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The number of staff and children who have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending YMCA camps in recent weeks is on the rise, top state health officials say. At least 30 confirmed cases of the virus have been identified from camps at Lake Burton and Lake Allatoona, according to the Georgia Department of Public…

MADISON (WKOW) -- The percentage of new COVID-19 tests in Wisconsin to come back positive dropped slightly Sunday as the number of tests done decreased. The Department of Health Services reported 4,996 new test results, of which 522--or 10.4 percent--came back positive, according to the numbers released today. Measuring the percentage of new cases returned…

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Not good — The virus has sometimes moved from pigs to humans, but not between humans. John Timmer - Jul 5, 2020 3:00 pm UTC SARS-CoV-2 wasn't the first coronavirus that spawned fears of a pandemic; there were worries about SARS and MERS before it arrived. But influenza viruses have also been a regular source…

The stretch of six genes seems to increase the risk of severe illness from the coronavirus.A researcher excavating a Neanderthal skeleton last year.Credit...Gailan Haji/EPA-EFE/REXJuly 4, 2020A stretch of DNA linked to Covid-19 was passed down from Neanderthals 60,000 years ago, according to a new study.Scientists don’t yet know why this particular segment increases the risk…