Day: July 16, 2021
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New-case average passes 400, positive-test rate passes 4%; infection rate has doubled in a week; hospitalizations up too
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– Ky. Health News graph from Dept. for Public Health data By Al Cross Kentucky Health...
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Kentucky had second highest percentage increase in drug-overdose deaths in 2020, with biggest jump after pandemic hit
CDC graph shows overdose deaths for the previous 12 months, by month since January 2015 —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 54 percent...