By TOM LATEK
Kentucky Today
Apr 13, 2021
Apr 13, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) â Gov. Andy Beshear warned that Kentucky may be in another plateau when it comes to COVID-19 cases after weeks of declines, and that the dominant variant of the coronavirus is targeting the younger population. Â
During a Monday press briefing from the Capitol, the governor said while Kentucky has leveled off in new cases, at least four other states are seeing increases, due to what has become known as the UK Variant since it was first identified in the United Kingdom.
âWhat weâre unfortunately seeing is that they are infecting more young people,â he said. âThose young people are getting really sick, and hospitalizations for younger Americans are going up. None of us want that, so what do we do? Number one, until we win, continue to wear that mask and make sure youâre doing the right things. Number two, get vaccinated as quickly as possible.â