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Six more employees of Western State Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, and more cases could be confirmed this week as state officials await the results of 139 tests performed on staff.

Thirty-three people have recovered from the respiratory disease caused by the highly contagious coronavirus.

The temperature will deep below the freezing mark early Wednesday morning.

The results are expected by mid-week.

The Kentucky Retired Teachers Association recognized Lature's work through 45 years as volunteer director of the Dyslexia Association for the Pennyrile.

Three deaths from COVID-19 complications were reported in Kentucky, while 289 people were hospitalized across the state.

More than a third of Christian County's coronavirus cases have come out of Western State Hospital.

The governor is sending state troopers to churches holding services on Easter so officers can record license plate numbers on vehicles.

The emergency cash relief includes $6.3 million for Murray State University and $1.3 million for Hopkinsville Community College.

The Christian County Health Department reported 40 active, confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.

An internal medicine physician on staff at Western State is treating COVID-19 patients at the psychiatric hospital as long as they do not have respiratory issues that require a transfer to Jennie Stuart Medical Center.