Category: CORONAVIRUS
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Covid-19 vaccines a triumph of science, and best chance to end the pandemic, UK College of Public Health prof and dean say
By Marc T. Kiviniemi and Donna K. Arnett University of Kentucky College of Public Health With Covid-19 vaccines becoming more widely available, we may finally be seeing some light at the...
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35 more Covid-19 deaths make January deadliest month of the pandemic in Ky., with a week left; positive-test rate keeps falling
Ky. Dept. for Public Health chart, with type added by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic in Kentucky remained on...
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Covid-19 death rates in Kentucky keep accelerating, and now the average of new virus cases goes up, too, after 10 days of decline
Kentucky Health News chart; dates are those deaths are recorded after cases are reviewed. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News For several days, trends of the pandemic in Kentucky...
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All metrics used to measure coronavirus impact in Ky. go down, except death trends; Beshear attributes improvements to masks
Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Britainy Beshear, Gov. Andy Beshear and soloist Keith Dean with 3,301 American flags on the back lawn of the Capitol, one for each Covid-19 victim. (State photo)...
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State records 58 Covid-19 deaths today, a record, but Beshear cites state’s low death rate, says more masking may be helping
Gov. Andy Beshear, at top near right, and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, at bottom near left, in a vaccination video with counterparts in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. —– By Melissa...
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State reports 49 more deaths from Covid-19; January is on track to be the most deadly month for the disease in Kentucky
Kentucky Health News graph; new-case data is from initial, unadjusted daily reports. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear and his health commissioner have long said Covid-19...
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New-case trend stays down and vaccine pace quickens, but supply is a challenge; Beshear issues vetoes, opens door to talks
Ky. Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 2,250 new cases of the coronavirus...
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Stivers says legislature could negotiate with Beshear on emergency bills; governor still says ‘changing the rules in the midst of a worldwide health pandemic seems like a bad idea’
The General Assembly has passed three bills to limit the governor’s power in emergencies, including the current pandemic. Gov. Andy Beshear is expected to veto them, and the legislature seems...
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Covid-19 death numbers keep ticking up as most other measures of the pandemic decline; holiday surge appears to be over
Kentucky Health News graph; case numbers are based on initial, unadjusted daily totals —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Sunday’s Kentucky pandemic report was much like Saturday’s, with most...
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Most Ky. measures of pandemic ease slightly, but 32 more deaths keep that trend at a high; prison in Morgan County beset by virus
State Corrections Department chart, with shading applied by Kentucky Health News. Chart is updated on weekdays at https://corrections.ky.gov/facilities/pages/covid19.aspx. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky recorded 3,096 new cases of the novel...