Merchandise. it s all gone. as people here in kentucky face the immediate crisis of trying to recover from the tornado s devastation, a new wave of covid cases is putting resources under strain. right now, the overwhelming majority of counties across the state are reporting a high level of transmission, as cases have risen by more than 84% over the last two weeks. take a look at that map. joining me now is dr. brad houseman, the vice president and chief medical officer for baptist health paducah in kentucky. doctor, thank you for being with me. what can you tell us about the conditions right now following this past weekend s storms? thank you for having me. certainly, it s been a very trying weekend for folks here in this area and the surrounding communities. and just can t thank everyone enough for all of the outpouring of support and prayers and donations for those in need here in western kentucky.
When you go further north to edwardsville, illinois where boris sanchez is, an amazon warehouse partially hit by the tornado. you can see where it was hit. that part of the building completely collapsed. six people were killed as a result. that candle factory in mayfield, kentucky, now in complete ruins. emergency crews rescued a number of employees trapped under that debris there on the the right. but we are told dozens were killed when that building came down. those recovery efforts are ongoing. it s not clear yet exactly how many people have been injured by the tornados. dr. brad houseman is vice president and chief medical officer of baptist health paducah. doctor, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, i just want to start with those images in mayfield of the candle factory, and it really is astounding to look at those images and to