Coronavirus update: Hospitals will get drug than can shorten covid-19 stays by a third; Kentucky's positive-test rate is stableHealthy Care

The federal government has secured half a million treatment courses of the experimental covid-19 drug remdesivir, and hospitals will pay no more than $3,200 per average treatment course, the government and Gilead Sciences announced. Preliminary research shows the drug may reduce the length of covid-19 hospital stays as much as one-third.

Evans Orchard in Scott County and Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles have sued Gov. Andy Beshear over his restrictions on outdoor activities, WKYT-TV reports: "The family operates a playground and a converted barn facility that can be rented out for weddings and events. They say public health officials have told them they can have no more 10 individuals into the 96,000-square-foot attraction at a time." Beshear replied, "All businesses have to follow the same rules and guidance for outdoor weddings and other activities." He also cited rising case numbers in neighboring states.

Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, not on the official Kentucky Bourbon Trail but very popular, said it would resume tours Wednesday, with advance registration required. "Guests will also be asked to wear a face mask. For anyone who forgets theirs, one will be provided," the distillery says. "Tours and events will be kept to small, comfortable groups to allow for social distancing."

The percentage of positive tests for the virus in Kentucky has remained stable for the past month, tweets Daniel Desrochers of the Lexington Herald-Leader, with this chart (adapted by Kentucky Health News):
A mutated version of the virus "has taken over the world. Now scientists are racing to figure out what it means," The Washington Post reports. "At least four laboratory experiments suggest that the mutation makes the virus more infectious, although none of that work has been peer-reviewed."


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