Hundreds of already successful COVID-19 tests were not reported in Santa Cruz County until Thursday, health officials there said, due to continuing technical problems with the state’s online database. Two-thirds of the 848 publicly reported cases in the county have come in the past two weeks, Dr. Gail Newell, the …
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TOPLINE Facebook announced Thursday that it is expanding its Messenger Rooms and Facebook Live features to allow users to stream live with up to 50 people, allowing the social platform to compete with services like Zoom and Google Meet as video conferencing explodes on popularity amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. …
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BILLINGS – Yellowstone County health officials announced another COVID-19-related death Thursday related to a fatal outbreak at a Billings call center. According to a RiverStone Health press release, a man in his 70s died Wednesday at Canyon Creek Memory Care, marking the fourteenth person who died after a coronavirus outbreak …
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Wednesday was a day of macabre milestones in California. Counties across the state reported more deaths than any previous day of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data collected by this news organization: 155, pushing the cumulative number of deaths north of 8,000 and the average of seven. more than 96 …
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The County Department of Public Health identified new challenges Wednesday and admires the COVID-19 pandemic regarding contact tracking scam calls. Dr. Penny Borenstein says the calls are affecting the county’s ability to accurately track down those who may have been infected with the disease. “If you test positive, please contact …
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