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States may be forced to reimpose strict coronavirus abatement measures like social distancing and store closures if cases increase "dramatically," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday.Many states have loosened restrictions that were imposed in March over the last few weeks.The warning comes as some states, like Utah and Texas, are seeing a…

the novel coronavirus may have averted more than 70,000 infections, including almost 1,500 hospitalizations, according to a new analysis released Friday by state health officials.The projections, provided by the Institute for Disease Modeling in Washington, are only estimates used for planning by Oregon health officials.While imperfect, the officials say they offer the latest evidence that…