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Gene Hornback, 85, of Versailles spent three weeks on a ventilator at Baptist Health Lexington, and his wife Elaine, left, was also admitted March 30. He was released to rehabilitation Friday; she had...
Beshear held up his mask as he asked others to wear theirs. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state...
Screenshot of Hazard ARH scores shows detail for infection issues and tabs for other issues. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For the fourth grading period in a row, a nonprofit...
The hospital is on US 31-W (Dixie Avenue) in Elizabethtown. —– The sale of 300-bed Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown to Baptist Health will be complete by Sept. 1, three months earlier that the...
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. Most child-care centers in Kentucky are closed, but 79 are...
Bloomberg chart shows positive tests in red and pink, and negative tests in grays. Flu-like illness is shown by bars across bottom. Gray rectangle marks last two weeks. —– As news develops about...
Infection charts that Gov. Andy Beshear has used to illustrate the risk of reopening child-care centers —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may...
Updated list of state-involved testing sites; others are available. For a larger version, click on it. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be...
List of testing sites in which the Commonwealth of Kentucky is playing a role; to enlarge, click on it. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...
Image from Alcohol.org —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Economic struggles and social isolation are well-known triggers for people with substance-use disorders, so the coronavirus pandemic has created a perfect...