COVID-19

COVID-19 stories.

They described continued challenges with access to technology and basic resources for families, but also some unexpected silver linings.
The Kentucky House has passed a bill that would allow businesses and schools to reopen during COVID as long as they follow federal guidelines.
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A recent fast spread of the coronavirus raises fear that the U.S. has developed a more contagious strain.
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The postponement was attributed to an "unprecedented spike in COVID cases and hospitalizations over the last 48 hours."
The requirement comes after several instances of lawmakers not wearing masks during interim committee hearings last year.
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Beshear said reducing his emergency powers while the virus is surging and hospitals are filling up, and the state is deploying vaccines, "would not only be a shame, it would be a tragedy."
Although the department is still working through phase 1a of the state's vaccine distribution plan, it expects to move to phase 1b in early February.
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For the fourth day in a row, COVID-19 hospitalizations at Jennie Stuart have reached a record high.
District officials announced two games will be delayed and two others are canceled.
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The COVID-19 vaccines being distributed in the U.S. require two doses to achieve the effectiveness level of 95% recorded in clinical trials.
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Ten days after the state's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on March 6, the governor ordered the initial round of business closures. By the end of the year, 57 virus-related deaths had been confirmed in Christian County.
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A wastewater testing project in Mayfield is helping pinpoint outbreaks of the novel coronavirus even before residents experience symptoms
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