London, KY, USA / SAM 103.9 FM WWEL | Today's Pop Hits
May 5, 2021 | 9:56 AM
Gov. Andy Beshear this week announced 1,835,176 people have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Kentucky. He said we are closer to reaching our 2.5 million–vaccine
Team Kentucky Vaccination Challenge every day, but we need to pick up the pace, especially among younger Kentuckians. The governor also announced 776 new cases and seven new deaths in Kentucky. No new audit deaths were announced. The positivity rate is 3.47%. At least 446,221 Kentuckians have contracted the virus. The death toll is now at 6,532. As of Tuesday, eight out of 120 counties are in the red zone on the state’s COVID-19 incidence rate map. If you have any questions about the coronavirus in Kentucky, call the state’s COVID-19 hotline at 1-800-722-5725. You can also find more information, including how to protect your family, by visiting Kentucky’s official COVID-19 website: https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19