Kentucky COVID-19 Statistics | August 18, 2020
Credit: Kentucky Hospital Association Data Sources: Kentucky Department for Public Health and WebEOC
‘It could be a catastrophe’: Local doctor talks importance of flu shots during pandemic
By Emily Bennett PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) – As the pandemic surges, doctors are worried about the upcoming flu season colliding with COVID-19. “If we’re going to have a severe flu season it’s going to be catastrophe for all of us. So you have the flu on top of COVID so we’re going to use the ventilators,…
Kentucky Health Commissioner Says Waste Water Testing Part Of COVID Monitoring
By STU JOHNSON State officials are working on a pilot project to improve COVID-19 monitoring at Kentucky prisons. State Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack offered details during Tuesday’s coronavirus briefing at the capitol. Stack said the pilot involves the testing of waste water. “It enables us to monitor a population that confined in an area…
Kentucky CPE President Urges Student Responsibility Regarding COVID-19
By STU JOHNSON The president of Kentucky’s higher education governing organization is asking students across the Commonwealth to consider their responsibilities regarding the spread of coronavirus. All but one of Kentucky’s primary public universities began class Monday. Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson began his message by saying as the fall semester kicks off,…
U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath makes campaign stops in Whitley and Laurel Counties
By Madison Pergrem HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – As the November election nears and campaigns are in full swing Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate Amy McGrath, who will run against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, stopped in the region on Monday. McGrath making her first stop in downtown Williamsburg to talk to community members and local business…
Several Kentucky Schools Say They Are Ready To Open This Week, We Take You Inside One Of Them
By KARYN CZAR As we reported last week, a few hundred schools will be opening in Kentucky this week, despite the Governor’s recommendation to wait until September 28th. We were given an in-depth tour and went through Coronavirus safety procedures at LCA. School leaders say they are ready. Before you walk through the doors of Lexington…
McConnell: Kentucky Should Accept New Offer For Jobless Aid
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Kentucky should accept a supplemental $300 in federal weekly assistance for its unemployed workers. The Republican senator urged Kentucky’s Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, to apply for the aid. McConnell says the offer from the White House won’t require any extra spending by the state. The option…
Campus Move In Raises Concerns About Virus Spread
BY CRYSTAL SICARD | KENTUCKY LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky completed its first week of students moving back on campus. With many families helping their students move into their dorms, there is some concern they may be spreading the virus without even knowing. According to the UK COVID-19 Testing Result website, as of Wednesday, August 12, 14,129 students…
Public health officials explain data, calling it imperfect but useful, and defend school decision
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A legislative committee meeting to review how the state collects and reports coronavirus data shifted quickly last week to Republicans’ questions about Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s recommendation to delay in-person schooling until Sept. 28, and his general handling of the pandemic. “We don’t close our schools down for influenza,…
Kentucky Senate President: Citizens Coping With Coronavirus
By STU JOHNSON The president of the Kentucky Senate believes citizens in the Commonwealth generally are doing well in trying to cope with coronavirus. Robert Stivers says there are pockets across the state that are facing more serious COVID-19 challenges. The GOP state leader said, outside of mask wearing and questions about schools, businesses in his…
