Right now, about a third of the U.S. population lives in areas that are considered at higher risk — mostly in the Northeast and Midwest.
The outbreak of coronavirus in the United States and around the world has many in the Local 6 area worried about their health and safety.
To help keep you updated on the virus, we have created this page.
Along with stories we have done on the virus, we will also provide links for information on the virus, its symptoms, what preventative measures you can take to avoid catching it, and vaccionation sites.
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To see a list of confirmed cases in the Local 6 area, click here.
To see the total number of cases confirmed across the world, including the number of those who have died and those who have recovered, click here.
To see a list of local food pantries, click here.
To see a list of educational content to help keep your kids occupied, click here.
For instructions on how to sew face masks, click here.
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The Food and Drug Administration’s action Tuesday now opens a third Pfizer shot to elementary-age kids, too — at least five months after their last dose.
Counties in the Local 6 region have case counts that are slightly rising and positivity rates for area hospitals are inching back up.
Nearly all the children — more than 90% — needed to be hospitalized.
The FDA said in a statement that the change is being made because of the risk of a rare and dangerous clotting condition called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after receiving the vaccine.
(CNN) — About 14.9 million people around the world died as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 in the period between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization — nearly three times more deaths than were officially reported.
Blinken tested negative Tuesday and again earlier Wednesday morning with antigen tests but took the PCR test after developing symptoms.
A west Kentucky schoolteacher is accused of creating fake COVID-19 vaccine cards for six students. The school district says fraudulent vaccine cards were allegedly used on a school field trip.
It has been more than a year since adults first became eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, and currently, children 5 and older are eligible to get vaccinated. But no COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized yet for children younger than 5 in the US.
Moderna is seeking emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years of age, the company said Thursday.
Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the state of the coronavirus in the U.S., saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” on new infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
Neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden was considered a “close contact” of Harris in recent days.
More than 20 states had asked the court to block the administration from ending Title 42 and last week asked the court to immediately intervene. The Justice Department, which opposed the request, declined to comment Monday.
Paducah hospitals are seeing slight increases in COVID-19 cases. But, Baptist Health Paducah and Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital say, generally, COVID-19 rates have been a lot lower lately.
To be eligible for treatment, the FDA said, children must be hospitalized or have mild to moderate COVID-19 and high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19, even if they are not hospitalized.
For the second consecutive year, Covid-19 was third after heart disease and cancer.
Workers required to get vaccinations for their jobs could sue if they have negative reactions under a Missouri bill advanced in the state House on Wednesday.
The announcement came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the federal judge's decision.
The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 56% of Americans favor requiring people on planes, trains and public transportation to wear masks. That compares with 24% opposed and 20% who say they’re neither in favor nor opposed.
Before the mandate had been struck down, the Biden administration had extended the requirement through May 3, which required masks to be worn aboard public transit, on planes, on trains and inside airports. The CDC was set to assess whether the mandate was still needed until May 3, and Coley said any appeal would come after that date.
“I’m proud of the work our state has done to fight COVID-19 and protect our most vulnerable,” Pritzker said in a statement. “I continue to urge Illinoisans to follow CDC guidelines and, most importantly, get vaccinated to protect yourself and others.”
Congress is considering taking back some of the money it authorized last year for a small business aid program in order to pay for new Covid-19 vaccines, testing and therapeutics.
Face masks are now optional for Uber riders and drivers in the United States, the ride-hailing company said Tuesday, shortly after several major airlines announced a similar change in policy.
Delta Air Lines says it is making masks optional, and warned travelers they "may experience inconsistent enforcement during the next 24 hours as this news is more broadly communicated."
Four New York City public school employees sued over a policy that they be vaccinated against Covid-19. Three of the teachers involved in the case have been fired.
A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration's mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods.
As COVID-19 cases continue to decline locally, hospitals are finally playing catch-up after being overwhelmed by the virus for the last two years. Baptist Health Paducah and Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital are both reporting fewer inpatients with COVID.
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization to the first COVID-19 test that spots chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in breath, the agency said Thursday.
“While hospitalizations and deaths tied to COVID-19 remain stable at this time, we are seeing a slow increase in cases in many areas of the state,” acting IDPH Director Amaal Tokars said in a statement Thursday.
Thursday is the first time in two years that the hospital doesn't have any COVID-19 inpatients.
A third shot of the children's dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine raised Omicron-fighting antibodies by 36 times in kids 5 through 11 years of age, the companies said in a news release Thursday.
The Biden administration is extending the mask mandate for travelers on airplanes, trains and other transit systems into May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.
Federal data confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history. The CDC this month quietly updated its provisional death statistics, showing there were more than 3.46 million deaths last year.
The city will move to its second level of COVID-19 restrictions, which requires Philadelphians to wear masks in all indoor public places, including schools, businesses, restaurants and government buildings.
The president and vice president have continued to test negative for COVID-19 and have both received their second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in recent days.
In a 2-1 ruling Thursday, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the mandate.
The man is said to have received up to 90 shots against COVID-19 at vaccination centers over a period of months.
Kentucky reported a lower number of new cases and a lower positivity rate last week than the week before.
Medicare enrollees can now obtain home Covid-19 tests from certain pharmacies and providers at no cost, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Monday.
The University of Kentucky said a weekly testing requirement for students and employees who are vaccinated against the coronavirus is ending.
The CDC classifies COVID-19 community levels as low, medium or high. The level is determined using data on how many hospital bed occupation numbers, hospital admission numbers and total new cases reported in the area.
(CNN) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged lawmakers to secure more funding for his administration's Covid-19 response and warned of severe consequences for the nation if Congress doesn't authorize the money.
The governor said the state's positivity rate for came in at 2.29%. That's the rate reported by the Kentucky Department for Public Health on Monday, based on PCR test results over the past seven days.
The lawsuit marks another push by governors around the country to throw out President Joe Biden's federal public health order, which requires travelers to wear masks on airplanes, buses, trains and boats, as well as in airports and other transportation hubs.
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized a second booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for adults ages 50 and older.
The Biden administration is expected to give older adults the option of getting a second Covid-19 vaccine booster as early as this week.
The court's order means that while special operations forces continue to challenge the Navy's vaccine mandate on religious grounds in court, they will not be actively deployed or punished for their position.
The CEOs of 10 airlines and cargo carriers have signed a letter to President Joe Biden saying he should end the transportation mask mandate and testing requirements for international travelers.
The shots didn't protect well against infection from the omicron variant in children, 6 months to age 6, although there were no cases of severe illness or deaths.
Former President Bill Clinton, the former secretary of state said, has tested negative and is feeling fine.
"Today, in preparation for travel to Europe, I took a PCR test this morning. That test came back positive, which means I will be adhering to CDC guidance and no longer be traveling on the president's trip to Europe," Psaki said in a White House statement.
