State health officials reported 716 new confirmed cases and 25 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, along with two additional confirmed deaths. Greenwood County recorded 15 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Laurens County added seven, Abbeville County logged five and Saluda County […]
Day: October 11, 2020
COVID-19 in Illinois: 2727 New Cases, 9 Additional Deaths
People wearing face masks walk in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (WTTW News) State health officials reported 2,727 new cases of the coronavirus Sunday and 9 additional deaths, bringing statewide totals to 319,150 cases and 8,984 deaths since the first infection […]
COVID-19 Coverage Safety Net Has Plenty of Holes in US
COVID-19 can do more than torment patients physically. It also clobbers some financially. Even though many insurers and the U.S. government have offered to pick up or waive costs tied to the virus, holes remain for big bills to slip through and surprise patients. People […]
Tracking COVID-19 in Lancaster County
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced that 70 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lancaster County on Sunday, bringing the community total to 7,481. The number of deaths in the community remains at 31. Visit COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov to […]
Twitter flags Trump’s false claim about his Covid-19 immunity. Facebook, however, does nothing
By Jason Hoffman and Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Updated 5:13 PM ET, Sun October 11, 2020
Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions
But there is also evidence that it can also be spread by particles hanging in the air. It is also possible someone could get Covid-19 by touching infected surfaces such as metal or plastic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control. This is believed […]
Covid-19 Live Updates: Fauci Calls Out Trump Campaign Ad That Used Him Without Permission
The White House economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, preparing for a television interview outside the West Wing on Friday. On Sunday, he expressed hope for a stimulus agreement. Credit…Oliver Contreras for The New York Times The White House continued to express optimism on Sunday that a stimulus […]
Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 249 new cases reported Sunday and no new deaths
Of the 248 new cases of COVID-19 involving residents, 110 were in Anchorage, four were in Chugiak; 17 were in Eagle River; one was in Homer; three were in Kenai; four were in Seward, four were in Soldotna; one was in Sterling; two were in […]
Democrats and Republicans dismiss Trump’s coronavirus stimulus offer, dimming hopes for a deal
Democrats in the House and Republicans in the Senate expressed opposition to President Donald Trump’s $1.8 trillion coronavirus stimulus offer over the weekend, with White House negotiators now calling for a separate vote on small business loans until the deadlock on a broader package is […]
Fauci says comments in Trump ad taken ‘out of context’ and used ‘without my permission’
White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that a new Trump campaign ad takes his comments “out of context” and used his remarks without his approval. “In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed nor do I now […]