COVID-19

The Republican leader said a Democratic "grab bag" that passed the House last week has no chance of passing in the Senate. That legislation would have given more aid to state and local governments, extended unemployment insurance, and funded another round of stimulus checks to individuals.

Among local cases, 95 people have recovered after receiving a positive test for the coronavirus. Statewide, at least 3.124 people have recovered, Gov. Andy Beshear announced.

Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack urged all Kentuckians to wear a mask and encouraged those with divergent views to be respectful of each other, asking those who choose to not wear a mask to not ridicule those who do. Those who do wear one to protect themselves should give a wide berth to those who don't, he said.

An employee who refuses to work while still collecting unemployment benefits could be investigated for unemployment insurance fraud.

Patients will be allowed to have one visitor, and visitors will be given surgical masks to wear.

As of Tuesday, the total number of COVID-19 cases statewide was 8,951 with 387 new cases reported over the Memorial Day holiday.

The governor said the group is attempting to bully everyone else into doing what “they want us to do.” He said the group “didn’t get there alone” and were “embraced and emboldened by elected leaders that rallied with them weeks before.”

Kentucky is bracing for budget cuts after the official estimate for how much money the state is going to bring in by the end of June was revised downward by $457 million, and state officials predict revenue will drop another 10 to 17 percent over the six months after that.

Pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome closely mimics Kawasaki Disease, a rare inflammatory condition that is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in infants and children.

Science supporting mask wearing is so strong that more than 100 prominent health experts have asked governors to require them. They write that the research "strongly suggests that requiring fabric mask use in public places could be amongst the most powerful tools to stop the community spread of COVID-19."

As of Sunday, 89 of the county's 111 confirmed cases were recovered.

State Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Crofton, was among several lawmakers of both parties who condemned the protesters' actions.