Dallas County health officials have reported a declining trend of COVID-19 cases and deaths this month to a high of at least 1,000 cases each day for more than two weeks in mid-July. But the Dallas County improvement is not being replicated across the state. As a whole, Texas has …
Read More »Coronavirus outbreaks reported among 10 UPS facilities in Los Angeles County
Coronavirus outbreaks reported among 10 UPS facilities in Los Angeles County LOS ANGELES – Health officials said Thursday an outbreak of 84 patients among 10 UPS facilities spread across Los Angeles County. “We continue to see outbreaks in manufacturing facilities, food processing facilities, the warehouse environment where workers are together …
Read More »CDC analysis of hot spots for coronavirus shows that people of color are hard hit
A high percentage of COVID-19 cases in hot spots are among people of color, particularly Spanish and Black residents, according to a new analysis released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among 79 counties identified as COVID-19 hot spots, 76 had a disproportionate number of cases between …
Read More »George Floyd: Former Minneapolis officer told investigators call for backup to sound ‘urgent’
Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao responded on May 25 at the scene where officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng tried to arrest Floyd for alleged attempts to pay a counterfeit bill. Floyd was later confined to the ground. While Thao was standing nearby, Lane, Kueng and Officer Derek Chauvin …
Read More »When Fargo gets a grip on COVID-19, Bismarck struggles to spread slowly
Fargo saw the worst of the outbreak early when Cass County reported about 70% of the state’s new infections in April and May. The death rate rose rapidly in Fargo when the virus spread through nursing homes. In all, 76 of the state’s 120 deaths from the disease occurred in …
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