Health

The state had 252 new cases, bringing the total to 7,444 since the start of the outbreak.

Older Americans are more likely than younger ones to wish for a rural life in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

The state reported 199 new cases of the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Public health officials are applauding the federal government’s efforts to expand telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic — and predicting its uptick will continue long after the crisis is over.

Number of recovered cases climbs to 80, with 14 cases still active.

In Warren County, there were 72 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 14 of those are children.

Two test days are slated in Oak Grove. There is no charge to be tested, and any Kentucky resident may be tested.

Statewide, 191 new cases were confirmed and 10 Kentuckians died from the novel coronavirus.

The state had 246 newly confirmed cases from Sunday and Monday.

The county could see a spike in people testing positive for COVID-19 as more residents get out of their homes when businesses reopen, the county health director said.

About 100 children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with, and three in New York have died from, pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome. It appears to be caused by the corionavirus.

A nursing home in Butler, a state prison in Muhlenberg and a church serve in Hopkins produced major outbreaks in those counties.