Kentucky governor: More than 3,000 people statewide could die from coronavirus

Using projection data released by the White House, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said thousands could die statewide as a result of the coronavirus. On Tuesday, the Trump administration coronavirus response team revealed that 100,000 to 240,000 people are projected to die in the U.S. during the pandemic if everyone practices social distancing and other mitigation efforts. Beshear on Wednesday said using the same data set, 1,300 to 3,200 Kentucky residents could die with intervention. Without intervention,…