“The pandemic has been a ‘clothesless emperor’ moment when it comes to insurance companies,” said Josh Orton, a Sanders delegate and member of the platform’s editorial committee who voted to approve the platform earlier this month. “When everyone is being laid off from work, it becomes clear why having insurance …
Read More »The Fairbanks man dies; state reports 137 new cases of COVID-19 among residents, nonresidents | Alerts
Updated 6:35 pm Another Fairbanks resident died from complications related to COVID-19, according to a state report released Tuesday afternoon. The individual was a man in his 40s. The current death toll in Alaska is 22. Six Fairbanks North Star Borough residents, five in Fairbanks and one at the North …
Read More »15 new deaths, problem with case counting continues in Orange County on July 28 – Orange County Register
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 187 new cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday, July 28. The county also posted a note on social media for a second day saying it “was experiencing a problem processing electronic reports from some labs.” As a result, there is less evidence and …
Read More »Six US states see record COVID-19 deaths, Latinos hit hard in California
By Sharon Bernstein and Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) – A half-dozen US states in the south and west on Tuesday reported records of one-day coronavirus deaths and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark when California health authorities said they Latinos accounted for more than half of their cases. Arkansas, California, …
Read More »Cuomo announces more New York bars, restaurants hit with rapes
More than 130 New York bars and restaurants, primarily in the Big Apple, have been raped by the state in the past three days for ignoring coronavirus security protocols, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday. “I want establishments to know that we will continue to diligently apply the law. That is …
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