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BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. – Butte County Public Health said it was notified by the state that if the county’s coronavirus data does not improve over the next 48 hours, it will be added to the monitoring list on July 22. Health officials said if the county remains on the monitoring list for 72 hours, Butte…

Los Angeles County officials have announced another record-breaking day among patients hospitalized for the coronavirus.As of Monday, 2,232 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms — the highest single-day number reported and the sixth consecutive day that hospitalizations surpassed 2,100. On Sunday, 2,216 patients were reported, the first time hospitalizations had surpassed 2,200. Of those currently…

By Alison Medley Updated 10:02 am CDT, Monday, July 20, 2020 During the coronavirus pandemic, the Houston Methodist emergency department separates people by symptoms after they are temperature-checked at the entrance. During the coronavirus pandemic, the Houston Methodist emergency department separates people by symptoms after they are temperature-checked at the entrance. Photo: Contributed/Houston Methodist Creative Services…

Residents in a Texas county who have tested positive for the coronavirus could face criminal prosecution if they don't stay home.After seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Rio Grande Valley, Hidalgo County is ordering anyone who has tested positive to stay home.On Sunday alone, the county reported 17 new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,300…

Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 2,848 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with the majority of those infected under the age of 41, as related hospitalizations reached a new high.There are currently 2,216 people hospitalized with the virus, the county health department reported. This is the fifth consecutive day with hospitalizations…