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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 […]
Many people with COVID-19 voted in person for the presidential election yesterday, per the Center For Disease Control and Prevention. According to their guidelines, the CDC says: “Voters have the right to vote, regardless of whether they are sick or in quarantine.” The White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Brix said Monday that […]
Officials from the Monroe County Department of Public Health reported 127 new COVID-19 cases on Monday afternoon. This means that Monroe County has 1,049 new COVID-19 cases in the last 13 days, which averages out to 92 new cases a day. Although the new case numbers are high, there have been no new virus related […]
Monroe County has reported 136 new coronavirus cases, which is the highest number since the pandemic began back in March. Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza gave a statement, saying: “Our contact tracing is revealing several concerning trends. We are finding more small and large gatherings where attendees are not observing essential precautions including social […]
El Paso County Texas is undergoing a two-week shutdown of all nonessential services starting Friday at midnight. The order comes from County Judge Ricardo Samaniego in response to skyrocketing hospitalizations of COVID-19. Voting will still remain open, as it is an essential service but hospitals are at capacity and the medical staff is overwhelmed. “There […]
A student at Greece Arcadia High School tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, according to the Monroe County Department of Public Health. According to reports, the last time the student was on campus was Tuesday, October 20. The school has been thoroughly disinfected and is expected to allow students to return to class on Monday. […]
On Saturday evening, The White House announced that Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence’s Chief of staff had tested positive for COVID-19. Shortly after, Pence’s office confirmed that a senior political adviser to Pence, Marty Obst also tested positive. This makes 5 close associates of the vice president who have come down with the illness. […]
The director of the NIH is now saying that the COVID-19 vaccine may not be ready until 2021. During a press conference, Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institute of Health said: “I’m cautiously optimistic that by the end of 2020, there will be at least one vaccine that has reached that stage of an […]