COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise in the State

April 15, 2020 Sean Hammond Top Story

Kentucky has now topped 2,200 cases of COVID-19. Here’s Governor Andy Beshear from his press conference on Tuesday evening…

Eleven new deaths were reported in the state, bringing the total to 115. One of those deaths was a healthcare worker from Adair County, individual was a 50-year-old woman. Beshear said this virus is incredibly contagious and we have to act like we all have it with practicing social distancing.

The Governor released some numbers of hospitalizations and those that have recovered from the virus…

Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced this morning that three of the COVID-19 cases here in Russell County have been released from self-isolation. Russell County now has five active cases with three in self-isolation and two in the hospital.

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