The U.S. has reported an average of 41,490 new COVID-19 cases daily in the past week, up 13 percent from the average seen two weeks ago, reports The New York Times.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a new public health emergency due to a surge in coronavirus cases among young people and issued a new order mandating face coverings in enclosed spaces.
The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. surpassed 200,000 midday Sept. 22, around seven months after the first known U.S. death was recorded.
Three healthcare associations are reiterating the need to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus exceeded 200,000 on Sept. 22.
The CDC removed new guidelines suggesting the COVID-19 virus is most commonly spread via airborne transmission, reports The Washington Post.
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The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. surpassed 200,000 on Sept. 22, around seven months after the first known U.S. death was recorded.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar sent out a memorandum Sept. 15 that bans the country's health agencies, including the FDA, from signing any new rules, The New York Times reported.
The King's Daughters Medical Center reached capacity due to COVID-19 cases, the Ashland, Ky.-based hospital's CEO said Sept. 18, according to local news station WKYT.
The U.S. has reported an average of 41,101 new COVID-19 cases daily in the past week, up 1 percent from the average seen two weeks ago, reports The New York Times.
The percentage of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 continues to decrease nationwide, though regional variation still exists, according to the CDC's weekly COVIDView report.