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A look at the US on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.  Harvard Global Health Institute; screenshot by Shelby Brown/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The Harvard Global Health Institute has developed a color-coded map that can make it easier to determine the COVID-19 risk in your…

The incidence rate of coronavirus in Spokane County has tripled over the past few weeks — and health officials have 'great concerns' ahead of Independence Day. SPOKANE, Wash. — As coronavirus cases spike throughout the country, the burden of disease in Spokane County could be much greater than what is known now. Health officials reported…

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona recorded more coronavirus deaths, infections, hospitalizations and emergency-room visits in a single day than ever before Wednesday as the deepening crisis across the Sunbelt sent a shudder through other parts of the country and led distant states to put their own reopening plans on hold.States hit hard by the growing COVID-19…

Reagents — substances used to carry out tests — and pipettes remain in short supply in many places, and the machines that run the tests are expensive and time-consuming to build.There are also limits on collection sites, exacerbated by rising summer temperatures. Staff at testing sites, standing outside in full-body protective gear, must rotate more…

A number of California counties are worried about the future of their state-funded coronavirus testing sites as the number of new cases surges within the state, Kaiser Health News reported Wednesday.Almost two dozen county public health officials expressed concern to Kaiser Health News that the state has threatened to cut funding to underutilized testing sites.Officials from Contra…