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New York’s true coronavirus death toll remains a mystery as officials hold data

Riverdale Nursing Home in the Bronx appears, on paper, to have escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, with an official state count of just four deaths in its 146-bed facility.

The truth, according to the home, is far worse: 21 dead, most transported to hospitals before they succumbed.

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Unlike other states, New York only counts residents who died on nursing home property and not those who were transported to hospitals and died there, which could add thousands more to the count.

Ex-NFL receiver Rep. Anthony Gonzalez: Big Ten skipping football season could be ‘catastrophic’ for athletes

And if they died from Covid-19? And if they unknowingly infected and kill their parent, grandparent, brother, sister, team mate? Worth the risk?

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A former NFL wide receiver now serving in Congress said Tuesday that it would be an “enormous mistake” for the Big Ten Conference to skip college football games this fall due to coronavirus concerns.In an interview…

Kentucky governor recommends schools postpone in-person classes | TheHill

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) recommended on Monday that schools postpone in-person classes until Sept. 28.

Beshear issued his recommendation for K-12 schools during a press briefing citing an overall increasing number of cases over the past five or six weeks and a growing infection rate among children in the state. The governor avoided mandating the delay in an executive order.

 

Source: Kentucky governor recommends schools postpone in-person classes | TheHill

Sasse responds to Trump: ‘America doesn’t have kings’ | TheHill

“On the topic that had you made this weekend: No president — whether named Obama or Trump or Biden or AOC — has unilateral power to rewrite immigration law or to cut taxes or to raise taxes. This is because America doesn’t have kings,” Sasse wrote.

Source: Sasse responds to Trump: ‘America doesn’t have kings’ | TheHill

Monday’s corona tally at 886 — ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE

Note to readers: Delays and other problems in the computation of statistics related to the coronavirus pandemic in Orange County may result in widely-varying tallies from day to day. Monday’s count of new COVID-19 positive cases reported to the Orange County Health Care Agency is 886. There were no deaths. The new to-date total for […]

Monday’s corona tally at 886 — ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE

Coronavirus: Protein treatment trial ‘a breakthrough’ – BBC News

The protein is inhaled directly into the lungs of patients with coronavirus, using a nebuliser, in the hope that it will stimulate an immune response. The initial findings suggest the treatment cut the odds of a Covid-19 patient in hospital developing severe disease – such as requiring ventilation – by 79%.

Source: Coronavirus: Protein treatment trial ‘a breakthrough’ – BBC News