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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a record 978 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the state’s overall total to 41,485. 77% of cases have recovered, a total of 32,004. There are 51 new hospitalizations, for an overall total of 4,082. 10 more deaths were reported today, for a total of 843. 11,446 new negative tests came back on Saturday, for a total of 723,643 tests coming back negative. La Crosse County is reporting its first death today, and has a total of 660 cases, an increase of 24 new cases. Eau Claire County is reporting 388 total cases, an increase of 17, and its second death related to the virus. Winona County is reporting 14 new positive cases, bringing their total up to 181. They have 16 deaths in Winona County. ...

Nueces County in Texas has confirmed that 85 infants under the age of one have tested positive for coronavirus since the start of the pandemic as they urge the public to use greater caution.  Among the children who tested positive was a baby boy under six months old, who died from the infection. Another was a newborn whose mother also had the virus, according to KIITV.  It is not known how the children are suspected to have become infected and an update on their condition was not given.   Nueces County Public Health Director Annette Rodriguez confirmed that 85 infants under the age of one have tested positive  for coronavirus since the start of the pandemic Public Health Director Annette Rodriguez confirmed in a press conference Friday that the 85 infants are each y...

A fast-rising rising tide of new coronavirus cases is flooding emergency rooms in parts of the United States, with some patients moved into hallways and nurses working extra shifts to keep up with the surge. Patients struggling to breathe are being placed on ventilators in emergency wards since intensive care units are full, officials say, and the near-constant care they require is overtaxing workers who also are treating more typical ER cases like chest pains, infections, and fractures. MORE: LIVE BLOG - Coronavirus updates from the tri-state area and beyond  In Texas, Dr. Alison Haddock of the Baylor College of Medicine said the current situation is worse than after Hurricane Harvey, which swamped Houston with floodwaters in 2017. The state reported a new daily record for virus de...

Now, three months later, the 42-year-old still experiences breathing difficulties. "Once back home, even after weeks I couldn't see any progress: if I took a small walk, it was like climbing Mount Everest. I was out of breath also just for talking. I was very worried," he said. Pescarolo is one of dozens of former Covid patients now receiving care at a rehabilitation clinic in Genoa -- and says he is starting to see some progress. For much of Europe, the peak of Covid-19 infections has passed. But while hospitals are no longer awash with acute cases, there are thousands of people who had either confirmed or suspected Covid and, weeks or months later, say they are far from fully recovered. In the United Kingdom, communities of "long Covid" sufferers have spring up online, as people tr...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Saturday, July 18. The health department reported 2,517 new cases, bringing the state to 76,336 total cases, a 3% day-to-day increase since Friday. Of the total cases, 75,597 are confirmed and 739 are probable.