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Judge extends deadline to return absentee ballots in Georgia

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A federal judge on Monday said Georgia absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day must be counted, adding a new wrinkle to ongoing discussions about mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic.The decision from…

University of Dayton reports 111 new COVID-19 cases, 744 active cases

Over the weekend, UD reported its highest single-day total of 167 cases on Saturday, and another 65 cases were reported Sunday, according to the university’s campus status webpage. The number of coronavirus cases is nearing 10 percent of the student body, based on the total undergraduate enrollment of 8,717 for 2020 reported to U.S. News & World Report for its annual college rankings.

Source: University of Dayton reports 111 new COVID-19 cases, 744 active cases

Private coronavirus task force reports warned states of virus spread | TheHill

on June 16, Pence wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed that blamed the media for stoking fears of a coronavirus resurgence, saying that “panic” was “overblown.”

But just a week later, the task force concluded that seven states were in the “red zone.” New cases had spiked 70 percent in Arizona, 72 percent in Texas, 87 percent in Florida, 93 percent in Oklahoma and 134 percent in Idaho.

Still, Pence pushed the benefits of states reopening businesses, saying “all 50 states are opening up safely and responsibly.”

By mid-July, the task force concluded 20 states were in the “red zone” and increased testing was recommended.

 

Source: Private coronavirus task force reports warned states of virus spread | TheHill

‘Russia Today’ scabs are reportedly propping up Belarusian state TV after hundreds walked off the job in protest

According to a new report by the news outlet RBC, Belarus’s National State TV and Radio Company is leaning on Russian state journalists — especially staff from Russia Today — to maintain operations after hundreds of employees walked off the job to protest against police brutality and censorship following Alexander Lukashenko’s most recent re-election. Former and current staff told RBC that the loss of many technical workers (camera operators, video engineers, lighting technicians, and so on) threatened to paralyze work at Belteleradio, which controls several different TV networks, six of which broadcast original content. RBC’s sources say Russia Today is now even preparing its own segments for Belteleradio networks, where the news coverage has suddenly embraced a conspiratorial tone similar to RT’s own reporting. 

COVID-19 Provisional Counts – Weekly Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

(Cause of death listed as Covid-19 only – 6%

Cause of death Covid-19 and contributing causes – 94%

Means that for 94% of deaths reported were based on fact that Covid-19 combined with other conditions caused deaths. Got Covid-19, weakened system could not fight off and you got pneumonia as a result and died. If you had not contracted Covid-19, you would not have gotten pneumonia.)

Table 3 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death. The number of deaths with each condition or cause is shown for all deaths and by age groups. \

Source: COVID-19 Provisional Counts – Weekly Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics