As Delta variant spreads, homeless shelters in Kentucky are forced to adapt The surge in COVID-19 cases in Kentucky has forced people who help run homeless shelters to reassess their reopening plans. and last updated 2021-07-21 23:18:07-04 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â The surge in COVID-19 cases in Kentucky has forced people who help run homeless shelters to reassess their reopening plans. At the Catholic Action Center in Lexington, the volunteers who have not been allowed inside since March 2020 were slated to return next month. The spread of the Delta variant, however, has pushed back that date. "We were watching what the variant was doing," Ginny Ramsey, the director, and co-founder of the center, said. "We were listening to our governor and our health department, and we were watching closely."