Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear were not feeling well, and out of an abundance of caution, were tested for COVID-19 in an effort to protect themselves and those around them. The test results came back negative.
"I wanted to start by letting you know that both my family and I are OK. We've tested negative for COVID-19 after a real scare. And I want to thank everybody out there who sent their thoughts and their prayers," the Governor said. "This morning, late in the morning, I started feeling bad with a lot of the symptoms that can suggest COVID-19. Because of that I immediately isolated and canceled events we had in the afternoon. A couple hours later, I was tested. And even the short wait that I had to endure gives me newfound empathy for those that are having to wait even a couple days to get their test results back, knowing that they may be separated from their family and wondering what their immediate future is going to be. So I'm going to continue to try to lead with this empathy and hopefully it makes me a better Governor in addressing this virus."
Beshear announced 562 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of cases to 35,793. Eighteen of the new cases were from children 5 and younger.
Additionally, he reported eight new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 783. At least 8,819 Kentuckians have recovered.
"I wanted to start by letting you know that both my family and I are OK. We've tested negative for COVID-19 after a real scare. And I want to thank everybody out there who sent their thoughts and their prayers," the Governor said. "This morning, late in the morning, I started feeling bad with a lot of the symptoms that can suggest COVID-19. Because of that I immediately isolated and canceled events we had in the afternoon. A couple hours later, I was tested. And even the short wait that I had to endure gives me newfound empathy for those that are having to wait even a couple days to get their test results back, knowing that they may be separated from their family and wondering what their immediate future is going to be. So I'm going to continue to try to lead with this empathy and hopefully it makes me a better Governor in addressing this virus."
Beshear announced 562 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of cases to 35,793. Eighteen of the new cases were from children 5 and younger.
Additionally, he reported eight new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 783. At least 8,819 Kentuckians have recovered.
