Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Editorial: Ensure grant money gets to small businesses in need of helpDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - It's been a tough year for everyone but small and family-owned businesses have taken it on the chin especially hard. From restaurants and bars to boutiques and antique s...
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U.S. virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays aheadDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,0...
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Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effectiveDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70% effective, but questions remain about how well it may ...
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Trump hails vaccine 'miracle,' with millions of doses soonDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first U.S. vaccine for the coronavirus Tuesday as the White House worked to instill confidenc...
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How DuPage County will distribute limited supply of COVID-19 vaccinesDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - In the state's second-largest county, public health authorities estimate some 58,000 people are first in line for COVID-19 vaccines in the early stages of a mass immuniz...
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COVID-19 infection rate dips below 10% for first time since Nov. 6Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 seven-day average infection rate dipped below 10% Tuesday for the first time in more than a month as state health officials tried to allay fears about...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 8Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 346,957 COVID-19 cases in ...
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'Route out' of pandemic: UK gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine dosesDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - A nurse rolled up 90-year-old Margaret Keenan's sleeve and administered a shot watched round the world -- the first jab in the U.K.'s COVID-19 vaccination progr...
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Free COVID-19 testing to be offered at McHenry County CollegeDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - The McHenry County Department of Health will host free mobile COVID-19 testing Saturday at McHenry County College. The testing site, which will be operated by the Illino...
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Michigan cancels Ohio State showdown, citing COVID-19 casesDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases in its program, Michigan canceled its annual showdown with Ohio State on Tuesday as college football lurches ...