Month: March 2021
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For first time, no new virus cases reported in Ky. long-term care
By Al Cross and Bruce Maples Kentucky Health News Almost all measures of the pandemic in Kentucky fell Wednesday, but one was especially remarkable: No new cases of the novel...
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Kentucky ranked high in per-capita rankings of new Covid-19 hospitalizations and reported deaths from the disease last week
White House Coronavirus Task Force map shows Covid-19 admissions by hospital admission zones. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky has moved closer to the national average in new...
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Outbreak of new strain of the coronavirus at nursing home shows risk of variants, but also the effectiveness of vaccines
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Bruce Maples Kentucky Health News An outbreak of Covid-19 in an Eastern...
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Child-care centers allowed to resume normal class sizes; state records 5,000th Covid-19 death and 1 millionth vaccination
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Bruce Maples and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News On the day Kentucky recorded its...
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Kentucky’s positive-test rate hits a plateau; national experts warn of unknown danger from more contagious strains of coronavirus
Graph by Kentucky Health News —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As Kentucky hit a plateau in the decline of residents testing positive for the novel coronavirus, national health...
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Ky. was more successful than most adjoining states at avoiding both Covid-19 deaths and pandemic-related unemployment
Forward Kentucky table; for an interactive version with sortable columns, click here. —– By John Schaaf Republished from Forward Kentucky As the U.S. marks one year of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kentucky and the...
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Bill to require Kentucky drivers to pass a vision screening exam at each driver’s license renewal nears the legislative finish line
Photo: Depisteo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is close to becoming the 43rd state to require drivers to have a vision screening every time they renew their...
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Pandemic numbers keep falling, except positive-test rate: 3.98%
Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News All major measures of the pandemic in...
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Blacks and whites traded places in Ky. coronavirus statistics as the pandemic became less urban and more rural
Graph by Bruce Maples (click to enlarge); dashed lines show races’ share of state population. —– By Bruce Maples Kentucky Health NewsAs the coronavirus pandemic took off, there was a...
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Bill to allow opt-out of mandatory vaccines in an epidemic passes House, after what one lawmaker called a ‘disclaimer’
Rep. Kim Moser (Legislative photo from Jan. 6) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With what one lawmaker called a “disclaimer,” the House changed and passed a Senate bill...