In Tuesday’s update, Governor Andy Beshear confirmed that two cases of the COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom have been reported in the commonwealth.
Doctors have shown concern that the new COVID strain can spread easier and can possibly be more deadly than the current strain within the United States.
Public health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack will talk about the UK variant during the Governor’s Wednesday update at 4 p.m.
In addition, Beshear mentioned that on a call with President Biden’s COVID-19 team the federal government will be increasing each state’s supply of COVID-19 vaccines by 17 percent. Another thing they are doing is guaranteeing a minimum supply for three straight weeks which will make it easier to schedule the vaccinations.
Beshear confirmed on Tuesday there were 2,714 new cases of COVID-19 and 35 deaths with a positivity rate of 9.63 percent based on a seven-day rolling average.
Source: WAVE
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