Day: September 28, 2020
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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...