Suhail Bhat, Author at Ohio Valley ReSource

Suhail Bhat

Data Reporter, Louisville Public Media

Suhail Bhat is a data journalist and 2020 graduate of the Data Journalism program at Columbia Journalism School. Before attending Columbia, he was a correspondent at Reuters, where he covered Asian corporate news and Wall Street for four years.

Email Suhail Bhat @suhbhat

Jul 5

Democracy & Civic Life

Six Months After Capitol Riot, 46 From Ohio Valley Face Charges

The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol left five people dead and caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage to the Capitol building. In the six months since then, federal authorities say, about 470 people have been arrested in nearly every state, including at least 46 people in the Ohio Valley. The Ohio Valley […]

By Jeff Young and Suhail Bhat

Jul 5

Democracy & Civic Life

Six Months After Capitol Riot, 46 From Ohio Valley Face Charges

Jeff Young and Suhail Bhat

Jul 2

Coronavirus

Nearly Half A Million In Ohio Valley Lose Jobless Benefits

An analysis by the Ohio Valley ReSource showed that roughly 488,000 people in Ohio and West Virginia have lost supplemental unemployment payments after Republican governors there scrapped the federal unemployment benefit programs put in place during the pandemic. Another 65,000 people in Kentucky eligible for the payments await a decision by the Democratic governor there […]

By Suhail Bhat

Jul 2

Coronavirus

Nearly Half A Million In Ohio Valley Lose Jobless Benefits

Suhail Bhat

May 21

Coronavirus

New Data Shows Ohio Valley’s Black Residents Lag In COVID Vaccination Rates

Black and Hispanic Americans in the Ohio Valley are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at a lower rate than are white Americans, according to data obtained by Kaiser Health News, which offers a more detailed view of vaccination progress among different groups. The data shows that vaccination rates vary across races and ethnicities in the Ohio […]

By Suhail Bhat

May 21

Coronavirus

New Data Shows Ohio Valley’s Black Residents Lag In COVID Vaccination Rates

Suhail Bhat

May 7

Coronavirus

Vaccinate U? Contrary To Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine

Roughly a million students attend college around the Ohio Valley, and the student-age population has an especially high rate of coronavirus infection. That’s why some public health advocates say schools should require that students be vaccinated. However, a review by the Ohio Valley ReSource found that of 400 colleges and universities in Kentucky, Ohio, and […]

By Corinne Boyer , Alana Watson and Suhail Bhat

May 7

Coronavirus

Vaccinate U? Contrary To Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine

Corinne Boyer, Alana Watson and Suhail Bhat

Apr 16

Coronavirus

Vaccine Hesitancy Hovers Over Ohio Valley Efforts To Get To Herd Immunity

Phyllis Gibbs wasn’t sure until recently that she’d be here, just a few moments away from receiving a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “Do you feel sick today?” “Nope,” Gibbs said to the receptionist. “And you give consent for Pfizer to give you a shot today, correct?” “Absolutely.” Gibbs then walked over to one of […]

By Liam Niemeyer , Corinne Boyer and Suhail Bhat

Apr 16

Coronavirus

Vaccine Hesitancy Hovers Over Ohio Valley Efforts To Get To Herd Immunity

Liam Niemeyer, Corinne Boyer and Suhail Bhat

Apr 13

Coronavirus

J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley

State leaders around the Ohio Valley will temporarily have fewer doses of COVID-19 vaccine to distribute following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision Tuesday to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Regional officials gave no indication that they will have shortages of vaccines as a result, but the pause on the Johnson […]

By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Apr 13

Coronavirus

J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley

Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Mar 16

Coronavirus

A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley

The past year inflicted devastating pain across the Ohio Valley as more than 25,000 people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia died due to COVID-19 and more than 1.5 million people contracted the virus. Low-income families, women and people of color bore an unequal brunt of the economic challenges caused by the shutdowns, more so […]

By Suhail Bhat

Mar 16

Coronavirus

A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley

Suhail Bhat

Feb 25

Energy & Environment

Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes

A new analysis of flooding risk that accounts for the effects of climate change finds many more homes in Appalachian communities in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are at risk of flooding than the federal government’s emergency managers have indicated. In 12 Appalachian counties in the region, at least half of all residences are at […]

By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 25

Energy & Environment

Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes

Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 19

Democracy & Civic Life

Mapping The Ohio Valley Residents Charged In Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot

Data compiled by an academic research group shows the home counties of 21 people from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia charged so far in connection with the Jan. 6 riot and insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Program on Extremism at George Washington University compiled a database from the federal criminal complaints against those charged […]

By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 19

Democracy & Civic Life

Mapping The Ohio Valley Residents Charged In Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot

Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 16

Coronavirus

West Virginia COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

By Suhail Bhat

Feb 16

Coronavirus

West Virginia COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

Suhail Bhat