Overdose deaths in KY workplaces tripled in 2019-2021

Tuesday, April 11 by Derek Aaron

Special to Laker Country By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky workplaces tripled from 2019 to 2021, according to the latest annual report from the Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program. The program, […]

State seeing surge in flu-related pediatric deaths

Wednesday, December 21 by Derek Aaron

Earlier this week Gov. Andy Beshear reported six new, flu-related pediatric deaths, including three in the past week. This toll already meets the prior record for the highest number of pediatric influenza deaths ever reported […]

Four COVID deaths reported in Russell County last week

Tuesday, February 22 by Zac Oakes

Four COVID deaths were reported in Russell County last week, according to the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. That brings the pandemic death toll to 78 in Russell County. Last week, 160 new COVID cases […]

4 COVID related deaths reported in Russell County last week

Tuesday, February 15 by Zac Oakes

Four COVID-related deaths were reported in Russell County last week, according to the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. According to state records, there have been 77 COVID-related deaths in Russell County. Last week, the health […]

Two more COVID deaths reported in Russell County

Friday, January 21 by Zac Oakes

Due to the surge of COVID cases, LCDHD numbers are incomplete. Each day for the past couple of weeks, there have been many more cases reported than we are able to contact and work. The […]

2 deaths, 35 new COVID cases reported in Russell County

Thursday, January 20 by Zac Oakes

Due to the surge of COVID cases, LCDHD numbers are incomplete. Each day for the past couple of weeks, there have been many more cases reported than we are able to contact and work. The […]

28 new COVID cases, 3 deaths reported in Russell County Wednesday

Thursday, January 13 by Zac Oakes

A total of 28 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Russell County on Wednesday. There have now been 121 new cases reported in the county this week. Three deaths were also reported in Russell County […]

Kentucky reports its highest number of deaths in one day from COVID-19

Friday, January 22 by Zac Oakes

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 21, 2021) – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state’s highest-ever number of newly reported deaths, while also noting that the state’s positivity rate decreased. “We still have too many cases, […]

20 new cases of COVID in RC on Wednesday, 2 deaths ; Health Dept. provides update on vaccines

Thursday, December 17 by Zac Oakes

Covid-19 vaccine is arriving in Kentucky! You may have seen images this week of Kentuckians beginning to receive the new COVID vaccine. This is an incredibly exciting and hopeful development. The first vaccine that has […]

15 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths reported in RC Monday

Tuesday, December 8 by Zac Oakes

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 9.6%. Deaths: We are sad to report 7 new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 158 deaths resulting in a 1.62% mortality rate (about 1 in 62) among known […]

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Overdose deaths in KY workplaces tripled in 2019-2021

State seeing surge in flu-related pediatric deaths

Four COVID deaths reported in Russell County last week

Two more COVID deaths reported in Russell County

2 deaths, 35 new COVID cases reported in Russell County

28 new COVID cases, 3 deaths reported in Russell County Wednesday

Kentucky reports its highest number of deaths in one day from COVID-19

20 new cases of COVID in RC on Wednesday, 2 deaths ; Health Dept. provides update on vaccines

15 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths reported in RC Monday

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Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

Ronald Eugene Sterner, Sr., 77, of Russell Springs

Ronald L. Wesley, 95, of Jamestown