Month: August 2020
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Sunday’s new-case report gives state largest one-week total; health commissioner again urges safe behavior next weekend
Plantings in the Floral Clock, to the west of the State Capitol and the Capitol Annex (at left) reflect Gov. Andy Beshear’s “Team Kentucky” slogan for fighting the novel coronavirus. (Photo...
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Nursing homes say they need more help from the state; their residents have accounted for 58.6% of covid-19 deaths in Ky.
WKYT-TV image —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As they remain the main sites for deadly infections of the novel coronavirus, Kentucky’s nursing homes are asking for more help...
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State records 825 new cases, 4th highest of pandemic; positive-test rate still below 5%; health chief warns about Derby Week
Kentucky Health News chart, based on initial reports of daily case numbers, not later adjustments. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The spread of the coronavirus continued to accelerate...
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State’s positive-test rate stays below 5% for the fourth day this week, while daily new-case numbers remain on a slow uptick
Kentucky School Boards Association map shows compliance with governor’s request. Butler County should be in orange, and in some blue districts, school boards have authorized superintendents to start in-person classes before Sept....
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Virus has spread too much for contact tracing to contain it, but tracing can still help, especially if more people would cooperate
By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News In wide swaths of Kentucky, tracing the contacts of people with the coronavirus is no longer preventing its spread, because the spread has become...
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Amid flurry over high-school football, state records fourth highest seven-day rolling average of daily new coronavirus cases
Kentucky Health News chart; daily numbers may be adjusted slightly after initial report —– By Mary Meehan Kentucky Health News One day after a covid-related announcement by the Centers for Disease...
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Beshear slams CDC’s change in guidance for testing, keeps noting kids’ cases in counties that have started in-person classes
By Mary Meehan Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear broke sharply with the Trump administration on a key coronavirus issue Wednesday, calling “wrong and reckless” the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Beshear says fewer Ky. counties on covid-19 danger list because mask mandate works; funds internet for 32K school kids without it
Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman used this slide to make an announcement at the briefing. —– By Mary Meehan and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the share of Kentuckians testing...
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CDC publishes article about Ky. monitoring system to guide decisions about reopening, which says it could help other states
Kentucky’s daily covid-19 status, as calculated with tool developed by state health department. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As health departments across the nation help states safely reopen...
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Beshear OKs fall sports, says he can’t make all the calls; issues and funds executive order to resolve disputes over evictions
State graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; weekly numbers reflect adjustments made after initial daily reports, including elimination of duplicate cases —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health...