A look at the number of recently confirmed COVID-19 cases in Champaign County. Ben Zigterman Chart The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Champaign County increased by 29 on Thursday to 1,270. With 1,412 new tests processed in the last 24 hours, the single-day positivity rate stood at 2.1 …
Read More »CDC Releases Updated Guidelines for Reopening Schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released new guidelines for reopening schools, and authorities said parents should take the initiative in working to prevent COVID-19 from affecting schools. The CDC also released a checklist that includes some homework for parents and a summary of what should happen if …
Read More »New York Governor Cuomo accuses Trump officials of ‘possible criminal liability’ in a Trusted Traveler lawsuit
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during the daily press conference at the New York State Governor’s Office on June 12, 2020 in New York City. Jeenah Moon | fake pictures New York Governor Andrew Cuomo threatened to sue the Trump administration for damages for banning state residents from the …
Read More »Eight San Quentin death row inmates die from COVID-19
Zoom in (From left to right, top to bottom) John Beames, 67, Jeffrey J. Hawkins, 64, Troy A. Ashmus, 58, David Reed, 60, Manuel Alvarez, 59, Scott Erskine, 57, Dewayne Carey, Richard E Stitely 71 CDCR More than a dozen inmates have died at California’s San Quentin State Prison, including …
Read More »Could your Fitbit or Apple Watch detect the first symptoms of COVID-19?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fitbit and other wearable devices typically linked to exercise are being studied as ways to identify people potentially infected with COVID-19 before symptoms appear, when they can spread the disease without knowing it. Changes in heart rate, respiratory rate, and other biometric data constantly measured by …
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