Day: August 3, 2020
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Pandemic calls for local leadership and trusted voices
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News This was originally published as a column in KyForward.com. Norman Chaffins and Donnie Keeton probably never expected to see their name in a column about...
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Limited Sunday report keeps the coronavirus in Ky. on a plateau
Kentucky Health News chart; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 463 new cases of the novel coronavirus Sunday, a little...
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New coronavirus case numbers and 7-day average drop below 600; positive-test rate declines for third day but remains above 5%
Kentucky Health News chart —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s coronavirus numbers were almost all improved Saturday. The number of new cases, 572, was more than 200 less...
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As cases surge in southeastern Ky., public-health and local officials join forces to combat it and tamp down the politics
The Bell County Health Department’s Leighann Baker brings groceries to Alan Smith, who is quarantined. (Photo by Pat McDonogh, Courier Journal) —– Like much of the nation, stopping the spread of the novel...
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Hospitals overall are losing money, and it’s likely to get worse; Cynthiana hospital says it’s ‘at a negative 25% margin’
A report prepared for the American Hospital Association predicts half of the nation’s hospitals will be losing money by the end of the year unless Congress gives them more relief money, and...
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New virus cases up for 5th day; covid-19 patients’ ICU use spikes; positive-test rate declines; studies don’t look good for school
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky increased for the fifth straight day, to 778, the fourth largest number yet,...
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UK HealthCare again best Ky. hospital in U.S. News & World Report rankings; Baptist Health has two of seven on state list
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Seven Kentucky hospitals are included in the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” in the latest annual rankings by the magazine U.S. News & World Report. They...