Nine months into the coronavirus pandemic, an outbreak has occurred at the Warren County Regional Jail, with 101 inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 and eight staffers, including Warren County Jailer Stephen Harmon, also testing positive.
The outbreak began about a week ago, and in response the jail has suspended movement within the facility except for emergencies and necessary virtual court appearances.
All non-essential functions have been suspended to allow jail staff to be involved in monitoring inmates and assisting medical staff in the evaluation and care of inmates.
In a news release Tuesday, Harmon said that in addition to the 101 positive tests among inmates, another 92 inmates have tests pending and additional tests are being performed daily.
Proclaiming the âbeginning of the end of COVID-19,â Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday announced the arrival of the first vaccines proven effective against the disease even as the country passed a grim milestone â reaching a total of 300,000 lives lost.
âToday is the most exciting day that Iâve had, I think that we as a commonwealth have had, since March 6, when we had our first diagnosed COVID case,â Beshear said. âToday marks the beginning of the end of COVID-19. We are going to defeat this virus in 2021. This is a moment that we have hoped for and prayed for. The effectiveness of this Pfizer vaccine and the Moderna vaccine thatâs going to follow is nothing short of a modern medical miracle.â
Proclaiming the âbeginning of the end of COVID-19,â Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday announced the arrival of the first vaccines proven effective against the disease even as the country passed a grim milestone â reaching a total of 300,000 lives lost.
âToday is the most exciting day that Iâve had, I think that we as a commonwealth have had, since March 6, when we had our first diagnosed COVID case,â Beshear said. âToday marks the beginning of the end of COVID-19. We are going to defeat this virus in 2021. This is a moment that we have hoped for and prayed for. The effectiveness of this Pfizer vaccine and the Moderna vaccine thatâs going to follow is nothing short of a modern medical miracle.â
Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday reported 4,324 new coronavirus cases, including 28 new deaths, but Beshear also pointed to a lower positivity rate – 9.13% – as a potential sign