Among local cases, 95 people have recovered after receiving a positive test for the coronavirus. Statewide, at least 3.124 people have recovered, Gov. Andy Beshear announced.
Pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome closely mimics Kawasaki Disease, a rare inflammatory condition that is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in infants and children.
Science supporting mask wearing is so strong that more than 100 prominent health experts have asked governors to require them. They write that the research "strongly suggests that requiring fabric mask use in public places could be amongst the most powerful tools to stop the community spread of COVID-19."
"On this Memorial Day, take strength and determination and renewed commitment from their example, and keep fighting to save all our loved ones from the pandemic that threatens us all." — Kentucky Veterans Affairs Commissioner Keith Jackson
Food insecurity rates could increase by at least 35% in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia — totaling about 941,000 new people — if unemployment rates were to increase by at least 7.6% in each state, according to a Feeding America analysis.
