Coronavirus

Brett McGinness, Reno Gazette Journal Published 6:00 a.m. PT July 2, 2020 | Updated 12:00 p.m. PT July 2, 2020CLOSEThis is a breaking news story and will be updated throughout the day Thursday, July 2. This story is part of the Reno Gazette Journal’s essential COVID-19 coverage and is being provided for free. Please consider subscribing to…

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 517,000 people worldwide. Over 10.7 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed…

The number of people hospitalized with coronavirus in California has jumped 56% in the last two weeks, an alarming sign of how rapidly COVID-19 is spreading and the intense pressure it’s putting on the state’s medical infrastructure. Coronavirus cases have surged over the past weeks, hitting four daily records in the last two weeks and…

People wait in line at a walk-up testing site for COVID-19 during the new coronavirus pandemic, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla.Lynne Sladky | APThe U.S. reported more than 50,600 additional coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the largest single-day increase since the beginning of the outbreak, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Cases were growing…

Health|Did a Mutation Help the Coronavirus Spread? More Evidence, but Lingering QuestionsResearchers claim that a predominating variant had a “fitness advantage.” But many experts are not persuaded.A colored scanning electron micrograph of a dying cell infected with the coronavirus, with viral particles in red.Credit...National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, via ReutersJuly 2, 2020Updated 11:29…