are just fearful of it. >> reporter: people you treat, come in not believing they have it? >> some of them don't believe they have it. they don't believe it's a real thing. i've heard that. >> reporter: with nearly a third of kentuckyians testing now positive for the coronavirus, the state has smashed its record weekly case count, more than 72,000. the unvaccinated or partially vaccinated accounting for nearly 80% of those cases, nearly 85% of hospitalizations, and more than 83% of deaths. sherry kahn, 80 years old, diabetic and asthmatic now has coronavirus, too. she had one dose of the pfizer vaccine and says if not for that, she might be in worse shape today. >> and that asthma will really knock you down. when you can't breathe, you better be getting some. >> reporter: with covid on top of that, that's not a good combination. >> the way i can understand, i