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The state reported 191 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total to 7,274 confirmed or presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus, and 192 deaths in Oregon.Officials with the Oregon Health Authority have said they’re concerned about the elevated numbers over the past few weeks. Before June 7, the state had never seen a…

California shattered a daily record for new coronavirus cases with more than 6,000 infections reported Monday — the largest single-day count in the state since the pandemic hit the U.S.In Los Angeles County, officials reported more than 2,000 new cases for the third time in the last week. In San Diego County, officials reported more…

As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to surge in Arizona, the state has also reported seeing a rare but serious inflammatory condition in children that experts think is likely linked to COVID-19.Banner Health in Pheonix has reported cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), The Arizona Republic reported, adding that cases have also been…

Will Boyd kneels at the grave of a family member who died after contracting the coronavirus, Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Montgomery, Ala.Kim Chandler | APWill Boyd was at the funeral Saturday morning for a relative who had died after contracting the new coronavirus when he got the call with the news. His brother had also passed…

What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases?In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’” that the nation is winning the fight against the virus.Many public health experts, however, suggest it’s no time to celebrate. About 120,000…