Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Beshear tries to jawbone uncooperative school districts into following his recommendation, noting 785 new cases today
Kentucky Health News chart; daily figures are adjusted slightly after initial report. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Even after reporting a record number of cases...
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State reports record number of new coronavirus cases in one day; Beshear defends his recommendation to delay in-person classes
Photos displayed by Beshear —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 1,163 new coronavirus cases in Kentucky on Wednesday, the highest number yet in a single...
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Beshear says he had ‘a lot the symptoms that can suggest covid-19’ but tested negative, and felt empathy as he waited for results
Gov. Andy Beshear reported by video after feeling ill and testing negative for the novel coronavirus. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 562 new coronavirus...
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Overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 5% in 2019; officials say fentanyl and methamphetamine were drivers of the increase
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 5 percent in 2019, after dropping by nearly 15% from 2017 to 2018, according to the state’s latest annual report....
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White House puts fewer Ky. counties in ‘red zone’ and more in ‘yellow zone’ as Beshear goes counter to its advice on bars
Counties with fewer than 10 total cases are not included in the White House task force alerts. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The latest weekly White House Coronavirus Task...
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Beshear recommends no in-person instruction in schools until Sept. 28; says open, regulated bars better than private parties
Beshear used this graph (adapted by KHN) and chart to say that the pandemic remains at its apex. —– The positive rate for the seven-day period ending Aug. 8 was...
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Kentucky’s covid-19 report has good and bad news in it today; Beshear says he will talk about schools tomorrow
Kentucky Health News chart; daily numbers are often adjusted slightly after initial report. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The good news is that Kentucky had fewer coronavirus cases...
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Health chief tells businesses that masks are key; lawyer tells how to enforce mandate; local health dept. official says they can help
Dr. Steven Stack —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state’s top physician often says that basic public-health measures – like washing our hands, staying six feet apart and...
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New coronavirus cases above 800 and positive-test rate over 6%; Beshear calls it a ‘tough day,’ says ‘We simply need to do better’
Kentucky Health News chart; daily figures may be revised slightly after initial report —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After nearly two weeks of coronavirus case numbers on a...
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‘Vigilance and protective measures are essential to save lives’ from overdoses in pandemic, state health secretary writes
Eric Friedlander —– By Eric Friedlander Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services “Together, we are stronger than opioids.” It’s a uniting mantra we use as part of the...