Category: HEALTH POLICY
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State reports 1,002 new coronavirus cases, but hospitalizations decline for second day and positive-test rate falls slightly
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Two months ago, a report that Kentucky had more than 1,000 new cases of the coronavirus for the second straight day would have sparked...
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Grading our political leaders’ response to the pandemic: Beshear’s jury is still out, local officials’ is even more so
By Al Cross Editor and Publisher, Kentucky Health News As we approach a crucial election, it’s time to think about the sort of leaders we want and need at all levels...
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Fleming County football game stopped for lack of masks on fans
Fleming County (Wikipedia map) —– A middle-school football game in Fleming County was interrupted Thursday night because spectators were not wearing masks and keeping six feet apart. Supt. Brian Creasman said...
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More counties will have two insurers to choose from when open enrollment for federally subsidized health plans starts Nov. 1
Kentucky Health News map, based on CareSource information. It will offer all of its 12 health-insurance plans in other counties; Anthem will offer at least one of its 13 plans...
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In wake of Michigan arrests, Beshear says militia groups won’t intimidate him; seeks new-case decline to avoid more restrictions
Kentucky Health News graph, based on state health department reports —– By Al Cross and Lisa GillespieKentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said his actions to fight the rising coronavirus...
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Beshear: Some local officials will enforce mask mandate, while others will only encourage; Fayette case backlog makes a record
Beshear wore a mask throughout the briefing and said in reply to a question that doing so might be a good example. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov....
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Beshear asks mayors, county judge-executives to help enforce mask mandate; says he expects they will, ‘even though it is hard’
Table from White House Coronavirus Task Force report; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,054 new cases of the novel...
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Beshear to step up enforcement of mask mandate, says more would obey it if Trump wore one; criticizes the president’s tweet
State Department for Public Health graph, relabeled by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In response to an escalation in coronavirus case numbers, Gov. Andy Beshear and his...
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Second biggest Sunday, with 616 new coronavirus cases, drives the state’s seven-day rolling average above 900 for the first time
Kentucky Health News chart, based on initial, unadjusted reports of daily cases —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News State officials reported 616 new cases of the novel coronavirus Sunday,...
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Record number of cases in one day and one week; 7-day rolling average of new cases is over 4 times what it was 3 months ago
Kentucky Health News graph, based on initial, unadjusted reports of daily cases —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky has never had more new cases of the novel coronavirus...