COVID-19

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has vetoed a resolution ending the COVID-19 state of emergency he issued in March 2020.The measure would end the declaration a month before it’s scheduled to expire.While the resolution received unanimous support among Republicans in the House and Senate, Governor Beshear called it politics at its worst. He cautioned Kentucky would lose $50 million in federal benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if the emergency ends before it’s set to expire on Apr.15.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says every COVID-19 metric is moving in the right direction, signaling a new phase in the two-year-long pandemic.During a briefing on Monday, Beshear reported just over 9,000 new cases ofthe virus over the past week, as well as 283 deaths.Those numbers represented the 7th straight week of declines.

Kentucky’s chief public health expert says all indicators related COVID-19 are heading in the right direction.During the week ending on Mar. 6 there were 12,010 newly reported cases of the virus and the seven-day positivity rate was just over six percent. Both metrics were lower than in the previous week ending Feb. 27.

Kentucky continues to see a drop in new COVID-19 cases and positivity rates as the omicron variant appears to loosen its hold on the region. At a news…

It’s been three months since the CDC recommended Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. After high demand initially, vaccinations have slowed…

Although Kentucky’s COVID-19 numbers may be starting to crest, hospitals are still struggling under the weight of the omicron surge.The Kentucky…

Staffing shortages continue to cripple some Tennessee hospitals dealing high COVID numbers among patients and their own staff. The pinch is being felt by…

The pressure on Kentucky hospitals from the COVID-19 omicron variant is unrelenting. “Hospitalization is near a record high. We are close to the height of…

Western Kentucky health departments have scaled back or completely stopped making check-in calls in recent weeks to those who test positive for COVID-19…

Some Kentucky hospitals stretched thin by the latest COVID-19 surge are turning to outside help to keep operations flowing. Eleven AmeriCorps volunteers…