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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…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 6, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Sunday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “The first positive case of COVID-19 in the commonwealth was announced six months ago today, in Harrison County,” the Governor said. “This week we recorded 4,742 new coronavirus cases. Last…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 5, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “This Derby day is very different for many reasons,” said Gov. Beshear. “Kentuckians are battling inequities, injustice and a global health pandemic brought on by COVID-19. For those who make…

Today (September 3) the Bourbon County Health Department received two new positive COVID 19 cases. These people are doing well and following isolation orders at home. The Department reports that three current positives have  fully recovered and have been released off isolation. Case Count: 108-fully recovered 22-active 1-deceased Total: 131

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 3, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the commonwealth. The Governor also noted that his next planned COVID-19 update will be Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. EDT. ‘The Fast 4 at 4’ Gov. Beshear began…

From the Bourbon County Health Department COVID 19 update (September 1) Today we received 3 new positive cases of COVID 19. These people are doing well and following isolation orders at home. Bourbon County Case Count: 102-fully recovered 24-active 1-deceased total = 127