The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million this morning, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. The confirmed number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days. It is roughly equal to ...
COVID-19 cases in Ohio are at their highest level in three months. This was the sixth straight week with an increase in COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in the state. During those six weeks, cases in Ohio have increased more than 550 percent. Ohio had a 40 percent increase in COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents this week compared to last week. The six weeks of increases came after 10 consecutive weeks of declines. Before that, there were 11 straight weeks of increases. There were 205.7 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents for the period between April 28 and Wednesday ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Six people have died and 350,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread "explosively" across North Korea, state media said today, a day after the country acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak for the first time in the pandemic. North Korea likely doesn't have ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea today, South Korea's military said, in the latest of a series of weapons demonstrations this year that came just hours after it confirmed its first case of the coronavirus since the pandemic ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks "a tragic milestone" as the U.S. approaches 1 million deaths. "As a nation, we must not grow numb to such sorrow," ...
For the fifth consecutive week, COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ohio residents saw an increase. During those five weeks, cases in the state have quadrupled. The state had a 31.5 percent increase in COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in just the past week. The streak of five weeks with increase came after 10 consecutive weeks of declines. Before that, there were 11 straight weeks of increases. There were 146.9 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents for the period between April 21 and Wednesday compared to 111.7 cases per 100,000 last week, according to data provided Thursday by the ...
