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Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: Humboldt County’s total case count stands at 282, after two new cases were reported today.Due to the pace of increasing cases, Public Health yesterday raised Effectiveness of Disease Control to level three on the county’s Alert Level Assessment Tool. While this does not change the overall…

Lawmakers and White House officials are still divided over pandemic aid as a program to help small businesses is set to end. The Ohio governor tested positive — and then negative — for the virus.Right NowThe health officer of Montgomery County, Md. rescinded his order prohibiting private schools from in-person instruction. The contentious order had…

President Donald Trump is facing criticism after falsely claiming that children are "almost immune" to the coronavirus, as schools nationwide continue to grapple with when and how to reopen. While experts generally believe that children under 10 years old are less susceptible to the coronavirus than teens or adults, there's evidence that they can still catch…

New research has identified some common factors associated with severe cases of COVID-19 in African American people, including a high body mass index (BMI).Share on PinterestResearch indicates a link between COVID-19 and high BMI among African American people.A new study explores some underlying risk factors for severe COVID-19 among African Americans.The research, published in the…

In this installment of our Hope Behind the Headlines series, we look at the latest scientific advances that offer hope in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus, including promising therapeutic finds and the most recent steps toward vaccine development.Share on PinterestScientific advances offer hope about the development of a vaccine and suggest some new…