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Is the COVID-19 positivity rate finally stabilizing in Kentucky? Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed mitigation efforts have stopped the growth of the virus as numbers are continuing to decline for a second week in a row. The positivity rate is currently at 8.58% “What we are seeing is that the measures we have taken are working,” Beshear said. “We have stopped the increase in cases, which we knew we had to do before we can start to decrease those numbers. Let’s all commit to doing what we know...

FRANKFORT – (KT) Gov. Andy Beshear hailed the authorization of the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 on Sunday, saying this second vaccine will be administered soon in the Commonwealth. “There’s good news today: We got the final authorization necessary for the Moderna vaccine,” he stated. “That is being shipped all around the United States. We hope on Monday or Tuesday at the latest we will be giving that vaccine, especially to hospital workers all across this commonweal...

Gov. Beshear applauds Moderna vaccine approval as state reports 1,765 new COVID-19 cases Morgan Eads, Lexington Herald-Leader Dec. 21—Kentucky reported 1,765 new cases of COVID-19 and 26 deaths from the illness on Sunday, according to the office of Gov. Andy Beshear. In Sundays announcement, Beshear celebrated the authorization of a second COVID-19 vaccine, the Moderna vaccine. This newest vaccine is expected to be administered in Kentucky starting Monday or Tuesday, "especial...

Currently on ventilator: 226 Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette and Warren. Each of these counties reported 100 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 276. The red zone counties for this week can be found here. Community leaders, businesses, schools and families in these counties should all follow red zone reduction recommendations, as well as other orders and guidance. Those reported lost to the virus today include: a 78-year-old man in Adair ...

Currently on ventilator: 226 Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette and Warren. Each of these counties reported 100 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 276. The red zone counties for this week can be found here. Community leaders, businesses, schools and families in these counties should all follow red zone reduction recommendations, as well as other orders and guidance. Those reported lost to the virus today include: a 78-year-old man in Adair ...

Kentucky Treasurer claims Beshears pandemic enforcement targeted churches at taxpayers expense State Treasurer Allison Balls preliminary report did not provide figures on how much public money the Governor spent unconstitutionally. Author: John Charlton Updated: 1:48 PM EDT October 23, 2020 FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentuckys state treasurer spent Thursday morning testifying to state legislators that Gov. Andy Beshears executive orders, restricting religious gatherings ...

Gov. Beshear: ‘The measures we have taken are working,’ 3,388 COVID-19 cases reported Saturday Beshear provided an update Saturday saying mitigation efforts have halted the growth of cases. (Source: WKYT) By Dustin Vogt | December 19, 2020 at 5:03 PM EST - Updated December 19 at 7:46 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (WAVE) - Kentucky governor Andy Beshear provided an update Saturday on the commonwealth’s fight against COVID spread, saying mitigation efforts have halted the growth of case...

Saturday COVID-19 update: 3,388 new cases, 27 deaths Timothy D. Easley/AP 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 h...

Kentucky reports state record of 54 COVID-19 deaths PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURNDecember 17, 2020 GMT FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. While Senate leader Mitch McConnell is at the center of talks on another coronavirus relief bill, hardships are mounting in his home state of Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at the Kentucky St...

Public health officials release winter holiday guidance for Kentuckians With winter holidays coming up, Kentucky public health officials are urging people to celebrate differently this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19. and last updated 2020-12-17 17:13:07-05 FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — With the winter holiday season underway, Kentucky public health officials are urging people to celebrate the holidays differently this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This holiday season, theyre ...