Category: FEATURED
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State health commissioner says he’s worried that too many Kentuckians think the coronavirus doesn’t pose a danger to them
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Dr. Steven Stack, the state commissioner of public health, said in an interview recorded Friday and broadcast Monday night that he fears Kentuckians aren’t...
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Beshear promotes contact tracing to find people with virus, 1/4 of whom may have no symptoms, and need for testing signups
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear spent much of his coronavirus update Monday talking about the importance of testing for the virus and tracing the contacts of...
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Testing, contact tracing are planned to thwart spread of virus as economy opens; Beshear says public needs to ‘buy in,’ get tested
University of Illinois at Chicago graphic illustrates the spread of disease and the trails followed by contact tracing. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky begins to reopen its...
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Trendline for new cases of the coronavirus remains up, but Beshear says cases at two Louisville facilities skew the numbers
Kentucky Health News chart shows trendline of new cases since May 3 (where there were 173) is up. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As Kentucky prepares to allow...
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Tourist-related activities will open June 1; one state-by-state analysis says Kentucky is among states near ready to reopen
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov....
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County Health Rankings continue to show largest shifts in the middle rankings, familiar names at the top and bottom
The chart next to the map shows the spread of health outcomes scores (ranks) for each county (green circles) in Kentucky. It shows the size of the gap between ranked...
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Beshear says groups of 10 or fewer can start gathering the Friday before Memorial Day, and travel ban will expire same day
Residents celebrated recovery from covid-19 at the Jackson Manor nursing home in Annville, which reports that 32 have recovered after a major outbreak that killed 16. (Image from WYMT-TV, Hazard) —–...
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Beshear says Bowling Green hotspot may be a glimpse of the future; says crisis offers chance to overcome political divisions
Gov. Andy Beshear displayed this chart to show young people are susceptible to the coronavirus. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be...
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Beshear decries ‘misinformation’ about virus, says his gradual reopening strategy is aimed at getting children back in school
By Al Cross and Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear stepped up his rhetoric against “misinformation” about the coronavirus and said his gradual reopening of Kentucky’s economy is designed to...
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Pandemic has made telehealth necessary, easier to get, and sure to continue as is; 7 to 8 years’ worth of progress, official says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal officials on a rural health webinar applauded the federal government’s efforts to expand telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic, and predicted its uptick will...