In today’s media availability, Dr. Teresa Frankovich — Humboldt County’s health officer — talks about that big statewide order handed down yesterday (and the county’s delay in implementing it). She also talks about the prospect of in-person schools opening in the fall, the evolving understanding of how the virus operates (and how to best protect…
A sharp increase in Eagle County's COVID-19 cases, and pressure from state officials, has prompted the county to amend its current public health order. An Avon Live concert planned for Wednesday was the first event canceled.Jake Wolf | Special to the DailyWith local COVID-19 cases increasing, Eagle County is expected to amend its current public…
There are 181 active COVID-19 outbreaks in Colorado as of July 15. DENVER — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has released its weekly updated spreadsheet of novel coronavirus outbreaks across the state. As of July 15, there have been 416 COVID-19 outbreaks in the state. Of those, 235 are considered resolved.…
A mask policy at a Missouri salon likely helped prevent a pair of stylists who contracted the novel coronavirus from spreading it to any of the nearly 140 clients they came into contact with, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The agency on Tuesday touted the findings as evidence for why policies recommending…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…