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California Appears to Pass Peak of Omicron Variant Wave
California is showing signs that it has turned the corner on the omicron wave of the coronavirus pandemic
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San Diego Superior Court to Require Facial Coverings in All Courthouses Again
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in San Diego County, the San Diego Superior Court is reinstating a facial covering requirement for all court visitors and employees regardless of vaccination status, it announced Wednesday.
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Japan Hits 1 Million COVID-19 Cases
On Friday, the cumulative total of coronavirus cases confirmed in Japan topped one million.
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U.S. Surpasses 35 Million COVID-19 Cases
Sunday night, there were over 24,000 new cases of coronavirus reported in the U.S., bringing the total to more than 35 million.
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COVID-19 Cases in Tokyo Hit Record Numbers
Authorities reported over 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 in Tokyo on Sunday.
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States Scale Back Virus Reporting Just as Cases Surge
Several states scaled back their reporting on COVID-19 this month just as cases across the country tripled with the delta variant of the virus spreading quickly among the unvaccinated
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As Cases Grow, India's Vaccination Campaign Falters
Since India opened COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults this month, the pace of administering shots has dropped
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UCSD Researchers Estimate COVID-19 Was Around 2 Months Before First Reports
Using molecular dating tools and epidemiological simulations, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was likely circulating undetected for at most two months before the first human cases of COVID-19 were described in Wuhan, China in late December 2019.
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Average New US Virus Cases Below 100K for 1st Time in Months
Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States have dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months
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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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Parts of California Likely to Have Lockdown Orders Extended
State officials are expected to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders in central and Southern California as hospitals there are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for coronavirus patients ahead of the presumed post-holiday surge
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Mostly Virus-Free Kauai Hit by Pandemic After Travel Resumes
The small, tight-knit community of about 72,000 people on Hawaii’s rural island of Kauai spent the first seven months of the pandemic mostly sheltered from the viral storm
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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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Global Coronavirus Cases Top 50 Million as US and Europe Struggle to Contain Surges
The U.S. led the world with 9.9 million cases and more than 237,000 deaths, Johns Hopkins University data shows.
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New Coronavirus Projection: 500,000 Americans Could Die by February
A new model from the University of Washington shows that half a million Americans could die of the coronavirus by February 2021. But researchers say that if Americans universally wore masks, nearly 130,000 of these lives could be saved.
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Virus Spikes Have Officials Looking to Shore Up Hospitals
Hospitals around the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling to find extra beds and staff.
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CVS to Hire Thousands of Pharmacy Techs as it Prepares for More COVID-19 Cases, Rollout of Vaccine
More than 10,000 of the new hires will be full-time and part-time pharmacy technicians who can help dispense medications and administer COVID-19 tests.
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Coronavirus Case Increases Set Records in at Least 7 States, Prompting New Restrictions
At least seven states have set new records for single-day increases in coronavirus cases, prompting some to set new restrictions as concerns mount over possible “superspreader events” during the upcoming holiday season.
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Trump Leans Into Fear Tactics in Bid to Win Midwest States
President Donald Trump is leaning into fear tactics as he accuses the left of trying to “erase American history, purge American values and destroy the American way of life.”
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‘Pandemic Fatigue' Leads to Resurgence of Coronavirus in Europe Where Cases Surge to Fresh Records in France and Spain
France and Spain are now seeing more new cases every day than they did when the virus originally peaked in the spring. Israel on Friday entered a second nationwide lockdown, shuttering restaurants, hotels, gyms and more, amid soaring new cases and as the Jewish High Holiday season begins. While epidemiologists expected autumn to be worse, the rapid resurgence comes ahead...