The Ossoli Club of Corbin has released the results in the race for May Day Queen and Tiny Queen at the end of the first week. Kamryn Jeanna Frazier is in first place for May Day Queen; in second place is Kaiden Walden; and in third place is Brianica Lynn Childress. In the race.
Whitley County
The Whitley County Health Department announced six additional COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 3,720.
There are currently 23 active cases, of which zero are hospitalized.
With the new cases, Whitley County’s COVID–19 incidence rate stands at 13.8.
Laurel County
The Laurel County Health Department announced the county’s COVID data for April 12 through April 18 on Monday.
The department reported a total of 91 new cases during that time.
The county’s COVID–19 incidence rate, as of Tuesday, stands at 16.9.
Knox County
The Knox County Kentucky Health Department announced seven additional cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 3,602.
By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer Apr 16, 2021
4 hrs ago
With Kentucky continuing to lead the nation in child abuse rates, the Whitley County Health Department will bring back an annual tradition in combating those numbers when it hosts its Stand Up for Children walks later this month.
Health Educator Kathy Lay says the health department had hosted the walks for four years before having to cancel last yearâs walk due to the pandemic.
âWe use the walks to raise awareness about reporting child abuse,â Lay explained. âGetting people to standup for kids and report.â
According to data from the Kids Count Data Center compiled from Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services (DCBS), in 2018, the Tri-County area had some of the highest rates of of reports to DCBS meeting criteria for child abuse/neglect in Kentucky.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced a temporary pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine Tuesday after the recommendation was made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The recommendation was the result of extremely rare blood clotting conditions having developed in six Americans who received the J&J COVID-19 vaccine, out of 6.8 million total Americans who have received it.
“Everyone should still get one of the other two COVID-19 vaccines during this pause. We cannot let this slow us down. The United States is going to get about 1.85 million more doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines this week. We should be able to make up any loss of appointments,” Beshear said. “Stay calm – it looks like the risk here from the J&J vaccine is very, very small versus the really significantrisk of being harmed by COVID.”
By Erin Cox
Editor
Apr 13, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. â On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that when 2.5 million Kentuckians have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the state will remove most capacity restrictions.
When the goal is met, the Governor said he will lift capacity restrictions and physical distancing requirements for nearly all venues, events and businesses that cater to 1,000 or fewer patrons. In addition, he will end the curfew for bars and restaurants.
âThe question is, how quickly can we get there? With the vaccine supply we have, we could get there in as little as three-and-a-half weeks from now. That minimum time frame might not be realistic, but we should get there in four to six weeks if we are intentional,â said Gov. Beshear. âWe have to try everything to reach this point as quickly as possible. That will help us have a more normal summer than any of us could have imagined this winter.â