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Update, 5:58 p.m.: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear during a Tuesday press conference announced that all businesses that are not "life-sustaining" will be ordered closed by 8 p.m. Thursday.

"These next two weeks are going to be the most important," Beshear said.

Among those exempted are grocery stores, manufacturers, food and beverage businesses, agriculture, news media, gas stations, construction, logistics, mail delivery, laundry services and restaurants (for takeout and delivery).

The governor also said that one of the new 39 cases – the largest jump of confirmed cases in a single day – was a citizen who attended a "coronavirus party."

"We have a positive test from someone who attended a 'coronavirus party," Beshear said. "...We ought to be much better than that."

"It was a group of young adults in their 20s who I guess were thinking they were invincible," Beshear said. "...For those folks who thought 'we'd be all right if we got it,' what about everybody else you've seen?

"We need everybody doing the right thing."

Beshear said he didn't think anyone in attendance knew in advance they had been exposed to or had the virus.

"Don't simply fight to be the exception to the rule," he said.

There are now 163 confirmed cases in Kentucky. Beshear added there have been four patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.

Beshear said the safety equipment received from the federal government was "not nearly what we need."

He said the Federal Emergency Management Agency outbid Kentucky for supplies he thought were going to come to the state.

The governor said he knows of at least four health care workers who have tested positive for the virus.

Update, 5:18 p.m.: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear expressed anger Tuesday after a new confirmed case of coronavirus was someone who attended a "coronavirus party."

"We have a positive test from someone who attended a 'coronavirus party," Beshear said. "...We ought to be much better than that."

The governor said there are now 163 confirmed cases counting 39 new cases including two in Kenton County.

Update, 5:12 p.m.: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that multiple industries were rallying to create barrels of hand sanitizers for hospitals and first responders.

Beshear said that among the industries assisting in the effort is the bourbon distillers of Kentucky.

The governor also announced that K-prep testing for the state will be canceled.

Previous reporting: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will provide an update on the state's work to slow the spread of the coronavirus at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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The Louisville Courier Journal contributed.