Updated at 5:08 pm: Revised to include Rockwall and Ellis counties. Dallas County reported eight additional victims of COVID-19 on Wednesday, a day after authorities announced a record 20 deaths. The county also reported 1,055 new cases of coronavirus, making Wednesday the 13th consecutive day with at least 1,000. “The …
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South Carolina State Senate Minority Leader Nikki Setlzer (D) said on Wednesday that the state is not prepared for students to return for in-person instruction safely, as Governor Henry McMaster ( A) Urged schools to reopen students for Labor Day. “We are not currently prepared for students to return safely,” …
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Director of Health: seeing a continuous spread in our community By Lori Qualls, [email protected] Published 3:54 pm EDT, Wednesday July 15, 2020 This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals the ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of …
Read More »Study: masks prevented major outbreak of coronavirus in hair salon
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Just as an active Atlantic hurricane season begins in 2020, the entire U.S. hurricane coast, from Texas to the Carolinas, is witnessing explosive outbreaks of Covid-19 cases in communities where physical distancing restrictions have been eased. As a wake-up call, Tropical Storm Christopher made landfall in Louisiana on June 7, …
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