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Ky. has fourth-highest rate of kids hospitalized with COVID-19

By Jasmine Demers | September 24, 2021

So far this month, the state has recorded over 26,000 cases in kids 18 and under and an average of 59 children hospitalized each day, making it the most dangerous month for children since the pandemic began.

COVID-19 Deaths, Infection Rates in Ky. Prisons Among Nation’s Worst

By Jared Bennett | September 1, 2021

More than 10,000 people are currently held in Kentucky prisons, and nearly 8,000 have gotten the coronavirus since the pandemic began.

Metro To Require Vaccination Status From City Workers

By Lily Burris | May 19, 2021

With incomplete city data showing more than half of Metro government employees are vaccinated and incentives to share that information proving ineffective, the city intends to start requiring employees to share their status.

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How Many Coronavirus Cases In Ky. Jails? We Don’t Know, And State Won’t Say

By Jared Bennett | April 19, 2021

Although the state has oversight of local jails, state officials have been reluctant to wield it during the pandemic.

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Kentucky’s Prison Coronavirus Defense Is Failing

By Jared Bennett | March 31, 2021

Incarceration today means frequent lockdowns and isolation, costly fees to stay in touch and fewer people in programs that would reduce time behind bars.

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Ky. Still Can’t Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt

By Jared Bennett | January 8, 2021

The most recent federal coronavirus relief package finally grants states that option, but it will have no effect in Kentucky. That’s because debt forgiveness still isn’t allowed under state law.

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Our COVID-19 Tracker Gives You County-Level Data On The Coronavirus

By Alexandra Kanik | January 2, 2021

Since Kentucky’s first COVID-19 patient was confirmed nearly a month ago, cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus have continued to increase in the state. Along with that increase in cases comes an increase in questions:

How many cases are there around me? How many people in my community have died? How do other health issues increase the risk of serious illness due to coronavirus in my community? These questions are hard to answer right now due to the speed at which data are being reported.

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When COVID-19 Slammed Rural Ky. Counties, It Found More Vulnerable Patients

By Jared Bennett | December 23, 2020

People in rural areas are typically sicker, older and have less access to regular healthcare than other communities.

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Mark Carter at a daily coronavirus briefing on September 16.

Kentucky’s Contact Tracing Director On Program’s Challenges, Successes

By Jared Bennett | December 11, 2020

As some Republican legislators are unsatisfied with the program’s results and call for it to be defunded, the program’s director says it’s still saving lives. 

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How Kentucky Missed Out On A $90 Million Unemployment Upgrade

By Jared Bennett | November 30, 2020

The federal government set aside $7 billion in 2009 to modernize the nation’s unemployment systems. Kentucky left its portion on the table. 

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