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Right now, there's no FDA-approved vaccine for COVID-19, but researchers are racing to create one.
Updated: 36 minutes ago
|By Chelsea Jones
Health officials say supplies of the vaccine will be limited and must be distributed in a phased approach.
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The World Health Organization said more than 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases were reported last week — the shortest time ever for such an exponential increase.
Updated: 14 hours ago
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The average number of new cases per day in the U.S. has soared more than 40% over the past two weeks, from around 49,000 to about 70,000.
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Updated: 17 hours ago
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The alleged attack late Sunday by 21-year-old Jessica Hill and 18-year-old Jayla Hill left the 32-year-old victim hospitalized in critical condition.
Updated: 18 hours ago
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At age 83 and with part of his lung removed after an illness in his youth, Pope Francis would be at high risk for complications if he were to become infected with COVID-19.
Updated: 18 hours ago
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Surging COVID-19 cases in Chicago prompted Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday to ban indoor dining and bar services and limit the number of people gathering in one place.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By WKYT News Staff
Governor Andy Beshear has provided an update on COVID-19 cases in Kentucky.
Updated: 22 hours ago
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The administration official said Medicare’s announcement will try to resolve several legal technicalities that could conceivably get in the way of delivering free vaccines to millions of seniors, a high-risk group for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Updated: 22 hours ago
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The U.S. casino industry is seeking tax and regulatory relief from the government as it tries to recover from the coronavirus outbreak, which cost states more than $2 billion in lost tax revenue while casinos were shut down for four months this year.
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Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 11:39 AM EDT
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All of Europe is grappling with how to halt a fall resurgence of the virus before its hospitals become overwhelmed again.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By CNN Staff
Researchers have found that ultrasounds give a better indication of which COVID-19 patients have a higher risk of dying.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 10:01 AM EDT
|By CNN Staff
A new study estimates that if most Americans wore masks in public, more than 100,000 lives could be saved from COVID-19 between now and the end of February.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 4:13 AM EDT
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The couple had received the Guinness record for the world’s longest-lived marriage on August 25, with a combined age of 214 years and 358 days.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 5:15 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Health experts had warned that it was only a matter of time before deaths turned upward, given the record-breaking surge in cases engulfing the country.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 3:38 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Governor Andy Beshear has provided an update on COVID-19 cases in Kentucky.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 12:19 PM EDT
|By ANGELA CHARLTON and MIKE CORDER
Europe’s confirmed death toll has surpassed 250,000 according to a count by Johns Hopkins University, which puts the global toll at more than 1.1 million.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 11:22 AM EDT
|By Victor Puente
Hospitals in Lexington have told us despite the rising numbers statewide, the number of COVID-19 patients they’re seeing has held steady, but it could start rising.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 8:20 AM EDT
|By CNN Staff
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding Americans to be cautious while voting.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2020 at 1:51 PM EDT
|By Grace Finerman
Many of the positive cases in Jessamine County are coming from Thompson-Hood Veterans Center. Seven of these veterans have died due to complications from the virus, including Bobby Rorer. Now, his family shares his story.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2020 at 8:03 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Close to 8.6 million Americans have contracted the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and about 225,000 have died.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2020 at 6:54 AM EDT
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The U.S. coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 10:42 PM EDT
The country’s most famous expert on COVID is a fan of masks, but Dr. Anthony Fauci hasn’t supported mandating them at the federal level. In light a of a new model that shows a winter surge of infection is already upon us, he told CNN’s Erin Burnett maybe it is time to require them.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Governor Andy Beshear has provided a virtual update on COVID-19 cases in Kentucky.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 4:09 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to Idaho reel under the surge.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 12:05 PM EDT
|By Nick Oliver
Another county in the Lexington metropolitan area has been placed in the state’s red zone, meaning a high number of cases.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 11:39 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
A large southern Kentucky county is not seeing the increase in COVID-19 cases like its neighbors.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 9:21 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reported 112 new COVID-19 cases for its update for Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:41 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat COVID-19. Remdesivir is an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 4:26 PM EDT
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The Food and Drug Administration may have to decide by year’s end whether to allow use of the first vaccines against the virus.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 4:07 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
From Italy to the United Kingdom, nations are trying to get a handle on a surging pandemic.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:40 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Governor Andy Beshear has provided a virtual update on COVID-19 cases in Kentucky.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 1:12 PM EDT
|By CNN staff
Some of those suffering from that symptom say they can feel its effects even months after their original diagnosis.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By CNN Staff
In an earnings report released Thursday, Southwest cited findings by medical and aviation organizations as a reason for resuming normal sales.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 9:31 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jim Stratman
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reported 118 new COVID-19 cases for its update for Wednesday.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 4:43 AM EDT
|By KGO Staff
The school principal says the incident is the result of new California guidelines which require districts to keep a closer eye on student attendance.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By CNN staff
It wasn’t clear whether the volunteer received the vaccine or a placebo shot.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 3:42 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Governor Andy Beshear has provided a virtual update on COVID-19 cases in Kentucky.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 3:02 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The CDC advises anyone who has been in close contact with a COVID-19 patient to quarantine for two weeks.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 2:50 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Hospitals around the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling to find extra beds and staff.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 1:44 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Multiple vaccine candidates are in final-stage studies in tens of thousands of adults, and scientists are hopeful that the next few months will bring evidence that at least some of them are safe and effective enough for widespread use.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 1:05 PM EDT
|By Kimberly Palmer, NerdWallet
These items, all under $15, can help make distance learning more appealing to even the youngest learners.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 12:07 PM EDT
|By Victor Puente
During his Tuesday briefing, Governor Andy Beshear talked about another surge in COVID patients and the potential need for increased hospital capacity.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 9:36 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jim Stratman
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reported 84 new COVID-19 cases for its update for Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 8:53 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn’t ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks to reopen, the state’s top health official said Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
New virus cases in the U.S. have surged in recent weeks from a daily average of about 42,000 in early October to about 58,000 — the highest level since late July.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 5:07 PM EDT
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For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their midcareer worker counterparts, according to a study released Tuesday by the New School university in New York City.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 4:17 PM EDT
|By Shelby Smithson
Employees at Sayre have switched gears from preventing the virus from entering the doors to stopping the spread from the inside.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 3:42 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Governor Andy Beshear has provided a virtual update on COVID-19 cases in Kentucky.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 2:39 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Imperial College London says the study involves healthy volunteers aged 18 to 30.