Montana added 41 new COVID-19 cases to the total on Montana Response’s COVID-19 monitoring map on Monday, with 1,244 cases reported as active. Note: The numbers reported by the state each day sometimes differ from those reported by county public health departments due to periodic delays in submitting data to …
Read More »Minnesota Vikings and Eric Sugarman statements
VIKINGS DECLARATION We learned over the weekend that the Minnesota Vikings’ head athletic trainer and vice president of sports medicine and team infection control officer Eric Sugarman, along with family members, tested positive for COVID-19. Eric immediately shared his results with the organization and began to follow the previously established …
Read More »Modern Covid-19 vaccine may be ready for use by year-end, says US
Moderna Inc’s vaccine against Covid-19 may be ready for widespread use later this year, company and United States officials said Monday, after the drug maker announced the start of a trial of 30,000 subjects. To demonstrate that it is safe and effective, the final hurdle before regulatory approval. The trial …
Read More »Latin America leads the world in coronavirus cases
ASUNCION / SANTIAGO – Coronavirus cases in Latin America for the first time have overtaken combined infections in the United States and Canada, a Reuters count showed on Sunday, amid an increase in infections in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina. The rapid growth in the number of cases makes …
Read More »California Governor Newsom Says State Has New Coronavirus Hot Spot – Deadline
Weeks after California Governor Gavin Newsom identified Imperial County as the most affected region in the state, he announced in his daily press conference that the state’s Central Valley was the new main area of concern. While the statewide 14-day average positive test rate is 7.5 percent, that rate in …
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