Despite pleas from the governor and mayor to follow social distancing guidelines, a large group of people returned to a downtown Louisville street Saturday night for another street racing event.
The group, numbering somewhere between 40 and 50 people, were at 13th and Breckinridge streets. Some raced, others sped down the street alone, while a crowd watched. They were out there for at least an hour before Louisville police came to disperse the crowd.
It was unclear Sunday morning whether any arrests were made or citations issued.
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The gathering will undoubtedly further frustrate city and state leaders who have repeatedly reminded the public of how easily COVID-19 can spread and how deadly it can be for those infected.
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Yesterday saw the biggest daily spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kentucky, 92, pushing the state’s total up to 394. Nine people have died.
Meanwhile, officials in Indiana reported a new virus-related death Sunday and 290 new cases. That state now has 1,514 confirmed cases as of Sunday morning, with 32 people killed.
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In other COVID-19 news:
- Courier Journal reporters spoke with doctors, nurses and other health care workers across the commonwealth to get a sense of what they’ve faced as they try to keep the public, and themselves, safe. Here’s what they had to say.
- Two staff members at Robley Rex Medical Center in Louisville tested positive for the virus. An employee at the VA Medical Center previously told The Courier Journal that workers were unable to stay 6 feet from each other as per recommended social distancing guidelines.
- A U.S. Census worker in Jeffersonville, Indiana, tested positive for the virus, NPR reported.
- Two employees at Radio Communications Systems in Louisville filed a lawsuit in Jefferson Circuit Court claiming the company has not kept employees safe amid the virus and that they were fired for raising those concerns. It could be the first lawsuit to address workplace conditions during the coronavirus outbreak.
- Southern Indiana cases continue to rise, with 34 combined in Floyd and Clark counties.
- You can test negative and still have the coronavirus. It happens to a lot of people. Here's how.
Staff reporters Sarah Ladd and Cameron Teague Robinson contributed to this story.
Jonathan Bullington is an investigative reporter. Reach him at: 502-582-4241; JBullingto@courierjournal.com; Twitter: @jrbullington. Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: courier-journal.com/subscribe.
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