On July 14, Jefferson County Public Health officials announced that they found the first case of bubonic plague in a squirrel. Only three days later, the first human case of bubonic plague was confirmed. The first human cases of the plague came from Inner Mongolia when two brothers were hospitalized …
Read More »Case count reaches 40,000 statewide
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KKTV) – Colorado has reached a new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. There are now more than 40,000 confirmed cases across the state. On Sunday, Governor Jared Polis discussed the state’s response to the July increase in ABC’s “This Week.” Polis spoke to host Martha Raddatz about …
Read More »Plague Squirrels Spread ‘Black Death’ in Colorado and Kill Teenager in Mongolia
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. The “Black Death” returned to Colorado after an infected squirrel transmitted bubonic plague to a human in the state for the first time in five years. It occurs when health …
Read More »Colorado confirms the first human case of bubonic plague since 2015
A Colorado resident was infected with the plague after a squirrel in the state tested positive for bubonic plague, the first human case in Centennial State since 2015, according to a report. The unidentified person, who lives in the southwestern section of the state, contracted septic plague earlier this summer …
Read More »Democrats see growing donations as they seek the majority of the U.S. Senate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Campaign donations are flooding the coffers of Democrats running for the United States Senate, but some Republican incumbents seeking to protect their majority in the Senate have a powerful cash advantage over their contenders to As the electoral battle enters its final months. FILE PHOTO: Then 2020 …
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