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May 6, 2021 4:30 PM
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear gave an update on the state of the Commonwealth Thursday, along with an update on COVID-19.
After reporting 655 new cases and a positivity rate of 3.51 percent, the governor says thanks to the vaccination efforts, they are starting a plan to begin slowly lifting restrictions across the state, including increasing outdoor event capacity to 75 percent for venues that have under 1,000 attendants starting May 28. He clarified that the recent mask mandate change that allows for small groups of fully vaccinated people can be indoors without a mask, applies to businesses as well, not just private gatherings.
Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio
May 5, 2021 | 4:40 PM
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear reported 710 new cases of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth Wednesday, and that 1.8 million people have received at least the first dose of a vaccine.
The positivity rate increased slightly once again up to 3.57 percent, and the governor said this week he expects that will bounce up and down as the state remains in a plateau of new cases. Ten more Kentuckians have died due to COVID-19, putting the state death toll at 6,542. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );
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Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio
May 3, 2021 4:13 PM
Kentucky gained 313 new cases of COVID-19, as reported Monday by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, who also reported that 1.84 million people have now been vaccinated against the virus.
The data is showing pretty clearly that new cases have plateaued in the state, which the governor says is better than an escalation but is not the decline they want to see he says the positivity rate will be watched closely in the coming days.
The positivity rate is currently sitting at 3.45 percent, an increase compared to recent reports. In a new data report, it shows that Christian County is in the bottom five counties on percentage of individuals vaccinated showing about 17 percent of the county’s population have gotten the shot. Governor Beshear says that shows there’s still work to be done, complementing the Christian County Health Department on their efforts to reach people.
(Bryan Woolston/Reuters)
As other states adapt and improve, federal funds and a Democratic governor keep the Bluegrass State stuck in the past.
There must be some amount of detachment from reality required for a Democrat to serve as Kentucky’s governor.
Andy Beshear elected in large part as the polite alternative to his whip-smart, sharp-elbowed predecessor Matt Bevin is fighting a rearguard action with the barely resuscitated remains of the old blue-dog coalition that once reigned supreme in the Bluegrass State. Beshear’s buoyed by the partisan progressive moment in Washington, D.C. The federal-spending spigots, first opened in the initial fit of COVID panic, are now on full blast and drenching states with federal aid.