Dec 1 Coronavirus ‘Deadliest Day’ Kentucky Hits Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear hasn’t stopped pleading with the public to stay home, wear face coverings and do whatever it takes to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the state marked its deadliest day yet in the pandemic. On Tuesday, Beshear announced a record high 4,151 new cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of […] By Corinne Boyer Dec 1 Coronavirus ‘Deadliest Day’ Kentucky Hits Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Corinne Boyer
Nov 26 Coronavirus Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley Dr. Kirk Tucker, chief clinical officer of Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio, said a week before Thanksgiving that the health system’s three hospitals in southern Ohio were bombarded with coronavirus patients. But it isn’t just the patients testing positive. The virus has also sickened 65 of his fellow caregivers. Recently, Tucker said, a doctor […] By Corinne Boyer Nov 26 Coronavirus Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley Corinne Boyer
Nov 20 Coronavirus Ohio Valley Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End With hundreds of thousands across the Ohio Valley struggling to make ends meet, a suite of coronavirus aid packages, including rent and utility relief funding, eviction moratoriums, and expanded unemployment benefits, is set to expire at the end of December. The consequences could be far-reaching. Poverty rates have soared as some federal programs, including the […] By Sydney Boles Nov 20 Coronavirus Ohio Valley Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End Sydney Boles
Nov 10 Coronavirus Older Veterans Face New Fight As Coronavirus Surges In Region On Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivered his daily briefing on coronavirus, which is surging across the Ohio Valley. Eleven more Kentuckians had died that day. Then the governor provided an update on an especially worrisome outbreak at the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center near Lexington, one of four long-term care facilities dedicated to veterans in the […] By Corinne Boyer Nov 10 Coronavirus Older Veterans Face New Fight As Coronavirus Surges In Region Corinne Boyer
Nov 9 Coronavirus Ohio Valley ReSource Adds Important Measures To Ohio COVID Data Tracker The Ohio Valley ReSource has expanded its COVID Data Tracker to include more measures to help you better understand the spread of coronavirus in Ohio, including the number of people hospitalized due to the virus and the amount of coronavirus testing being done. The data tracker we launched in April provided daily updates on the […] By Staff Nov 9 Coronavirus Ohio Valley ReSource Adds Important Measures To Ohio COVID Data Tracker Staff
Nov 9 Health Tracking COVID-19 In Ohio Tracking COVID-19 In Ohio Last updated on December 02 at 4:30 pm Suhail Bhat These graphs show key measures of COVID-19: daily positive tests, the number of daily tests, the rate of positive tests, deaths, and hospitalizations. We use data provided by the COVID Tracking Project, the Ohio Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control […] By Suhail Bhat Nov 9 Health Tracking COVID-19 In Ohio Suhail Bhat
Nov 6 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In Kentucky Tracking COVID-19 In Kentucky Last updated on December 01 at 4:30 pm Suhail Bhat These graphs show key measures of COVID-19: daily positive tests, the number of daily tests, the rate of positive tests, deaths, and hospitalizations. We use data provided by the COVID Tracking Project, the Kentucky Department of Public Health and the Centers […] By Suhail Bhat Nov 6 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In Kentucky Suhail Bhat
Nov 4 Democracy & Civic Life 2020 Voter Turnout Increased As Ohio Valley States Expanded Voting Options Much of the Ohio Valley saw historic levels of voter turnout in the 2020 election, as election officials expanded voting options to reduce the risk from coronavirus. Compared to the 2016 election, voter turnout for the 2020 general election increased slightly in Kentucky and Ohio, while West Virginia — which had some of the nation’s […] By Alana Watson and Suhail Bhat Nov 4 Democracy & Civic Life 2020 Voter Turnout Increased As Ohio Valley States Expanded Voting Options Alana Watson and Suhail Bhat
Nov 3 Democracy & Civic Life Can You Wear “Black Lives Matter” Clothing To The Polls? Yes. Some voters in Ohio and Kentucky expressed concern that poll workers were advising them that “Black Lives Matter” attire was not allowed in polling locations. But according to both state’s laws on the subject, BLM clothing is perfectly fine to wear while casting your ballot. The voters shared their concerns using the tipline operated by […] By Alana Watson Nov 3 Democracy & Civic Life Can You Wear “Black Lives Matter” Clothing To The Polls? Yes. Alana Watson
Oct 30 Health Across The Ohio Valley, States Report Record Number Of COVID-19 Cases In the last weeks of October, parts of the Ohio Valley saw coronavirus records broken almost every day. In the Ohio Valley, Kentucky and Ohio set new records for hospitalizations due to COVID-19, and Kentucky reported the most positive cases in a single week since the pandemic began — 9,335. West Virginia, which has been […] By Corinne Boyer Oct 30 Health Across The Ohio Valley, States Report Record Number Of COVID-19 Cases Corinne Boyer