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US hits 20M mark in coronavirus cases

India and Brazil trail behind the U.S. in coronavirus cases at over 10 million and 7 million, respectively.

CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine

The new guidance was presented Tuesday at a White House coronavirus task force meeting for final approval.

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Panel recommends first US vaccine recipients

Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said in Tuesday.

In-person voting continues in California amid pandemic

In-person voting started for most California counties this weekend as local election officials — many for the first time — opened polling places days early in hopes of avoiding crushing crowds on Election Day.

Not wearing a mask in New Mexico? Pay a $100 fine

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday said there will be more aggressive enforcement of the state’s public health order, including individual fines, to rein in rising coronavirus infection rates across the state.

California bars, restaurants pay price for coronavirus surge

California took a big step back in reopening its economy on Wednesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down bars, wineries, museums, movie theaters and inside restaurant dining across most of the state for three weeks amid troubling increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

 
Nevada stepping up its fight against coronavirus

With Nevada pausing in its COVID-19 recovery plan through July amid rising rates of infection and illness, the state on Wednesday announced a new push to fight the disease through targeted outreach and intervention.

Nearly 26K nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported to feds

Federal health authorities have received reports of nearly 26,000 nursing home residents dying from COVID-19, according to materials prepared for the nation’s governors. That number is partial and likely to go higher.