Kentucky governor says COVID-19 situation is ‘dire’

Source: The Hill | September 5, 2021 | Caroline Vakil

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said on Sunday that COVID-19 situation in the state is “dire,” with a record number of hospitalizations amid soaring cases.

“We are setting case records. We have a record number of Kentuckians in the hospital battling COVID in the ICU, battling for their lives. We have a record number of families that are praying for their loved one who is on a ventilator, needing that assistance to breathe,” Beshear said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Beshear was dealt a blow last month when the Kentucky Supreme Court allowed several pieces of legislation limiting his COVID-19 emergency powers to go into effect. Beshear said the court and legislature limited his ability to impose some COVID-19 restrictions such as masking.

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