Category: CORONAVIRUS
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Church whose pastor pressured Beshear to allow in-person services goes back to online after a coronavirus outbreak
The church set up a tent for services Friday, June 6, but postponed them to June 21. (Lexington Herald-Leader photo by Sam Mallon) —– A Lexington-area church “that resumed in-person...
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Ky. coronavirus cases still up, with 289 reported Friday; another health-care worker has died of covid-19; how do we safely hug?
Daily cases went down, but the two-week trendline angled farther upward. (Ky. Health News chart) —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Kentucky; governor touches on many topics: testing, politics, schools, health disparities, etc.
State map, labeled by Kentucky Health News, shows rates through June 3. Click on it to enlarge. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item...
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Beshear defends actions to control virus as trendline keeps going up; nursing homes will likely be last to lift covid-19 restrictions
Today’s report increased the upward tilt of the two-week trendline. (Kentucky Health News chart) —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official...
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Beshear says more time needed to detect a ‘new bump’ in virus cases; says Supreme Court upholds his orders on gatherings
Kentucky Health News chart shows upward two-week trendline slightly lowered by latest report. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official...
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Writer worries about spread of virus in Central Ky. restaurants
By Randy Patrick I’m worried that many of the restaurants I’ve visited in Clark and Jessamine counties are following the guidelines for safe reopening of their dining rooms. I just...
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214 new covid-19 cases reported Monday, keeping trendline up; protests spread virus; experts say key is 80% wearing masks
Kentucky Health News chart shows two-week trendline about where it was on Saturday: up. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Rural Kentucky writer blames Trump, toxic masculinity, for many red state residents’ dislike of wearing masks
When Kentucky slowly began to reopen businesses a few weeks ago, Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, asked all Kentuckians to wear masks in public spaces. But many refused, seeming to...
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Plans are in the works to open schools in fall, despite some superintendents’ concerns that guidelines make it impossible
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Some Kentucky school superintendents say they wouldn’t be able to re-open schools under suggested state guidelines that require social distancing on school buses, rely...
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Virus cases are elevated for 2nd straight day in Ky., but Beshear attributes pattern to heavy testing in long-term-care facilities
Anonymous cell-phone tracking gauges mobility as the economy reopens. Selected counties’ numbers are shown; all are available on an interactive map from The Washington Post, with a story; click here. —– As...