Riverside County plans to deliver 10 million masks, enough to give approximately four masks to each county resident, as part of a public outreach campaign aimed at stopping a surge in coronavirus cases that has slowed the county’s economic recovery and hampered efforts to reopen schools. The Masks Are Medicine …
Read More »NCAA postpones decision on fall sports championships until August
The NCAA board of governors on Friday avoided making major decisions about the fall sports championships, declaring it will continue discussions in August, a decision likely to appease FBS conference commissioners and athletic directors who voiced strong opposition. to cancel the championships at this time. in the coronavirus pandemic. The …
Read More »DHSS Reports 59 New Alaska COVID-19 Cases and 7 Nonresident Cases
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The Alaska State Department of Health and Social Services has announced 59 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska. DHSS reports that 499 non-residents tested positive for COVID-19, an increase of seven from Thursday. The total count of resident cases is 2,249. DHSS reports that the cases …
Read More »CDC Changes COVID-19’s Guidance on How Long Patients Should Be Isolated
People who have been confirmed with mild to moderate COVID-19 can abandon their isolation without receiving a negative test, according to the recently revised guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increasing evidence shows that most people are no longer infectious 10 days after they start having symptoms …
Read More »COVID-19 in Montana (Friday, July 24)
GREAT FALLS – Health officials added 129 new cases of COVID-19 to the Montana Response COVID-19 Tracking Map, and there are three new deaths. 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 …
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