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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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New case numbers decline, but deaths continue; 13,000 Kentuckians have died from Covid

As the metrics used to measure the pandemic in Kentucky keep dropping, deaths from Covid-19, considered a lagging ... Read more

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Kentucky has nation’s second-highest covid rate; surge causing hospitals to limit elective procedures

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus keeps surging in Kentucky, setting a record Tuesday for the highest seven-day ... 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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Beshear urges that children be tested, vaccinated for Covid-19 before resuming school

As Kentucky’s children enjoy the holiday break, Gov. Andy Beshear encouraged schools and parents to get them tested ... 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