Russell County is now up to eight confirmed cases of the
Novel Coronavirus. The new case is a resident from a local nursing home.
County Judge Gary Robertson announced on Monday the new positive
case. Six of the eight cases are in self-isolation. Two of the individuals who
have the disease are residents of a local nursing home with on in Russell
County Hospital and the other is being treated at Lake Cumberland Regional
Hospital in Somerset.
Statewide, Kentucky has surpassed 2,000 confirmed cases of the virus. Here’s Governor Andy Beshear…
Unfortunately, the state has passed 100 deaths with seven
new ones confirmed on Monday.
Beshear did have some positive comments to say, as it continues to look like Kentucky is flattening the curve compared to other states…
More information can be found online at kycovid19.ky.gov.