LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Health officials announced Monday another resident has died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in Lancaster County to 32. The individual was a woman in her 50s who was hospitalized. LLCHD reports 53 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster […]
Day: October 12, 2020
1st Chippewa County resident dies from COVID-19
CHIPPEWA COUNTY (WQOW) – For the first time, a person who lives in Chippewa County has died from COVID-19. “We are very saddened by the death of our community member. Our hearts go out to all the loved ones affected by this death, and to […]
Wisconsin, Dane County set COVID-19 hospitalization records again
The state reported 1,956 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, a drop from the current daily average of 2,547 cases. But Mondays typically have had the lowest new case counts throughout the pandemic, and the 1,956 figure is the highest for any Monday.
Outbreak of COVID-19 reported at St. Patrick School in Mauston
St. Patrick, a private Catholic school, is not part of the Mauston School District. Students at St. Patrick School attend in-person classes five days a week, and the school teaches students from pre-Kindergarten through 8th Grade. St. Patrick Principal Karla Reinhardt said July 4 the […]
Coronavirus live updates: Flu vaccine demand surges; Carnival cancels November cruises
New reported cases of the coronavirus are still on the rise in the U.S., with an average of 49,243 new cases reported each day for the last seven days. That’s 14% higher than where the average was a week earlier, according to a CNBC analysis […]
Covid-19 cases now confirmed at 459 Greater Manchester schools
The number of schools affected by Covid since the start of term has reached 459. Around six weeks after most children returned to school following the summer break, thousands have found themselves back home and isolating for a fortnight amid positive cases. While some have […]
Test and trace is having a ‘marginal impact’ in Covid-19 fight, Sage experts say
The test-and-trace system is only having a “marginal impact” on reducing the spread of coronavirus, key scientists advising the Government have said. The programme will “further decline” unless it grows at the same rate as the epidemic, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) warned […]
West Yorkshire on ‘high alert’ under new Covid-19 rules
Infection rates across the county have increased over the last week, with Calderdale recording 219 cases per 100,000 people, Kirklees 212, Bradford 289, Wakefield 193 and Leeds 363.
Southwest is expanding at United’s Houston and Chicago hubs
Southwest Airlines is pushing into United Airlines’ territory. Dallas-based Southwest on Monday said it plans to add service at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Chicago O’Hare next year, two United hubs and the cities’ larger airports. It marks a strategy shift for the low-cost […]
UK PM sets out 3-tier COVID-19 lockdown system
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday laid out the details of a new graded three-tier system of COVID-19 alert levels, which will categorise the localised lockdowns across England into “medium, high or very high” based on their coronavirus transmission […]