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Saturday COVID-19 update: 1,025 cases, 25 more deaths

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FILE - Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Kentucky’s Supreme Court has ruled, Thursday, Sept. 24, that Beshear properly paid a law firm $4.2 million in legal fees for helping the state settle a lawsuit against opioid-maker Purdue Pharma when he was attorney general. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Posted at 4:24 PM, Feb 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-27 16:24:00-05

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — On Saturday, Governor Andy Beshear's office reported 1,025 more cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky.

25 more Kentuckians have died after contracting the virus. The death toll during the pandemic is now 4,625.

The state's positivity rate is 5.56%.

There are currently 765 COVID-positive patients at Kentucky hospitals.

209 of those patients are in the ICU and 87 are using a ventilator.

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