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Early data shows ODs rose 13.55% in Ky. in 2021
Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 13.55% in 2021, according to a recent federal report. The ... Read more
Author: Melissa Patrick | Jessamine Journal
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Covid infection rate remains top among states; Most metrics used to measure the pandemic trending downward
Even as Kentucky’s daily new-case rate, infection rate, positive-test rate and Covid-19 hospital numbers are steadily trending down, ... Read more
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Covid cases escalate as schools begin to re-open; Beshear and Stack urge universal masking in schools
With coronavirus cases and positive-test rate skyrocketing just as students head back to school, Gov. Andy Beshear and ... Read more
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COVID cases take post-holiday jump in Kentucky
After a four-week pandemic plateau, Kentucky reported a high number of coronavirus cases Tuesday, as well as an ... Read more
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As coronavirus cases increase, so do hospitalizations and deaths
The pandemic continued to accelerate in Kentucky Monday, especially in hospitals but also in new cases. Kentucky reported ... Read more
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State’s COVID positivity rate climbing after holiday weekend
Kentucky’s coronavirus metrics took another jump Tuesday, with new cases and the share of Kentuckians testing positive up, ... Read more
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Kentucky ranks first in lung-cancer cases; State is low in survival and early diagnosis
Lung Cancer Awareness Month falls in November, but in Kentucky, the promotion of prevention and early detection of ... Read more
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Pandemic numbers continue to tick up; 53 more deaths reported, raising recent average
As Kentucky heads into a cold Thanksgiving weekend that is sure to keep family gatherings indoors, the metrics ... Read more
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Poll, falling vaccination rates spark concern that Covid-19 conflicts make Kentuckians skeptical of long-accepted vaccines
The first day of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s annual health policy forum addressed vaccine hesitancy, which ... Read more
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Only 25% of Ky. students have received COVID vaccine
With only one-fourth of Kentucky’s eligible school children vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Andy Beshear said it best when ... Read more