Category: CORONAVIRUS
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Governor warns Covid-19 is filling up Kentucky hospitals; state’s positive-test rate is headed for a record right away
Kentucky Health News graphs, from state data —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News With the pandemic in Kentucky about to exceed the record levels it set in December and...
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Surge in Covid-19 cases can make it hard to find an advanced-care hospital bed for rural patients who have other ailments
State Dept. for Public Health table from daily report, adapted by Ky. Health News; click it to enlarge. —– Skyrocketing Covid-19 hospitalizations mean hospitals are running out of beds. That’s hurting not just...
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Guthrie, whose 2nd District lags in vaccination, advocates it
Kentucky Health News chart from Wikimedia Commons base map; rates rounded to whole numbers. —- By Al Cross Kentucky Health News When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a third dose of...
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A tale of two Kentuckians: Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell diverge more on the coronavirus as cases in the state rise
Sen. Rand Paul, left, and Sen. Mitch McConnell —- By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN U.S. Sen. Rand Paul just got temporarily kicked off YouTube for an inaccurate tirade against masks. Sen. Mitch McConnell, meanwhile, has been airing...
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10th highest day of new virus cases, almost 1/4 of them in 18 and younger; hospitals keep filling up, and deaths keep increasing
These New York Times maps were adapted by Kentucky Health News to show the growth of cases in the last 10 days. To enlarge the image, click on it. For the interactive version...
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‘Get your shot. Today!’ Rep. Rogers urges at groundbreaking for hospital-linked clinic in McCreary County, which has no hospital
“Get your shot. Today!” 5th District U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers of Somerset says in a video circulated by the Kentucky Primary Care Association. He says he tells the unvaccinated that...
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Kentuckians hesitant or resistant to Covid-19 vaccines cite worry about side effects, and distrust of government and the vaccines
Kentucky Health News graph from Quote Wizard base —– Kentuckians’ lack of vaccination for the coronavirus stems mainly from worries about side effects, distrust of the vaccines and government. They’re also waiting...
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Pediatricians cite rising cases of Covid-19 cases in youth as cause for worry, say vaccines make it largely preventable
Fayette County School Supt. Demetrus Liggins, center right, greeted second-grade students of Laura Crance, center left, on their first day of school. (Photo by Marcus Dorsey, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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State school board issues mask mandate; hospitals say they’re filling up; Beshear says he won’t reimpose limits on business
Kentucky Health News graph; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to approve an emergency regulation for...
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With almost 3,000 new coronavirus cases, Kentucky’s rate of increase is among the fastest in the nation; deaths are up too
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported almost 3,000 new cases of...