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The youngest from Florida reported death of COVID-19 in Hillsborough Co. Evan Axelbank reports TAMPA, Fla. – A 6-year-old girl from Hillsborough County has become the youngest person in Florida to die of COVID-19. She died on August 17, according to the state report. Because the state’s privacy policy prevents …

Diabetes and COVID-19: Why those with the underlying condition are hit harder by the virus Click to expand FOLLOWING The claim: experts exaggerate the gravity of COVID-19 death rates compared to Spanish flu and seasonal flu © Provided by USA TODAY Home testing could transform the fight against the new …

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic’s status for Sunday afternoon’s Game 4 is in question due to a sprained left ankle that caused him to miss the 130-122 loss to the LA Clippers in the fourth quarter on Friday. Doncic fell after rolling his ankle while defending Kawhi Leonard on a …

The state of Nevada on Monday launches an app that allows people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to discreetly report their close contacts of a possible exposure, a potentially significant injury in a tourism-driven state that has not had much up to this point the ability to contact their …

Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the stories of coronavirus that Medscape editors around the world think you need to know today: Immune responses explained Although reports of weak as well as short-lived anticonvulsant responses in patients with COVID-19 have …