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NOW WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING WITH EVERY MINUTE THAT WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN RESPOND AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. THEY IT HARRISON AND JEFFERSON COUNTY. ALL THREE COUNTIES HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONFIRMED TO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS. ACCORDING TO GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR IT BRINGS THE TOTAL SO FAR TOO FOR PEOPLE IN THE STATE AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE KNEW IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE VIRUS CAME TO OUR CITY AS IT HAS TOO MANY CITIES AROUND AMERICA. DURING A PRESS BRIEFING ON SUNDAY. MAYOR GREG FISCHER SAYS A JEFFERSON COUNTY RESIDENT IS IN ISOLATION AFTER TESTING POSITIVE. NO WORD ON WHEN THAT PERSON CONTRACTED THE VIRUS IF THAT PERSON IS CURRENTLY IN A HOSPITAL OR HOW MANY PEOPLE HE OR SHE MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH BEFORE GETTING TESTED. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CDC AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO IDENTIFY AND CONTACT ALL THOSE WHO MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE UNINFECTED PERSO AS OF SUNDAY EVENING 21 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED FOR THE VIRUS WITH 17 COMING BACK NEGATIVE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY DESPITE THOSE NUMBERS A MAJORITY OF THE CASES SEEN OUR PEOPLE OLDER THAN 60 WITH UNDERLYING CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS. WE’RE ADVISING NURSING HOMES AND OTHER LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES TO RESTRICT VISITORS TO THEIR FACILITIES AND THAT THEY CONSULT THE GUIDANCE AT THE STATE AND CDC’S WEB SITES FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. THE GOVERNOR. ALSO REMINDING EVERYONE TO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE GOOD CLEAN HYGIENE. THE NUMB ONE THING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT. YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY FROM THIS CORONAVIRUS IS PRACTICE GOOD H

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Just days after announcing the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state has three more cases.During a press conference Sunday, Beshear confirmed the patients live in Jefferson, Fayette and Harrison counties. All three patients are in isolation.According to officials, the Jefferson County patient is a Louisville resident, who is currently being treated at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. The patient was tested for COVID-19 after arriving at the hospital with respiratory symptoms. Employees and others who may have come into contact with the patient in have been identified and are being evaluated. "As long as we are ready, as long as we are working together and as long as we all remain calm, we're gonna be OK," Beshear said.As of 5:45 p.m. Sunday, 21 people have been tested for the virus with 17 tests coming back negative, Beshear said during the conference. Harrison County Public Schools will be closed next week and students will work from home. Beshear recommends nursing homes stop allowing visitors and that public gatherings should be delayed. His office is not advising businesses to close but urged employers to allow sick employees to stay home and still get paid. The governor has declared a state of emergency, but urged Kentuckians not to panic. RELATED: How long should you wash your hands to avoid the coronavirus?More updates will be provided during a news conference on Monday morning in Frankfort, Kentucky, Beshear said. The number of deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. has risen to 21.Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough and shortness of breath.More than 500 people in 34 states are infected. Worldwide, the number reached a grim milestone of over 3,500 people dead, most of them in mainland China.If you have any questions, call the coronavirus hotline at 1-800-722-5725.