Month: September 2020
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Virus death rate 5 times higher in prisons than state as a whole, even higher when adjusted for age, sex and race; both 3rd in U.S.
Covid-19 mortality rates in state and federal prisons as of Aug. 15, compared with state mortality rates and adjusted to match inmates’ sex, age race and ethnicity. Graph is from the...
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Latest White House report shows big increases in number of ‘red zone’ counties and Ky. death rate; new-case rate 19th in nation
White House Coronavirus Task Force table; for larger version, click on it. Counties are sorted by cases in last three weeks, from highest to lowest. Places with fewer than 10...
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Kentucky’s positive coronavirus test rate drops below 4% for first time in eight weeks; Beshear says that puts state in a safer place
Kentucky’s positive coronavirus test rate drops below 4% for first time in eight weeks; Beshear says that puts state in a safer place —– By Mary Meehan Kentucky Health News...
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No covid-19 deaths and a relatively low number of coronavirus cases reported in Kentucky, as holiday weekend reporting lags
State Department for Public Health map, labeled by Ky. Health News; for larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported no additional deaths from covid-19...
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Heath commissioner says Kentuckians’ wearing of masks ‘went up dramatically’ after governor issued mandate two months ago
Dr. Steven Stack and Gov. Andy Beshear at a press conference a few months ago —– Mask wearing became much more common in Kentucky after Gov. Andy Beshear made it...
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Virus cases for week set a record; new surge feared from holiday
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As Kentucky marked six months of the covid-19 pandemic, it set a new record for weekly cases of the novel coronavirus. “The first positive case...
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Health chief says his background helps him deal with pandemic, but nothing could prepare him fully for what’s like ‘Groundhog Day’
Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the state Department for Public Health, has become a familiar face to many Kentuckians during the covid-19 pandemic, but he has offered the public little information...
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State reports 790 new coronavirus cases, lower positive-test rate
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After four days with more than 800 new coronavirus cases each day, Kentucky finally dipped below that figure, but not by much. Saturday’s case...
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‘Prostate cancer is to men as breast cancer is to women,’ survivor writes for National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
By Steve Ranson Prostate cancer is to men as breast cancer is to women. The second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men comes from a small gland located between the...
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Study finds using electronic cigarettes can lead to ‘substantially increased risk’ for teens and young adults of developing covid-19
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Electronic cigarettes are linked to a “substantially increased risk” of covid-19 among teens and young adults, a new study says. “This study tells us...