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Governor's Wednesday update By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday updated Kentuckians on the state's continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the commonwealth. "We want to try and emerge from COVID as whole as we can be, and it's going to be hard," the Governor said. "We have got to work as hard as we can every day to be as close to whole as we can." Case Information As of 4 p.m. Aug. 26, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 45,230 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 696 of which were newly reported Wednesday. One hundred and fourteen of the newly reported cases were from children ages 18 and younger, of which 22 were children ages 5 and under. The youngest was a 1-month-old from Fayette County. "We hope people out there are making good decisions, especially those that are in charge of our youth. I know this is a difficult time, but we need to be wise," the Governor said. "We need to make sure that we make decisions based on science and on what's in the best interest of those we serve and not just based on complaints." Unfortunately, Gov. Beshear reported seven new deaths Wednesday, raising the total to 902 Kentuckians lost to the virus. The deaths reported Wednesday include an 89-year-old woman from Boone County; an 81-year-old woman from Graves County; a 79-year-old woman from Greenup County; two men, ages 50 and 89, from Jefferson County; a 91-year-old woman from Oldham County; and an 83-year-old man from Whitley County. "The virus doesn't care that we get tired or frustrated, it doesn't care if we want to go back to our lives, it is just as aggressive, it is just as deadly and it is killing people we know," Gov. Beshear said. "So it's up to us to be strong and resilient enough." As of Wednesday, there have been at least 839,454 coronavirus tests performed in Kentucky. The positivity rate currently stands at 4.64%. At least 9,691 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus. CDC Testing Guidelines Today, Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, offered analysis and insight on new coronavirus testing guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "I would encourage you to still follow our guidance here in Kentucky," Dr. Stack said. "I want to be a little more explicit about the CDC's sudden change saying those who have had direct and high-risk exposure to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 should not get tested," said Gov. Beshear. "That's reckless. It contradicts everything that we have learned about this virus. It's inexplicable. I mean come on, it's common sense. Let's make sure we're doing the right thing in Kentucky." Dr. Stack also said the administration is now sharing the weekly reports for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, which can be found on the main Team Kentucky COVID-19 webpage. This story was posted on 2020-08-26 19:17:04
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