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Visit the Governor’s Facebook page to watch today’s news conference FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 23, 2020) – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Monday, April 27, the state will begin the gradual restart and reopening of our Phase 1 health care services and facilities, although they will operate vastly different than they did before the…
Bourbon County Health Department’s Andrea Brown shared with the Bourbon County Fiscal Court that there have been additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Bourbon County putting the total for the county to eight. She also reported on plans to “reopen” the economy, though based on state governmental regulations. She told the court about a new…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 22, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that the phased restart of Kentucky’s economy will begin next week, on Monday, with a segment of the health care services industry. He said initially the easing of restrictions will allow for diagnostic and radiology testing, as well as non-urgent, emergent, in-person office and…
TOM LATEK | Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear said despite a spike in cases and deaths on Tuesday it looks like Kentucky has ” likely plateaued.” “This suggests that over the three days, where one day we had a really high number of new cases, one day we had a lower…
Governor says move is in-line with health professionals’ advice, White House guidance FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 20, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday advised the commonwealth’s education leaders to keep facilities closed to in-person instruction for the rest of the school year. “Every health care professional has advised us that this is the right course…
From the Lexington Herald-Leader and Staff Reports Gov. Andy Beshear Sunday announced 273 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, the highest number of new cases he’s announced so far, bringing the total to 2,960 and guaranteeing that Kentucky won’t be able to loosen restrictions for at least 14 days. Beshear also announced four new deaths Sunday,…
Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday reported 206 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky, bringing the state’s total to at least 2,707. Beshear said Kentucky’s number of cases has started to plateau, but that doesn’t mean a spike still couldn’t occur in the future. Saturday’s figure, he said, is the second highest that’s so…
By MARK MAYNARD | Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear gave a “concrete plan” as to how Kentucky will reopen during his daily press briefing on Friday. The governor revealed the seven benchmarks that Kentucky must reach to reopen at least parts of the state’s economy that has been shuttered for about…