Daily COVID Report / Today COVID REPORT: Nine New Cases Confirmed Today, Says Joint Information Center Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: The total number of Humboldt County residents confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 now stands at 245, after nine new cases were reported today.Of the 245 cases, 126 people contracted the…
GREAT FALLS — The Cascade City-County Health Department in Great Falls said on Tuesday afternoon that it has identified an outbreak of six COVID-19 cases in connection with a long-term care facility in Cascade County.Due to federal privacy regulations (HIPAA), the CCHD will not release the name of the facility or any other details at…
A recent report about the closure of an overnight summer camp following a large outbreak of COVID-19 raises questions about the extent to which children contribute to the spread of the new coronavirus. Share on PinterestThere is mixed evidence about the extent to which children can spread COVID-19.As summer break draws to a close for…
The state should take these numbers as evidence that it’s time to roll back reopening, said Samuel Scarpino, a Northeastern University epidemiologist.“We’re not seeing a major surge in cases. What we’re seeing are the indicators that a surge is coming,” Scarpino said. “Given how challenging it can be to intervene and slow the spread of…
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…