COVID-19 Archives

State auditor Mike Harmon tests positive for coronavirus

by Ryland Barton
December 30, 2020

Harmon was likely exposed to the virus before or shortly after receiving the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. In a statement, he said he still has faith in the vaccine and the need for people to receive it as quickly as possible.

Pandemic thrust Health Commissioner Steven Stack from low-profile job into spotlight of public scrutiny

by Kentucky Health News
December 30, 2020

Less than a month after he moved from running a hospital emergency department to leading the state Department for Public Health, Kentucky's first case of COVID-19 was reported.

Direct payments for coronavirus relief will total $2.26 billion for Kentuckians

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 29, 2020

Based on the state’s calculation of the total amount available for direct payments to households, an estimated 85% of Kentuckians are eligible for the payments.

Limited attendance outlined for Christian County winter sporting events

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 28, 2020

Only parents and guardians will be allowed to attend basketball games and swim meets.

Data show continued COVID-19 strain on Jennie Stuart

by Julia Hunter
December 28, 2020

For the week of Dec. 18 through 24, the hospital reached record highs for the total number of inpatient beds occupied by coronavirus patients and its overall proportion of COVID-19 patients.

Jennie Stuart, Christian County Health Department receive COVID-19 vaccine

by Julia Hunter
December 23, 2020

Jennie Stuart Health has received 500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and distribution has begun among its frontline workers.

Courthouse closed for cleaning after county clerk employee tests positive for virus

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 21, 2020

The clerk's office is slated to reopen for business Dec. 28, but the courthouse will not be open to the public. Business is being conducted remotely.

Paper says it has ‘story of how Trump’s denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic’s dark winter’

by Kentucky Health News
December 20, 2020

Four doctors on the White House Coronavirus Task Force "sounded new alarms, cautioning of a dark winter to come without dramatic action to slow community spread."

Health department issues isolation order for ‘Nutcracker’ dancer who performed after testing positive for COVID-19

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 18, 2020

The Pennyroyal Arts Council helped the health department by emailing parents of the other dancers to make them aware someone in the ballet had tested positive for the virus.

Christian County Public Schools to return under new, in-person model on Jan. 6

by Julia Hunter
December 18, 2020

For the first eight days after the district returns, middle and high schoolers will learn under an "aggressive advisory hybrid" plan, which aims to provide students with more structure and support while reducing capacity in school facilities as much as possible.

US Supreme Court, 7-2, allows Beshear’s ban on in-person schooling to apply to religious schools

by Al Cross
December 17, 2020

The court said, "The governor’s school-closing order effectively expires this week or shortly thereafter, and there is no indication that it will be renewed." If it is, the court said, Danville Christian Academyand Attorney General Daniel Cameron can seek another injunction.

Federal data show Jennie Stuart under ‘extreme stress’ from COVID-19

by Julia Hunter
December 16, 2020

Three of the last four weeks of data show that Jennie Stuart's ratio of COVID-19 patients to total beds was at or above the 20% threshold that puts a hospital under “extreme stress.” For the most recent week available, the ratio of 16%.