MEXICO CITY — Mexico posted a near-record one-day total of 857 newly confirmed COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, bringing the country’s confirmed death toll to 48,869, the third-highest number in the world.
The Ministry of Health reported that just over one million coronavirus tests have been performed, and that to date, nearly 450,000 people tested positive.
Mexico’s has had a positive rate of about 45% to 50% since the early weeks of the pandemic, largely because most people were tested only after exhibiting considerable symptoms.
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VIRUS BRUTE:
— Florida daily deaths at 245, nearly 5,500 new cases
— Arizona reports 66 more deaths, 1,000 new cases
— Wisconsin mask requirement aims to stem surging virus
— Education officials in Alabama say more than 4,000 new laptop computers bound for a school district are being held by customs due to human rights concerns.
— Possible wave of evictions expected in U.S. as moratoriums end in many states. Some 23 million people nationwide are at risk of being evicted, according to The Aspen Institute.
— South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, is bracing to host hundreds of thousands of bikers for the 80th edition of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
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HERE’S WHAT’S GOING ON:
HONG KONG – Hong Hong Hong reported 80 new coVID-19 instances and 4 more deaths, while new instances in mainland China fell to just 27.
Hong Kong has noticed that instances are shooting in a new wave of infections, but now the new instances have retreated by double digits.
Authorities in the semi-autonomous Chinese city ordered the use of masks in all public places, imposed restrictions on meals inland, banned many activities and more by coronavirus. Hong Kong recorded a total of 3669 cases and 42 deaths due to COVID-19.
Of the cases in mainland China, 22 were in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, whose capital and largest city, Urumqi, was half of china’s latest epidemic. China has reported 4,634 deaths from 84491 cases since the virus was first detected in the city of Wuhan in central China due to last year.
China said Tuesday that it is working with the World Health Organization on research into the origins of the new coronavirus, but did not disclose when it will begin.
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LAS VEGAS — Nevada health officials say 95% of the 980 new coronavirus cases reported statewide during the last day were in the Las Vegas area.
State coronavirus response officials said Tuesday that Clark County residents accounted for 931 of the positive COVID-19 tests reported. Confirmed cases statewide topped 52,000, and 15 more deaths brought Nevada’s total to at least 862.
Separately, the governor’s office issued a report tallying $16.7 billion in federal coronavirus funding to Nevada since Congress approved a $2.2 trillion emergency aid bill in March.
The report says about $2.2 billion went to bills of $600 per week to inactive staff across the state.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says more Americans will be at COVID-19.
Trump asked Tuesday in an interview with Fox Business Network about customers for relations with China in the future.
Trump said the dating had been “badly damaged” by the spread of the coronavirus and reiterated his confidence that China had contained it.
The president noted the death toll in the United States, prematurely saying that 160,000 had died from the disease caused by the virus. He told host Lou Dobbs, “We’re going to lose more.”
Trump added that millions would have been lost if he hadn’t intervened and “just didn’t let it happen.”
The U.S. death reported through COVID-19 amounted to more than 156,000 on Tuesday night.
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LOS ANGELES — A technical problem has caused a lag in California’s tally of coronavirus test results, casting doubt on the accuracy of recent data showing improvements in the infection rate and hindering efforts to track the spread.
State Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said Tuesday that in recent days California has not been receiving a full count through electronic lab reports because of the unresolved issue.
The state’s data page now carries a disclaimer saying the numbers represent an underreporting of actual positive cases per day.
The most recent count published Tuesday showed that 4,526 showed new positives, the lowest in more than six weeks.
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SACRAMENTO, California – Health insurance premiums for californians who buy policies in the public market will increase by an average of 0.6% next year, officials said Tuesday. This is the smallest building to date and is attributed to a wave of new inscriptions along with a decrease in the use of physical fitness for the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 230,000 people have registered for politics since March 20, the day after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an order to remain statewide. Meanwhile, fewer people are their physical health insurance because hospitals have delayed elective procedures and some others have chosen to stay away from medical practices.
Charles Bacchi, president and chief executive officer of the California Health Plan Association, said insurers can offer smaller increases because of new legislation for other healthier people to make sure.
From 2015 to 2019, according to the highest monthly premiums in the California market through an average of 8.5 percent issues consistent with the year. But since then, the Democrat-controlled legislature and governor have passed laws aimed at getting other healthier people to get coverage.
The result was a higher average accumulation of 0.8% in 2020. Next year’s accumulation is even smaller, in component due to a build-up in the number of new people buying coronavirus pandemic insurance.
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Des Moines, IOWA – At least two Iowa school districts refuse to stick to the governor’s request to send students back to the classroom, rejecting the concept that the state can override what the local government sees as the safest way to teach their children as the coronavirus spreads. to their counties.
Gov. Kim Reynolds reiterated Tuesday that the state will require at least part of a school’s education to be handed over to users and that the state will do so when K-12 schools can send students home due to the spread of network virus and student disease.
She said at a press convention that districts will not be accredited for unsealed home learning days and that school principals will likely be the subject of “authorization discipline.”
“I want to be very clear schools that choose not to return to school for at least 50 percent in person instruction are not defying me, they’re defying the law,” she said.
On Monday, Waukee school officials said they would not seek state approval to remain academics at home, and board members in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines, voted Monday night to challenge state orders after the state rejected a Rolling Green Elementary application. scholars to continue their online learning.
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BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s agriculture department said a dog in the state has tested positive for the coronavirus.
This is the first infection shown by the state in an animal and was decided by a nasal sample.
Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says there is no evidence to recommend that pets play a role in spreading the virus. He recommended others not to abandon their pets out of concern.
The Department of Agriculture declined to provide the main points about the dog or its owner’s position of residence, introducing federal fitness coverage laws.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says small pets have been reported with coronavirus infections.
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MINNEAPOLIS – An electorate organization on Tuesday sued Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and other officials for trying to block the requirement that the electorate wear a face mask in polling stations to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Members of the Minnesota Voters Alliance, subsidized by Republican lawmakers, argue that Walz’s mask term conflicts with a state law of 1963, so it is a crime to hide his identity with a mask.
The Star Tribune reports the group is seeking a federal court order to block the rule for people who vote in-person in next Tuesday’s primary.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a statement standing behind “the legality and constitutionality” of Walz’s executive order.
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BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards says he’ll continue Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate and the business restrictions he enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak for at least three more weeks.
The rules were set to expire Friday, but the Democratic governor said Tuesday he’ll extend them through Aug. 28.
Edwards says the state has “made early fragile gains” in slowing the virus spread but couldn’t risk lifting the restrictions yet.
Dr. Alex Billioux, the governor’s chief public health adviser, estimated Louisiana still has at least 50,000 active coronavirus cases where people can shed the virus to others. He said: “We are not in a position where we think we can start to peel away restrictions.”
Several lawsuits are trying to get some of the rules thrown out as overstepping Edwards’ authority.
The governor’s decision comes as Edwards joined the leaders of Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia in announcing an interstate compact to buy 3 million rapid-use coronavirus tests.
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JACKSON, Mississippi – Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday is a state order for others to wear a mask in public amid a recent outbreak of coronavirus cases. The Republican also delayed the return of the top ranks in 8 counties affected by COVID-19.
Reeves also said he will point to an ordinance that requires all adults and academics to wear a mask in schools, unless medical reasons save him from doing so.
He is delaying the start of school for grades 7-12 in eight counties with more than 200 cases and 500 cases per 100,000 residents. The counties are Bolivar, Coahoma, Forrest, George, Hinds, Panola, Sunflower and Washington.
He had previously set a mask order in 38 of the 82 counties, saying he thinks a targeted order has been effective.
Reeves said most local school districts will keep control over when and how to open schools for the academic year.
Schools are dealing with the reopening in different ways. Some have already gone back to classroom teaching in recent days. Some are planning a mix of in-person and online classes. A few districts have said they will only have online classes for a while. And some are delaying the start of the school year by a few weeks, until early September.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The mayor of an Oklahoma City suburb alleges that she threatened through a state legislator because of a court order she issued that required bar and restaurant workers to wear a mask to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Republican state rep. Jay Steagall on Tuesday denied threatening Yukon Mayor Shelli Selby and said he spoke to him about the considerations of his constituents.
“I’ve never threatened anyone,” Steagall told The Associated Press. “I’ve tried to take constituent concerns to her.” No court records show that charges have been filed.
Selby, whose voter records are Republican, issued the proclamation last month.
Selby said in an email to The Associated Press that she could not discuss the matter on Tuesday because she was working, but could talk on Wednesday. The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 861 additional confirmed coronavirus cases and 15 more deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the illness.
The department said there are 39,463 confirmed cases and 566 deaths, an increase from 38,602 confirmed cases and 551 deaths reported Monday.
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MADISON, Wis. – Epic Systems, one of the two largest providers of software for the healthcare industry, is calling for its more than 9,000 painters to return to user paintings at its extensive outdoor campus in Madison, Wisconsin, until September 21. is one of the first major employers in Wisconsin that no longer gives painters the selection of paintings from home.
Epic staff denounced the order and said the company’s CEO, Judy Faulkner, had no knowledge of public fitness boards, according to an agreement made in collaboration with the global industry staff union.
Faulkner defended the resolution in an email to the painters on Monday, saying the paintings are better on campus than at home.
Epic had $3.2 billion in 2019 and 28 buildings on its 1,048-acre campus.
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SANTA FE, N.M. – The Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico upheld the governor’s authority to fine companies up to $5,000 per day for violations of emergency fitness orders aimed at curbing COVID-19.
The court heard the arguments of the corporations that the administration of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham had exceeded its authority in reaction to the pandemic. The unanimous resolution in favor of the governor.
Chief Justice Michael Vigil said the Legislature obviously gave the governor the force of administrative fines that exceed $100 in subpoenas that corporations claim are the maximum allowed. The state fined 16 corporations up to $5,000 a day.
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PHOENIX – Arizona fitness has reported 1,008 new cases of coronavirus and 66 additional deaths.
The State Department of Health Services said Tuesday that the total number of filings increased to 180,505 and 3,845 deaths.
Data on coronavirus-like hospitalizations and the use of extensive care beds and virus-like enthusiasts increased on Monday after a downward trend since mid-July. The number of emergency room visits similar to the virus decreased
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ATLANTA – Two school districts in the Atlanta suburbs that began classroom training Monday face questions about cancer protection protocols.
In Cherokee County, dozens of seniors accumulated in two of the district’s top six schools to take classic first-day photos. The scholars came face-to-face in photographs of Squoyah High School in Hickory Flat or Etowah High School in Woodstock.
In Paulding County, a photo of academics who turned categories into a crowded hallway at North Paulding High School in Dallas indicated that less than a portion of the academics were dressed in masks.
Cherokee County School District spokeswoman Barbara Jacoby said the images were not an authorized activity and district officials were only aware of them when the group’s images were posted on social media.
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MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota State High School League has voted to boost the fall and volleyball season next spring due to coronavirus issues.
The league also, in an online board meeting, said individual football and fall sports would begin education on time on August 17.
All stations will be shortened. Minnesota, the ninth state to delay its best school football season, the Star Tribune reported.
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PORTLAND, Oregon. At least 25 campers and a camp east of Portland, Oregon, tested positive for coronavirus.
Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the virus was first detected on July 18 at Trout Creek Bible Camp, near Corbett, when a staff member tested positive, and the camp closed for the season on July 21.
Multnomah County fitness officials said the outbreak had spread to 11 campers and 14 employees, all aged 20 years or younger. Camp executive director Joe Fahlman said the camp met all the needs set through the Oregon Health Authority. These come with temperature controls for all campers and staff, common hand washing and disinfection stations spread over the 265 acres of land.
The campers were also divided into teams of 10 or less.