Seven more Kentuckians have died from COVID-19 and the number of new cases Monday was relatively lower than the last several days.
There were 87 new cases from Sunday to Monday, bringing the overall total to 2,048. The seven deaths marks 104 since the pandemic began. Governor Andy Beshear noted the lower number of new cases has been a regular occurrence recently on Mondays, possibly due to lags in getting results back from the weekend.
Either way, the governor assured Kentuckians they are flattening the curve.
There are no new cases at Western State Hospital and the governor says 139 individuals connected to that facility were tested Monday.
Another inmate tested positive for COVID-19 at the Green River Correctional Complex, bringing the total there to 16 inmates and nine staff members. Long term care facilities continue to have issues, with 182 patients and 117 staff members infected across the state and there have been 30 deaths from those facilities.
He says day one of the drive-thru testing in Frankfort in a partnership with Kroger went well and a second site in Kenton County will open Wednesday.
There are now 5,610 confirmed cases in Tennessee and 109 deaths. Montgomery County has 102 cases, Robertson is at 88 and Stewart County remains at four confirmed cases.
Meanwhile, the governor line-item vetoed several pieces of the budget bills passed by the General Assembly. He says there were no vetoes of specific appropriations, only to language that would limit flexibility during the battle with the coronavirus or that would hamper the normal activities of state government.
Legislators have Tuesday and Wednesday to override any of the governor’s vetoes and the governor says they should consider those vetoes and adjourn as quickly as possible due to concern of spreading the virus in the Capitol.