Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday extended the state’s mandate for face coverings in some situations for another 30 days, citing the mandate’s success in slowing the spread of COVID-19.
“We saw with the last escalation that we have the power to stop it if we simply do what we know works and that is wearing a mask and engaging in social distancing,” Beshear said. “If we are honest with ourselves, we know that fewer people are wearing masks right now than they were when we took steps in July on the mask mandate to stop that escalation.”
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He pointed to the latest guidance for the state from the White House, noting that it says: “Masks should be worn indoors in all public settings, and group gatherings should be limited.”
Kentucky’s face covering mandate began July 10 and has been extended each month since then.
Beshear said there have been at least 74,194 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 1,054 of which were newly reported Tuesday. He also reported four new deaths Tuesday, raising the total to 1,218 Kentuckians lost to the virus.
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