Day: August 4, 2021
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Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 49% in 2020; fentanyl and methamphetamine remained the biggest drivers of death
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 49% in 2020, according to the state’s latest annual report. “In addition to the stress caused by the pandemic, we...
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Pandemic keeps accelerating in Kentucky, more so than in the rest of the nation; hospitalizations have risen 58% in last week
New York Times new-case map shows Kentucky’s increase in the last 14 days is higher than most. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic continued to accelerate in Kentucky...