While out on regular patrols, an officer with the Elizabethtown Police Department was alarmed to find a house on Guthrie Street fully engulfed in flames. The Elizabethtown Fire Department was called immediately, and the fire was put out. The home was abandoned and had no utilities running to it. No one was injured or displaced as a result of the fire. The investigation is ongoing.
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At the end of today, child care facilities across the Commonwealth will have to close their doors until further notice. As previously reported, Governor Andy Beshear made the decision to close daycares and other childcare facilities on Monday. Beshear stated that exceptions will be granted for workers in the healthcare industry. Childcare centers are just one of numerous closures the Governor has ordered in hopes of limiting the spread of COVID-19. As of yesterday, 2 children had tested for the virus.
Another Kentuckian has died as a result of the novel coronavirus. Governor Andy Beshear announced yesterday evening that a 64-year-old male from Jefferson County had died from complications related to COVID-19. As with the first COVID-19 death, Beshear stressed that the individual had several underlying health problems. As of last night, Beshear indicated that the state has seen 47 positive cases.
Despite initial worry on social media yesterday, Fort Knox has announced that there is no confirmed case of COVID-19 on post at this time. Medical officials on post are attending to the patient in question to make sure the strain is not present. Officials at the Ireland Army Health Clinic are screening individuals for COVID-19 as they enter the clinic.