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Public health officials on Friday linked 18 new coronavirus cases in Clark County to a Vancouver restaurant.Four employees and 14 customers of Orchards Tap Bar & Grill have tested positive for coronavirus, according to Clark County Public Health.“Given the number of customers who have tested positive, we’re concerned others may be at risk of getting…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Medical Director of Infection Prevention & Control for Cottage Health delivered an urgent message to the Santa Barbara County community ahead of Fourth of July weekend, as local coronavirus cases rise. Dr. David Fisk, who is an infectious disease physician for Cottage Health and Sansum Clinic, says the county is…

Naegleria fowleri commonly found in freshwaterHILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A patient in Hillsborough County has become infected with a rare and usually deadly brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri, according to the Florida Department of Health.The amoeba is commonly found in freshwater and infects someone when contaminated water enters that person’s nose.From there, it travels…

Anchorage F Street Station in downtown Anchorage, photographed Friday, is one of the establishments where the city health department said people “who were infectious with COVID-19 spent extended time.” (Anne Raup / ADN) We're making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work.…

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