe.
“No matter who you’re rooting for on Sunday, let’s make sure we hold on to our progress against this virus as Team Kentucky,” he said. “We’ve already vaccinated 10% of our population and every day we get closer to the finish line we’ve all been waiting for. Hang in there and do what it takes to protect each other a little bit longer.”
