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State's COVID-19 death toll rises to 963 as officials prepare contact tracing efforts - KOMO News

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.President Trump on Monday touted the success of the United States’ testing for the coronavirus, saying that in May alone each U.S. state will have tested more people for the contagion than South Korea has done throughout the entire pandemic.Speaking…

Electioneers greet voters outside the Hamilton County Government Center during early voting in Noblesville, Ind., in 2018. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Conroy/AP Electioneers greet voters outside the Hamilton County Government Center during early voting in Noblesville, Ind., in 2018. Michael Conroy/AP The federal government is letting states know it considers online voting…

People wait in line to vote in a Democratic presidential primary election outside the Hamilton High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 7, 2020.Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty ImagesSeveral states are preparing for the coronavirus to last through the fall, with the expectation that the pandemic will affect voting in the 2020 presidential election. Across…

Officials are under pressure to restart the economy, but many states are moving too quickly, researchers say. The costs may be measured in lost lives.A field hospital in Central Park last month. Though hospitalizations and deaths due to the coronavirus are declining, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York has refused to set a date…