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Florida early voting begins amid pandemic as health officials report 1,707 new coronavirus cases
ORLANDO, Fla. – Early voting has officially begun in Florida but voters have been casting their votes by mail for weeks in large part due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Florida Department of Health officials reported 1,707 new cases of the respiratory illness with the 2020 election a little more than three weeks away. …
Summit public health officials investigating virus outbreak at Cornerstone Real Estate Rocky Mountains
The Summit County Public Health Department is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak at Cornerstone Real Estate Rocky Mountains in Breckenridge, where there are two confirmed cases among employees. The employees were tested for the virus Oct. 13 and 14 after developing symptoms, and positive test results were received Oct. 15 and 16. A news release from …
Illinois health officials report 4,245 new cases of coronavirus Sunday, 22 additional deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois health officials reported 4,245 new cases of coronavirus Sunday and 22 additional deaths. There are now a total of 344,048 cases since the pandemic began and 9,214 total deaths. The preliminary seven-day positivity rate from Oct. 11 through Oct. 17 is 5.3%. Within the past 24 hours, labs across the state …
Minnesota health officials now hoping for a virus wakeup call
State health officials hope a sobering week of COVID-19 growth in Minnesota will shake people out of the “mitigation fatigue” that has some people ditching masks, gathering close for happy hour, and increasing their risk of viral transmission. In the seven-day period ending Friday, the state Department of Health reported more than 8,500 new lab-confirmed …
BREAKING: Officials call for extending border travel restrictions due to major spike in COVID-19 cases
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Border travel restrictions are choking Downtown merchants, but officials on both sides are in favor of keeping them in place due to a major spike in COVID-19 patients. “We’re definitely recommending (extending) travel restrictions further than October 21. […] It’s going to help both communities in that we’re going …
As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, Roanoke Valley health officials urge community to be vigilant
ROANOKE, Va – A rise in hospitalizations for COVID-19 cases has health officials in the Roanoke and Alleghany Health Districts calling for more vigilance from the public when it comes to curbing the spread of the disease. Health officials say they are now seeing the most hospitalizations since March. “We have far too many people …
US officials looking to open New York-London travel with shorter quarantine times as early as the holidays: report – Fox Business
US officials looking to open New York-London travel with shorter quarantine times as early as the holidays: report Fox Business U.S. Covid-Testing Plan Aims to Open New York-London Travel by Holidays The Wall Street Journal U.S. reportedly pushes to shorten quarantine time for travel between New York and London CNBC US officials looking to restart air travel between …
Tarrant County public health officials say residents should ‘answer the call’ from contact tracers
About 47% of county residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 did not answer when contacted by contact tracers. FORT WORTH, Texas — About 47% of Tarrant County residents who tested positive for COVID-19 did not answer calls or messages from contact tracers, according to recent public health data. “That’s a huge number,” said Tarrant …