Virus has spread too much for contact tracing to contain, but tracing can help if people cooperate
By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News In wide swaths of Kentucky, tracing the contacts of people with the coronavirus is…
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Gov. Beshear reports 4th-highest number of COVID cases — 825; round-up of virus news
Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday reported the fourth-highest number of COVID cases since March — 825 new cases and three…
Kentucky shows fewer counties in ‘red zone’ last week, according to White House COVID-19 report
Kentucky got a better report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force this week, with 52 counties in danger zones…
Governor reports 516 new COVID cases, 8 deaths; extends mask-wearing mandate; news round-up
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 516 new COVID cases and eight deaths as of Thursday afternoon, bringing the state’s totals to…
Governor reports 546 new COVID cases, one death; talks about CARES fund uses; a round-up of news
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 546 new COVID cases and one death on Wednesday, bringing the state’s totals to 32,741 cases…
Beshear reports 778 new COVID cases, 4 deaths; ‘mask up;’ and a round-up of coronavirus news
Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday reported 778 new COVID cases and 4 deaths, bringing state totals to 30,151 cases and…
Pandemic depressing vaccination rates, but it’s safe to take your kids to health-care providers
By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News Not as many Kentucky children are getting critical vaccinations as they did previous years,…
Report says Kentucky should tighten limits on gatherings, close bars where positive tests are up
A report prepared for the White House Coronavirus Task Force recommended that Gov. Andy Beshear should close bars in all…
COVID-19 Update: Beshear reports 299 new cases, four deaths; challenges to his restrictions, more
Gov. Andy Beshear reported that Kentucky had 299 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths as of Friday afternoon. This brings…
Kentucky Health News: COVID-19 roundup — stay cautious, going to the beach?, voting, and more…
Gov. Andy Beshear reported Saturday that there were 183 new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky and 2 new deaths, bringing…
Pandemic has thwarted vaccinations; many vaccine-preventable illnesses are more deadly to kids
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Some Kentucky children have likely fallen behind in their routine immunizations because of the…
Plans in works to open schools in fall, despite some concerns that guidelines make it impossible
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Some Kentucky school superintendents say they wouldn’t be able to reopen schools under suggested…
Reopening when not quite ready to thwart COVID-19 means managing risk; four types, health expert writes
No state “has met the metrics to safely reopen,” so the nation “needs to move to the public health strategy…
Health commissioner worried that too many Kentuckians think COVID-19 doesn’t pose danger
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Dr. Steven Stack, the state commissioner of public health, said in an interview recorded…
Testing, contact tracing planned to thwart spread of virus as economy reopens in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky begins to reopen its economy, increased testing and contact tracing are the…
County Health Rankings show largest shifts in middle rankings; Boone, Campbell rate among best in state
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The latest County Health Rankings report for Kentucky shows little change in the top…
Grayson County story of a rumor is cautionary tale for small towns in uncertain times of COVID-19
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News When a rumor becomes a news story, it often has a larger story to…
Latest models for Kentucky COVID-19 impact vary; estimates how counties will deal with disease
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Projections of COVID-19’s impact on Kentucky continue to vary, but one model has begun…
Lawmakers passed several health-related bills in last days of session; all await Beshear’s signature or veto
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Amid the COVID-19 pandemic. the Republican-led General Assembly returned to Frankfort for two days…
Harvard researchers say ‘Prolonged or intermittent’ social-distancing measures likely needed until 2022
According to a study by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, “Prolonged or intermittent” social-distancing measures…
Most Kentuckians with Alzheimer’s at least 65, have chronic illness, putting them at high risk of COVID-19
People with Alzheimer’s disease are considered at high risk for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, not only…
Outlier Massie becomes pariah, forcing colleagues to gather against public health advice for stimulus vote
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Thomas Massie, the congressman from Kentucky’s Fourth District, has long been at the limits…