Nov 24 Health Kentucky Hospitals Adjust Services To Make Room For COVID-19 Patients Kentucky’s surge in coronavirus cases has caused some hospitals to reduce other health care services to accommodate the growing number of COVID-19 patients. Gov. Andy Beshear announced 2,690 new positive coronavirus cases Tuesday and 1,658 COVID-19 hospitalizations — a sharp increase over the past two weeks. Gov. Beshear said hospitals have already adjusted services to […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 24 Health Kentucky Hospitals Adjust Services To Make Room For COVID-19 Patients Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 16 Health 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, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 16 Health New Restrictions On Kentucky Long-Term Care Facilities To Combat Coronavirus Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 11 Health With No Signs of Slowing, Kentucky Coronavirus Cases Surge To New Record High Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday announced the highest one-day total of new coronavirus cases — 2,700. The new record follows two weeks of sharply escalating spread of the virus. The previous one day record reported 2,318 cases. For weeks, Gov. Beshear has repeatedly warned that the growing number of cases is dangerous. “This entire […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 11 Health With No Signs of Slowing, Kentucky Coronavirus Cases Surge To New Record High Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 6 Election 2020 Ohio Valley Lawmakers React to Trump’s False Statements Undermining The Election Polls had barely closed in the U.S. when President Donald Trump falsely alleged voter fraud and claimed prematurely to have won the election, saying “We will win this, and as far as I’m concerned, we already have won it.” The results of the election had not yet been called, and the counting of legally cast […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 6 Election 2020 Ohio Valley Lawmakers React to Trump’s False Statements Undermining The Election Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 3 Health Kentucky Tops 1,500 Total COVID-19 Deaths On Election Day Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,795 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 3 Health Kentucky Tops 1,500 Total COVID-19 Deaths On Election Day Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 2 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, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 2 Health Across The Ohio Valley, States Report Record Number Of COVID-19 Cases Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 27 Health Kentucky Breaks Another COVID-19 Record With 1,786 New Cases Kentucky broke yet another COVID-19 record on Tuesday. Gov. Andy Beshear reported 1,786 new cases of COVID-19 — the single highest Tuesday since the pandemic began. Beshear said he expects this week’s cases to surpass last week’s numbers when the commonwealth set a record for cases reported in a single week. Beshear announced 18 new […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 27 Health Kentucky Breaks Another COVID-19 Record With 1,786 New Cases Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 20 Health Coronavirus Cases Rising As Kentucky Reports Highest Number Of Cases On A Tuesday As the number of coronavirus cases surge across the U.S., so do cases in Kentucky. It’s one of 31 states where cases continue to rise. Gov. Andy Beshear said the state is preparing for another surge in COVID-19 cases as the state saw another record-setting day for new coronavirus cases. Beshear called the daily COVID-19 […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 20 Health Coronavirus Cases Rising As Kentucky Reports Highest Number Of Cases On A Tuesday Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 19 Health Gov. Beshear: Save Unemployment Money In Case Of Overpayment Debt Gov. Andy Beshear acknowledged that Kentucky mistakenly overpaid people who requested unemployment benefits — and advised recipients to save that money. By Jared Bennett Oct 19 Health Beshear: Save Unemployment Money In Case Of Overpayment Jared Bennett
Oct 17 Health Kentucky Coronavirus Escalation Continues; 1,295 More Cases Saturday Kentucky continues to log high numbers of new coronavirus infections, with 1,295 new cases reported on Saturday. By Ryland Barton Oct 17 Health Kentucky Coronavirus Escalation Continues; 1,295 More Cases Saturday Ryland Barton
Oct 16 Investigations Beshear Says Federal Changes Responsible For Unemployment Confusion It’s unclear if state officials ever communicated the change to out-of-work Kentuckians after the state received new guidance in April. By Jared Bennett Oct 16 Investigations Beshear Says Federal Changes Responsible For Unemployment Confusion Jared Bennett
Oct 14 Health Why Kentucky Is Changing Some COVID-19 Data: The Positivity Rate Explained Kentucky’s Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack on Tuesday announced some changes in how the state will gauge the spread of COVID-19 after the state came off a week that saw a surge in cases largely driven by infections in rural counties. While the commissioner’s plan does take cues from the models used by many states […] By Suhail Bhat Oct 14 Health Why Kentucky Is Changing Some COVID-19 Data: The Positivity Rate Explained Suhail Bhat
Oct 14 Health WATCH LIVE: Gov. Andy Beshear Gives Update On Coronavirus Beshear is holding a press briefing at 4 p.m. to update Kentuckians on the state’s efforts to fight the coronavirus. By Staff Oct 14 Health WATCH LIVE: Gov. Andy Beshear Gives Coronavirus Update Staff
Oct 14 Investigations Gov. Beshear Offered ‘Self-Quarantine’ Unemployment. Now State Is Backtracking — And Billing A state official said self-quarantining isn't a legitimate reason to claim unemployment - and that the governor never told a private citizen to leave their job. By Jared Bennett Oct 14 Investigations Ky. Backtracking On Unemployment Insurance For 'Self-Quarantine' Jared Bennett
Oct 13 Health WATCH LIVE: Gov. Andy Beshear Updates Kentuckians On COVID-19 Gov. Beshear is giving an update on coronavirus in Kentucky. Watch the live briefing here. By Staff Oct 13 Health WATCH LIVE: Gov. Andy Beshear Updates Kentuckians On COVID-19 Staff