COVID-19

Drivers may use the remote process until at least Sept. 30 to avoid in-person contact when renewing a license.

The health department's report also includes 165 people who were confirmed to have the coronavirus and then recovered.

The state's daily report said 433 Kentuckians are hospitalized and 109 of them are in intensive care, apparently the most yet. Beshear has said that in addition to maintaining a plateau of new cases, hospitalizations and intensive-care cases are important metrics to watch as the state tries to function during a pandemic.

Park employees will facilitate the mobile spray parks and will ensure social distancing for health and safety.

Among the county's 96 active cases, 19 were in the youth category of birth to 21 years of age, while 70 were in the age range of 22 to 59.

The state's non-hospital public-health expenses per resident dropped 32 percent, more than any state but South Carolina and Nevada, which dropped 55 and 33 percent, respectively.

Young people are the least likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19, but they can spread it for days without having any symptoms.

The county has recorded 25 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Monday.

Kentucky reported 299 new cases of coronavirus Friday, one of the highest daily numbers yet.

According to the health department's daily update, there were 88 active cases and 165 people who had recovered from the virus.

The state's daily report said 430 people in Kentucky were hospitalized for covid-19, up from 427 the day before. Intensive-care cases remained steady at 73; they have ranged from 61 to 79 in the last three weeks.

Everyone entering city hall will be required to wear a face mask and to have a temperature check.