The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Thursday reported 5,095 new COVID-19 cases and 62 deaths from the virus. The death toll rose to 3,240. The average number of new daily cases over the last seven days was 5,152. The seven-day case average continued its decline from […]
Day: November 26, 2020
Government Model Suggests U.S. COVID-19 Cases Could Be Approaching 100 Million
Photo by David J. Phillip AP A healthcare worker processes people in line at a United Memorial Medical Center COVID-19 testing site on Nov. 19, in Houston. Texas is rushing thousands of additional medical staff to overworked hospitals as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients […]
COVID-19 Remains Biggest Opponent For Big Ten Football Teams
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic was considered by many coaches to be the biggest opponent for Big Ten Conference teams coming into this virus-delayed football season, and it certainly has been. With the annual bragging rights game between Minnesota and No. 18 Wisconsin called […]
Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 4 deaths and 563 new cases reported Thursday
The four recent deaths involved two Anchorage men in their 70s, a woman from the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in her 70s and a man from the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in his 70s who was out of state when he died, the state health department […]
Family of hospitalized COVID-19 patient: ‘Happy tears,’ seeing him video chat on Thanksgiving
It was a much different story just a couple of weeks ago when 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS first introduced you to the family, as Duane was in a medically induced coma, and Mary Jo was trying to recover herself from the virus. “We’re thinking about you all […]
Covid-19 tiers: Suffolk placed in tier 2 restrictions
People in this tier cannot socialise with other households indoors.
Coronavirus hospitalizations hit another record as experts warn Thanksgiving gatherings could worsen the pandemic
By Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN Updated 3:51 PM ET, Thu November 26, 2020
Staff shortage to enforce Covid-19 rules leads to Moray recycling centre closure
A Moray recycling centre has been forced to close due to there being not enough staff to enforce coronavirus rules. Sites across the country have been forced to introduce social distancing measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now Moray Council has reported it does not […]
Covid-19: Most of the West Midlands enters tier three
The government says it will review the tier allocations on 16 December, although there will be a UK-wide relaxation of rules for five days over Christmas.
Six Pakistan cricketers positive for Covid-19 in New Zealand
Wellington: Six of Pakistan’s squad tested positive for Covid-19, hosts New Zealand Cricket said Thursday, throwing preparations for their five-match tour into turmoil and causing a scare in a country that has largely eradicated the virus. The squad’s “exemption to train while in managed isolation […]