Regional & State

There were 42 newly identified COVID-19 cases and two deaths from the disease.

Gov. Andy Beshear and Health Commissioner Steven Stack said over the weekend that the critical measure in the next two weeks is social distancing to prevent spread of the virus.

The governor said golf courses and home-improvement stores are among places where people need to do a better job of social distancing.

A gathering of hundreds of young people in Louisville Friday night and funerals open to more than immediate families are examples of activities that will result in more deaths, the governor said.

The watch is set to expire at 2 a.m. Sunday.

Beshear said approximately 64 Kentuckians are known to have recovered from the virus so far.

The lack of supplies is contributing to the delay in testing for the coronavirus and creating danger for healthcare workers, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

An analysis of U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie's actions by long-time Kentucky political writer Al Cross.

The governor said he has spent more than $8 million on personal protective equipment, and "I’m gonna spend what it takes."

More than 250 people have been tested at the installation for coronavirus, the hospital commander said.

Health experts say it's too early to change course, but Trump adopted the line of thought in an interview Tuesday with Fox News, saying he “would love to have the country opened up, and just raring to go, by Easter."