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FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 15, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “I will start by telling you one of the most exciting things about our COVID report is that today we are now under a 4% positivity rating,” the Governor said.…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “We’ve now conducted over a million COVID tests in Kentucky. That is pretty exciting. I remember when we didn’t have COVID tests, when every day we had to tell you…

​​​​​​​FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 12, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the commonwealth. “Make sure you’re protecting your family, yourself and one another,” said Gov. Beshear. Case Information As of 4 p.m. Sept. 12, Gov. Beshear reported that there are…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 10, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). This evening, at 5:30 p.m. EDT, he will deliver a direct address to Kentuckians on the state of the pandemic, after yesterday marking the solemn milestone of losing more than…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 9, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and marked the solemn milestone of losing more than 1,000 Kentuckians in the global pandemic. “Tonight and tomorrow’s briefings are going to look a little different, because we’ve hit a…

COVID Update: (September 8) Labor Day weekend update. Over the weekend and including Tuesday, the Bourbon County Healthy Department received a total of 8 new positive COVID cases. These people are following isolation orders and and doing well. Over the weekend 9 of the current cases have recovered and have been released off isolation. Bourbon…

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By TOM LATEK |Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) –  Another light day in both new cases and deaths due to the coronavirus on Tuesday, but Gov. Andy Beshear warns it will not last. “Get ready for large numbers on both cases and likely deaths the next couple of days, if not the next four or…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 7, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Case Information As of 2 p.m. Sept. 7, Gov. Beshear announced at least 53,064 cases in the commonwealth, 291 of which were newly reported Monday. Fifty-two of the newly reported cases…