Health

Gov. Charlie Baker said the state is “talking” about changing the current limits of indoor and outdoor meetings after private parties have sparked several high-profile outbreaks in recent days. “That’s one of the things we’re talking about,” Baker said at a press conference Thursday in response to reporters’ questions about …

The University of Washington now projects that there will be 230,822 deaths in the United States from Covid-19 by November, according to the current scenario. On July 22, the university’s Institute for Health Measurement and Assessment (IHME) forecast 219,864 total deaths from the virus for November. The latest update reflects …

Passengers board a Casco Bay Lines ferry bound for Peaks Island on Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Portland, Maine. State officials reported more cases of COVID-19. (AP Photo / Robert F. Bukaty) Des Moines Public Schools Administrative Support Coordinator Sarah Holland installs a Plexiglass shield in the Oak Park Elementary …

NEW YORK – A German shepherd in New York who had the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a dog in the United States died. Robert and Allison Mahoney of Staten Island told National Geographic that their pastor Buddy, 7, developed respiratory problems in mid-April after Robert had been sick …

HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania will spend tens of millions of dollars and hire thousands of workers to search for contacts during the Coronavirus pandemic. This and more was revealed at a meeting of the Pennsylvania House Democratic Committee in Harrisburg this morning. Tracking contacts is one of the ways we …