Madison, IN Sunny intervals 79°
Listen Live

Hepatitis A Kills Two In Frankfort, Outbreak Death Toll Increases

Now 14 deaths related to the outbreak

 The health department in Franklin County says two people are dead as part of Kentucky's ongoing hepatitis A outbreak. 

Officials say the two died in Frankfort and had underlying health conditions that made their infections more severe.

 Franklin County has nearly 30 cases of hepatitis A, and the deaths are the first in the county. 

Statewide, the total has reached over 22-hundred and there have been 14 deaths related to the outbreak. 

More from Local News

Events

Local News

Resurfacing Project Scheduled on I-71 in Carroll County

Work is expected to start on August 8.

Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program Celebrates Successful Completion of Summer Term with 1,050 Graduates

GSP extends its successful partnership with three Kentucky postsecondary institutions through Summer 2028

Local Sports

Double First Base Coming to High School Baseball

The change has been approved but won't happen until 2027.