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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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The warning was in response to an increasing percentage of tests that are coming back positive for COVID-19 in Ohio’s two largest cities, along with Baltimore, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and St. Louis, the report says.
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Texas reports show 177 nursing homes in the greater Houston and Fort Bend County area currently have at least one positive COVID-19 resident and with an overall total of 3,027 cases, 309 deaths and 899 recoveries.
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The tsunami warning originally stretched from the Alaska Peninsula to Kodiak Island and the western Kenai Peninsula, sending Alaskans scrambling to higher ground in communities such as Kodiak, Sand Point, Unalaska and Homer.
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Five Luzerne County, Pa., agencies were on the list, with a sixth agency in Lackawanna County. Altogether, a total of $140,575.47 was awarded for personal protective equipment and essential supplies through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant.
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States across the South are experiencing surges of the novel coronavirus as reopening efforts continue. Texas, Arizona, Florida and Georgia have all seen a spike in their case counts, and North Carolina reached 100,000 COVID-19 cases earlier this week.
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For Southern California's elderly and homeless populations, stifling heat is more than an inconvenience. Without the cooling centers and shelters that are sanctuaries for vulnerable populations, heat can be a killer.
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One thing that remains clear is the urgent need for close coordination and information sharing between emergency management and public safety agencies, the public and private health communities, the private sector, and across the “whole of government.
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On Monday Yellowstone County reported it had 485 active cases, more than any other county in the state. The state reported 88 new cases of the coronavirus Monday and 48 active hospitalizations. Overall, the state had 1,248 active cases on Monday.
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DOC usually has around 22,000 inmates in custody, but the number fluctuates as individuals are sentenced to prison or released after completing their sentence. The mass testing initiative started May 12.
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Restrictions on businesses and gatherings, a now-expired “stay-at-home” order, and repeated pleas from state leaders for social distancing and mask-wearing have slowed the spread of the coronavirus enough in Minnesota to give hospitals time to prepare.
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After the initial scramble to find enough equipment in the pandemic’s early days, some hospitals and public health officials across the Bay Area say they now have enough protective gear in place, or plans in place to get it.
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The Akron Beacon Journal last week reached out to three local health-care systems and Summit County public health officials for an update, asking each the same nine questions about PPE supplies, cost and reuse.
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Officials statewide are rushing to mobilize overflow mortuary space as communities brace for a surge in coronavirus deaths following July 4th festivities. Already, July has had a succession of record-setting days of new cases.
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Congress has appropriated $2.6 trillion in CARES Act Provider Relief Funds to help the country deal with COVID-19 hardships. Almost half, $1.2 trillion, has gone to individuals, businesses, health care providers and state and local governments,
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Scientists could test wastewater plants and sewer systems to understand the levels of the coronavirus and gain an understanding of trends in the population and even a head start on a surge of infections in a population.
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Six members of its 35-person staff have tested positive for the virus, including a truck driver who wound up in the hospital. The first case arose about 10 days ago, and spread fast through the ranks and into management.
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The recession has cut state revenues when the pandemic has increased costs, forcing lawmakers into painful decisions about how to balance their budgets. State legislatures have been forced to consider health-care cuts.
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Tennessee Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey acknowledged the problem during a news conference on Tuesday, citing a backlog at labs that are struggling to keep up with high influxes of samples.
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