NEW YORK (WABC) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday announced a recent uptick in COVID cases in one Brooklyn neighborhood, with 16 cases of coronavirus linked to a large wedding in Borough Park. “We always want to act out of an abundance of caution,” Blasio said. …
Read More »California beats ‘inaccurate and outdated beliefs’ of parents applying for schools again
California slams in a legal brief the “inaccurate and outdated beliefs” of parents who filed with the state to force schools to open amid the coronavirus pandemic. The state is shooting back at more than a dozen parents filed a case last month applying for a temporary restraining order on …
Read More »COVID-19 Live Updates: New York Positive Stakes Hit New Low, CDC Concerns over Virus Effect on Children
NEW YORK (WABC) – New York reported the lowest one-day positive rate since the start of the pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday. 65,812 tests were performed on Saturday, with only 0.7% positive tests. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control have growing concerns about the effect of the coronavirus on …
Read More »97,000 children test positive for coronavirus after two weeks as schools collaborate for instruction
Nearly 100,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus in the last two weeks of July, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Just over 97,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus from July 16 to July 30, according to the association. Of nearly 5 million reported …
Read More »Spanish and Black children for higher rates of COVID-19 hospital performance: CDC
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that Hispanic and Black children are at a disproportionate rate affected by the coronavirus pandemic, underlining how minority communities in the country are hardest hit by COVID-19 . The report, released Friday, uses pediatric data collected from …
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