Day: March 8, 2021
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With just six days left in Kentucky’s short legislative session, many health-related bills are near final passage; here’s a roundup
One bill deals with retailing of syringes. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just six days left in the General Assembly’s short, odd-year session, many health-related bills remain...
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Positive-test rate rises; state has more new cases than last Sun.
State Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The waning of the pandemic slowed in Kentucky Sunday, illustrating public-health...
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On anniversary of pandemic’s arrival in Ky., Beshear vows to ‘fight aggressively until this virus is beaten,’ says it will be this year
Tanya Smith of Louisville, widow of Covid-19 victim Rev. Dr. Greg Smith, said “Stay strong, Kentucky. We are in this together and we will get through this together.” —– By Al Cross...
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Positive-test rate at 4% but state lists 52 more Covid-19 deaths, making first day of pandemic’s second year its seventh deadliest
Kentucky Health News graph; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The seven-day average of Kentuckians testing positive for the novel coronavirus dropped...
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Coronavirus new-case numbers and positive-test rate continue to trend down; state’s new-case rate is 13th in nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Since the first case of the novel coronavirus was found in Kentucky a year ago, the state has tackled three separate escalations of cases,...