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State and local authorities sought help and guidance from the CDC starting in January, but the CDC ignored questions, gave conflicting advice, brushed off calls to take the pandemic more seriously, and as late as April, continued to downplay the potential harm of the coronavirus, USA Today reports.

The auction raises money for Rotary Scholars at Hopkinsville Community College. The program offers a two-year, full scholarship to every graduating senior from a high school in Christian County.

Health Commissioner Steven Stack join the governor's call to follow the guidance of health departments and he questioned why adults says they can't breathe through a mask.

Many of the cases have occurred among residents of nursing homes, including Christian Health Center, where 31 residents had an active case of the virus as of Wednesday.

Communities in the red zone have weekly positive-test rates higher than 10% and more than one new case per 1,000 residents.

The lecture, at noon Thursday, will be available to the public through a video online.

Sixty-eight students and staff combined had to quarantine, according to the district report, but only three of those cases were a result of being a close contact to someone with COVID-19 in a school setting, according to the superintendent.

The guidance asks school districts to look at two things to determine if they should be holding in-person classes: the statewide positivity percentage and the prevalence of the coronavirus in their community.

The auction runs through Saturday night.

The change comes as Kentucky continues to record an elevated number of coronavirus cases, but the state’s positivity rate has ticked back down to 3.97%.

The announcement follows a similar one this past weekend about no fans for the early November Breeders’ Cup Championships at Keeneland.

The death of a 49-year-old woman marks the county's youngest virus-related victim to-date.