Coronavirus

By Lisa Shumaker(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 60,000 on Wednesday and the outbreak will soon be deadlier than any flu season since 1967, according to a Reuters tally.America's worst flu season in recent years was in 2017-2018 when more than 61,000 people died, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…

Nicole Cobler @nicolecoblerJonathan Tilove @JTiloveTXPhilip Jankowski @PhilJankowski As retail stores and restaurants prepare to reopen across the state on Friday, roughly two dozen counties have seen a spike in coronavirus cases in the last week, an American-Statesman analysis of state data shows.Even as the numbers of daily new cases statewide have fallen from a peak…

Total deaths across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic are more than 9% higher than historical averages, according to newly released federal statistics, suggesting the toll could be hundreds or even thousands of deaths more than what’s been attributed to the disease thus far.The new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show…

(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 60,000 on Wednesday and the outbreak will soon be deadlier than any flu season since 1967, according to a Reuters tally. FILE PHOTO: Soldiers are quarantined while recovering from the Spanish flu at Camp Funston, Kansas, U.S. in 1918. U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS. America's worst flu…

A booth was taped off to ensure social distancing at a coffee shop in Woodstock, Ga., on Monday, as Gov. Brian Kemp eased restrictions in the state and allowed dine-in service. Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images A booth was taped off to ensure social distancing at…