COVID-19

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former FDA commissioner, said on CBS's "Face the Nation" that Trump is wrong to say that the country is "rounding the corner" on the pandemic.

The Kentucky Public Service Commission originally planned to lift the moratorium Oct. 20, but on Oct. 19, Gov. Andy Beshear extended that deadline to Nov. 6.

Business owners should plan to allow employees to work from home next week, if possible, and reschedule, postpone or cancel all events. Community members should not attend — or host — gatherings of any size. They are also asked to reduce in-person shopping and dining, avoid non-essential activities and prioritize businesses that enforce mask mandates and other safety measures.

Despite rising local case numbers, Christian County schools — like some others in the state — have opted to continue in-person learning. It’s a position that local school officials this week maintained.

Anyone needing a test this morning may call the health department.

Most insurance covers the full cost of the flu shot.

Apathy threatens to drive up infection rates as colder weather comes and more people are indoors, where the virus can more easily spread.

Recommendations include allowing employees to work from home when possible, discontinuing all events and gatherings, and avoiding in-person service at restaurants or bars, among other requests.

The poll found that 45% said President Trump's comments about masks and social distancing had made them less favorable toward him, while 24% said they had improved their favor for him.

The state also counted a record number of covid-19 hospitalizations, 841, with 231 of those patients in intensive case and 106 of them on ventilators.

With just a little more than a week before Election Day and with a challenge to the health care law coming before the high court, health care is on both the ballot and the docket. And for the Ohio Valley — a region with some of the nation’s worst health outcomes — the stakes are high.

The governor said a record 818 people were hospitalized in Kentucky for COVID-19 on Friday, up 18 from Thursday; 205 are in intensive care, nine fewer than Thursday; and 97 are on a ventilator, eight fewer than Thursday.