Health

The governor is sending state troopers to churches holding services on Easter so officers can record license plate numbers on vehicles.

At Adair County's only nursing home, 29 residents and four employees have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Christian County Health Department reported 40 active, confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.

The governor said that churches moving forward with services “can probably expect to see us.”

An internal medicine physician on staff at Western State is treating COVID-19 patients at the psychiatric hospital as long as they do not have respiratory issues that require a transfer to Jennie Stuart Medical Center.

Two of the patients who died were from Western State Hospital, the governor announced.

In another development, Quorum Health Corp., which owns a subsidiary that provides management services at Jennie Stuart, announced Tuesday it is filing for bankruptcy to reorganize its debt.

The county health director said she believes Christian County's peak for the disease is a month away.

Recently released data from Google shows the county's rate of social distancing is lower than state and national averages.

In a video shown during Beshear's daily briefing Monday, the pastor of a Louisville church urged Kentuckians to follow the governor' policies.

Three of the Western State patients are being treated at Jennie Stuart Medical Center.

The purpose of the order is to decrease the spread of the novel coronavirus.