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Here's the latest COVID-19 case, death and hospitalization data from the state.
ATLANTA — We're breaking down the trends and relaying information from across the state of Georgia as it comes in, bringing perspective to the data and context to the trends....
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MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported the lowest positivity rate in weeks Sunday as another 1,119 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the state.Out of a total of 6,331 results for those who were testing for the first time, 17.67% were positive for the virus, which causes COVID-19. That...
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1/24/2021, 8:04:35 PMJoe Biden’s administration has taken its first steps to revive the flagging US economy but warned the moves were “not a substitute” for a large stimulus package, as it increased pressure on Congress to pass a $1.9tn Covid-19 relief bill. Mr Biden on Friday signed two executive orders to broaden access to foo...
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The emergence of new variants of the virus that causes Covid-19—including one in the U.K. that British officials say could be more deadly than earlier versions—signals a future in which health authorities are locked in a cat-and-mouse battle with a shape-shifting pathogen.
Faster-spreading coronavirus strains...
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The state recorded 1,641 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday, down from over 2,000 less than two weeks ago.
NEW ORLEANS — Sunday's coronavirus update further cements a trend that health experts in Louisiana have been encouraged by in recent days: the state appears to be on the back end o...
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Updated 3:47 p.m.: revised to include statewide data.Dallas County reported 1,174 new coronavirus cases Sunday and hit another grim milestone as 12 more COVID-19 deaths brought the county’s death toll over 2,000.The latest victims included five Dallas residents, all of whom had underlying health problems: a man in his 70s, two m...
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives for an event on the coronavirus with President Biden at the White House on Thursday.
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The air traffic control tower at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport was closed until at least Jan. 31 by the Federal Aviation Administration after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.In a brief statement, the FAA said the temporary closure should not affect travel in and out of the airport, at 14700 Terminal...
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Former White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx told CBS News that the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic was hampered by pressure from President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, White House insiders who thought the pandemic was a hoax and confusion as the president w...
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Illinois Health officials reported 3,292 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, along with 40 additional deaths attributed to the virus.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Sunday's new cases brought the statewide total number of confirmed cases to 1,101,819 since the pandemic began. The fatalities r...
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Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.As the pandemic worsened last year, President Donald Trump appeared to be relying on his own stream of unofficial coronavirus data, according to Dr. Deborah Birx...
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Shelby County Health Department reported 428 new cases of coronavirus Sunday, Jan. 24, and the total since early March is now 80,353.
An estimated 74,210 of those have recovered.
Shelby County announces 2nd dose appointmentsA total of 924,731 COVID-19 tests have been administered in Shelby County. Of those, 4,739 were r...
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By , 3 Min ReadJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will ban passenger flights in and out of the country from Monday evening for a week, the government announced on Sunday, as protesters in some ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities clashed with police over coronavirus lockdown measures.Clashes broke out between ultra-Orthodox protesters in...
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New Zealand has reported its first case of COVID-19 outside of a quarantine facility in more than two months.There was no immediate evidence the virus was spreading in the community but the development will concern health officials in the country, which has remained largely p...
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The U.S. government, including the Pentagon, is stepping up surveillance of coronavirus variants to monitor their impact on Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics, the new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.“We are now scaling up both our surveillance of these and our study of these,” CDC Director Rochelle W...
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New research suggests that new coronavirus variants may spread more easily than the regular, or wild type coronavirus.
Fifty-five countries have now reported the presence of the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, originally identified in the UK, and 23 countries have identified the 501Y.V2 variant, originally identified in South Afri...
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AdvertisementHere’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.Jan. 24, 2021, 6:13 a.m. ET(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead.ImageCredit...Ruth Fremson/The New York Times1. Even with a new president, the Trump legacy lingers over Washington.The House...
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Broadway theaters will remain closed until May 2021.
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The entertainment industry is on pause, but gradually beginning to start up again, as the world battles the ongoing coronavirus p...