Author: Al Cross
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‘Healthy at School’ guidance requires social distancing, mask and daily temperature checks, along with great flexibility in scheduling
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky schools work toward reopening amid the covid-19 pandemic, new guidance from the state says students and staff will have to stay six...
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7-day case average rises above 200 again, but hospitalizations are down; Beshear says it’s manageable with masks, distancing
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 229 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky Wednesday, raising the state’s seven-day running average to 204, up from...
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Beshear, McConnell release list of 54 Ky. hospitals getting $383 million, 3/4 of it federal, settling their suit over state Medicaid rates
Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have released a list of 54 hospitals in Kentucky that will get $383 million in state and federal money from the settlement...
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With less than half the year gone, Kentucky has already had more drownings than it had all last year; top cause of death, ages 1-4
With public swimming pools closed due to the pandemic, and some families having more free time from work, the number of drownings in Kentucky this year, 33, has already surpassed...
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Trump voters say face masks prevent covid-19 spread; most U.S. voters say fight more important for Congress than economic boost
Almost eight in 10 voters said they believe face masks help prevent spread of the coronavirus, including 60 percent of those who said they are “very favorable” about President Trump...
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Some don’t take covid-19 seriously, and want to argue about it
By Mark Neikirk A flooring contractor came to our house this week to measure, wearing no mask. Our dialogue went like this: “Do you have one?” “No.” “OK. We can...
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Rural stroke survival rates worse, partly because rural hospitals don’t quickly transfer patients to bigger hospitals
Pictured is an MRI of blood vessels in the brain. (Washington University) —– Rural stroke patients have less access to newer treatments and substantially higher mortality rates than their urban...
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Covid-19 update: Estimated coronavirus transmission rate in Kentucky stable at safe level; state’s rate is 30th highest in nation
Estimates of coronavirus transmission rates by the RT.live website illustrate Kentucky’s differences with two bordering states to the north and one of the states in the South, where cases and estimated rates are...
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Some don’t take covid-19 seriously, and want to argue about it
By Mark Neikirk A flooring contractor came to our house this week to measure, wearing no mask. Our dialogue went like this: “Do you have one?” “No.” “OK. We can...
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As state nears final phase of reopening, Beshear and state’s health commissioner say its success will depend on Kentuckians continuing to follow guidelines, especially mask wearing
Kentucky Health News Chart shows daily cases trending slightly downward in the last two weeks. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 90...