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December Is Deadliest, Most Infectious Month of Pandemic to Date
According to NBC News’ tally, December has already been the worst month of the pandemic, both in terms of overall case load and death toll.
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Coronavirus Deaths Hit New Single Day Record
More than 3,300 COVID-19 deaths were recorded Tuesday, with health officials warning more grim days are ahead.
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Mexico Death Count Due to COVID Exceeds 100,000
Mexico is the now the fourth country to record 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19.
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US Hits 11 Million COVID Cases as Restrictions Increase, Holiday Worries Mount
The United States surpassed more than 11 million COVID-19 on Sunday, as the third wave of the virus continued its uncontrolled spread, new restrictions were introduced, and Americans weighed whether and how they can celebrate Thanksgiving.
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Coronavirus Deaths Are Rising Again in the US, as Feared
Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U_S_ are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in nearly every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump over the weekend that “we’re rounding the turn, we’re doing great.”
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White House Defends Coronavirus Policies As US Passes 200K Deaths
While the number of U.S. coronavirus deaths passed 200,000 over the weekend, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended the handling of the coronavirus pandemic by President Donald Trump, saying, “We were looking at the prospect of 2 million people potentially perishing from the coronavirus in this country.” When questioned about the president’s comments to journalist Bob Woodward in which...
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‘I Miss Mommy': Families Shattered by COVID Forge New Paths
The U.S. surpassed its 200,000th pandemic death and losses are taking shape in heartbreaking ways.
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U.S. Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses 200,000
A prediction made in March — unfathomable at the time — has come to pass.
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DOJ Seeks Data on Care Home Deaths in 4 Democrat-Led States
The Justice Department sent letters to governors of New York and three other Democratic-led states seeking data on whether they violated federal law by ordering public nursing homes to accept recovering COVID-19 patients from hospitals.
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Trump Remembers Herman Cain
At a press conference on Thursday, President Trump offered condolences for the family of former presidential candidate and Trump campaign surrogate Herman Cain, who died on Thursday morning from the coronavirus.
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DC Looking at Possible COVID-19 Deaths From Earlier Than Previously Thought
With more than 300 deaths in D.C. related to the coronavirus, the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is busy. In additional to their regular work of identifying causes of death, officials are now combing through cases to determine whether D.C. had COVID-19 deaths before the first cases of the illness were reported in March. Chief Medical Examiner...
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Maryland Nursing Home Fined Thousands Per Day After Deaths
After dozens of COVID-19 deaths, SagePoint Senior Living Services is being fined $10,000 per day for it noncompliance with state rules. News4’s Darcy Spencer has the story.
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17-Year-Old DC Boy With Coronavirus Has Died
A 17-year-old boy who lived in Washington, D.C., had the coronavirus and has died, according to data released Monday by the D.C. mayor’s office. The teen is the youngest person with the virus who is counted among D.C. deaths. He lived in D.C. but died in Pennsylvania. His name was not released. As of Monday morning, D.C. reported 3,892...
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Maryland Marks Its Deadliest Day of Virus Outbreak
Maryland has had its deadliest day of the coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began, but the grim milestone coincided with a modest decrease in hospitalizations
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3rd Detainee at Chicago's Jail Dies After Contracting Coronavirus
A third detainee at Cook County Jail in Chicago has died after contracting COVID-19, officials announced Sunday, with hundreds of others infected by the coronavirus at one of the nation’s largest jails. Nicholas Lee, 42, was pronounced dead Sunday at Stroger Hospital, where he had been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said in...
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First Two Coronavirus Deaths Reported in Arlington
Arlington health officials announced the city’s first two deaths related to COVID-19 on Sunday.