Category: CORONAVIRUS
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Pandemic, job losses and easy eligibility push Medicaid enrollment in Kentucky to a record high
More Kentuckians than ever are on Medicaid, due to job losses caused by the pandemic and the resulting relaxation of eligibility rules for the program, John Cheves reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. “After...
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State reports 371 coronavirus cases, most found in a day; masks required in W.Va., Cincinnati and Tenn. county; Fauci endorses it
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 371 new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday, the most ever found on one day, and that pushed the seven-day rolling average to...
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Virus cases still on plateau, but hospitalizations and intensive-care usage are up; Beshear and McConnell both say, wear a mask!
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 268 new cases of the coronavirus Monday, and about as many for each day of the holiday weekend, bringing its seven-day rolling...
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How risky is shopping at the grocery, or at a mall? Eating in a restaurant? Going to a movie? Chart prepared by doctors tells you
Health experts say one key to getting through the pandemic without being infected is to limit your possible exposure to the coronavirus. To help people understand the relative risk of...
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Cases, hospitalizations and ICU cases jump; judge blocks limits on day-care centers; map rates risk based on recent cases
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus Friday, one of the highest daily numbers yet, and four additional deaths, raising the state’s pandemic death toll...
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Unmasked young people, out and about, are likely to create a surge in covid-19 cases in Kentucky, health experts say
Kentucky is likely to see a surge in coronavirus cases driven by young people spreading it in bars, health experts are warning. “I think we’re going to see a surge....
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Pandemic lays bare the starvation of public health departments; Ky. spending per resident fell 32% from 2010 to 2018, story says
Red indicates more spending on police; blue indicates more on non-hospital health. —– “The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the...
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The coming holiday weekend has a much different feeling than the last one, because the virus is surging in so many states
By Adam Cancryn and Dan Diamond Politico Pulse Just more than a month ago, Americans headed into a holiday long weekend feeling hopeful — if not quite confident — that...
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Cases remain stable, as daily number equals 7-day average; Cameron trying to join suit against Beshear’s business restrictions
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After announcing 220 new cases and seven new deaths from the novel coronavirus, Gov. Andy Beshear again stressed that it is up to Kentuckians...
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Only 30% in Pew poll say Trump, feds get covid-19 facts right most or all of time; Republicans think crisis is being exaggerated
By David Bauder The Associated Press For a story that has dominated the news during the past four months, a survey out Monday illustrates the difficulty that many Americans have...