Allegheny Co. officials looking at changing event limits, outdoor dining as COVID-19 cases continue spike PITTSBURGH — After a second straight day of over 200 COVID-19 cases reported in Allegheny County, leaders held a news conference Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Debra Bogen with the Allegheny County Health Department said at the news conference that her agency…
Dr. Jeff Duchin. (Getty Images) A rise in COVID-19 cases across Washington state continues to alarm local health officials, including Seattle-King County Public Health’s Dr. Jeff Duchin. Bellevue modeler warns of ‘catastrophic outcomes’ Duchin warned last week that a recent uptick in cases was “getting serious.” In the time since, four out of the last…
July 7, 2020 2:59 PM Brandon Arbuckle Posted: July 7, 2020 2:59 PM Updated: July 7, 2020 3:05 PM This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab.MADISON, Wis. — After…
A man gets tested for coronavirus at a COVID19 testing center on July 7, 2020 in Austin, Texas.Sergio Flores | Getty ImagesTexas reported more than 10,000 additional Covid-19 cases Tuesday, a record-breaking daily surge as the state responds to a growing outbreak and an increase in hospitalizations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reported 10,028…
President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 2, 2020. The president addressed reports that the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Trump administration has submitted to the U.N. secretary-general its notice to withdraw from the World Health Organization by July 6, 2021,…