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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. …

MARQUETTE — The Luce, Mackinac, Alger, Schoolcraft District Health Department reported its first COVID-19-related death. The individual, an older male who died Saturday morning, was admitted to Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette on Thursday, an LMAS press release states. The person’s county of residence has not been disclosed to protect the privacy of his …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

New air-purifying technology being tested by the Long Island Rail Road could kill COVID-19 and virtually all other airborne viruses, but until it is installed, most trains will continue to rely on decades-old ventilation systems that LIRR officials say is effective. Among several new strategies being considered to combat the spread of viruses on trains …

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 …