Coronavirus

Los Angeles County health officials on Sunday reported 1,703 new COVID-19 cases and 10 related deaths. However, they cautioned that the information is incomplete, and the true numbers could be higher.“The data reported today is incomplete due to delays in the state electronic lab reporting system,” the county Department of Public Health said in a…

COVID-19The Oregon Health Authority reported 277 new confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases and three deaths on Sunday. The count is the first time in several days that state authorities have reported less than 300 daily cases. State officials in the past week have reported an average 322 cases per day. Disclosure of the new cases…

5.49pm EDT 17:49 Summary We’ll be shutting down today’s blog shortly. Here’s a glance at today’s major news items: US records more than 1,000 Covid deaths a day as Republicans mull relief. The US has recorded more than 1,000 deaths a day from Covid-19 for five days running, as cases surge in southern and western…

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow promised on Sunday that the federal government will extend the moratorium on evictions and send out another round of checks as part of the next coronavirus stimulus package.Kudlow’s comments come after a week where the White House’s hoped for payroll tax cuts were shot down by Congress."There's a $1,200…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin prepares to testify before the House Small Business Committee at the U.S. Capitol on July 17, 2020 in Washington, DC.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said Republicans have now finalized their latest piece of coronavirus relief legislation, worth about $1 trillion, and intend to introduce it Monday."We do…