By JAKE COYLE and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated PressPHOENIX — California closed bars, theaters and indoor restaurant dining all over again across most of the state Wednesday, and Arizona's outbreak grew more severe by nearly every measure as the surging coronavirus crisis across the South and West sent a shudder through the country. The run-up…

An adapted testing method could eliminate the need for uncomfortable nasal passage swabs, reduce costs and increase mobility of testing used to detect the coronavirus, says Metro Detroit’s Beaumont Health, whose researchers developed the testing methods. Beaumont Health researchers Dr. Laura Lamb and Dr. Michael Chancellor developed a testing technique to detect COVID-19 in under…

At least 20 people, including eight children, have contracted the novel coronavirus linked to an outbreak at a child care facility in Lake Oswego, Ore., according to a local report.Twelve teachers and eight students have tested positive for COVID-19 following a reported outbreak at KinderCare in Lake Oswego, according to local newspaper Willamette Week, which noted the…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Health Department is reporting patrons of three downtown Morgantown bars are now infected with COVID-19 and contact tracing is underway.According to a news release from the department, on June 24 large crowds were reported at Baby Squirrels Saloon, Big Times and The Back Door on High Street. Four patrons…

A look at the US on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.  Harvard Global Health Institute; screenshot by Shelby Brown/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The Harvard Global Health Institute has developed a color-coded map that can make it easier to determine the COVID-19 risk in your…