Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Coronavirus cases numbers lower, typical for a Sunday; number in the last week was 49 percent higher than the week before
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 277 new cases of the coronavirus Sunday, the least since the previous Sunday, when 280 were reported. Sundays tend to have lower...
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Coronavirus cases hit new record for 4th of last 5 days; 7-day rolling average is more than double what it was three weeks ago
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky identified another record number of coronavirus cases Saturday, the seventh straight day the number of new cases has increased. The state’s seven-day rolling...
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Determining covid-19’s death rate is tricky; it’s a work in progress
By Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post The novel coronavirus is clearly deadlier than the seasonal flu, despite President Trump’s ongoing efforts to downplay its risks. But how much more...
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Teachers afraid, confused about opening schools in a pandemic
Perhaps unlike any previous school year, teachers are looking to 2020-21 with dread. On top of their fears about the coronavirus, there is confusion about just what they’re getting into....
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Ky. child-care centers welcome larger classes as Beshear appeals ruling against his limit and reports coronavirus cases in 13 centers
Gov. Andy Beshear and his health secretary strongly defended their restrictions on child-care centers, which have been set aside in a Northern Kentucky judge’s order that they are appealing.Beshear reported Friday that...
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State hits another new-case high; positive test rate and 7-day rolling average of new cases both up over 80% in the last 3 weeks
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As he explained, defended and urged compliance with his order to wear masks to thwart covid-19, Gov. Andy Beshear had distressing data to support...
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Beshear issues mask order, blasts judge and attorney general for order requiring his orders to be more specific, vows appeal
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear issued an emergency order Thursday requiring Kentuckians to wear face coverings in public to prevent a growing spread of the coronavirus. “You can...
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Kentucky High School Athletic Association says it is still planning for fall sports, with details still in the works; board meets Friday
Not only are Kentucky school districts trying to figure out out to get students back into the classrooms in the middle of a pandemic, but they are also looking for...
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McConnell defends CDC guidelines for school reopening after Trump blasts them; then Pence says they will be made less tough
Differing with President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that school officials should follow the school-reopening guidelines of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier, Trump said...
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Record numbers of coronavirus cases prompts ‘new requirements that are going to be mandatory,’ Beshear says; could it be masks?
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 402 new cases of the coronavirus Wednesday. That was the highest number yet identified on a single day, for the second straight...