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 has had a positive rate of about 45% to 50% since the first few weeks of the pandemic, largely because the maximum of others have only been evaluated after having abundant symptoms.
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:
— Florida daily deaths at 245, nearly 5,500 new cases
– Arizona reports more deaths, 1000 new cases
— Wisconsin mask requirement aims to stem surging virus
– Education officials in Alabama say more than 4,000 new laptops destined for a district are held at customs for human rights reasons.
– A wave of imaginable deportations in the United States is expected at the end of moratoriums in many states. According to the Aspen Institute, some 23 million people across the country are at risk of deportation.
— 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 ELSE IS HAPPENING:
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 it was working with the World Health Organization on an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus, but gave no word on when that would get underway.
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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 reaction officers said Tuesday that Clark County citizens accounted for 931 of the reported COVID-19 positive tests. Statewide confirmed instances exceeded 52,000, and 15 deaths led Nevada total to at least 862.
Separately, the governor has released a total report of $16.7 on the federal investment bill for coronavirus in Nevada since Congress passed an emergency aid bill of $2.2 trillion in March.
The report says nearly $2.2 billion went toward $600-per-week payments to idled workers statewide.
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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.
Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary of Health and Human Services, said Tuesday that in recent days, California has not earned a full count of electronic lab reports due to the unresolved problem.
The State Knowledge page now includes a disclaimer indicating that the figures constitute a sub-record of actual instances consistent with the 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 CEO of the California Association of Health Plans, said insurers can offer smaller increases because of new laws aimed at getting more healthier people to buy insurance.
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 an average premium increase of 0.8% in 2020. Next year’s increase is even lower, in part because of an increase in new people buying insurance during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Des Moines, IOWA — At least two school districts in Iowa are refusing to follow the governor’s demand that they return students to classrooms, rebuffing the idea that the state can override what local officials believe is the safest way to educate their children as coronavirus spreads in their counties.
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday reiterated that the state will require at least half of a school’s instruction to be held in person and the state will decide when K-12 schools can send students home based on community virus spread and student illnesses.
She said at a news conference that districts will not be credited for days of home learning not approved by the state and that school administrators may be subject to “licensure 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 school officials in Waukee said they would not seek permission from the state to keep students at home and board members in Urbandale, another suburban Des Moines district, voted Monday night to defy the state orders after the state denied a request for Rolling Green Elementary students to continue online learning.
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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – The Louisiana Department of Agriculture has said a dog in the state underwent coronavirus testing.
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 — A group of voters sued Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other officials on Tuesday to try to block a requirement that voters wear face masks at polling places to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Members of the Minnesota Voters Alliance, backed by Republican lawmakers, argue that Walz’s mask mandate conflicts with a 1963 state law making it a misdemeanor for someone to conceal their 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 RED, La. – Governor John Bel Edwards said he would continue with the Louisiana State Mask Capture Order and industry restrictions that he has followed to combat the coronavirus outbreak for at least 3 weeks.
Regulations were due to expire Friday, but the Democratic governor said Tuesday that it would make them bigger until August 28.
Edwards says the state has “made early and fragile progress” in slowing the spread of the virus, but may still threaten to lift restrictions.
Dr. Alex Billioux, the governor’s most sensible public aptitude adviser, estimated that Louisiana still has at least 50,000 cases of active coronavirus where others can transmit the virus to others. He said, “We are not in a position where we think we can begin the restrictions.”
Several lawsuits have attempted to have some of the regulations rejected for exceeding 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 sign an order mandating that all adults and students wear masks in schools, unless there’s a medical reason that prevents them 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.
In the past he had placed a mask order in 38 of the 82 counties, and said he believed that a specific order had been effective.
Reeves said maximum local school districts would retain when and how to open schools for the school year.
Schools manage reopening in other ways. Some have already returned to training in recent days. Some plan a combination of face-to-face and online courses. Some districts stated that they would only have online courses for an era of time. And some delay the start of school for 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 never threatened anyone,” Steagall told The Associated Press. “I tried the electorate’s considerations for him.” There are no court records indicating that rates have been set.
Selby, whose voter records are Republican, issued the proclamation last month.
Selthrough emailed The Associated Press that he may not be notified about the factor on Tuesday because he is working, but may be notified about it on Wednesday. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Tuesday that 861 more showed cases of coronavirus and 15 additional deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the disease.
The branch said there were 39,463 deaths and 566 deaths, compared to 38,602 on display and 551 deaths reported on 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 students changing classes in a crowded hallway at North Paulding High School in Dallas indicated less than half the students shown were wearing masks.
Cherokee County school district spokesperson Barbara Jacoby says the pictures were not a sanctioned activity and district officials only became aware when the group photos 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, Ore. — At least 25 campers and staff members at a camp east of Portland, Oregon, have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the virus was first detected July 18 at Trout Creek Bible Camp near Corbett when a staff member tested positive, and the camp shut down for the season on July 21.
Multnomah County health officials say the outbreak has grown to 11 campers and 14 staff members, all 20 or younger. The camp’s executive director, Joe Fahlman, says the camp followed all requirements set forth by the Oregon Health Authority. Those include daily temperature checks of all campers and staff, frequent hand washing and hand sanitizer stations spaced throughout the 265-acre grounds.
The campers also were divided into groups of 10 or less.