HOUSTON – Texans, along with residents of the Houston area, would have to expect periodic power outages due to the impact of Hurricane Laura. Entergy announced the outage to its Texas customers Thursday after its transmission system suffered extensive damage from the hurricane. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) instructed …
Read More »Thursday’s Coronavirus updates: 10,644 tests, 40 cases, 0.4 percent rate in Champaign County; 66 percent of all active cases in 61820 ZIP code | Coronavirus
Graph by Ben Zigterman Of 10,644 new tests in Champaign County, 40 returned Thursday, a rate of 0.4 percent. The county’s seven-day positive rate remained unchanged at 0.5 percent. Other notable numbers: The number of residents of the provincial hospital with COVID-19 remained two. Active cases increased by 33, to …
Read More »Saturday’s coronavirus updates: Paxton fourth-grader tests positive; Husband of Douglas, Iroquois wife among 17 dead; UI massmail: ‘We know how fast things can change’ | Coronavirus
A fourth-grader at Paxton’s Clara Peterson Elementary has tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Cliff McClure informed families and staff in a letter. “We are coordinating our efforts with the Ford County Health Department to immediately identify and monitor individuals who have recently had contact with the positive individual COVID-19 to …
Read More »Unfortunately, Calaveras County records second death related to COVID-19
Calaveras County Public Health COVID-19 numbers-8-21-20 San Andreas, CA – Another Calaveras County resident has died and there are 16 new cases along with a COVID-19 outbreak at a county health facility. Health officials say the deceased was a woman between the ages of 50 and 64. They said: ‘She …
Read More »Tuolumne reports COVID-19 cases in prison and a care center
Sonora, CA – Tuolumne County Public Health reports that two new residents of Tuolumne County have been identified with COVID-19. One of the new cases is in isolation, the other is hospitalized, there are currently two residents of Tuolumne County in total hospitalized with COVID-19. This week, the Sierra Conservation …
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