Category: YOUR HEALTH
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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As coronavirus cases escalate, officials warn hospitals could reach capacity; say it’s time to aggressively minimize contacts
Department for Public Health map —- By Lisa GillespieKentucky Health News As coronavirus cases continue to escalate in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said hospitals are beginning to see big increases...
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‘This week is absolutely critical,’ Beshear says in announcing 1,032 new coronavirus cases, a Mon. high; positivity rate 6.25%
State Department for Public Health chart, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,032 new cases of the novel...
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Coronavirus vaccine will come with challenges and cautions, and we’ll still need to be careful while it proves itself, experts say
Dr. Kevin Kavanagh —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Even after a vaccine is approved for the novel coronavirus and is widely distributed, it will still be important to...
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Last week of the coronavirus in Ky. breaks old record, by far
Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky added more new cases of the novel coronavirus...
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Tennessee and Kansas studies show masks slow spread of virus
Vanderbilt Hospital graphic: The hospitals were grouped into four categories: fewer than 25% of patients from Tennessee counties with mask mandates; 26-50%; 51-75%; over 75%. —– As coronavirus cases and covid-19...