Health

With the backlog of nearly 300,000 lab reports finally cleared, state officials confirmed Friday that coronavirus cases have officially declined over the past two weeks – a trend that was brief in demand for the records snafu. The state is ready to sort through the delayed results of the coronavirus …

At least five people have been infected with coronavirus after attending a non-school-sanctioned “mini-prom” in southeastern Illinois, officials said Friday. Wabash County health officials want to find everyone who attended the Aug. 4 event in Mount Carmel, which is about 150 miles east of St. Louis. Louis and 130 miles …

Masks of N95 and KN95 sound alike, and so are they in one way or another. The N95 masks and KN95 masks typically consist of several layers of a polypropylene-plastic polymer, a synthetic material, and they are designed to be worn over the mouth and nose secured by straps. Both …

It may seem to public health officials that giving an inch means people will take a mile. In the months since most U.S. states emerged from coronavirus lockon, wearing a mask has become a matter of policy over security, “pandemic parties” have broken out in California, New York and Florida, …

Changes for athletics in high school in Wisconsin The WIAA has recommended changes for bankruptcy among state high schools. MADISON – The body that governs Wisconsin’s high school sports on Friday approved a major overhaul to structure structures into the new school year, including extending games and extending seasons outside …