The U.S. recorded 184,514 new COVID-19 infections Nov. 13, a 20 percent increase from the new case count one day prior, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum rolled out several measures Nov. 13 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the state, including a requirement for face coverings worn in businesses, indoor public settings and outdoor public settings where physical distancing isn't…
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising rapidly in Washington, and with some hospitals already experiencing staffing shortages due to hospital outbreaks, providers are anxious about how the situation may accelerate after Thanksgiving, reports local news station KING 5.
Sources familiar with agency staffing said more than 130 Secret Service officers are quarantining either due to testing positive for COVID-19 or close contact with infected co-workers, The Washington Post reports.
Latinos in Minnesota account for about 11 percent of COVID-19 infections throughout the state, and state residents have found themselves translating information for Spanish-speaking neighbors and friends in the absence of updated Spanish COVID-19 data from the health department, the…
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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, in Memphis, Tenn. has treated 109 children for bullet wounds so far this year, more than ever before, reports local NBC affiliate WMC.
Some states are implementing new face mask policies amid a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, reports The New York Times.
Iowa is the only state reporting "very high" flu activity for the week ending Nov. 7, according to the CDC's FluView report.
The number of global measles cases hit 869,770 in 2019, marking a 23-year high, according to a joint analysis by the CDC and World Health Organization.
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc across the Upper Midwest. Minnesota could see 100,000 new cases before Thanksgiving, and North Dakota hospitals are so strained that Gov. Doug Burgum is allowing asymptomatic COVID-19-positive nurses to work — a grim forecast for much…