Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (3/15/2020)

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday, March 15, he tested negative for the novel coronavirus after recently attending an event in Louisville that was also attended by someone who tested positive for COVID-19. 

WDRB Google Preferred Source Asset

See more WDRB reporting in Google Search

Add WDRB as a preferred source on Google to ensure that local news and weather from WDRB appears more often in Top Stories when relevant to your search.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he has tested negative for the novel coronavirus. 

Beshear said Sunday he was tested after recently attending an event in Louisville that was also attended by someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The governor said he received his test results Saturday. 

"I will still be here each and every day making sure that I do what I need to do to help get us through this," Beshear said. 

As of Sunday, there are 21 confirmed cases of the novel coronavius in Kentucky, including six in Jefferson County. 

Copyright 2020 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved.