Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Ky. gets first case of deadly child syndrome; on first day of general retail reopening, Beshear asks Kentuckians to take it slow
Gov. Andy Beshear displayed these pictures of Robert Wright of Leitchfield, who died April 30. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be...
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Maps show counties’ infection rates; coronavirus expert says more inmates will surely become infected and die at state prison
State map, labeled; click it to enlarge. No-number counties have no cases; Campbell’s rate is 120.1. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item has...
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Beshear urges churches not to resume in-person services unless ready, says people returning to work should schedule a virus test
Gene Hornback, 85, of Versailles spent three weeks on a ventilator at Baptist Health Lexington, and his wife Elaine, left, was also admitted March 30. He was released to rehabilitation Friday; she had...
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State reveals plan to test every resident and employee in all 286 nursing homes in next 2 months; posts more reopening guidance
Beshear held up his mask as he asked others to wear theirs. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state...
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Most Kentucky hospitals get a ‘C’ on a twice-a-year safety report card, including Jewish, which got a rare ‘F’ on the last report
Screenshot of Hazard ARH scores shows detail for infection issues and tabs for other issues. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For the fourth grading period in a row, a nonprofit...
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Hardin Memorial Hospital will become Baptist Health Hardin
The hospital is on US 31-W (Dixie Avenue) in Elizabethtown. —– The sale of 300-bed Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown to Baptist Health will be complete by Sept. 1, three months earlier that the...
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‘Temporary’ child-care centers say staffing rule burdens them; domestic-violence orders are down, but domestic murders are up
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. Most child-care centers in Kentucky are closed, but 79 are...
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Beshear lets restaurants reopen at 1/3 capacity May 22, though Ky. hasn’t met benchmarks he set, following federal guidelines
Bloomberg chart shows positive tests in red and pink, and negative tests in grays. Flu-like illness is shown by bars across bottom. Gray rectangle marks last two weeks. —– As news develops about...
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Beshear says he’s working on restaurant rules and limited child-care options for June reopenings; UK starts three clinical trials
Infection charts that Gov. Andy Beshear has used to illustrate the risk of reopening child-care centers —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may...
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State reports record number of new cases; Beshear holds firm; third inmate dies at Central City prison, where 40% are infected
Updated list of state-involved testing sites; others are available. For a larger version, click on it. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be...