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The unemployment rate across the state in the eight-county Northern Kentucky region (as defined by the state) ticked upward from November to December as the economic impact of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Statewide, the unemployment rate stood at 5.7% in December, up from 5.1% in November. The rate for December 2019 was […]

Two Kenton County residents tested positive for the more contagious United Kingdom variant of COVID-19, the Northern Kentucky Health Department confirmed on Wednesday. The news follows Tuesday’s announced by Governor Andy Beshear that the B.1.1.7 (UK) strain of the SARS COV-2 virus (which causes COVID-19) had been found in Kentucky. He did not say where. […]

A variant of COVID-19 that spreads more aggressively and originated in the United Kingdom has been confirmed in Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear on Tuesday confirmed that two cases of UK variant have been discovered in the state.  Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack is expected to talk more about that during a public briefing on […]

Kentucky reported 1,268 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide on Monday, the lowest single-day case count since Monday, January 4. There were 92 new cases in five Northern Kentucky counties. Additionally, the positivity rate is below 10% for the first time since December 31, Governor Andy Beshear said. “Our cases are way too high, but I […]

Six people from Northern Kentucky were among the 58 reported to have died from COVID-19 on Thursday, marking the highest-ever number of coronavirus-related deaths reported in a single day since the pandemic began. Three women (ages 75, 77, and 78) and one man (aged 85) from Kenton County, a 68-year old woman from Boone County, […]

The Commonwealth of Kentucky announced Thursday the launch of the Kentucky Broadband Speed Test, a crowd-sourcing project that will gather data from Kentuckians needed to expand internet home access for distance learning, telework, and telehealth. Kentuckians can take the free, anonymous speed test from Jan. 19 to Feb. 18 here. To participate, the device must be […]

Kentucky added 3,433 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 to its total on Wednesday, including 522 in five Northern Kentucky counties. Governor Andy Beshear highlighted the state’s positivity rate of 11.29% for being below 12% for the fifth consecutive day. “While there is still so much pain and darkness in our commonwealth due to this pandemic, […]

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear was announced as the co-chair of the National Governors Association (NGA)’s bipartisan task force to guide states in their economic recovery and revitalization efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am deeply honored and humbled to be asked by the NGA to work on this crucially important issue,” Beshear said. “This global […]

Kentucky counted an additional 2,250 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state, including 361 in five Northern Kentucky counties, 218 of which were in Campbell Co. It is unusual for Campbell to report the most single-day cases in Northern Kentucky as it typically follows behind Kenton and Boone. On Tuesday, Kenton Co. reported 82 […]