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A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 517,000 people worldwide. Over 10.7 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed…

A San Quentin State Prison inmate on Death Row, convicted in the cold-case killing of an 8-year-old Bay Area girl, has died, and officials are investigating whether he was infected with the coronavirus. Joseph S. Cordova, 75, was found unresponsive in his single cell at 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, officials said. He was pronounced dead at…

Health|Did a Mutation Help the Coronavirus Spread? More Evidence, but Lingering QuestionsResearchers claim that a predominating variant had a “fitness advantage.” But many experts are not persuaded.A colored scanning electron micrograph of a dying cell infected with the coronavirus, with viral particles in red.Credit...National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, via ReutersJuly 2, 2020Updated 11:29…

Coronavirus infections among eight people are tied to a large party where the host had COVID-19 symptoms in Rockland County outside of New York City, health officials said.But some of the partygoers are refusing to comply with contract tracers — and they will get subpoenas with possible fines of $2,000 a day, officials said.Dr. Patricia…

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