Category: HEALTH POLICY
-
Coronavirus cases are third highest in a single day; positive-test rate is highest since testing became widely available; 17 deaths
Kentucky Health News chart from state Department for Public Health reports —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 2,162 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the most ever on a Saturday...
-
Trump lost in large part because he mishandled the pandemic, his aides and allies say; appears to have hurt his margin in Kentucky
Joe Biden usually wore a mask; President Trump didn’t. (Washington Post photos: Demetrius Freeman, Jabin Botsford) —– President Trump lost Tuesday’s election in large measure because he mismanaged the novel coronavirus,...
-
2 economists say state must do random testing to see true impact of coronavirus; examples indicate lower covid-19 mortality rate
Horth Rasur, Shutterstock image from News Medical —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The best way to determine the true impact of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky would be...
-
Christian County health director goes behind the daily data to tell covid-19 “stories to pull at your heart strings”
Kayla Bebout —– The front-line fighters against the coronavirus are employees of local health departments, who find their jobs increasingly difficult. People exposed to the virus won’t self-quarantine, or won’t...
-
Coronavirus and covid-19 numbers set new records; Beshear urges 80 counties in red zone to follow extra preventive steps
Ky. Health News graph; case numbers are based on unadjusted daily reports; click image to enlarge —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported its second largest number of...
-
Free webinar, “Shifting the Lens: Covid-19 Policy Lessons for Reducing Kentucky’s Health Inequities,” Nov. 19; pre-register
Health officials will explore what’s behind the inequities that have made African Americans and other people of color disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus at a webinar hosted by Kentucky Medical...
-
With 2,318 new cases, Ky. sets a new record; other key metrics are bad too, and more people don’t help with contact tracing
Thursday’s red-zone ratings are intended to guide behavior for the coming week. (State chart) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 2,318 new cases of the...
-
Beshear rejects Senate leaders’ request for private meeting with health commissioner; Stivers criticizes governor’s approach
Robert Stivers —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear and state Senate President Robert Stivers clashed Thursday over the governor’s handling of the novel-coronavirus pandemic and his...
-
Ky. is in the White House task force’s worst zone for coronavirus as cases keep going up; advice already implemented in state
White House Coronavirus Task Force chart; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Again, Kentucky is in the worst danger zone for its...
-
Ky. moves above average for nursing-home virus cases and deaths, largely because of community spread, officials say
Kentucky Health News graph; case numbers are from initial, unadjusted daily reports —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear and his lieutenants cited the rising number of...