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(Frankfort, KY) - Kentucky is at a grim milestone in the battle against COVID-19.
Governor Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that the commonwealth had surpassed 1 million total cases of the virus since the pandemic began. Kentucky is coming off a record week of more than 72,000 cases reported.
The positivity rate has also reached another record, now standing at over 30%.
Beshear says there are 2,200 Kentuckians hospitalized for COVID-19 related illnesses, with 244 on ventilators.
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