758 new KY COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths. Vaccine eligibility age dropping to 12. Alex Acquisto, Lexington Herald-Leader May 11—Gov. Andy Beshear announced 758 new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky on Tuesday, as well as 23 additional virus-related deaths. The statewide positivity rate is 3.15%, down slightly from Monday's 3.25%. There are 415 people hospitalized with coronavirus, 109 in intensive care and 51 on a ventilator. Kentucky has confirmed a total of 449,864 COVID-19 cases and 6,620 deaths. Nearly 1.9 million Kentuckians have received at least their initial dose of a coronavirus vaccine, which amounts to 53% of adults age 18 and older and 42% of the total state population, according to the Department for Public Health.