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Houston’s two major pediatric hospitals are treating children with the inflammatory syndrome linked to the coronavirus, officials at those institutions said Thursday, the area’s first examples of the mysterious condition now surfacing around the nation. Texas Children’s and Children’s Memorial Hermann hospital officials said Thursday several patients have or are suspected to have what’s known…

Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said Thursday that he will stop enforcing the county’s shelter-in-place order on June 1 because he believes the past and current orders put “significant restrictions on our freedoms.” In a Facebook post, Essick said the county’s initial and subsequent health orders since the start of the coronavirus pandemic have been…

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Report says half of new COVID-19 cases in Washington are under 40 years old - KOMO News

Los Angeles County officials are hoping to find out as early as Friday whether they’ll be allowed to reopen restaurants for in-person dining, along with barbershops and hair salons. The county submitted its variance application on Wednesday to the state, which decides if counties can reopen at an accelerated rate if they meet certain COVID-19…