Comer said many college students were not included in the last wave of stimulus checks. He called this an “unintended consequence,” and said the likely second wave of stimulus checks will not miss this specific group of the population.
The University of Kentucky plans to test all 30,000 students expected to return for in-person instruction in August with a combination of drive-thru and walk-up testing.
Direct contacts are placed under quarantine and have to monitor their symptoms for 14 days — regardless if they receive a negative test in the meantime.
Beshear said the state remains in "a danger zone, but again with the time to do things right." In a new suggestion, he said businesses could help by letting more of their employees work from home.
The state announced 619 new cases on Wednesday, up from 590 the day before and 522 Monday, but nowhere near the second highest number of 836 reported Saturday.
Tuesday brought hopeful signs. The seven-day rolling average for the positive test rate fell to 5.08%, the first time it's gone down in four days, and the seven-day average of daily new cases fell to 590. Four days before, it had been 668, more than triple the average of 220 on July 1.
Christian County Health Department Spokeswoman Amanda Sweeney stressed in a news release Tuesday that a negative test does not end the quarantine period for individuals who've been exposed to someone with COVID-19.
