Gov Beshear full presser

March 19 2020

C1 3 governor andy beshear... giving an update on the coronavirus and announcing new executive orders just a short time ago.

That in our top story at six.

According to the governor... the state has its second coronavirus- related death.

He says it is a 64-year- old man from jefferson county with underlying health issues.

He also says there is a 6-year-old who has been diagnosed with the virus.

The child is in jefferson county and is said to be okay.

Right now... there are 47 confirmed cases in the state.

The governor says there are to be no in-person gatherings - including churches.

He also says childcare exemptions will be extended to first responders.

The governor also dispelled rumors that there is going to be a national guard lockdown.

The governor says that is not true.

Toyota manufacturing in georgetown says it's extending the shutdown of its plant.

The company said wednesday it would stop production saturday, monday and tuesday.

But today... toyota announced production was shutting down at all of its plants in north america, canada and mexico and would cease for the next ten days.

The company says it's being done over concern for the safety of its employees and the expected economic impact of the coronavirus.

Toyota says employees will be paid during the shutdown.

Kentucky jails are talking about releasing some inmates...to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Abc 36's alexus larson went to a detention center trying to keep the virus away..

As jails worry about new health consequences of a years long overcrowding problem.

### "the jailer at the scott county detention center says his facility is at a higher risk for the coronavirus.

He says it's overcrowded,they get new people coming inside every day, and there's people in the vulnerable age group."

"social distancing is not an option in our facility.

We have cells that are made for six individuals that have ten and eleven individuals in there."

Jailer derran broyles says there are 86 beds but more than 100 inmates inside.

On average.

He says he'll get about ten new inmates a day.worrisome when doctors continue to preach keeping distance between us to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

"it's very difficult to quarantine new inmates that come in."

That's why broyles is one of the jailers across the state...across the country... "freeing" some inmates.

If chosen, low risk inmates will wear an ankle monitor and be on house arrest.

Broyles says 29 inmates are doing it right now.

And it's helping.

"it's making our facility a safer facility even if thecoronavirus wasn't occurring."

Broyles says he's also isolating the the most vulnerable.

Older inmates or those with medical conditions.

C1 3 "we're just trying to take every precaution here."

Following the state's orders...there is no visitation right now.

Only essential personnel are coming in.

Broyles is also working with police to make sure officers are only arresting people who really have to be arrested so he doesn't have even more overcrowding.

When a new inmate arrives....they get a temperature check...if it's good they go through a sanitizing station.

"our best option is to keep the virus out of our facility."

Broyles says across the state.