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Gov. Beshear cautions against pandemic complacency

The governor reported that most coronavirus-related trends in Kentucky have been on a downward trend, but he lamented that virus deaths remain far too high.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentuckians should guard against complacency in the fight against COVID-19 amid sustained declines in hospitalizations and other key virus-related statistics, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.

The governor reported that most coronavirus-related trends in Kentucky have been on a downward trend, but he lamented that virus deaths remain far too high. He continued to plead with people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and to wear masks when indoors in public.

Beshear reported a double-digit decline in hospitalizations due to the virus in the past seven days. Virus-related admissions to intensive care units and ventilator use also have dropped steadily. But more progress is needed to continue reducing those numbers, he said.

“So let’s not cheer and celebrate while we’re still at where we are,” Beshear said. “Let’s do what it takes to continue to push this decline.”

The governor used statistics on ventilator use to reinforce his point.

“We should be grateful that we now have fewer people on a ventilator than at the height of our winter surge, but not by a whole lot,” he said. “We hope it continues to go down, but let’s not punt on third down, right? Let’s make sure we continue to do what it takes to get this down to those levels where we were all feeling great.”

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