Gov. Andy Beshear urged Kentuckians on Sunday to be ready to fill all available slots as the state undertakes more testing for the coronavirus than ever before.
“Please take advantage of it,” he said. “Local leaders, please reach out and push people to come and get tested.”
Beshear said there were several “no-shows” at each Kroger Health testing location — including Owensboro — last week despite registration being full.
Testing will continue this week on the campus of Owensboro Community & Technical College, with the site being run by the Green River District Health Department. Though registration is full for this week, GRDHD is planning to offer more testing at their facilities going forward.
Case information
Beshear said there were at least 5,130 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 173 of which were newly confirmed Saturday and 80 of which were confirmed Sunday.
Five new deaths were reported in Saturday’s numbers, raising the state’s toll to 253 deaths related to the virus. For the first time in weeks, no new deaths were reported with Sunday’s numbers.
“For this Sunday, based on times of reporting, I get to announce zero new deaths,” Beshear said. “Just for one day, even if it’s just the official counts, that feels pretty good to read.”
At least 1,892 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.
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