COVID-19

At least 14 of Kentucky’s 171 school districts announced they’ll be closed or having non-traditional instruction in the coming days due to a high number of influenza cases.

As Kentucky universities welcome students back into their classrooms for the fall semester, school officials are also hoping to prevent the spread of monkeypox and COVID-19 on their campuses.

Wastewater testing shows high rates of infection in Jefferson County, and researchers have started sampling for monkeypox and polio.

Public schools, colleges, universities and publicly funded childcare centers in Kentucky would no longer be able to require masks to protect against COVID-19 under a bill advanced in the House

Gov. Andy Beshear says he may be ready to issue new COVID guidance for communities by mid-March.

Kentucky’s COVID-19 cases are down by about 28,000 over the past week. Positivity has dropped to 23.5%, and hospitalizations are down 11%.

In West Virginia, the year culminated in a series of tumultuous events, from strikes to union drives, across Huntington, Charleston and the southern coalfields.

Friday marks the 13th day of the Kentucky General Assembly. The 2022 regular session of the legislature is, for the most part, running along as most traditional law-making 60-day sessions do. The legislative work continues as COVID-19 remains a health issue across the Commonwealth.

Students attending schools that don’t allow for 180 days of in-person learning could be eligible to attend a school of their choice the following year using a school voucher, if a legislative proposal passes.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reports that the state has now surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases, with more than 72,000 last week alone.