COVID-19

Trinity Episcopal in Danville experienced cholera epidemics, the aftermath of Kentucky’s largest Civil War battle and the 1918 flu pandemic.

No one in state government has ever had to reopen an economy, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

Face masks have been recommended by the CDC but no grocery stores in the Hopkinsville area have required customers to wear them yet.

Protesters could be heard outside the Capitol building as the governor gave his daily coronavirus briefing.

The state and the Christian County Health Department are testing at Tie Breaker Park. Testing is also available at Trigg County Primary Care Clinic in Cadiz.

Students have been out of school since March 16. They learned Monday they aren't returning to the classroom this academic year.

The State Board of Elections is also working on a plan to allow limited in-person voting.

The governor announced 322 new cases and nine more deaths.

There have been reports of young children drinking hand sanitizer and of adults breathing toxic fumes.

Among the county's confirmed cases, 47 people have recovered from COVID-19.

The city has two drive-thru test sites. One is at Express Lab on Eagle Way bypass. The other, run by the health department, is at Tie Breaker Park.

Kentucky hospitals have said they are losing $20.4 million a day because they can't do elective procedures.