Category: YOUR HEALTH
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State reports 948 new coronavirus cases, the third most in a day, and its positive-test rate jumps toward 5% danger zone
State Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 948 new cases of the novel coronavirus Friday...
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8 nursing homes have had 1/3 of Ky. covid-19 deaths; one thing they had in common was having relatively few registered nurses
Stanford Care and Rehabilitation reported only 23 minutes of registered-nurse care per patient day in the last quarter of 2019. It’s had many deficiencies, and 18 of its residents have died...
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Local health departments are the pandemic’s main flak catchers, especially on social media, which at least one has stopped using
Grayson County (Wikipedia) —– Local health departments, often underfunded, have been critical during the pandemic in may ways, one as an information source for the public, journalists, and state and federal...
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Ky. has deadliest covid-19 day yet, with 22 fatalities; Beshear gives ‘State of the Pandemic’ address that touches many bases
The State Police honor guard hung a wreath in the rotunda of the state Capitol Thursday to honor the more than 1,000 covid-19 victims in Kentucky. (Photo from governor’s office) —–...
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Official Ky. covid-19 death count passes 1,000; Beshear says one of the best things to do as we wait for a vaccine is to get a flu shot
Kentucky School Boards Association chart; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear took the occasion of the state’s official count...
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Virus death rate 5 times higher in prisons than state as a whole, even higher when adjusted for age, sex and race; both 3rd in U.S.
Covid-19 mortality rates in state and federal prisons as of Aug. 15, compared with state mortality rates and adjusted to match inmates’ sex, age race and ethnicity. Graph is from the...
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Latest White House report shows big increases in number of ‘red zone’ counties and Ky. death rate; new-case rate 19th in nation
White House Coronavirus Task Force table; for larger version, click on it. Counties are sorted by cases in last three weeks, from highest to lowest. Places with fewer than 10...
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Kentucky’s positive coronavirus test rate drops below 4% for first time in eight weeks; Beshear says that puts state in a safer place
Kentucky’s positive coronavirus test rate drops below 4% for first time in eight weeks; Beshear says that puts state in a safer place —– By Mary Meehan Kentucky Health News...
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No covid-19 deaths and a relatively low number of coronavirus cases reported in Kentucky, as holiday weekend reporting lags
State Department for Public Health map, labeled by Ky. Health News; for larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported no additional deaths from covid-19...
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Heath commissioner says Kentuckians’ wearing of masks ‘went up dramatically’ after governor issued mandate two months ago
Dr. Steven Stack and Gov. Andy Beshear at a press conference a few months ago —– Mask wearing became much more common in Kentucky after Gov. Andy Beshear made it...