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The Oregon Health Authority reported 408 new confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases Saturday. Four deaths were also reported Saturday following a record nine deaths reported Friday. This is less than the record 437 cases announced July 16. Where the new cases are by county: Baker (2), Benton (1), Clackamas (30), Columbia (1), Coos (3), Crook (1), Deschutes (19), Douglas (6), Harney (1), Hood River (5), Jackson (7), Jefferson (9), Josephine (5), Klamath (3), Lane (5), Lincoln (2), Linn (3), Malheur (11), Marion (52), Morrow (10), Multnomah (73), Polk (11), Umatilla (80), Wasco (2), Washington (58), and Yamhill (8). New fatalities: A 66-year-old Multnomah County man who tested positive on June 14 died July 14, making him the 283rd death in the state. The 284th death was an 88-ye...

At least 20 lifeguards on Long Beach Island (LBI), N.J., tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a party together, according to health officials.  Jonathan Oldham, the mayor of LBI township Harvey Cedars, said the borough clerk was informed of the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday by the LBI Health Department's director, according to NJ.com.  "I just heard that they were together, exactly where they were or what it was, I'm not sure, but I'm under the understanding that they were together at an event," Oldham told NJ.com on Friday. Officials from the LBI Health Department said more than 20 lifeguards had been infected.   The Hill has reached out to the department to clarify the exact number of lifeguards reportedly infected but did not immediately hear back. The ...

July 25, 2020 3:07 PM Sasha VanAllen Posted: July 25, 2020 3:07 PM Updated: July 25, 2020 4:24 PM MADISON, Wis. — The number of confirmed cases in Wisconsin has slightly decreased since Friday, according to the Department of Health Services. Out of the 14, 201 people who were tested, 953* of those tests came back positive, which is a decrease of nearly 200 cases since Friday. Data from state and county health officials brings the statewide total to 47,870 confirmed cases. 13 more people have died from the virus, putting Wisconsin’s death toll a...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department notified two local bars and the Railyard commons area on Saturday that they were not allowed to operate for 24 hours because their violations of the latest Directed Health Measure “presented a risk to public health and contribute to the community spread of COVID-19.”   LLCHD has ordered Iguanas Pub, 1426 “O” Street; Longwells, 350 Canopy Street; and the Railyard to be closed from 5 p.m. today to 5 p.m. Sunday July 26. A mask mandate is included in the DHM that went into effect Monday, July 20 and is in effect through August 31.  It requires business owners to ensure their patrons age five and older wear face coverings any time they cannot maintain six feet of separation with non-household members.  The DHM also requires...

Tarrant County Public Health reported 15 additional COVID-19 deaths Saturday, the highest single-day increase in reported deaths related to the virus. The cases include a woman in her 80s, three men in their 80s and two women in their 90s — all Grapevine residents; two Arlington women including one in her 60s and one in her 90s; two men in their 80s, two women in their 50s and a man in his 60s, all from Fort Worth; and two Lake Worth men in their 70s. All had underlying health conditions. The county also added 584 new cases of the coronavirus. New case were reported in Arlington, Azle, Bedford, Benbrook, Blue Mound, Burleson, Colleyville, Crowley, Edgecliff Village, Euless, Everman, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Haltom city, Haslet, Hur...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota has 105 new coronavirus cases, according to the South Dakota Department of Health website on Saturday. This brought the state’s total positive case count to 8,305, up from Friday (8,200). The number of recoveries increased by 46 to 7,307, up from Friday (7,261). Minnehaha County saw the biggest case jump with 3,983 total positive cases on Saturday, up 42 from Friday (3,941). The death toll remains at 122. Active cases increased to 876 from Friday (817). Total hospitalizations increased to 798, up from Friday (796). There are now 97,608 negative persons tested, up from Friday (95,290). A total of 2,423 new test results were reported on Saturday. Keep reading Your Gu...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,426 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 12 additional confirmed deaths. On Saturday, health officials said the following deaths were reported: Boone County: 1 male 70s Cook County: 3 females 60s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s Cumberland County: 1 female 100+ DuPage County: 1 female 80s Kane County: 1 female 30s Lake County: 1 female 70s St. Clair County: 1 female 70s Currently, the Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 169,883 cases, including 7,397 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. As of Friday night, 1,438 people in the state were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19.  Of those, 341 patients were in the ICU and 110 patients with COVID-19 were on ven...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an outbreak of salmonella across 23 states, with reports of hundreds of people being sickened. The federal agency announced in a release on Friday an additional 87 illnesses, and eight new states had been affected since the last update on the matter Tuesday. The statement added that as of July 23, a total of 212 people have been infected with the salmonella strain, and 38 of the infections stemmed from new states: Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Maine, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Virginia. The agency noted that a specific source for the salmonella strain has not been identified, and there are currently no advisements against eating or consuming particular foods, nor are there any links to specific retai...