Health

Farmers can face unique stressor, including the extended stress that comes with only getting one or two paychecks a year, working under risky market conditions, and not having access to benefits or health insurance through an employer.

The report pushed the local total since the pandemic began to 1,185.

In spite of state guidance recommending remote learning only and the suspension of all school-related athletic and extracurricular activities, Christian County Public Schools continued in-person instruction Friday and had made no announcement to cancel a football game set for Saturday against a school from another county with a "critical" level of community transmission.

The CEO of the Ashland hospital said COVID-19 is no longer limited to people with underlying health conditions. It's also affecting "babies, children and healthy, active men and women who have no idea how they were exposed."

On Thursday, the incidence rate was 28, well within the "critical" category under which guidance says to switch to remote learning only.

Thursday's total was the second-highest number of cases announced in a single day.

State and local authorities sought help and guidance from the CDC starting in January, but the CDC ignored questions, gave conflicting advice, brushed off calls to take the pandemic more seriously, and as late as April, continued to downplay the potential harm of the coronavirus, USA Today reports.

Health Commissioner Steven Stack join the governor's call to follow the guidance of health departments and he questioned why adults says they can't breathe through a mask.

Many of the cases have occurred among residents of nursing homes, including Christian Health Center, where 31 residents had an active case of the virus as of Wednesday.

Communities in the red zone have weekly positive-test rates higher than 10% and more than one new case per 1,000 residents.

The death of a 49-year-old woman marks the county's youngest virus-related victim to-date.

Church groups and other supporters staged two car parades Monday in front of Christian Health Center to show support for staff and residents.