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Prison officials have been reluctant to do widespread virus testing even as infection rates are escalating.Protesters held a rally to bring awareness about the spread of the coronavirus inside the Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio, in May.Credit...Megan Jelinger/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJune 16, 2020Updated 8:56 a.m. ETCases of the coronavirus in prisons and jails…

TOPLINE An analysis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of over a million coronavirus cases in the U.S. puts new numbers behind previous observations that the disease "disproportionately" affects racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States, as well as older people and those with underlying health conditions. NEW YORK, NEW…

Health officials are expressing concerns over a surge in coronavirus cases in at least 20 states as restrictions continue to ease. More than 2.1 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the U.S. so far. Manuel Bojorquez reports. 

Union County is in Eastern Oregon and the county seat is La Grande.LC- THE OREGONIANPublic health officials reported 99 new coronavirus cases in Union County on Monday, a sharp increase from the 22 cases identified as of Sunday. And they say they expect the spike to continue Tuesday.The county’s outbreak was a primary contributor to…

COVID-19 cases and hospital visits are spiking in cities and towns from coast to coast, especially in the South and West, throwing sand in the gears of America’s grand reopening and prompting frustrated governors to extend lockdowns or threaten penalties amid President Trump’s “transition to greatness.” All 50 states are relaxing some of the coronavirus-related…