Eighty-five infants who are under the age of 1 have tested positive for the coronavirus in Nueces County, CNN reports. The county, which includes Corpus Christi, has become emblematic of the recent surge of coronavirus cases in the state. When the pandemic first started ravaging the state, Nueces County stayed relatively healthy while the Amarillo…
Dr Michael Saag, who survived COVID-19 and now treats patients with the disease, poses for a portrait at his home in Mountain Brook, Ala., on Friday, July 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased an average of more than 1,500 a day over the past week in Alabama, bringing the total…
Ella Lee, USA TODAY Published 9:14 a.m. ET July 18, 2020 | Updated 12:22 p.m. ET July 18, 2020CLOSE This is how often you should wash your cloth face mask. USA TODAYThe USA TODAY Fact Check team is dedicated to verifying claims and fighting misinformation. Here's a list of recent fact-checks related to face masks:Do they…
EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso County topped 11,000 total coronavirus cases on Saturday with the addition of 289 new infections, health officials said. Two more deaths were reported, bringing the fatality count to 179, as the county morgue approached capacity and officials brought in refrigerated trailers in the event they are needed to store…
Joe Biden will run campaign ads during Donald Trumps eagerly awaited interview with Fox News Sunday. The president sat down with Chris Wallace, one of the most respected US political interviewers, a…
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…