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KY_EnviroGuy

(14,488 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2020, 09:23 PM Mar 2020

First coronavirus case in Kentucky/Harrison County.....

which is about 10-mi. north of Lexington (University of KY) and around 30-mi. south of metro Cincinnati and just off I-75. I believe the largest town is Cynthiana.

Gov. Beshear provides update on coronavirus: 'Dont panic. Be prepared'
First patient is a resident of Harrison County, Kentucky

Link: https://www.wlky.com/article/watch-gov-to-provide-update-on-coronavirus-in-kentucky/31269307

(snips)

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear provided an update Saturday on the coronavirus.

This update comes one day after Kentucky's first confirmed case. Beshear said on Friday that a man who lives in Harrison County recently tested positive for the illness.

The man is in isolation and receiving treatment at UK's Chandler Hospital in Lexington. Beshear said the patient was first treated at Harrison Memorial Hospital. He was listed in serious condition but is improving, Beshear said.


Link to KY Dept. of Health Coronavirus web page: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/Pages/covid19.aspx

Department for Public Health COVID-19
COVID-19 Hotline 1-800-722-5725
PLEASE NOTE: COVID-19 is a reportable disease in Kentucky


KY...........

(cross-posted from GD)
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