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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) --  COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 286, along with 408 new cases, including 29 in Central Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday. OHA reported 408 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to 16,492 cases, along with 357,518 negative test results. Meanwhile, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs released more details late Friday of the reservation's first COVID-19 related death. Shirley Stayhi Heath, the wife of long-time Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath Sr. and a Yakama tribal member, passed away on Thursday, according to a news release that said COVID-19 was the cause of her death. "She was a beloved mother, g...

Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. By his estimation, Stephen Santa took Pennsylvania's coronavirus lockdown seriously: He pretty much went only to grocery stores and picked up takeout once a week to help Pittsburgh's restaurants. Whatever Santa and everyone else in Pittsburgh did, it seemed to work: The city racked up a fraction of the coronavirus cases during the spring shutdown, while the other side of Pennsylvania flared up into a hot spot. Kiva A. Fisher-Green, center, watches as nurse Ruth John, right, takes a sample from Walter Lewis for a COVID-19 test in the driveway of the Alma Illery Medical Center in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) RECORD NUMBERS OF CORONAVIRUS CASES IN EVERY G...

"In partnership with Walgreens, 2,791 samples were collected for processing through the Delaware Public Health Lab in the first week of testing. In the process of results delivery, 12 persons who tested positive for COVID-19 were inadvertently given negative results by phone due to an internal DPH system error," a statement from the health department said. The department said the correct test results were reported into its surveillance system and included in statewide testing numbers and the state's contact tracing system. The department said it wants to assure the public that this was not an error that occurred on site at the Walgreens testing sites. Delaware resident Kevin Evans was among the 12 people who received false negative results and is currently hospitalized, Pettyjohn told C...

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 11:07 am By: News 9, News On 6 OKLAHOMA CITY - 12 more virus-related deaths and 965 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Friday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. A total of 30,081 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19 and the total number of deaths went up to 496, the state health department said on Friday. OSDH says 87 more people were hospitalized with virus related symptoms since Friday. So far, 24,053 Oklahomans have recovered from the virus with 776 more cases considered recovered since Friday. Health officials said recovered means the patient is not hospitalized or deceased and it has been 14 days since the onset of symptoms or report. On July 15, Go...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois has reported 1,426 new COVID-19 cases, with 12 additional deaths Saturday, including a woman over 100-years-old. Friday, the state reported more than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases for a third consecutive day, following more than 1,600 on Thursday, which was the highest daily case total in Illinois this month. The state's seven-day statewide positivity rate has reached 3.6%, after rising for several days. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Saturday that the state's total confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 169,883, including 7,397 deaths in 102 counties. RELATED: 'Shut it down now:' U.S. health experts call for 2nd coronavirus shutdown The deaths include: Boone County: 1 male 70s Cook County: 3 females 60s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s Cumb...