LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After Kentucky's COVID-19 positivity rate increased slightly Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear reported a decreased positivity rate Saturday.
Beshear reported 644 new cases and 25 deaths from the virus.
On Saturday, Gov. Beshear reported 644 new #COVID19 cases and a positivity rate near 3%. For more on today’s report visit https://t.co/8qrSMnTeMh. pic.twitter.com/ok4Pu1wOUK
— Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) March 20, 2021
The state's positivity rate, which measures the proportion of tests returning positive, dropped to 3.07% on Saturday, a decrease from 3.40%.
Thursday's reported rate of 3.23% was the lowest positivity rate reported since July.
According to a report by Kentucky Public Health, Kentucky totals are now 420,512 cases and at least 5,720 deaths related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic last March.
Beshear said 457 Kentuckians are currently hospitalized while 111 of those people are in ICU.
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