Month: September 2020
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Former Kentuckian recovering from serious health challenges offers hope and advice for others in similar situations
Written as “an open letter to friends and colleagues,” this essay offers hope and insight for people and families facing serious health challenges. By Wes Irvin Over the last...
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Kentucky has its second highest day of coronavirus cases, 1,018; Beshear urges mask wearing, asks schools not to take fall breaks
State Department for Public Health map; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News Tuesday marked the second highest day of new coronavirus cases since the...
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Ky. could be in third big escalation of cases, just as most schools open; Beshear lectures those that are open in ‘red zones’
State graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After Kentucky hit the highest number of weekly coronavirus...
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State hits the White House red zone for coronavirus cases, but has fewer counties in red or yellow zones than previous week
Table from White House Coronavirus Task Force report; for a larger version, click on it. —– The latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force puts Kentucky in the task...
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Case numbers virtually assure worst week yet; student parties near UK stir worry about campus cases thwarting K-12 classes
Students partied on University Avenue in Lexington Saturday. (Herald-Leader photo by Alex Slitz) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The state recorded 456 more cases of the novel coronavirus yesterday,...
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First webinar of annual health forum shows much work needed to improve the lives of Ky. children; effects of covid-19 still unknown
Kentucky has several very bad rankings when it comes to children’s well-being. This was among the slides Kentucky Youth Advocates Executive Director Terry Brooks showed during the forum. —– By...
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A message to Kentucky journalists: Don’t let fatigue and friction discourage you from covering the pandemic
Illustration from Medium.com —– By Al Cross Director and professor, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky; publisher, Kentucky Health News Just as some people are tiring...
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973 new cases, 4th highest day and biggest week yet; Beshear asks for mask wearing, says he sees less of it sometimes
Kentucky Department for Public Health map; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky recorded 973 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday,...
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7-day case average sets a record, with fifth highest daily total; 12 more die; schools in major metros not joining others in opening
Kentucky Health News graph, based on initial, unadjusted daily reports; click on it for larger version —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced...
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Cases at colleges vex efforts to reopen schools; 7-day statewide average nears new high but Beshear says state can handle it
Kentucky Health News graph, based on initial, unadjusted daily reports —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Increasing coronavirus case numbers at universities and colleges can pose a real challenge...