KY Covid Hospitals GMK 120320

Kentucky hospitals are feeling the strain from Covid-19 cases.

Covid-19 surge 1,768 hospitalized, 427 ... the governor shared this statement from the white house's report about kentucky.

It says in part we are in a very dangerous place because of high spread...and limited hospital capacity..

It goes on to say the post-thanskgiving surge we haven't seen yet..

Will put an even greater strain on covid patient care..and overall medical care.

Right now---more than 17-thousand are in the hospital with covid-19... and the governor says hospitals are having to adjust to make more room for patients.

The white house..and state agree..

If kentuckians follow the governor's guidance..the spread of the virus..will rapidly decrease.

L3: coronavirus in kentucky white dr. steven stack public health commissioner "every time we choose to disregard the guidance, we will see more people get infected, more strain on our hospitals and more loss."

L3: coronavirus in kentucky white hospitals feeling strain from covid-19 surge 1,768 hospitalized, 427 ... the states public health commissioner..doct or steven stack says new data projections show thousands of lives could be saved in parts of the state if recommendations are followed... by social distancing..wearing