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The county had 74 active cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, which was roughly a third of the total cases.

The county's total includes 137 patients who have recovered from the coronavirus since the start of the outbreak in mid-March.

The county’s coronavirus total, as of Tuesday, was 179, including 39 active cases, 137 recovered and three deaths.

Local election officials will continue scanning and tabulating absentee ballots. Results will be reported to the Kentucky Board of Elections by June 30.

As of Monday, there were 41 people in the county with active coronavirus and 134 people who had recovered.

During interviews in a Lexington Wal-Mart parking lot, most who weren't wearing a mask also didn't want to be interviewed, and of the few who did, most didn't want to share their name. But every person who had a mask on and was asked for an interview agreed to it and all but one gave their name.

All voting on the day of the primary will be done between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the county’s single polling place, the James E. Bruce Convention Center on Lovers Lane.

As the college football season approaches, some schools, including the University of Kentucky, aren't testing players "unless they display symptoms or are discovered to have been near an infected person." Instead, they're requiring players to take antibody tests.

The event will observe social distancing at the start line and during other correlating activities. A virtual race option also is available and allows participants to run 13.1 or 3.1 miles on their own time and at their own location, while still receiving a race bib, shirt and medal.

After the election was postponed for more than a month because of the coronavirus pandemic, Christian County residents will head to the polls Tuesday to select nominees for the presidency and the U.S. Senate, as well as some city council seats and the judgeship in the 1st Appellate District, Division 1.

The online art competition sought to unite and inspire during the coronavirus pandemic.

There were no new cases reported Thursday, following an increase of six cases on Wednesday.