Coronavirus

Nearly 37,000 infections were reported as the virus surged in the South and West. Pregnant women who contract the illness wind up in hospitals and I.C.U.’s at higher rates, a federal study suggested.Right NowEconomists expect 1.3 million new state unemployment claims in the U.S.ImageMiami Beach this week. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has given no…

U.S. coronavirus deaths are projected to reach 180,000 by the beginning of October unless the majority of people start wearing masks, according to a report on Wednesday.The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington estimates 179,106 fatalities from COVID-19 by Oct 1, although researchers said that number can be reduced by roughly 33,000 if…

June 24, 2020 | 9:25pm | Updated June 24, 2020 | 9:26pm Enlarge Image People walking with masks in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. AP Photo/John Raoux The number of coronavirus cases reported in the US on Wednesday hit record levels not seen since April, a report found. Health departments across the country recorded more than…

The Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday reported three new deaths and 171 new cases of the novel coronavirus.A 63-year-old Lincoln County man, a 78-year-old Clackamas County man and an 87-year-old Marion County woman were the latest patients to succumb to COVID-19, bringing the toll to 195, health officials said.The state has now recorded 7,444 confirmed…

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As most of California has moved into Phase 3 of reopening, the state is once again seeing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise dramatically.COVID-19 RISK CALCULATOR: Quiz yourself on the safest, most dangerous things you can do as California reopensThe Department of Public Health has a watch list of counties that are…