Gov. Andy Beshear has signed into law a bill providing another round of coronavirus-related relief to Kentucky employers on their unemployment insurance tax assessments.
Health officials said BA.2 is a more easily transmittable version of omicron and has been found as a growing variant of COVID-19 within the United States in March.
A Nelson County family is suing the state and local governments, among others for $650 million after they claim a hospital falsified a positive COVID-19 test and forced them to quarantine.
The current mask requirement will remain in place for students and staff on Wednesday, and additional information will be sent to JCPS families and staff on how and when new guidance will be implemented.
With COVID cases declining in the city of Louisville, Mayor Greg Fischer announced on Friday mask requirements would be lifted for employees and guests inside Metro Government buildings.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a measure on Thursday that ends the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency, which had been in place since March 2020.
According to the Louisville Catholic Schools website, students in first grade and above should be required to wear face masks. They can be lowered based on spacing during class.
A senior Republican lawmaker apologized late Tuesday for using an expletive when Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked him to put his mask on while in the Capitol.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Tuesday that efforts to treat and prevent COVID in minority and underserved communities have been largely successful.