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We're making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider joining others in supporting local journalism in Alaska for just $3.23 a week. As Alaskans commemorated Independence Day, the state reported another death tied to COVID-19 and 55 more cases among residents and nonresidents. The 16th reported death of an Alaskan with COVID-19 involved an Anchorage man in his 70s with underlying health conditions, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services spokesman Clinton Bennett said Saturday. The man died in state, though Bennett was not immediately able to clarify when his death occurred. The state on Friday reported a 15th resident death in...

But doctors, based on the experiences of physicians in New York and elsewhere, are avoiding ventilators when possible and are maintaining Ms. Hernandez on a high flow of oxygen through a nasal tube. She is on the maximum setting, but can talk to the clinical team and exchange text messages with her daughter, who is also a Methodist inpatient with the coronavirus. “I took it seriously,” Ms. Hernandez said of the virus. But she joined a small party of eight people for her granddaughter’s birthday, a decision she now described with regret. “Just a birthday cake. What’s a birthday cake without health?” She is getting remdesivir, an antiviral that was tested in clinical trials in New York and Houston, among other cities, and a new experimental drug. Methodist was part of two remdesivir trials....

The global coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 11.1 million people and claimed over 528,000 lives. Here are updates for July 4: People, social distancing and wearing masks, wait in line at a mask distribution event, Friday, June 26, 2020, in Miami, US. (AP) Saturday, July 4 WHO reports record single-day rise in cases The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the total rising by 212,326 in 24 hours.  The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil and India, acco...

Health experts are increasingly frustrated as coronavirus cases continue to surge in areas where the disease was once scarce. There is concern that the number of new cases will only rise further as people flock to beaches and parks for the holiday weekend. Experts have blamed the spike on some states reopening too early, as well as people defying health guidelines. Dr. Aileen Marty, an infectious disease specialist, said the U.S. is "heading a million miles an hour in the wrong direction." Record numbers for new U.S. cases in a single day were set on Wednesday, Thursday and again Friday, when more than 57,000 new cases were reported — showing that the pandemic is so far winning in the country's battle against it. "It's absolutely the saddest thing, the most unnecessary situation that we'...

Delaware announced 192 additional cases of coronavirus on Friday, continuing the trend of relatively large daily increases compared with two weeks ago heading into the July Fourth holiday. Of those, 159 positive cases were reported on Thursday while 33 were from test results reported in previous days, state officials said Friday. The state also reported two additional deaths due to the virus on Friday, bringing the total deceased in Delaware from coronavirus complications to 512. Delaware is seeing a surge in new cases compared with the rate of new cases two weeks ago. The state was reporting an average of 56 new cases daily as of  18. That average has gone up to 127 as of Thursday, according to state data.  The state reported 221 new cases on Thursday, the highest daily increase since ...

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 150 new Coronavirus cases Saturday and no additional deaths. The county-wide total now stands at 3,430 since March 14. There are 3,263 confirmed cases and 167 probable cases. “Wearing masks, washing your hands and maintaining physical distance from others is absolutely essential to keep our community safe – now more than ever,” the county health department said. “Please limit travel and errands to only those that are necessary and take the appropriate steps to protect those around you. Your vigilance can allow us to keep our businesses open and continue to support the economy.” Officials report that 408 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases, with two more patients hospitalized since F...