Health

UPDATE (7 am PT) – An outbreak in the bush. The Bachelor Memory Care center in Bend has left officials working to uncover the root case. One person tested positive Saturday, according to The Bulletin. As of Thursday morning, health officials have confirmed more than 20 positive cases at the …

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to a record low of 2.98% last week, according to Freddie Mac. That’s the lowest level in the mortgage giant’s nearly 50-year survey. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 2.48%. The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell below last week’s record low …

More than 20 countries, including Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain and Thailand, will see their number decrease by at least half by 2100, according to projections from a major study. China’s population will drop from 1.4 billion people today to 730 million in 80 years, said the study …

BANGKOK – No one knows exactly why Thailand has been saved. Is it the social detachment embedded in Thai culture, the custom of greeting others with a wai, a prayer movement, rather than a full hug, that has prevented the runaway transmission of the coronavirus here? Did Thailand’s early adoption …

ALBANY – Albany County officials said five more people were infected with coronavirus as a result of attending a street party on July 4 on Hudson Avenue. New cases revealed Thursday raised the number of people who contracted the virus to 11 after attending the street party, which drew about …