Kentucky added 273 new cases in a single day on Sunday, bringing the state’s total to 2,960.
a couple days later, both times shouting things like, “Open up Kentucky!” and “You’re not a king!” Some protesters stood directly outside the room where Beshear was holding his press conference while others circled the area in cars in a drive through protest.on matters on easing lockdown restrictions.
“We do have some folks up here in Kentucky today, saying we should reopen Kentucky immediately, right now,” said Beshear, citing that the state had not reached 14 days of decreasing cases numbers that is theNow, it seems that those protests, which appear to lack social distancing efforts, may have lead to a projected increase in COVID-19 cases. Kentucky’s protests are among those that broke out in several states this past week including demonstrations in Ohio, Minnesota, and Michigan.
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