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Today, Hardin County School staff members began to receive their second doses of Covid-19 vaccines. As a result, the district adding a day of NTI for students the day after their school staff members receive it.

District spokesperson John Wright says the added day only affects middle and elementary school students. Days and schedules of staff vaccinations can be found on the district’s website.

Tuesday’s Covid-19 update saw more low case numbers for the state of Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear announced 1,080 new cases of the virus for Tuesday. The state also announced 19 new virus-related deaths Tuesday, with the positivity rate down to 4.97%. Locally, Hardin county was announced to have 36 new cases of covid-19, with LaRue and Meade counties both having 6.