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Central District Health says it's investigating a cluster of COVID-19 illnesses involving 10 people who visited downtown Boise bars on June 5 and 6. BOISE, Idaho — Health officials are investigating after a group of people who visited Boise bars last weekend tested positive for COVID-19. According to Central District Health, five people who visited…

mosquitos in Montgomery County also tested positive for the virus. The Mosquito and Vector Control Division of Harris County Public Health began treatment to the area where the disease mosquitos were found on Tuesday to reduce the risk of human infection. “Mosquitos are around throughout the year; however, they are more prevalent during the warmer…

The raccoon has not been located and Public Health said it's unknown whether the animal has rabies. EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — El Paso County Public Health is looking for the person who brought a baby raccoon into a Petco store on Sunday to discuss the health of the animal. It's unclear what happened exactly,…

BELOW 6%. NOVANT HEALTH WILL LIFT SOME VISITOR RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC. AMONG OTHE THINGS, ACUTE CARE FACILITIES CAN HAVE ONE VISITOR ACCOMPANY THEM AND PATIENTS IN CRITICAL CARE, OBSTETRICS AND INPATIENT SURGERY DO NOT HAVE A LIMIT FOR VISITING HOURS. ALL VISITORS MUST BE 18 OR OLDER, WEA Novant Health lifting some coronavirus…

At the time we started working on this briefing, news that a new virus was claiming lives in the Chinese city of Wuhan was just breaking. By the time we completed it, the new coronavirus had spread across most of the world. Entire countries went on lockdown, with businesses shuttering up, and the public retreating…