Researchers expect deaths to rise for at least some weeks, but some say the count probably will not go up as dramatically as it did in the spring.
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Westbrook pizza shop closes after worker tests positive for COVID-19
Corsetti’s is the latest restaurant in the Portland area to close temporarily for disinfection and testing after employees were diagnosed with the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Widow condemns ‘barbaric’ death of driver beaten over masks
The wife of a French bus driver calls for ‘exemplary punishment’ for the perpetrators of the July 5 attack.
Serbia police detain 71 during 4th night of virus protests
Many accuse the government of letting the crisis spin out of control in order to hold a June 21 vote that tightened the ruling party’s grip on power.
Virus cases rise sharply in Africa, India, spurring concerns over inequality
Meanwhile, dozens of U.S. Marines are infected at two bases on Okinawa.
Dozens of U.S. Marines in Japan’s Okinawa get coronavirus
Officials on the southern Japanese island say dozens of Marines have been infected at two bases on the island in what is feared to be a massive outbreak.
Disney World reopens as coronavirus cases surge in Florida
New rules are in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Latest: Florida sets 1-week record of nearly 500 coronavirus deaths
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida set a one-week record of nearly 500 confirmed coronavirus deaths. The state health department reported 96 new deaths Saturday, bringing the total for the week to 496 or an average of nearly 71 per day. A record 120 deaths were reported Thursday. Three weeks ago, Florida’s weekly average for deaths […]
Maine CDC reports 1 more death, 21 new cases of coronavirus
The state’s hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue a six-week streak of low numbers.
For southern Maine beach towns, mask ambassadors are summer’s front-line workers
Three towns in York County are using state grants to pay for new employees who help visitors follow coronavirus safety rules.