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Governor asks California county to reimpose stay-at
Still, the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly in the area, with a per-capita infection rate almost seven times the state average. Gavin Newsom hasn't altered his state's plans for reopening during the coronavirus pandemic despite seeing record-setting numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state, Politico reports. [Full Article...]
Almost 9,600 new COVID-19 cases reported by FDOH Saturday
Although they are not rising as dramatically as the reported number of cases, they are approaching the levels of new admissions seen in April and May. The county's confirmed case total is now at 13,320. Polk County's increase to 2,780 total cases was over 8% Friday. Statewide, the death toll stands at 3,461, including non-residents who died here. [Full Article...]
New York City Opens More COVID-19 Testing Sites
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) recently published a review of a workshop conducted in May, which reiterated that serology testing should not be a stand-alone clinical decision-making tool, and that more research is needed about what a positive antibody test means in terms of risk for reinfection and immunity. [Full Article...]
Eighth confirmed case in Marshall County
Probable COVID-19 deaths remained unchanged at 104. They have had a total of 24 cases with zero deaths. Almost half of the newly confirmed cases were people between the ages of 20 and 30, including 8 women and 9 men. So far overall, 1,730 patients with COVID-19, or 13.5 percent of cases countywide, have required hospitalization. The state as a whole has had more than 44,000 residents test posi... [Full Article...]
Two new COVID-19 cases confirmed in managed isolation in New Zealand
She was also staying at the Grand Millennium Hotel in Auckland. On June 26, she was taken by ambulance to Auckland Hospital emergency department for a different medical issue for a short period before returning to managed isolation. Iowa had a 9.9 percent increase in cases of people recovering from COVID-19. The number of people hospitalized is at its lowest level since May 9. [Full Article...]
5 states reported their highest number of coronavirus cases in one day
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) published an expanded list of who is at increased risk for getting severely ill from COVID-19. The estimate comes as government officials note that many new cases are showing up in young people who do not exhibit symptoms and may not know they have it. [Full Article...]
US in 'better place' on coronavirus -Pence
Fauci has consistently said that the USA needs an efficient testing and contact tracing plan in order to keep the outbreak under control. One of the things that we're seeing among the cases- we hear this in Florida, we hear this in Texas and elsewhere- is that roughly half of the new cases are Americans under the age of 35, which- which is, at a certain level, very encouraging news, as the expe... [Full Article...]
Australia starts virus testing blitz to curb surge in Melbourne
This additional assistance to the Victorian Government supplements existing planning support to Emergency Management Victoria and the Department of Health and Human Services. "We are dealing with the coronavirus, the COVID-19, better than nearly any country in the world and that's got to give us confidence to be able to move ahead", Morrison said. [Full Article...]