Clay, Jackson and Laurel counties have been a coronavirus hotspot in the last two weeks; Henderson also in hot categoryHealthy Care

New York Times map of hotspots in last two weeks has Clay, Laurel, Jackson and Henderson counties in red and Scott, Madison and Pike counties in dark orange. For the interactive map, click here.

Reports of a surge in coronavirus cases in southeastern Kentucky, which health officials blamed on complacency and churches reopening, are confirmed by data and illustrated by an interactive New York Times map that shows counties with rising cases rates in the last two weeks. Clay, Jackson and Laurel counties are in the top rank, with Pike, Madison and Scott counties in the next category.

At least 60 of the 639 inmates at the state women's prison have tested positive for the coronavirus, with 180 test results pending, after all inmates were tested, state officials said. Six employees at Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women at the western tip of Shelby County, near the Oldham County town of Pewee Valley, also tested positive. "A federal judge this week ruled against seven inmates with health problems who sued for immediate release or transfer to home confinement," the Lexington Herald-Leader reports.

In other covid-19 news Saturday:

Lisa Perry visits her mother at Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center' visitation booth on a porch. 

• Hazard's WYMT-TV reports on a visitation booth on a porch at the Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center, made possible by With Love from Harlan, which helped donate supplies. Gov. Andy Beshear has said nursing-home residents will be able to participate in some group activities including meals on Monday, June 29, and have modified visitation starting July 15. 

from KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS https://ift.tt/3ew3DZq Clay, Jackson and Laurel counties have been a coronavirus hotspot in the last two weeks; Henderson also in hot categoryHealthy Care

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