Ky Covid 19

October 16-th... in our top story this morning -- coronavirus cases... deaths... and hospitalizations -- all up in kentucky..

During his daily 'virtual' briefing yesterday, governor beshear gdk fs img txt bullets:no coronavirus in kentucky office of governor andy beshear coronavirus kyfs-graph ... reporting 1,260 new postive cases..

The total now..

More than 84-thousand.

20 more kentuckians have died...the highest number of deaths..

Since the pandemic began in the state.

The total number of people who have died from the virus -- 1,296..

11:08 i can't you how painful it is to read 20 entries we're going to have a lot more days like this if we don't do better about wearing masks about social distancing and about following the rules.

11:24 the governer says... hosptilizations from the virus, are also up in the state.

At least..

738 kentuckians are in the hospital..

192 in the i-c-u..

There are 92 people..

On a ventilator.

Governor beshear -- who is still in quarantine -- is set to get another test today..

Gdk fs img txt bullets:no coronavirus outbreak lee county care and rehabilitation center coronavirusbkgd ... a lee county nursing home... is seeing a high number of residents and staff..test positive for the virus.

According to signature healthcare...which runs the lee county care and rehabilitation center -- at least 69 residents..

And 24 staff have tested positive.

Of the residents who are sick... seven are in the hospital.

The company says it tested the facility..after a staff member tested positive earlier this month.

The facility says its doing everything it can to lower the risk of