Beshear: Omicron causing COVID test positivity rate to soar
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reported almost 30,000 new COVID-19 cases last week,...
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reported almost 30,000 new COVID-19 cases last week,...
Last week, Kentucky saw more than 6,400 cases in a single day. The state’s previous highest number of cases was recorded nearly a year ago.
"Omicron has not only come to the Commonwealth, it has hit us harder, in terms of escalation of cases, than anything we have seen to date.”
Shortly before the New Year holiday, Louisville reported a spike in cases and two record positivity rates — 20% one day and 22% the next.
JCPS says it is "continually reviewing" data as COVID-19 cases climb in Louisville.