By Jackson Danbeck |  Posted: Thu 2:16 PM, Jun 18, 2020  |  Updated: Thu 3:02 PM, Jun 18, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV)-- Wisconsin has experienced the highest jump in the percent of positive new COVID-19 cases and the highest number of new confirmed cases in over two weeks, the state DHS reported Thursday. The Wisconsin Department…
(Reuters) - New coronavirus infections hit record highs in six U.S. states on Tuesday, marking a rising tide of cases for a second consecutive week as most states moved forward with reopening their economies. Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas all reported record increases in new cases on Tuesday after recording all-time highs last week.…
Police Minister Bheki Cele Since the lifting of the alcohol sales ban, murder and gender-based violence have increased, says Police Minister Bheki Cele.The minister was reacting to a mass shooting in Jabulani in Soweto and two gender-based murders.Trauma cases at two Cape Town hospitals spiked substantially since the easing of lockdown regulations under Level 3.Since…
Newaygo and Oceana counties are seeing a spike coronavirus cases according to Northern Michigan health officials. Within the past month, District Health Department #10 says confirmed cases in their region at 363 as of Saturday. On April 30, confirmed cases were at 164. This is an increase of 121%. DHD#10 says this is because some…
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure walk along the Venice Beach. Los Angeles County reopened its beaches for active use while requiring people to wear face masks and maintain social distancing as the county tries to reduce COVID-19 infections. (Ronen Tivony / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) The most populous state was…
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Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to