Category: CORONAVIRUS
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Latest White House report shows big increases in number of ‘red zone’ counties and Ky. death rate; new-case rate 19th in nation
White House Coronavirus Task Force table; for larger version, click on it. Counties are sorted by cases in last three weeks, from highest to lowest. Places with fewer than 10...
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Kentucky’s positive coronavirus test rate drops below 4% for first time in eight weeks; Beshear says that puts state in a safer place
Kentucky’s positive coronavirus test rate drops below 4% for first time in eight weeks; Beshear says that puts state in a safer place —– By Mary Meehan Kentucky Health News...
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No covid-19 deaths and a relatively low number of coronavirus cases reported in Kentucky, as holiday weekend reporting lags
State Department for Public Health map, labeled by Ky. Health News; for larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported no additional deaths from covid-19...
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Heath commissioner says Kentuckians’ wearing of masks ‘went up dramatically’ after governor issued mandate two months ago
Dr. Steven Stack and Gov. Andy Beshear at a press conference a few months ago —– Mask wearing became much more common in Kentucky after Gov. Andy Beshear made it...
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Virus cases for week set a record; new surge feared from holiday
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As Kentucky marked six months of the covid-19 pandemic, it set a new record for weekly cases of the novel coronavirus. “The first positive case...
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Health chief says his background helps him deal with pandemic, but nothing could prepare him fully for what’s like ‘Groundhog Day’
Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the state Department for Public Health, has become a familiar face to many Kentuckians during the covid-19 pandemic, but he has offered the public little information...
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State reports 790 new coronavirus cases, lower positive-test rate
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After four days with more than 800 new coronavirus cases each day, Kentucky finally dipped below that figure, but not by much. Saturday’s case...
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Study finds using electronic cigarettes can lead to ‘substantially increased risk’ for teens and young adults of developing covid-19
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Electronic cigarettes are linked to a “substantially increased risk” of covid-19 among teens and young adults, a new study says. “This study tells us...
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906 new coronavirus cases make for state’s third highest day, pushing total above 50,000; 10 more deaths bring toll to 976
Kentucky Health News chart, based on initial daily reports, which are adjusted slightly downward —– By Mary Meehan Kentucky Health News As Kentucky saw more than 900 new coronavirus cases...
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Stigma, a big obstacle to fighting drug abuse, is often reinforced by health-care providers, and in the pandemic is more problematic
By Nora D. Volkow Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse Republished from Scientific American magazine Untreated drug and alcohol use contributes to tens of thousands of deaths every year and affects the...