Governor Beshear holds Wednesday’s COVID-19 in Kentucky briefing

Posted: Apr 1, 2020 / 03:48 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 1, 2020 / 05:07 PM CDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKRN) – Kentucky governor, Andy Beshear, provides the latest update on COVID-19 in the state at his April 1 briefing.

The briefing is set to begin at 4 p.m. CST. You can watch it live in the player above, or on Beshear’s Facebook page.

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