Health

The lack of supplies is contributing to the delay in testing for the coronavirus and creating danger for healthcare workers, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

In several Tennessee counties along the Kentucky border, the rate of infection is higher than it is in the neighboring Kentucky counties, Beshear noted.

Roughly four of every five people tested at Jennie Stuart Medical Center or its Express Lab are still waiting for results from LabCorp's testing facility in North Carolina. The local hospital will be working with a new lab beginning March 30.

Five residents of Christian County have tested positive.

More than 250 people have been tested at the installation for coronavirus, the hospital commander said.

Tips from local, state and federal health officials on how to stay safe during the coronavirus outbreak.

As of Wednesday, March 25, five cases have been reported locally. All of them are in self-isolation.

"Everyone needs to act as if they have the virus right now. So, test or no test, we need you to understand you could be spreading it to someone else or you could be getting it from someone else. Stay at home," Surgeon General Jerome Adams said.

The woman had direct contact with a 24-year-old local man who is presumed to have COVID-19.

The order does not apply to grocery stores, pharmacies, banks, gas stations, liquor stores and building supply stores.

Residents are still allowed to pick up carry-out meals from restaurants.