West Michigan saw the highest number of cases in July because metro Detroit had a break. And now some of the closest cases are in the remote western Upper Peninsula, in Menominee County. Although small in population, Menominee averages six new cases per day, or 26 for every 100,000 people, …
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President Donald Trump’s speech on Thursday – and the events surrounding the Republican National Convention in general – sometimes came out as a celebration: a series of rhetorical monuments to a president who, based on what he and his supporters said, America had triumphantly performed through one of its best …
Read More »Director of Allegheny County Department of Health Re-Limits Outreach – CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The director of the Allegheny County Department of Health says she is reconsidering the more restrictive limit on outdoor collection. Currently, open-air meetings in Allegheny are capped at 50 people, where if the state imposes a limit of 250. Dr. Debra Bogen says efforts to curb coronavirus …
Read More »Apple Blocked Facebook Update Highlights Apple’s Purchase Cost
Apple blocked Facebook’s attempt to tell users about the 30% fee Apple would take on all in-app purchases made through a new online event feature, Facebook said Reuters. Apple reportedly told Facebook that the update violated an App Store rule that prevents developers from displaying “irrelevant” information to users. Facebook …
Read More »Covid-19 study finds that children are at low risk for death and serious illness
Severe illness and death remain rare in children with Covid-19, a new study suggests, while differences may appear in children who may need critical care or have complications. © Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Children hold social distance measures in a schoolyard in London in June 2020. Pediatricians described the …
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