KENTUCKY — A National Restaurant Association survey of more than 6,500 restaurant operators nationwide shows the extent of nationwide restaurant job losses and sales, which are deep and widespread across all areas.

Some of the data from the survey revealed that over eight million restaurant employees had been laid off or furloughed since the coronavirus outbreak started, which is the equivalent of two out of three restaurant employees losing their job.

Stacy Roof is President and CEO of the Kentucky Restaurant Association joins In Focus Kentucky to give her perspective on how Kentucky's COVID-19 restrictions affected the Commonwealth's restaurant and bar industry