Month: September 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Health reported 177,394 confirmed cases and 6,120 probable cases of COVID-19 in the state on Sunday, an increase of 2,075 total cases since Saturday. The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 183,514 as of September 20, 2020 including 2,218 deaths, 662 current hospitalizations and 165,844 recovered. [Percent positive for today is 5.96%.] For the full report with additional data: https://t.co/Psc3HfgZ8j. pic.twitter.com/E81KIIL5B9— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) September 20, 2020 The health department also announced 2,137 confirmed deaths, 662 current hospitalizations, and 165,844 recovered or inactive cases. More than 2.6 million novel coronavirus tests have been administered.  On Saturday, TDH re...

The product was added to the agency's list of products expected to kill the virus after meeting the criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, an EPA spokeswoman told CNN via email on Sunday. Pine-Sol was tested by a third-party laboratory that showed the disinfectant can kill the virus within 10 minutes of being used on hard, nonporous surfaces, The Clorox Company said in a press release. "With a long-standing history of being a powerful cleaner and disinfectant, and the trusted brand choice within the Black community, Pine-Sol Original Multi-Surface Cleaner now offers the clean families have trusted through generations with the protection they need right now against the spread of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19," said Chris Hyder, ...

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CONTRA COSTA, Calif. (BCN) – Contra Costa County officials this week urged residents to takeprecautions against West Nile Virus after two sentinel chickens and three more dead birds recently tested positive for the virus. So far this year, 11 groups of mosquitoes, 15 dead birds and the two sentinel chickens have tested positive for the virus in Contra Costa County. The eastern part of the county has seen most of the West Nile Virus activity thus far, but one of three dead birds found recently was in Concord, Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District officials said. “The first positive bird of the year was from Martinez. Now, with a bird from Concord, it’s an important reminder that West Nile virus is not restricted to just one part of Contra Costa Count...