Some employees of the station’s parent company, Paxton Media Group, say that policy discourages them from getting a test. Paxton also owns several newspapers in the region, including the Kentucky New Era.
"Everyone should wear a mask. People who say 'I don't believe masks work' are ignoring scientific evidence. It's not a belief system. It's like saying, 'I don't believe in gravity.'" — Dr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California-Davis Children's Hospital
One measure Beshear could mandate is the wearing of face masks, a step that is highly controversial despite proof that it curbs the spread of the virus. Such orders have been issued by governors in at least 19 other states, including West Virginia.
The previous one-day high was 322, except the 625 reported on May 5, when the total included 309 cases found over many days of testing at a Western Kentucky prison.
Robert Celing was hospitalized for 12 days after becoming ill from a coronavirus infection. He received a plasma transfusion that a Jennie Stuart Medical Center doctor said probably saved his life.
The state's daily report said 433 Kentuckians are hospitalized and 109 of them are in intensive care, apparently the most yet. Beshear has said that in addition to maintaining a plateau of new cases, hospitalizations and intensive-care cases are important metrics to watch as the state tries to function during a pandemic.
A chart published by the Texas Medical Association outlines the COVID-19 exposure risk associated with a variety of activities — from pumping gas to attending a backyard barbecue to going to a bar.
