On the next Coronavirus: A Kentucky Update, Dr. Wayne Tuckson discusses the science behind tracking of COVID-19 cases as well as the importance of mental health during social distancing. Guests for the program include:  

• Allen Brenzel, MD, medical director of the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
• Steven Stack, MD, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health
• Mark Hamblin, 49, COVID-19 survivor from Breathitt County
• Courtney Frazier, 23, COVID-19 survivor from Breathitt County
• Dick Clay, 68, COVID-19 survivor from Jefferson County

Coronavirus: A Kentucky Update airs Friday, May 29 at 8:30/7:30 pm on KET.

Coronavirus: A Kentucky Update is a weekly KET program hosted by Dr. Wayne Tuckson, a colorectal surgeon in Louisville, and produced by Laura Krueger.

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