COVID-19

The governor said his main disappointment is that two churches that fought the ban on in-person worship took attention away from 7,000 congregations that followed the restriction.

Current COVID-19 patients are able to receive plasma from recovered patients, which contains antibodies believed to assist in the fight against the virus.

The downtown testing is set for May 11 and 18 on Clay Street at the parking lot between Fifth and Sixth streets.

That case was filed by Maryville Baptist Church in Hillview, which Beshear has said is the only church he knows of that has violated his order, and the only one where attendees were given notices to self-quarantine.

At this point, the state has tested about 10 percent of all residents, and testing all of them would take a couple of months to get all of the testing done.

In 2019, more than 8,300 immigrants with H-2A work visas were hired by about 780 Kentucky producers.

There were 11 deaths from the coronavirus in Kentucky on Thursday, and the state reported 208 newly confirmed cases.

Movie theaters and fitness centers may open June 1, followed by campgrounds on June 11. The state is looking at some child care with reduced capacity mid-June.

More than 3.1 million unemployment claims were filed in U.S. for the week ending May 2, while 80,060 claims were filed in Kentucky.

The art guild, established 55 years ago, will continue as an organization and artwork by its members will be sold online. A final gallery sale is planned May 21-23.

Insurance is not required, and there's no charge for a test.

The number of people in the county who have recovered from COVID-19 is more than triple the number who are currently sick.