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Prison officials have been reluctant to do widespread virus testing even as infection rates are escalating.Protesters held a rally to bring awareness about the spread of the coronavirus inside the Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio, in May.Credit...Megan Jelinger/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJune 16, 2020Updated 8:56 a.m. ETCases of the coronavirus in prisons and jails…

A U.S. government report says death rates are 12 times higher for coronavirus patients with chronic illnesses than for others who become infected. They include heart disease, diabetes and chronic lung ailments, such as asthma or emphysema. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)APDeath rates are 12 times higher for coronavirus patients with chronic illnesses than for others…

TOPLINE An analysis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of over a million coronavirus cases in the U.S. puts new numbers behind previous observations that the disease "disproportionately" affects racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States, as well as older people and those with underlying health conditions. NEW YORK, NEW…

U.S. coronavirus deaths could surpass 200,000 by the beginning of October, as infections have spiked in parts of the country while numbers dropped in Europe, according to a report on Monday.The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington raised its Oct. 1 estimate by 18 percent from 169,890 to 201,129 fatalities due…