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Stu Johnson

More respiratory-related illnesses are requiring hospitalization in Lexington

Healthcare providers in central Kentucky are continuing to see an increase in patients with respiratory-related illnesses.

Hanine El Haddad is director of infection prevention and control at University of Kentucky Healthcare. El Haddad said there’s currently what she terms “fair capacity” at UK Hospital. While the newest COVID variant BQ1 could escape immunity, the infectious disease doctor noted that may not mean an uptick in COVID patients.

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