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California is postponing its reopening plans due to a spike in statewide coronavirus cases. Currently, California has over 1 million cases and a 4.2% infection rate – joining Texas with the highest pandemic rates in the country. San Diego county is being forced back to the most severe of the color-coded levels and many small […]
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a decrease in students applying to college. According to Jenny Rickard CEO of the Common App, the number of students filing the Common Application for undergraduate is down 8% from this time last year. The number of students who have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, (FAFSA) is […]
There was a study done on over 62,000 people that were infected with the coronavirus. The study showed that 20% of Coronavirus survivors later develop a mental illness within 90 days of their diagnosis. Some of the mental illnesses people begin to suffer from are anxiety, depression, and insomnia, according to the study. Reports also […]
According to the CDC, there has been an outbreak or E. coli that could be linked to romaine lettuce. So far, 12 people have gotten sick and 5 have been hospitalized. The cases are spread over 6 states and have been traced back from a sample of Tanimaura & Antle romaine lettuce in a single […]
In a virtual briefing to discuss the new COVID-19 Yellow Zone designation, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Public Health Commissioner Michael Mendoza said: “It is clear we are experiencing community spread throughout Monroe County. It’s not targeted to one neighborhood or zip code, but it’s related to gatherings of people not in the same […]
State University of New York (SUNY) Schools announced a new plan across the colleges and universities. To deal with the challenges of COVID-19 numbers back on the rise. Chancellor Jim Malatras outlined a sweeping, system-wide plan that will allow campuses to safely return to in-person instruction for the spring semester. Main components of the comprehensive plan […]
Al Roker has recently confirmed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be having surgery in the near future. The Today news anchor gave an optimistic statement on Friday, saying: “It’s a little more common than people I think realize, and so I just decided that I wanted to go public with […]
Rochester Regional Health is suspending all general hospital visitations because of the rising COVID-19 rates in the Finger Lakes Region. It begins on Sunday at 7 p.m. and it includes RochesterGeneral Hospital, Unity Hospital in Greece, UMMC in Batavia, Genesee County, and Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic in Clifton Springs, Ontario County. Newark-Wayne Community Hospital […]
Friday was another record setting day for the U.S. as daily coronavirus infections climbed to over 125,000. Health officials all over the country are beginning to issue warnings similar to those in March, when the pandemic officially began. In addition to the high new case numbers, by Friday evening there were at least 1,137 deaths, […]
Over 20 states have set records for new COVID-19 cases in one week. It is widely believed that the fall surge is happening right now as the US reports more than 90,000 cases for the second time since the pandemic began. Places like Wisconsin, where the focus in on ballots and not coronavirus have become […]