COVID-19

The new guidance from Murray State continues to encourage voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations as the “best defense” against COVID-19. The university is hosting a series of on-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the next couple of months.

Families may submit photos and stories about loved ones, and a panel of artists will pick at least 10 to memorialize with a portrait.

After striking a deal to be sold, Tennova Healthcare-Lebanon sued more than 1,000 patients over the past two years, a WPLN News investigation found. Many of the suits were filed during the pandemic.

As the federal eviction moratorium expires, regional and state officials are highlighting resources available for tenants and landlords.

In a related announcement, the district has scheduled a COVID-19 clinic for students, parents and community members on Thursday, Aug. 5.

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.

The increase comes as the delta variant spreads across the region and western Kentucky counties report increasing incidence rates of the virus.

As local health officials shift away from offering clinics, the health department will try alternative outreach efforts.

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.

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. 

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will use funds from his campaign to run pro-vaccine advertisements on more than 100 radio stations in Kentucky, where just 52% of residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine.