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State chart, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky is certain to have its largest number of...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reached a new peak in the coronavirus pandemic Friday, as 679 new cases raised the state’s seven-day rolling average to 670, the highest...
Kentucky Health News chart; daily figures are adjusted slightly after initial report. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Even after reporting a record number of cases...
The coronavirus pandemic hit unexpectedly close to home recently for Jennifer P. Brown, founder and editor of digital startup The Hoptown Chronicle in Hopkinsville. Brown, former editor of Hopkinsville’s daily newspaper, the Kentucky...
Photos displayed by Beshear —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 1,163 new coronavirus cases in Kentucky on Wednesday, the highest number yet in a single...
Illustration by Lynne Shallcross, Kaiser Health News (Getty Images) —– Looking forward to getting a vaccine for the novel coronavirus when it becomes available? If you’re carrying around way too many...
Gov. Andy Beshear reported by video after feeling ill and testing negative for the novel coronavirus. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 562 new coronavirus...
Counties with fewer than 10 total cases are not included in the White House task force alerts. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The latest weekly White House Coronavirus Task...
Beshear used this graph (adapted by KHN) and chart to say that the pandemic remains at its apex. —– The positive rate for the seven-day period ending Aug. 8 was...
By Daniel Desrochers Lexington Herald-Leader It has been five months since Kentucky announced its first case of covid-19. As the coronavirus has spread rapidly through the country, infecting more than...