(Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases hit more than 20 million on Monday, according to a Reuters census, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for more than half of all known infections. FILE PHOTO: A health care worker checks the temperature and pulse of a resident during a coronavirus …
Read More »August 9 Health Department update on COVID-19 cases
The Tompkins County Health Department says there are currently 229 total positive cases in Tompkins County, the same since Friday, with a total of 27,708 tests. They also say that 217 patients are named as recovered after testing positive, 12 active cases left. As of Sunday at 7.15pm, there are …
Read More »Benchmarks released for bars and gyms to reopen in Arizona
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Health Services on Monday released a series of data-driven benchmarks that gyms, gyms, bars and cinemas – all industries that have been closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic – have to face in order to open , mostly at a reduced capacity. …
Read More »Nearly 100,000 children infected in 2 weeks in the US, RI above national average
Monday, August 10, 2020 GoLocalProv News Team Larger + view RI ranks 9th highest for cumulative COVID-19 cases per 100,000 children A new study finds at least 97,000 children were recently infected with the coronavirus in the United States. And, the numbers of Rhode Island are particularly concerning. The percentage …
Read More »Asylum officials say the proposal arms public health to advance Trump’s tough agenda
U.S. government asylum seekers have publicly announced a proposal Monday that they would require denying safe haven to migrants who are considered a public health risk, accusing the Trump administration of using the coronavirus pandemic as a condition to promote its restrictive immigration agenda. In a public comment on the …
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