Health

Gov. Andy Beshear and Health Commissioner Steven Stack said over the weekend that the critical measure in the next two weeks is social distancing to prevent spread of the virus.

Local, state and federal health officials continue to stress the importance of social distancing.

A gathering of hundreds of young people in Louisville Friday night and funerals open to more than immediate families are examples of activities that will result in more deaths, the governor said.

Beshear said approximately 64 Kentuckians are known to have recovered from the virus so far.

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.