Nov 16 Coronavirus New Restrictions On Kentucky Long-Term Care Facilities To Combat Coronavirus As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Kentucky will restrict visits to long-term care facilities because of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Of Kentucky’s 120 counties, 103 are now in the “Red Zone” of critical spread, with more than 25 cases per 100,000 people. Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander said long-term care […] By Corinne Boyer Nov 16 Coronavirus New Restrictions On Kentucky Long-Term Care Facilities To Combat Coronavirus Corinne Boyer
Jun 12 Health These Three Factors Are Driving Many COVID-19 Outbreaks In Rural Communities As the economies of the Ohio Valley gradually reopen from the pandemic closures, state officials are still reporting hundreds of coronavirus cases each day in the region. In Kentucky, coronavirus cases are again on the rise, with a week-long average of daily cases approaching the highest level yet. Public health officials are concerned about a […] By Liam Niemeyer Jun 12 Health These Three Factors Are Driving Many COVID-19 Outbreaks In Rural Communities Liam Niemeyer
Apr 14 Health Coronavirus Takes A Terrible Toll On Ohio Valley Nursing Homes The coronavirus is taking a terrible toll on nursing homes in the Ohio Valley. Well over a thousand residents and staff at nursing homes and long-term care facilities in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia have tested positive for coronavirus, and dozens have died from COVID-19. Residents in these facilities are already more vulnerable, and in […] By Becca Schimmel Apr 14 Health Coronavirus Takes A Terrible Toll On Ohio Valley Nursing Homes Becca Schimmel