Health

When will Tuolumne County make the COVID-19 watch list?

CDC image of coronavirus Sonora, CA – When will Tuolumne County be added to the state’s COVID-19 Surge Surveillance List? Local officials are still not sure. County public health reports on Wednesday confirmed only one case. They did the same thing Tuesday, and the reduction in cases has reduced the …

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Chicago Mercy Hospital is closing

The deal fell apart in May after lawmakers approved revisions to the state’s hospital evaluation program, but refused to make funds available for the project. “The decision to discontinue services at Mercy Hospital was not an easy one,” Mercy President Carol Schneider said in an emailed statement. “But patients on …

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Pa coronavirus update: case count exceeds 110K; 16 more deaths; an increase in hospitalizations statewide; Lehigh Valley Sees Most New Cases in Weeks | Pa. COVID-19 county case map (07/29/20)

Coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania have exceeded 110,000 as the rate of new infections continues to rise. The 834 new positives reported Wednesday put the state’s total case count at 110,218 since the pandemic was first identified here in March. An additional 16 deaths were reported, bringing the number of Pa. …

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