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Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez signed on Monday a new county order for all residents and visitors in Hidalgo County. The new emergency orders include a shelter at home order, curfew, essential travel limitations and a requirement to use facial coverings while outdoors, according to a news release from the county. “Our rise in numbers and fatalities says that we need to take action now and do what’s in the best interest of our community,” said Judge Richard F. Cortez. “This action will help us do the right thing to save and protect each other from this deadly disease by sheltering at home.” The orders go into effect on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 12:01am and remain in effect until 11:59p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. According to the news release, the order includes t...

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A senior British official has called the latest news on an Oxford University team's potential coronavirus vaccine "extremely encouraging." The results of the Phase I/II trial of the vaccine being developed by Oxford's Jenner Institute, in conjunction with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, showed that it is safe and "produced strong immune results," according to the research published on Monday in The Lancet medical journal. The vaccine caused a 2-pronged immune response, a news release from the Jenner Institute at Oxford said. First, within 14 days, it triggered a T cell response, generating white blood cells that can attack infected cells. Second, within 28 days, it provoked an antibody response. Antibodies are able to prevent the virus from infecting cells when it is initially co...

Los Angeles County officials have announced another record-breaking day among patients hospitalized for the coronavirus. As of Monday, 2,232 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms — the highest single-day number reported and the sixth consecutive day that hospitalizations surpassed 2,100. On Sunday, 2,216 patients were reported, the first time hospitalizations had surpassed 2,200. Of those currently hospitalized, 26% are in intensive care. Public health officials also reported 3,160 new cases and nine additional coronavirus-related deaths. More than 155,000 people have been infected in the county since the pandemic began, and officials said that as of July 9, healthcare workers and first responders accounted for 10,450 cases. That number is up more than 1,000 from the week prior...

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