We're making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider joining others in supporting local journalism in Alaska for just $3.23 a week. Alaska reported one new death and 78 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as active virus cases continued…

The study of nearly 65,000 people in South Korea suggests that school reopenings will trigger more outbreaks.Students, parents and teachers of Cheondong Elementary School in Daejeon, South Korea, got tested in early July after two students were found to be infected with the virus.Credit...Yonhap, via EPA, via ShutterstockJuly 18, 2020Updated 3:23 p.m. ETIn the heated…

Los Angeles County has seen a record-breaking week when it comes to the rapid spread of the coronavirus.More than 4,000 Los Angeles County residents have now died from causes related to COVID-19, and more than 150,000 cases of the virus have been recorded, authorities announced Friday.Those numbers came on the heels of Thursday’s total of…

Number of COVID-19 hospitalizations drops below 500 in Massachusetts; state reports 17 new deaths The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 177 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.In addition, the DPH confirmed 17 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state, bringing the state's confirmed coronavirus death toll to 8,201.Click here to see a graphical…

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