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The county in Texas Hill Country accepted the funds from the state following last summer's deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. Neighboring Kerr County accepted a similar state grant this week. -
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.
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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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It’s been three months since Kevin Anderson was released from rehab at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, but he said his stamina is low, his breathing is labored, and he has chronic shoulder pain, even after cortisone shots.
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The state reported an additional 5,446 people had been diagnosed with the highly contagious respiratory disease. Other than Monday, when the number of new cases fell sharply, it is the lowest number of new infections reported on a single day since June 29.
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The governor said the tropical storm will intensify through the late morning and last into the evening, with the western parts of the state getting the heaviest rain and the Jersey Shore getting the strongest winds.
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As the virus infects Floridians at a record pace, wait times at test sites and long turnarounds for results have people taking multiple tests at multiple sites. Desperate for an accurate diagnosis, they strategize, and even pay, to get faster test results.
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Viral RNA fragments — parts of a large molecule (ribonucleic acid), which, like DNA, are considered the building blocks of life — are present in the feces, and can be used to identify communities with COVID-19, whether individuals have symptoms of the illness or not.
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Last week marked the deadliest week of the pandemic in Sonoma County since the virus was first detected locally March 2. On Tuesday, local health officials reported seven people had died within a week's time.
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From Miami to Palm Beach, Isaias dumped two to four inches of rain, knocked out power to a few hundred customers and kicked up plenty of ocean swells, to the delight of surfers. But there was little reported damage by Sunday evening.
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The impact of disaster mitigation improves greatly when you have a community accepting the measures being recommended. This is especially true with a city, county or state embracing the idea of wearing a mask to lessen a disease.
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The order, which goes into effect Saturday, follows weeks of statements by Gov. Evers that such a mandate was unlikely in Wisconsin. It also sets up a likely battle between the Democratic governor and state GOP leaders.
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While the United States began recognizing coronavirus cases at the beginning of the year, North Texas was late to the game when it came to recognizing its first cases of the virus. Still, area hospitals and nursing homes acted fast.
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The total number of inmates who have died of the highly contagious respiratory disease rose from 46 to 49 overnight, according to Department of Corrections data. Two of the new deaths announced were inmates at the South Florida Reception Center.
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New York nursing homes were on guard from early March, told by state officials to follow rules that were supposed to prevent coronavirus infiltration — a ban on visitors, health checks of employees, stepped-up cleanliness. But in most nursing homes, those measures failed.
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The information, which the state Health and Human Services Commission previously declined to make public, allows family members to see how many coronavirus cases have spread in facilities where their relatives live.
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"Individuals are encouraged to reserve medical and surgical face masks, such as 'N95' masks or similar medical or surgical masks for health care personnel and other first responders with the greatest need for such personal protective equipment."
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Local health authorities can make that call when responding to immediate outbreaks and quarantine needs, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in his letter. But they can’t issue blanket orders keeping schools closed simply as a preventive measure, he said.
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Jeff and Catherine Carlton were weeks into parenthood when Scotty experienced his spontaneous brain malformation. They called in social services, and Scotty received early intervention treatment from Cook Children’s Hospital.
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Early in the pandemic, supplying and and restocking testing supplies was a concern, with tests often reserved for those with clear symptoms of the virus. Now there are enough kits and people to withdraw specimens from test subjects in pursuit of peace of mind.
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Zoom and FaceTime have been lifesavers for many older adults staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. But an unprecedented shift to virtual interactions has a downside: Large numbers of seniors are unable to participate.
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