Gov. Andy Beshear reports 285 new COVID-19 cases
33 new COVID cases in Green River District
(Source: WFIE)
By Jill Lyman | May 17, 2021 at 10:16 AM CDT - Updated May 17 at 3:34 PM
KENTUCKY (WFIE) - Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is giving a COVID-19 update at 3 p.m. CT.
Governor Beshear says about 54% of Kentucky’s adult population is vaccinated. 80% of adults over 65 are vaccinated.
He says there are 285 new cases and six more deaths in the state.
The governor reports those ages 10 to 19 have the highest incident rate.
The positivity rate is currently sitting at 2.78%.
You can watch it live below.
Gov. Andy Beshear also announced that the commonwealth’s economic outlook continues to strengthen as the number of new jobs announced by private-sector businesses trends upward.