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By responding to 911 calls involving mental health crises with a specialized team including a clinical social worker, the program cut hospitalization rates. Permanent funding may be on the way. -
The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday.
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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested the man after he reportedly stole a vehicle from a business in east Fort Collins, set it on fire and damaged nearby agricultural land.
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Texas this week reached 1 million cases since the start of the pandemic, recording more infections than any other state. For reference, more people have been infected in the Lone Star State than live in Austin.
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Low-cost mesh networking devices use radio frequencies to transmit data and when paired with a smartphone can enable communications completely independent of cell, Wi-Fi and satellite services.
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Eta has the potential for a dangerous storm surge of up to 4 feet in some areas, and Southern Florida is under a storm surge warning. Storm-shredding wind shear and dry air are expected to rapidly weaken Eta.
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As of 7 p.m. Tropical Storm Eta was 45 miles west of St. Petersburg and 55 miles west of Tampa. Eta was traveling north at 12 mph and with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, and its general track expected to remain steady overnight.
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While the majority of those who contract COVID-19 reportedly experience mild to moderate symptoms, the illness can lead to complex and serious complications and has a fatality rate significantly higher than influenza.
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The UC Davis Medical Center is administering an experimental vaccine or a placebo to about 230 local volunteers as part of the national Pfizer trial, one of a handful of tests underway internationally.
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Each nurse is the point person for any child who comes to school sick or develops symptoms. Responsibilities include clearing children to return after being sick and reporting cases to city and state health authorities.
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Ige's office told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser the his proclamations are clear that “A statewide mandate on masks already exists. ... With the governor's approval, each county has issued its own specific guidelines.”
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The 236 new cases in Lexington were among 338 total from the weekend, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. The department releases the number of new infections from Saturday and Sunday on Monday.
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The growing calls for help come as once-ample government aid has run dry or been delayed. In addition, COVID cases are on the rise, and lack of in-person classes for children has forced thousands of parents to stay home.
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The upward trend of positive tests since mid-October has put much of the Western New York region in the governor’s sightlines for potential shutdowns and has led to grim conversations among health experts.
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A coastal flood warning was also issued for the Florida Keys, with the most significant flooding expected along the Gulf side of the Lower Keys, and both bay side and oceanside in the Upper Keys.
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Racial disparities are showing as minorities are disproportionately becoming infected with COVID-19, and despite information to the contrary, children are becoming infected and are capable of infecting adults.
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Assuming countywide infection rates hold steady in Grand Forks, the 4,600-plus positive tests recorded as of Nov. 1 would double to about 9,500 by Nov. 25, then again to 19,100 by Dec. 18, and again to 38,200 by Jan. 10.
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Hiring cleanup services on their own will cost families upwards of $60,000. And without proper cleanup, the fire debris could create “a toxic batch of waste that is going to ruin the ecology of that area.”
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The virus is filling up hundreds of beds and taking out doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and other health care workers in Idaho. As cases surge, health care leaders plead with residents and officials to stop the inertia before it overwhelms the system.
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Metro ICU bed space has grown scarce because many nurses and caregivers were unavailable due to their own infections or viral exposures. Episodic shortages have occurred in central Minnesota and other parts of the state.
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Woodward County, Okla., EM director Matt Lehenbauer urged people to get tested and get lung issues treated. The state is no longer providing masks, but the county has purchased some that are available at the courthouse.
