Doctors and nurses wearing protective gear treat a patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Monday, June 29, 2020.Go Nakamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTexas reported more than 6,900 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a record daily increase that brings the state's total…
In addition to surpassing the 3,000 mark of total positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, Hidalgo County also reported a Weslaco man in his 30s died from complications related to the virus, county Judge Richard F. Cortez said in a news release. With 402 individuals reported over the weekend, the total number of cases for…
This is the fifth day during the pandemic that the number of daily coronavirus cases in Oregon has passed 200. PORTLAND, Ore — Health officials on Sunday announced 247 new and presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Oregon. This is the third day in a row and the fifth day during the pandemic that the state’s…
Florida reported a record number of new coronavirus cases on Friday: nearly 9,000.It was the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 infections reported by any US state since April 15.It also broke the single-day record of 5,511 cases that Florida reported on Wednesday.Coronavirus cases have spiked in at least 25 other states, particularly in Arizona and…
A couple sit on the intracoastal waterway as sun-seekers return to the beach during a phased reopening from measures taken to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in St. Pete Beach, Florida, U.S. May 4, 2020.Steve Nesius | REUTERSThe Florida Department of Health reported 8,942 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, shattering the record…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…