Month: August 2020

(Updates cases and deaths) By Christine Chan and Lisa Shumaker July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus deaths rose by over 25,000 in July and cases doubled in 19 states during the month, according to a Reuters tally, dealing a crushing blow to hopes of quickly reopening the economy. The United States recorded 1.87 million new cases in July, bringing total infections to 4.5 million, for an increase of 69%. Deaths in July rose 20% to nearly 154,000 total. The biggest increases in July were in Florida, with over 310,000 new cases, followed by California and Texas with about 260,000 each. All three states saw cases double in June. ...

Bruce Anderson, director of the Department of Health, has said he has 200 contact tracers at his disposal. Lt. Gov. Josh Green, meanwhile, contends that number is much smaller and some tracers have complained to their union the system is overwhelmed.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that more than 200 children have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a summer camp in Georgia at the end of June. That's more than a third of the nearly 600 Georgia residents who attended, according to the CDC's report.  Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order on June 11 allowing campers and workers to attend overnight camps if they received a negative COVID-19 test within 12 days of starting camp. The camp ran from June 21 to 27, and more than 500 of the campers and staffers were children ages 17 and younger, the CDC reported. Out-of-state attendees were not included in the CDC's reporting. On June 24, a teenage staff member who had been experiencing chills while at the camp tested positi...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno County teenager is the first child to die from coronavirus in California. "I'm speechless when it comes to anything that I could say to the family. It's a heartbreaking case," said county health officer Dr. Rais Vohra. "It just brings home the reality that this is not sparing even the youngest member of our community." Public health officials confirm the victim was a teenager and had underlying conditions, but privacy concerns are keeping them from giving many more details. RELATED: Coronavirus: Tracking Central California COVID-19 cases The patient got treatment at Valley Children's Hospital, where CEO Todd Suntrapak reminded the public just the day before that children are not immune to this virus. "These are extraordinary times and they are absolutel...