Multiple studies have found that older adults with a broad array of casual and close relationships enjoy better well-being and live longer than people with narrower, less diverse social networks.
On June 28, Kentucky hospitals reported 169 patients with COVID-19. On July 30, they reported 625. Hospitalizations began a steep increase on July 15, and are doubling about every 12 days.
Although the exact dollar benefit to Kentucky through the infrastructure bill is not clear, Deputy Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock noted it would help speed up construction.
Under the program, landowners can borrow up to $600,000 to "buy out other people with claims to land, consolidate a title and clear the titles on the ground. Those farms would then become eligible for other USDA agricultural programs as well."
Beshear suggested that school districts could be liable for sickness and death if they don't follow CDC guidance that is based on research showing that vaccinated people can acquire the virus and spread it without having symptoms.
The center on West Seventh Street recently reopened for in-person services and activities following a lengthy closure that started when a storm tore off part of the facility's roof and continued when the coronavirus pandemic hit.
At first glance, the mutations in the highly contagious delta variant don’t look that worrisome. But upon further inspection, scientists have discovered new genetic changes that make it more dangerous in many ways. In this piece from Kaiser Health News , Liz Szabo reports on what they've learned so far about how it differs from the original strain of novel coronavirus.
The district announced its coronavirus policies for the upcoming school year as health officials nationwide express growing concerns about a surge in COVID-19 cases, including the highly contagious Delta variant.
