beshear talks to state
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In our top story at 11...governer andy beshear..
Gave a rare address to the state today..
To mark the passing of more than a thousand people..
To the coronavirus in kentucky.
Before the governor's address..., the governor held a wreath laying ceremony..
To remember the victims. bells the state police honor guard placed a memorial wreath in the state capitol rotunda, in frankfot... honoring the more than a thousand kentuckians who have now died from covid-19.
Gov andy beshear 14:05 - 14:53 "we will loose to covid 19 have now lost more kentuckians than korean and vietnam war.
Still only 6 montsh fith of life times as american and kentucky and in this fight that means wearing a mask, keeping gathers and limititing travel asking so little acton that may save somebodies life."
C1 3 governor beshear annoucned 22 new covid-19 releated deaths today.
The total number of people who have now died from the virus in the state, is..
1,035.
The governor also announced..
805 new cases of covid-19.
The total number of positives in the commonwealth is now..
At least... 54,772.
One hundred twenty-two of the new cases were from children ages 18 and younger.
19 were children ages five and under.
The youngest was a 3-month-old from fayette county.
The positivity rate currently is now 4 point 1-4 percent.
The city of lexington now..
Has 6,684 positive cases ofvid-19.
E health department..there were 123, new positives from yesterday.
The health department also reported three new deaths from the virus.
The total number of people who have died from covid-19 in the city..
Is now..
66.
Today..
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