Latest Governor Beshear COVID-19 Updates for Kentucky

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CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world, surpassing 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lenard “Lenny” Wells didn’t just put on a badge and grind through his police work. He mentored generations of officers and community activists who went on to become police leaders and lawmakers. He helped ensure African Americans had equal access to promotions in the des…

CLOVER, S.C. (AP) — When Pastor Matt McGarity looked out at his Clover, South Carolina, congregation, he saw a view unlike anything he’d seen before. The familiar faces of his flock were blurred behind vehicle windshields, with the exception a few children sticking their heads out of sunroof…

With a number of religious dates this week – Passover, Good Friday and Easter – and after Kentucky’s largest single-day spike in coronavirus cases yet, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday a new plan aimed at curtailing mass gatherings.

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