By: Paul Schofield Friday, September 4, 2020 | 3:53 PM Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Latrobe’s Tucker Knupp hits the sled during an Aug. 27 practice. A series of coronavirus-related schedule changes have Latrobe looking for a Sept. 25 game. Times are changing these days because of the coronavirus. That means […]
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Hillsborough teachers create website to track COVID-19 cases
The group will make a custom-made coronavirus dashboard with data verified by the school district. TAMPA, Fla. — With the school year just days away for those in Hillsborough County, teachers and parents are monitoring coronavirus data in the county. “This is a deadly virus, and people have to be […]
623 virus cases linked to South Korea church
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean health workers have found more than 600 coronavirus infections linked to a Seoul church led by a vocal opponent of the country’s president as officials began restricting gatherings in the greater capital area amid fears that transmissions are getting […]
Notre Dame pauses in-person classes; Chicago’s Navy Pier to close early; Mississippi reports cases in 71 counties
The World Health Organization is dashing hopes of those who think enough people around the globe are being infected by the coronavirus to create “herd immunity,” which could stop the spread. A researcher says we’re still a long ways off from that point in which enough people have antibodies from the […]
Texas Cases Up; Notre Dame Halts In-Person Classes: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The coronavirus outbreaks in Florida and California showed signs of easing. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that Democrats might cut their economic stimulus proposal to seal a deal for a Covid-19 relief package. Finland’s prime minister is being tested for coronavirus, while Germany’s chancellor ruled out any […]
Postmaster General to delay USPS changes; cases surge in South Korea; urinals may shoot ‘plumes’ of particles
The World Health Organization is dashing hopes of those who think enough people around the globe are being infected by the coronavirus to create “herd immunity,” which could stop the spread. A researcher says we’re still a long ways off from that point in which enough people have antibodies from the […]
New coronavirus cases are emerging at schools. How much you know depends on where you live
As children and teachers started returning to classrooms over the past few weeks, new cases of COVID-19 emerged, forcing some schools to temporarily shift to online-learning only and hundreds of students to quarantine at home until their health was assured. While those developments have been well-documented, it’s what remains unknown […]
UNC-Chapel Hill Pivots to Remote Learning 1 Week After Classes Start as Coronavirus Cases Soar
Ted Richardson/getty images Students returned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced it will be shifting to remote learning after coronavirus cases among students soared just one week into the new school year. The announcement came on Monday, […]
U.S. Cases Slow as Deaths Pass 1,000 for Fifth Day: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. added 47,813 cases, a 0.9% rise compared with the 1% increase over the previous week. Deaths exceeded 1,000 for the fifth consecutive day, while the pace of cases and deaths slowed in Florida and Arizona. Italy told nightclubs to close, matching a similar directive by Spain […]
California becomes first state to surpass 600,000 COVID-19 cases
California has become the first state in the U.S. to surpass 600,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The harrowing milestone comes as the state tops 11,000 total deaths from the virus. Johns Hopkins University reported 603,072 coronavirus cases in the Golden State on Friday morning. The state leads the nation in […]
California encouraged by trends even as it passes 600,000 coronavirus cases, most in U.S.
By Bill Tarrant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California became the first U.S. state to surpass 600,000 cases of COVID-19 on Friday and the Midwest saw several record one-day rises as some states struggled to contain the pandemic even as a few welcomed students back to school campuses. California went over […]
GA Tallies 13 Deaths, 3,177 Cases As Free Mega-Testing Site Opens
ATLANTA, GA — Sunday’s report of 3,177 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a day, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, comes as Georgia is about to open a free mega-testing site near Atlanta. The site opens Aug. 10 near Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport. On Sunday the Georgia Department […]
Gov. DeWine explains testing mess; US surpasses 5 million confirmed cases
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was bullish on coronavirus tests Sunday despite his own testing hiccup as the U.S. reached another astonishing milestone by surpassing 5 million confirmed cases. The U.S. is home to about one-quarter of cases reported worldwide. And our numbers continue to roar higher: More than 56,000 new […]
Pelosi calls Trump executive order ‘constitutional slop’; US surpasses 5 million confirmed cases
President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally act on the pandemic-driven recession by with executive orders drew scalding criticism from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday as the U.S. reached another historic milestone by surpassing 5 million cases. The U.S. home to about one-quarter of cases reported worldwide. And our numbers continue to roar higher: More than […]
US on brink of 5 million confirmed cases; Trump executive order may have exceeded authority
The U.S. was on the brink of another historic milestone Sunday, poised to surpass 5 million reported cases of COVID-19 — a number roughly equal to one-quarter of total worldwide cases reported. The numbers continue to roar higher: More than 56,000 new U.S. cases were reported Sunday, with more than 1,000 deaths. […]
Washington Passes 60,000 Total Coronavirus Cases
SEATTLE, WA — Washington has hit another coronavirus milestone, now officially topping 60,000 cases of the disease. The Washington State Department of Health reported 705 new coronavirus infections Wednesday, as well as five more deaths. Deaths Wednesday were reported in Grays Harbor, and Spokane County. One death mistakenly assigned to […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci calls US plateau of cases ‘unacceptable’; Beirut explosion devastates ‘struggling’ health system
Days after President Donald Trump defended his administration’s “incredible” handling of the coronavirus outbreak in a widely viewed interview, the nation’s top health official called the country’s response “disparate” and “not as well suited” to the dynamics of the pandemic. “What happened when the rubber hit the road on this, […]
Biden won’t go to Milwaukee for convention; Chicago schools to start online; Florida surpasses 500,000 cases
Another pharmaceutical giant announced a vaccine deal with the U.S. on Wednesday while Joe Biden and the rest of the Democratic celebs bid adieu to Milwaukee’s political convention before the coronation train ever rolled into town. Johnson & Johnson said it has a $1 billion agreement to supply 100 million […]
Philippines coronavirus cases top 100,000
MANILA, Philippines — Coronavirus infections in the Philippines surged past 100,000 Sunday after medical groups declared that the country was waging “a losing battle” against the virus and asked the president to reimpose a lockdown in the capital. The Department of Health reported a record-high daily tally of 5,032, bringing […]
34,373 Coronavirus Cases In Orange County: Where They Are
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County health officials reported 420 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths Sunday, bringing the county’s totals to 34,373 cases and 564 fatalities. One of the deaths reported Sunday resided at a skilled nursing home, while the other was not living in a care […]