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The COVID-19 rates in the Dakotas are the worst in the world according to USA Today. After declining to cancel their state fair and bringing hundreds of thousands of visitors to a motorsports rally this summer, South Dakota’s hospitals are filling up and the COVID-19 death rate is one of the highest in the world. […]
Last week, the Wheatland-Chili School district confirmed that a middle / high school student tested positive for COVID-19. According to officials, the student did not contract the virus on school grounds and the student will not be returning to campus until they test negative and the Monroe County Department of Public Health says its okay. […]
Strong Memorial Hospital is almost at 100% capacity due to the rising infection rates of COVID-19. With more cases in three days than the entire month of September, beds are filling up at an exponential rate. Hospitalizations in general have risen by more than 100% in the past 19 days as well. “The number of […]
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 […]
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