Month: August 2020

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported three coronavirus-related deaths for the third day in a row, along with 310 new cases of COVID-19 statewide on Friday. The Big Island recorded 26 new cases of coronavirus Friday, pushing the county total over 300 since the pandemic began, Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency statistics indicate. There were 116 active cases of COVID-19 on the Big Island as of Saturday afternoon. The state’s virus tracker, which maps active cases by district across each island, can be accessed here. The county-by-county case count is as follows: Honolulu: 7,410 Maui: 330 Hawai‘i: 318 Kaua‘i: 57 Pending: 0 Out-of-State Diagnoses: 24 To date, 497 people have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection, while 62 have died. A total of 2,477 individuals ha...

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New York City could face another coronavirus explosion after gaining control of its first devastating spike in March and April, medical experts say. While the city initially struggled to contain the virus with overwhelmed hospitals and a shortage of personal protective equipment in the spring, it has reported record-low case numbers since late April. A combination of colder weather and students' return to school, however, could change that, according to a Wednesday report from Politico. "The second wave is a misconception: It’s the omnipresent risk of explosive spread," Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the outlet. "That’s what we’re facing." NEW YORK LIFTS CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON 5 STATES A number of New York residen...

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At the ceremony’s end, the crowd headed to the Big Moose Inn, a lodge and restaurant sandwiched between the Ambajejus and Millinocket lakes. Each guest had his or her temperature checked at the door, and once cleared, went inside to feast on rib-eye and duck, toast the couple, and dance for hours. Few of the 62 wedding and reception attendees wore masks. Twenty-three miles away from the festivities, Frank and Theresa Dentremont spent the evening nestled in a wood cabin near sleepy Cedar Lake. The elderly Millinocket natives had spent much of the last four months at the secluded home that Frank had steadily renovated over the years, first hooking it to the electrical grid and recently installing skylights. Friends sent food and a caregiver stopped by to take care of Theresa, whose health ...