Two coronavirus-infected people died in Santa Clara County on Feb. 6 and Feb. 17, the medical examiner revealed Tuesday, making them first documented COVID-19 fatalities in the United States.Until now, the first fatality was believed to have occurred in Kirkland, Wash., on Feb. 29.Officials previously had said the first Silicon Valley death was March 9.…
An outbreak of COVID-19 at a Woodland nursing home has claimed the lives of six residents, county officials said Tuesday.There are now 64 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus at the Stollwood Convalescent Hospital at St. John’s Retirement Village, said the Yolo County Public Health Department. Of those cases, 33 staff members and 31 residents…
Skip to content Frances Weller | April 21, 2020 at 4:55 PM EDT - Updated April 21 at 5:11 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Two more people have died from COVID-19, according to New Hanover County officials. The county’s daily press release stated the two people were in their 80′s with underlying health issues. No…
7.34M Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Sign in Like this video? Sign in to make your opinion count. Sign in Don't like this video? Sign in to make your opinion count. Sign in Published on Apr 21, 2020The heavy human cost of the Coronavirus pandemic…
Image copyright Getty Images Deaths in England and Wales have nearly doubled above what would be expected, hitting a 20-year high.The Office for National Statistics said there were 18,500 deaths in the week up to 10 April - about 8,000 more than is normal at this time of year.A third were linked to coronavirus, but…
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…