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Justin Paget | Getty Images Children diagnosed with Covid-19 pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or PMIS, may develop new neurological problems without any of the respiratory issues commonly associated with the virus, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.  Researchers examined 27 children with Covid-19 PMIS, who were previously healthy, between March 1 and May 8 at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, England. They found that of the 27 patients, four experienced new neurological symptoms. Symptoms included impaired brain function, headaches, brainstem and cerebellar issues, muscle weakness and reduced reflexes. All four patients required admission to the intensive care unit for ...

This is a breaking news story and will be updated throughout the day Thursday, July 2. This story is part of the Reno Gazette Journal’s essential COVID-19 coverage and is being provided for free. Please consider subscribing to the RGJ to support our work. 632 new cases, 14 additional deaths statewide 9:16 a.m. The known number of Nevadans who have tested positive for COVID-19 reached 19,733 on Thursday morning, according to the Nevada Health Alliance dashboard. That’s an increase of 632 new cases over what was previously reported on Wednesday. Fourteen additional deaths were reported, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Nevada to 525. Hospitalizations for COVID-19 rose for the 10th straight day. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases currently in Nevada hospitals ha...

Coronavirus infections among eight people are tied to a large party where the host had COVID-19 symptoms in Rockland County outside of New York City, health officials said. But some of the partygoers are refusing to comply with contract tracers — and they will get subpoenas with possible fines of $2,000 a day, officials said. Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Rockland County health commissioner, and Rockland County Executive Ed Day, provide an update on a COVID-19 outbreak in Clarkstown, N.Y., that occurred after a party.Mark Vergari / The Journal News via ImagnRockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert said at a Wednesday press conference that health workers have been trying to talk to people who tested positive after attending the party in an effort to contain what o...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — While Virginia’s new daily COVID-19 numbers are staying steady, Hampton Roads is continuing to see record breaking numbers. On Thursday, the region added 147 new cases, breaking a one-day record of 144 set on June 26. Those high numbers are not just spikes caused by lag in reporting, as cases have exceeded 100 for five of the past seven days. The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission tracks the cases locally in graphs, but they had not been updated at the time of publication. The Virginia Department of Health’s graph of cases in the Eastern District, which includes Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore, shows most of the new cases involve people who started showing symptoms just over a week ago, between June 22 and June 24. With an incubat...

For months, scientists have debated whether a variant of the coronavirus that has come to predominate in much of the world did so partly because it is more transmissible than other viruses. On Thursday, a team of researchers reported new evidence that is likely to deepen the debate rather than settle it, experts said; too many uncertainties remain, in a pandemic that changes shape by the day. The new report, posted by the journal Cell and led by investigators at Los Alamos National Laboratory, suggested that the variant did have such an advantage. Other researchers said the findings were not yet definitive. The underlying question is as important as ever, both for understanding the early phases of the pandemic and anticipating how it will progress in the coming months. If the genetic gl...

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A San Quentin State Prison inmate on Death Row, convicted in the cold-case killing of an 8-year-old Bay Area girl, has died, and officials are investigating whether he was infected with the coronavirus. Joseph S. Cordova, 75, was found unresponsive in his single cell at 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, officials said. He was pronounced dead at 4:22 p.m. after attempts to revive him. Cordova had been on Death Row since 2007, after he was convicted in the 1979 rape and strangulation murder of 8-year-old Cannie Bullock, who was attacked in ...

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New York party host who KNEW they had coronavirus symptoms hosted bash with more than 100 guests causing cluster of nine cases - and officials have threatened attendees with $2,000 fines if they refuse to work with contact tracers A party host in Rockland County, New York threw a bash with over 100 guests despite knowing they had coronavirus symptoms on June 17 Following the party a cluster of nine COVID-19 cases emerged in the area It was the first of three large parties in county in past two weeks to lead to cases  Two other parties took place on June 20 and June 27 in New City  On Wednesday county officials said they'd issue subpoenas to force uncooperative party attendees to work with contact tracers  Those who receive subpoenas have a day to get back to authorities o...

A man who tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party expressed his fear and regret a day before he died. Thomas Macias, 51, went to a barbecue last month near his community in Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles from Los Angeles. Shortly after the party, he started feeling sick. On June 20, he posted a poignant message on Facebook to warn his loved ones about the risks of the virus, his family said. “I went out a couple of weeks ago … because of my stupidity I put my mom and sisters and my family’s health in jeopardy,” he wrote. “This has been a very painful experience. This is no joke. If you have to go out, wear a mask, and practice social distancing. … Hopefully with God’s help, I’ll be able to survive this.” He never made it. He died a day after that...