New COVID case numbers, hospitalizations and COVID patients needing a ventilator are all down. The shift, along with updated guidance released by the CDC last Friday prompted the Governor to lift mask requirements in state buildings beginning Tuesday.
But there are exceptions. Masks will still be required in state congregate care facilities. And there is also updated guidance for Kentucky schools that also aligns with the CDC.
State Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack and Governor Beshear both emphasized that it is still recommended that you wear a mask indoors when COVID infection rates are high. As of Monday, just over 50 of Kentucky’s 120 counties were still in the red.
