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One-stop website on respiratory viruses launches in Kentucky
State joins CDC and other states in consolidated approach FRANKFORT (Oct. 12, 2023) — The Kentucky Department for Public Health has launched a new respiratory virus website, CoverYourCough.ky.gov, a one-stop spot for finding information on COVID-19, influenza and RSV. According to KDPH Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack, today’s move follows the approach the Centers for Disease
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The number of Kentucky counties with high and medium COVID-19 risk on the federal risk map made a big jump this week
BY MELISSA PATRICKKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS COVID-19 cases in Kentucky appear to be on a rough plateau overall, but the number of counties with high and medium risk of transmission on the weekly federal risk map made a big jump Thursday afternoon. The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention risk map, which looks at both
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Kentuckians seem convinced that COVID is over, but they’re wrong
BY KEVIN KAVANAGH This month my family had encounters with two Lexington doctor offices. In one the staff rolled her eyes when asked about masks, parroting the misinformation that viruses are too small to be filtered, ignoring the fact that what is floating in the air are larger viral-droplet aerosols which N95 masks efficiently capture.
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UK, CDC collaborate to improve health in county
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — The CDC’s High Obesity Program (HOP) funds initiatives in Martin County in collaboration with the University of Kentucky’s Extension Program to improve the overall health index of the county. The national grant program has provided funding and support for food pantries, farmers markets and physical activities in the county
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COVID-19: Four deaths, 94 new cases in March
INEZ — Martin County Health Department has reported four COVID-19 deaths in March and 94 newly confirmed cases. As of Monday, the death toll was 50 and the case count was 3,607 since the beginning of the pandemic. The CDC rated Martin County’s risk as low on its latest Community Levels map Friday, indicated by
