Category: FEATURED
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As you spend more time outdoors with summer in full swing, remember the ticks; they’re a bigger problem than they once were
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As outdoor venues in Kentucky have opened up after months of being closed due to the coronavirus, more Kentuckians than ever are heading outdoors....
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Grayson County sheriff says he got covid-19 because he and wife didn’t wear a mask enough; urges his friends to wear masks
The sheriff of a rural Kentucky county, stricken with covid-19, pleaded on Facebook today for his readers to wear a mask. Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins, a former state trooper, said he...
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Coronavirus cases numbers lower, typical for a Sunday; number in the last week was 49 percent higher than the week before
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 277 new cases of the coronavirus Sunday, the least since the previous Sunday, when 280 were reported. Sundays tend to have lower...
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Here’s a list of sites with county, state and national data on the pandemic
Many websites offer county-level data about the novel coronavirus and covid-19 that is updated daily; other sites largely focus on state and global data. Websites that offer county-level data: KYcovid19.ky.gov:...
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Teachers afraid, confused about opening schools in a pandemic
Perhaps unlike any previous school year, teachers are looking to 2020-21 with dread. On top of their fears about the coronavirus, there is confusion about just what they’re getting into....
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Ky. child-care centers welcome larger classes as Beshear appeals ruling against his limit and reports coronavirus cases in 13 centers
Gov. Andy Beshear and his health secretary strongly defended their restrictions on child-care centers, which have been set aside in a Northern Kentucky judge’s order that they are appealing.Beshear reported Friday that...
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State hits another new-case high; positive test rate and 7-day rolling average of new cases both up over 80% in the last 3 weeks
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As he explained, defended and urged compliance with his order to wear masks to thwart covid-19, Gov. Andy Beshear had distressing data to support...
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As masks are mandated in Kentucky, Louisville doctor talks about why they’re important, and others debunk myths about masks
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In an effort to get ahead of the rising number of cases of coronavirus in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear issued a statewide mask requirement Thursday that...
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Beshear issues mask order, blasts judge and attorney general for order requiring his orders to be more specific, vows appeal
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear issued an emergency order Thursday requiring Kentuckians to wear face coverings in public to prevent a growing spread of the coronavirus. “You can...
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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...