A model predicts that deaths per day from COVID-19 in the U.S. will shoot up in September, after a couple of months of decline, according to CNN.
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The average yearly number of preventable occupational lung disease deaths decreased 40.4 percent from 1999 to 2018, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published June 12.
Houston is "getting close" to reimposing a lockdown, city and county officials said June 11, according to Bloomberg.
Amy Acton, MD, has resigned as director of the Ohio Department of Health, effective immediately, according to Cleveland.com.
Florida has reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases per day for eight out of the last nine days, and the state's total now stands at more than 69,000, according to the Palm Beach Post.
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With only one modestly effective COVID-19 treatment known, the world is scrambling to develop better therapies. Luckily, there are five strong contenders, as reported by NPR.
There are 20 states where the number of new cases of COVID-19 are rising and 23 states where the number is falling in the U.S., as of 7:05 a.m. CDT June 11, according to The New York Times.
COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have surpassed 2 million, with 2,000,464 cases and 112,924 related deaths reported as of 8 a.m. CDT June 11. Worldwide, 7,403,713 cases and 417,174 deaths have been reported, while 3,484,672 people have recovered.