News Today's coronavirus update Berry Craig 11 Aug, 2021 Social share icons Lexington Herald-Leader: ‘Absolutely alarming.’ Beshear mandates masks in schools as COVID-19 explodes in KY.Louisville Courier-Journal: 'Kids are not immortal.' Kentucky Gov. Beshear issues mask mandate for schoolsKentucky Health News: Covid-19 hospitalizations in Kentucky have increased by 400% in the last month, and have risen for 26 consecutive daysKentucky Health News: Study in Kentucky concludes re-infection with the coronavirus is 2.34 times more likely if you’re not vaccinated than if you are