AND BELIEVE IT. EVERY DAY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO LIFT OURSELVES UP SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. I AM HELPED TODAY BY RACHEL. AS WELL GREG, HE IS NOT NEW, JUST THE LAST MONTH ON THE SLIDES. WE ALWAYS HAVE KENNETH AT HOME. WE ARE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS BECAUSE WE WILL REMEMBER AS LONG AS WE CAN LIVE OU LIVES, IN THE NEAR TERM, UNTIL WE HAVE A VACCINE, BY A FEW RULES, WE CAN DEFEAT THIS CORONAVIRUS. THE TOP 10 RULES TO DEFEAT THE CORONAVIRUS. WE HAVE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT PARTS OF IT. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ONE OR TWO, I WANT TO PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH. TOMORROW WE ARE GOING TO BE OFF ENJOYING MOTHER’S DAY. MAKE SURE YOU DO THINGS THAT ENRICH YOUR LIVES AND MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER BECAUSE THIS IS A WORLDWID PANDEMIC. IT IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY OVERNIGHT. WE HAVE SEEN SIGNS AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THAT SOME ARE RESTLESS. MAYBE WANT TO PRETEND LIKE THE VIRUS IS NOT OUT THERE. PRIORITIZING YOUR MENTAL HEALT FINDING JOY, GETTIN EXERCISE, STAY CHALLENGED, WILL HELP YOU TO HAVE THAT RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE. PART OF IT IS BEING WILLING TO BE VULNERABLE AND TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED AND WHEN YOU NEED HELP. IT IS NOT EASY FOR ME. I KNOW IT IS NOT EASY FOR YOU, MY DAUGHTER BLAMING ME FOR SCHOOL NOT BEING IN-PERSON THE REST OF TH YEAR, SHE IS AMAZING, BUT I HAVE TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION. AND JUST THE UNCERTAINTY AND ANXIETY, WAITING ON THE NUMBERS EVERY DAY. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS. THAT HITS YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. AND WONDERING ABOUT OUR DECISIONS AND AS WE TRANSITION TO OTHER THINGS, WHAT WE WILL SEE KNOWING THOSE DECISIONS CAN BE LIFE OR DEATH. THAT HITS YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, PLEASE. WHEN YOU NEED TO SHUT IT OFF, SHUT IT OFF. IF YOU DON’T NEED TO WATCH, I UNDERSTAND. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE. ASK EACH OTHER HOW YOU ARE DOING. LET’S TRY TO LIFT EACH OTHER UP A LITTLE BIT. WE TALK ABOUT THE TOP 10 RULES PLUS ONE. FILL OUT YOUR SENSES. IT’S IMPORTANT. WE WILL TALK MORE TOMORROW WHEN WE GET A BIGGER UPDATE. AND MODEL THE TYPE OF BEHAVIOR WE NEED TO SEE TO STAY SAFE. A LOT OF WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT EVERYBODY BEING WILLING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO DEFEAT THIS VIRUS, WHICH MEANS ENCOURAGEMENT TO FOLKS THAT ARE STRUGGLING. WE NEED THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO OUR NEIGHBORS, JUST TO KEEP THEM STRONG AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. WE HAVE BEEN USING TEAM KENTUCKY, PATRIOT, BECAUSE IT IS YOUR DUTY DURING THIS PANDEMIC AS A CITIZEN TO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT SPREAD THIS VIRUS AND THAT YOU PROTECT ONE ANOTHER. HEALTHY AT HOME AND HEALTHY AT WORK. I REALLY WANT EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS TO USE THIS ONE. IF WE DON’T DO THIS RIGHT, IT WILL CAUSE A SURGE AND WILL PUSH US BACK AND HARM THE ECONOMY. WE ARE ALL WORRIED ABOUT THE ECONOMY. RIGH NOW IS A SHORT-TERM ISSUE. IF W CAN’T TRANSITION BACK THE RIGHT WAY AND DON’T FOLLOW THE RULES AND CAUSE A SPIKE, THAT IS WHAT WILL HORTON -- HARM OUR ECONOMY. THE STATES WITH THE STRONGEST ECONOMIES WON’T HAVE THE MOST OR LEAST UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSITION TO WORK THE BEST AND NOT HAVE THOSE FUTURE SPIKES. FILL THAT UP ON SOCIAL. HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN TODAY. AGAIN, YOU ARE THE NURSE. IT IS FAIR THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE NURSE. JUST SEEING THE GOOD WORK BEING DONE BY THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES, THEIR COURAGE, IT IS ASTOUNDING. FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE NONPROFITS. IT BUILDS FUTURES FOR THOSE THAT ARE STRUGGLING, IT TAKES MANY SINGLE PARENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS OR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN PLACES AND GIVES THEM A SOLID FUTURE. THER THINGS FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. AND THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES THAT GO FROM THIS TO EITHER TEACHING OR HEALTH CARE REALLY SAYS SOMETHING WHEN SOMEONE IS WILLING TO GIVE THAT EXTRA HELP, YOU WANT TO GIVE BACK AND WE SEE THAT. THANK YOU TO KATHY AND EVERYBODY THAT WORKS THERE. THIS IS AGAIN DELIVERING TO SO MANY SCHOOLS. I HEAR THEY HAVE AT LEAST ONE GREAT ICE CREAM FLAVOR. THEY’VE GOT A BUNCH. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY SECRETARY FREE LANDER TALKED ABOUT. WHILE WE CAN’T HAVE FACE-TO-FAC CONTACT, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE IN A SAFEWAY THESE TYPES OF REALLY IMPORTANT MOMENTS, AND KNOWING UNTIL W HAVE A VACCINE, VISITATION IS GOING TO BE DIFFICU FOR OUR OLDER POPULATION. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT WE ARE ABLE TO FIND THESE MOMENTS. I WILL TELL YOU THE MAJORITY OF FATALITIES IN KENTUCKY ARE 60 YEARS AND UP, WHICH MEANS AS WE GO FORWARD AND HAVE MORE CONTACT , IT CAN BE DEADLY FOR A CERTAIN SECTOR OF FOLKS AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THEM. ALL RIGHT. NANCY COMBS, RINGING HER BELL AT 10:00 A.M. IN HER GREEN HAT AND SCARF. SHOWING COMPASSION, SHOWING UNITY, WHAT TEAM KENTUCKY IS ALL ABOUT. THIS PANDEMI WILL TAKE PEOPLE WE LOVE AND CARE ABOUT AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE AND LETTING THEM KNOW WE ARE UNIFIED. IT’S IMPORTANT, SO LET’S KEEP IT UP. THIS IS DANVILLE. SOME OF THEIR GOVERNMENT LEADERS, AGAIN HOW EVERY COMMUNITY IS LIGHTING THEIR HOMES AND OFFICE BUILDINGS, EVERYTHING ELSE TO SHOW THE COMPASSION WE FEEL FOR THOSE THAT ARE STRUGGLING OR THAT WE HAVE LOST. WE HAVE A VIDEO OF NEWPORT. A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING. IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE GOING THROUGH LOSING A FAMILY MEMBER DURING THIS TIME. WE ARE CLOSE TO ALL KNOWING SOMEBODY LOST DURING THIS. BELIEF IS BEING ABLE TO DRIVE AROUND TO SEE THIS AND TO SEE PICTURES, TO SEE IT ONLINE, THAT HUG WE CANNOT GIVE THEM RIGHT NOW. IT IS THAT CHANCE TO TELL THEM WE ARE WITH THEM AND WE GRIEVE WITH THEM AS WELL. I WANT TO TALK NOW ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND OUR CHALLENGES AHEAD. THE BEST WAY IS START WHERE WE STARTED, TALKING ABOUT PHILADELPHIA VERSUS ST. LOUIS. REMEMBER, THIS WAS PHILADELPHIA DURING THE SPANISH FLU. THIS WAS THE REASON WE INSTITUTED THE AGGRESSIVE ORDERS WE DID BECAUSE WITHOUT MAJOR STEPS, WHAT YOU SEE IN ALL OF THESE ARE A LARGE SPIKE, THESE ARE DEATHS, THAT CAUSE CATASTROPHIC LOSS-OF-LIFE. LET’S SHOW ST. LOUIS. WE ARE CLOSER TO THIS. WE HAVE DONE EVE BETTER, INSTEAD OF A CURVE UP, ON THE WAY UP, WE HAVE PLATEAUED. GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS INSTEAD OF UP. THIS IS STILL THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. PANDEMICS WORK THIS WAY. REMEMBER THOSE THAT WOU SAY LET’S STOP RESTRICTIONS AND GO BACK TO EVERYTHING WE USED TO DO, WE WOULD GO FROM ST LOUIS, TO PHILADELPHIA, REAL QUICK. ALTHOUGH WE HA LOST OVER 300, ONE OF THE MAJOR MODELING GROUPS IS SAYING IF WE LIFTED RESTRICTIONS, LIKE SOME ARE ASKING FOR, WE WOULD LOSE 23,000 KENTUCKIANS. THIS VIRUS IS NOT GONE. IT IS STILL OUT THERE. WE HAV TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SMART IN HOW WE ADDRESS IT AND MOVE FORWARD. SHOW LOUISVILLE NOW. OU CHALLENGE AS WE MOVE FORWARD IS TO NOT LET THE SECOND SPIKE HAPPEN. THEY LOST MORE PEOPLE COMING OUT OF IT, WHEN THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD DONE A GREAT JOB COMPARED TO PHILADELPHIA. SOCIAL DISTANCE, WE SAVED PEOPLE. THEN THEY LOOSEN UP AND DON’T FOLLOW THE RULES AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENS. THE SECOND SPIKE WOULD SHUT DOWN OUR ECONOMY AGAIN. AND MORE IMPORTANT, WE WOULD LOSE MORE KENTUCKIANS. OUR GOAL WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHERE WE WERE, WHEN WE STARTED, LET’S NOT BE PHILADELPHIA. NOW WE KNOW WE HAVE DONE BETTER THAN ST. LOUIS. WE WANT TO LOOK MORE LIKE LOUISVILLE FROM THE SPANISH FLU. WE ARE AT A PLATEAU. WE WANT IT TO GO DOWN. IT WON’T BE AS DRAMATIC, AND STAY DOWN IN A LONG LINE, UNTIL IT IS GONE. WHEN WE ARE THINKING ABOUT COST IN TERMS OF LOSS-OF-LIFE AND THE ECONOMY, IT IS CRITICAL WE DON’T LET, WE DON’T LIFT RESTRICTIONS AND DON’T LET UP OR NOT FOLLOW THE NEW RULES AND HAVE THE SECOND PART OF ST. LOUI NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO DO THIS BETTER THAN ANYBODY HAS AND MAKE SURE WE REWRITE HISTORY SO THE NEXT TIME THERE IS A PANDEMIC, WHICH I HOPEFULLY LONG AFTER I’M GONE, WE SHOW HOW TO DO IT, AND THAT IS KENTUCKY. BEFORE I GET INTO THE NUMBERS, I WANT TO ASK THE DOCTOR TO COME UP AND GIVE HIS THOUGHTS. >> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. I WANT TO BE SERIOUS TONIGHT. BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENJOY WHAT IS GOOD AROUND US. THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED THE FLAVOR NAMED AFTER ME. I PICKED UP MY THREE PINTS TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUC FOR RAISING MONEY IN SUPPORT OF FIRST RESPONDERS. AND HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TOMORROW. I WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A LOT OF ENTITIES, WITH THE PURDUE CHICKEN PLANT IN OHIO COUNTY. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMUNICATION I’VE HAD WITH THE LEADERSHIP. THEY DID TEST THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE AND THEY HAD A POSITIVITY RATE OF 7% O SO, WHICH WAS NOT AS BAD AS WE THOUGHT. THEY’VE TAKEN STEPS TO TRY TO REDUCE THE RISK AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THOSE ACTIONS. THEY ARE ALSO WORKING WITH LEADERS ACROSS THREE COUNTIES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WHAT THIS SHOWS, EACH TIME WE DO THIS, A NURSING HOME OR A PRISON, OR A FACTORY OR SOME OTHER PLACE, IT IS LABOR-INTENSIVE. IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER WHICH LEADS TO THE NEXT MESSAGE, I HAVE SAID AS I’VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO TALK WITH YOU ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ADVISE THE GOVERNO, WE ARE TRYING TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO KEEP AS MANY FOLKS SAFE AS WE CAN. FROM CHINA AND NORTHERN ITALY AND NEW YORK, THE MODEL SUGGEST WE COULD HAVE H 45-90,000 KENTUCKIANS DIE. THOSE ARE STAGGERING NUMBERS. WE HAVE LOST OVER 300 INDIVIDUALS TO THIS. WE COULD BE STANDI HERE TALKING ABOUT TENS OF THOUSANDS THAT HAVE DIED. WE HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB AS A STATE. WE REALLY HAVE, LIKE THE GOVERNOR SHOWED. WE HAVE REALLY CUT THE TOP OFF. WE HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. THIS IS WHEN PEOPLE GET COMPLACENT AND TAKE FOR GRANTED THE DISEASE IS STILL OUT THERE. I KNOW IT IS. I AM TALKING TO MANUFACTURERS AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRISONS. WHEN IT HITS THE PEOPLE MOST VULNERABLE, IT IS DEVASTATING. ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING. FOR THOSE LISTENING TONIGHT AND FOR THOSE YOU CARE ABOUT, EVEN AS RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED, BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER THING SOCIETY IS DEMANDING, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME MORE IMPORTANT THAN NOW FOR YOU TO DO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND USE UNIVERSAL MASKING AND FOR YOU TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES WE ARE WORKING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE AS SAFE AS WE CAN. I WOULD URGE YOU, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED. THIS IS THE TIME WHEN THE WEATHER GETS NICE AND PEOPLE GO OUTSIDE AND THEY ARE TIRED OF HAVING THESE RESTRICTIONS, THIS IS THE TIME WHEN I HAVE TO URGE YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO THESE GUIDELINES AND WORK WI US SO WE CAN KEEP AS MANY PEOPLE SAFE AS POSSIBLE AND NOT HAVE THE REALLY BAD CONSEQUENCES. THOSE LINES OUR LIVES. IT IS NOT FICTION. THIS IS REALITY. IT HAS HAPPENE IN NEW YORK AND ITALY AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TOGETHER. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOV. BESHEAR LET’S GO OVER OUR NUMBERS TODA THEY SHOW A STEADINESS DESPITE ADDITIONAL TESTING. OUR NUMBERS HAVE CERTAINLY REMAINED IN THE PLATEAU. TODAY WE ARE REPORTING A TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF 158. OUR NEW NUMBER FOR TOTAL CASES AFTER THE DAILY AUDIT IS 6440. OF THOSE, 23 ARE PROBABLE, THE LET -- THE REST ARE LAB CONFIRMED. THE TOTAL NUMBER, WE KNOW IT IS HIGHER THAN THIS. TOTAL HOSPITALIZED, 1757, 394. ICU 758, 226 CURRENTLY. THIS NUMBER IS GOING UP. WE NEED TO BE THINKING AND CARING FOR THOSE 226. SOMETHING TO WATCH AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THE NUMBER, OUR FAVORITE NUMBER, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE RECOVERED. 2300. WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU A VIDEO ON THAT RIGHT NOW. [APPLAUSE] I’M GOING TO TELL THE STORY WHILE IT GOES. THEY REUNITED THIS WEEK AFTER MORE THAN A MONTH APART. JEAN WAS JUST DISCHARGE AFTER A TOUGH FIGHT WITH COVID-19. THEY WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ON SEPTEMBER 16. ONE OF THE LAST TIMES THEY HAD BEEN TOGETHER WAS MARCH 30 WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN THE SAME AMBULANCE. BOTH WER SUFFERING FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS AND TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. JEAN WAS ADMITTED TO T ICU WHERE HE WAS PUT ON A VENTILATOR. THE THING THAT GETS YOU THE WORST IS THE WEAKNESS. IT IS LIKE SOMEONE STICKS A SYRINGE IN YOU AND TAKES EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH OUT OF YOU. LIKE NOTHING I’VE EVER FELT IN MY LIFE. EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SEPARATED BY FLOORS, SHE COULD FEEL HER HUSBAND CLOSE BY. THE DOCTOR, THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHYSICIAN, WOULD GO TO HER ROOM EVERY DAY TO UPDATE HER. WHEN THE PHYSICIAN HAD A DAY OFF, ONE OF HIS PARTNERS WOULD UPDATE HER. SHE WAS DISCHARGED AND MOVE TO THE REHABILITATION CENTER. GENE BEGAN A PATH TO RECOVERY. HE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A COVID-19 MIRACLE. SAID ONE OF THE NURSES, HE HAD ALL THE ODDS AGAINST HIM AND STILL BEAT THE VIRUS. HE IS A REMINDER OF WHY I BECAME A NURSE AND I WILL HAVE A PLACE FOR HIM FOREVER IN MY HEART. I AM PROUD OF THEM, THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB. PRAYERS FOR THEM ALL. ELAINE SAYS SHE’S GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY AND LOOKS FORWARD TO WHEN HER HUSBAND CAN BE WITH HER. SHE HAS A NEW PURPOSE IN LIF THEY ARE BOTH LOOKING AT IT LIKE THEY HAD THE GREATEST GIFT, WHICH IS MORE TIME TOGETHER SPECIAL MOMENTS. BOTH OF MY PARENTS WENT THROUGH CANCER SCARES. I CAN FEEL A LITTLE BIT WHAT THAT MUST LIKE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. NEW CASES COUNTY, 31 IN JEFFERSON. 27 IN FAYETTE. 11 IN KENTON. 11 IN LOGAN. SEVEN IN BOONE. THREE IN BULLET TWO IN HENDERSON AND ONE BATH, DAVIS, FRANKLI GRANT, HARRISON, HENRY, HOPKINS, JOHNSON, KNOX, LAUREL, MADISON, MARSHALL, MASON, MCCREARY, NELSON, AND TODD. RECENTLY, JUST TO REMIND US, BECAUSE IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A REMINDER THIS CAN IMPACT EVERYBODY, OF THESE NEW CASES, THE IMPACT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. ALL AGES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWN OF TOTAL CASES, 34% OF ALL OF OUR CASES, 30% A BETWEEN 20 AND 40 YEARS OLD. INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MAKE UP 30% OF ALL THE COVID CASES IN KENTUCKY. WHEN YOU LOO AT 40-70, IT I 46%. I AM IN THAT RANGE. WE DON’T CONSIDER THAT RANGE OLD. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF COVID CASES FALL WITHIN IT. FOR THOSE THAT THI THIS HITS PEOPLE IN THEIR 70’S AND OLDER, TH IS 19%. IT IS DEADLIER IN THE 60 AND UP POPULATION. ALMOST 27% WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, BUT IT IS HITTING EVERYBODY. AND BECAUSE SUMMER IS COMING AND I KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO D MORE, THIS IS STILL OUT THERE. TODAY’S RESULTS INCLUDE AN 18-YEAR-OLD FEMALE AND A 17-YEAR-OLD, A 19-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM OHIO. 15-YEAR-OLD FROM JEFFERSON, 21-YEAR-OLD FROM BOONE. 23-YEAR-OLD FROM JOHNSON. A ONE-YEAR-OLD CHILD. A 12-YEAR-OLD FROM WARREN AND A 13-YEAR-OLD FROM JEFFERSON. WHEN I SAY I WEAR THIS TO PROTECT MY KIDS, I MEAN IT. IT SPREADS EVERYWHERE TO EVERYONE AND CAN CAUSE COMPLICATIONS. SO LET’S NOT LET OUR GUARD DOWN AND MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS PROTECT ONE ANOTHER. AND THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO BE DEADLY. TODAY I AM REPORTING WE HAVE LOST SIX ADDITIONAL KENTUCKIANS TO COVID-19. THEY INCLUDE A 63-YEAR-OLD MALE FROM JEFFERSON, A 92-YEAR-OLD, AND FOUR RESIDENTS FROM GRAVES COUNTY. A 76-YEAR-OL MALE, 90-YEAR-OLD FEMALE, AND 81-YEAR-OLD MALE. ALL OF THOSE GREEN LIGHTS WE SAW ON THO VIDEOS, KEEP IT UP. THESE ARE SIX FAMILIE THAT MEAN WE HAVE LOST OVER 300 KENTUCKIANS. LET’S CONTINUE TO HONO THOSE 304, KNOWING WE ARE GOING TO DEAL WITH THIS VIRUS AND SHOW THAT COLOR OF COMPASSION, THAT WE CARE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER AND WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO PROTECT ONE ANOTHER. THERE’S A BETTER DAY AHEAD. FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS, THEY ARE HEADED TO A BETTER PLACE. THIS IS THERE RENEWAL AS WELL. LET’S CONTINUE TO SHINE THOSE GREEN LIGHTS AND BRING THOSE BELLS AT 10:00 A.M. EVERY DAY. RACE AND ETHNICITY, 74% WHITE. 13% LACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN. 6% ASIAN. RATE -- MULTIRACIAL. 12% HISPANIC. 87 PERCENT NON-HISPANIC. DEATHS, WE S 1 WHITE, 2.2% ASIAN, 1.1% MULTIRACIAL. AND ETHNICITY, 98% NON-HISPANIC AND 2% HISPANIC. SO IT IS TRAGIC. WE CONTINUE TO LOSE KENTUCKIANS. IT IS A SERIOUS VIRUS. THE CITIZENS OF KENTUCKY ARE DOING WHAT IT TAKES. WE HAVE PLATEAUED AND WE CONTINUE TO BE THERE EVEN WITH MORE TESTS. THAT IS A GOOD SIGN. IT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS GONE. IT MEANS WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND THAT WE ARE SAVING LIVES. REMEMBER THE COVID ACT NOW. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US FOLLOWING THE RULES AND DOING THE RIGHT THING AND NOT IS ABOUT 21,000 LIVES IN KENTUCKY. KEEP IT UP. LET’ REMEMBER PART OF LIVING OUT OUR FAITH IS DOING WHAT IT TAKES TO PROTECT ONE ANOTHER. AL RIGHT, LET’S TALK ABOUT HOUSES OF WORSHIP QUICKLY. ON FRIDAY WE ISSUED OUR GUIDANCE TO CHURCHES ON HOW TO HOLD IN PERSON WORSHIP SERVICES. IN LIGHT OF RECENT COURT RULINGS, WE WILL MAKE THE GUIDANCE EFFECTIVE STARTING TODAY. I KNOW SOME FOLKS ARE READY TO GET BACK TO IN PERSON SERVICES. WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT AND MAKE SURE ANY HOUSE OF WORSHIP IS READY. EVEN THE CLEANIN REQUIRED IS MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN IS DONE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ELSE. EVERY SURFACE HAS TO BE CLEANED. WHAT IS REALLY REQUIRED IN SOCIAL DISTANCING, SOME PEOPLE WANT TO SAY SIT SIX FEET APART. IT IS MAKING SURE FAMILY UNITS ARE TOGETHER AND PEOPLE IN THE PARKING LOT ARE SOCIALLY DISTANCED. I WOULD ASK PEOPLE TAKE THEIR TIME. WE DON’T WANT YOUR HOUSE OF WORSHIP TO BE A PLACE WHERE THE CORONAVIRUS WILL SPREAD. WASHINGTON STATE, A CHOIR PRACTICE RESULTED IN TWO PEOPLE DEAD. SOUTH KOREA, 37 INFECTED. ARKANSAS 34. SACRAMENTO 71. IN FRANCE, 2500. KENTUCKY, 50 CASES. UP TO FIVE DEBTS. IN ALABAMA, 14. THIS SPREADS THROUGH OTHER MAS GATHERINGS. ALL I AM SAYING, BE CAREFUL. MAKE SURE YOU DO IT RIGHT. TO EVERY HOUSE OF WORSHIP, GO BACK WHEN YOU ARE READY. WHAT I AM REQUESTING AND WHAT WE NEED, IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THROUGH THE GUIDANCE, DON’T COME BACK JUST TO COME BACK. MAKE SURE YOUR SANCTUARY IS A PLACE OF SAFETY AND COMFORT FOR THOSE THAT ARE THERE. WE THINK THE MORTALITY RATE CAN BE 27% FOR THOSE THAT HAVE TESTED 60 YEARS AND UP. BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT ENCOURAGING DIFFEREN FOLKS TO CONTINUE TO WORSHIP VIRTUALLY OR THROUGH DRIVING SERVICES. THEY ARE STILL SAFER. MY CHURCH IS NOT OPENING YET. NOT UNTIL AT LEAST JUNE. I SUPPORT THEIR DECISION. I WANT TO GO BACK. WHAT I REALLY WANT IS FOR THE PEOPLE IN MY CONGREGATION TO BE AS SAFE AS THEY CAN BE. SO MAKE SURE WE DON’T PRESSURE THOSE HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND MAKE SURE WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT THE GOOD DECISIONS THAT CAN BE MADE. TESTING. LET’S PUT UP WHERE ALL OF OUR TESTING IS NEXT WEEK. WE PUT IN A PLUG FOR KROGER. NEXT TUESDAY THERE ARE 150 SPOTS. THEY ARE NOT FILLING UP FAST ENOUGH. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE NEED MORE TESTS. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH. ON WEDNESDAY THERE ARE 300 SPOTS OPENING. 450 NEXT THURSDAY. TO ALL OF OUR LOCAL LEADERS, ANYONE CLOSE BY AND WHO WANTS TO DRIVE, YOU CAN SIGN UP NOW. WHEN WE LOOK A LOUISVILLE, 200 50 SLOTS ON THURSDAY. 400 ON FRIDAY. LEXINGTON, 300 NEXT THURSDAY. 350 NEXT FRIDAY. WE WILL LOOK AT THAT, HOW THE AREA IS SERVICED AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU TO THAT REGION FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING. REMEMBER, WE’VE GOT TO GET TO A POINT WHERE WE ARE TESTING MORE THAN 2% OF THE POPULATION. WE HAVE THE CAPACITY AND ARE WORKING ON THE DELIVERY MODEL. UNLESS PEOPLE SIGN UP, WE DON’T MEET THOSE NUMBERS. PART OF THAT IS GOOD CITIZENSHIP. I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, THEY WERE DOING 170 TEST PER DAY. THEY ARE DOWN. WE NEED TO KEEP GOING AND MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYBODY THROUGH. WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS. I THINK WE WILL GET OUT OF HERE EARLY TODAY. WE’VE GOT SHELBY, MORGAN FROM THE JOURNAL, KAREN, ARE YOU OK? I KNOW YOU ARE IN AN ACCIDENT COMING OVER. YOUR INSURANCE WILL COVER IT. REFORMED LAWYER. AND ELEANOR BUCKLEY. LET’S START WITH SHELBY. >> ONE PERSON IS WONDERING WHEN HE CAN VISIT HIS WIFE. GOV. BESHEAR THE QUESTION IS, MR. SPURLOCK HAS A WIFE IN THE HOSPITAL. HE WANTS TO VISIT HER. ELDERLY AND NOT A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY. WE ARE WORKING AND LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS TO SEE WHEN WE CAN OPEN. IT IS THIS WEDNESDAY. I AM GOING TO ASK DR. STACK TO ANSWER THAT. IF IT IS AS SIMPLE AS WEDNESDAY, I’M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT. >> THIS WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH. IN THE OTHER PHASES, AS PEOPLE GO BACK TO HAVE INPATIENT PROCEDURES, WE WILL ALLOW FOR ONE VISITOR PER PATIENT, SUBJECT TO THE POLICY. SO THERE IS A VISITOR RESTRICTION IN EFFECT, BUT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE POLICY, THEY CAN ALLOW ONE VISITOR PER PATIENT. WE NEVER WANTED TO SEPARATE PEOPLE FROM THEIR LOVED ONES. IT WAS ALWAYS A SAFETY MEASURE. GOV. BESHEAR: AND I TAKE IT THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT ON ANY COVID WING, WHERE THE POSSIBILITY OF INFECTION COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. OK. SO HOPEFULLY THERE’S MORE OPPORTUNITY THERE. KARE AS WE WIND DOWN THE SECOND WEEK OF OPENING UP HEALTH CAR WE TYPICALLY WOULD SEE TWO WEEKS. I AM GENERALLY PLEASED. PLEASED AT WHERE OUR NUMBERS ARE. IF YOU REMOVE THE GREEN RIVER AND ACCOUNT FOR HOW THINGS ROLL IN, WE ARE VERY STEADY IN OUR OVERALL NUMBERS. THIS IS ALSO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSION. IT’S THE BEST IN KNOWI HOW TO REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTAGION AND SPREAD. BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO REVIVE THAT PART OF OUR ECONOMY. BECAUSE PUBLIC HEALTH IS CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY NOW. I BELIEVE THOSE COMING BACK ARE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. WE’VE GOT TO WATCH AND BE VIGILANT. >> OHIO IS GOING TO OPEN BARS. GOV. BESHEAR: THE QUESTION IS ON BARS OPENING EARLIER IN OTHER PLACES. THE CHALLENGE IS SOCIAL DISTANCING. IT’S REALLY HARD TO SEE HOW THAT WOULD WORK IN A REGULAR BAR UNTIL WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN HAVE 50 OR MORE. IT IS TOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMICS. IF Y WERE 10 OR UNDER OR A CERTAIN PART OF THE CAPACITY, THESE ARE IMPORTANT SMALL BUSINESSES, SOMETIMES MEDIUM-SIZED. A COUPLE ADDED A FOOD SERVICE, WHICH IS A GOO OPPORTUNITY. THEY CAN DO OUTDOOR SEATING AS WELL. THIS IS JUST A VIRUS WHERE THERE ARE CERTAI THINGS THAT ARE A BIGGER CHALLENGE TO FIGURE OUT. IT DOESN’T MEAN I DON’T THINK BARS COULD DO THE CLEANIN OR THE OWNERS WOULD TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING OR EMPLOYEES WOULD TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING. IT IS JUST A HARDE ENVIRONMENT TO GET THE SOCIAL DISTANCING IN. WE ARE LOOKING AT JULY. WE DO WANT TO WORK WITH FOLKS JUST A CHALLENGE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT PEOPLE LEAVING THE STATE AT ANY TIME, WITH OTHER THINGS GOING ON. DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE REACTING TO PRESSURES ABOUT WHAT PARTS OF THE ECONOMY TO WHEN, DIFFERENTLY THAN WE ARE. I AM TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS TO GET THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE DOING THE VERY BEST TO KEEP THE VIRUS DOWN. THAT IS THE ENTIRETY OF MY DECISION-MAKING. WHATEVER RAMIFICATIONS IT HAS, WHOEVER IS UPSET AFTERWARDS AND WHATEVER IT MEANS FOR ME, I CAN DEAL WITH THAT. I KNOW LIVES ARE ON THE LINE AND I KNOW KIDS CAN CATCH THIS. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OUR SOCIETY, THERE ARE ASYMPTOMATIC PEOPLE. WE LOST MORE KENTU