Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has ramped up testing efforts across the state, with more than 50 testing sites now available. Corbin is prepared for Kroger’s drive-thru testing which began today.

As of yesterday, Laurel, Knox, and Whitley Counties have less than 50 cases combined.

“We really in the Tri-County area we have upwards of 15,000 people,” said Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus.

Health officials are now wondering whether the numbers are actually that low or if they are just unaware of the actual amount of cases in those counties.

“The concern is we have a population of people with a lot of pre-existing conditions in the community and we wanna make sure that we’re not missing something really important to our community,” said Marcy Rein, the public health director at Whitley County Health Department.

Rein also says that this makes the testing in Corbin very important for the region.

“They want to really get a feel for how widespread it is in the community,” said Razmus.

Testing is done by appointment only. People can sign up either online or over the phone. They have the capacity to test more than 400 people every day.