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New Hampshire schools face virus-related loss of funds
School districts across New Hampshire are losing money because the state’s funding formula is based on metrics heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Sixteen mayors and school board leaders wrote to Gov. Chris Sununu and legislative leaders this week expressing their concerns. They explained that...
More than 12,300 new virus cases, 150 new deaths in Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida reported an additional 12,311 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, as well as more than 150 new deaths from the virus. As of Saturday, Florida has had more than 1.6 million virus cases and 25,561 deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health. Florida had a...
Connecticut inmate is fifth to die this month of COVID-19
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut inmate has become the fifth state prisoner this month to die of COVID-19 complications, according to the Department of Correction. The inmate, who was not identified because of medical privacy laws, died Friday afternoon at a hospital where he was transferred about...
Rate of new virus infections falling, but deaths remain high
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rates of new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are dropping across California, but health officials warn those trends are tempered by very high death rates. The state reported 593 deaths on Saturday, a day after recording a one-day record of 764, according to the...
The Latest: Chicago opens restaurants, some bars with limits
CHICAGO — Restaurants and certain bars across Chicago and suburban Cook County have opened their doors to customers for the first time since late October after winning approval Saturday from Illinois health officials. With the city and county moving up to Tier I of the state’s coronavirus...
EXPLAINER: Supplies thin, but New York not out of vaccine
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned this week that New York was about to “exhaust” its coronavirus vaccine supply, with only a few thousand doses left. But is it really running on empty? Not entirely. Here's how the math breaks down: The Democrat said Friday that after administering...
South Dakota reports 12 more COVID-19 deaths, 247 new cases
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials reported 12 more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, bringing the state’s death toll to 1,696 since the pandemic began. The state also reported 247 new cases on Saturday to bring the total number of cases to 106,963. More than 4,000 people are...
North Dakota repots 8 new COVID-19 deaths, 169 more cases
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota health officials said an additional eight people have died from complications due to COVID-19, and 169 more people have been confirmed to have the virus in the state, according to data released Saturday. The new figures bring the state’s death toll to 1,411 and...
Kansas pharmacies gear up for expanded COVID-19 rollout
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Hundreds, potentially thousands, of pharmacy workers could inject vaccines into the arms of Kansans in the coming months. New rules, at least for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, now let an additional class of workers vaccinate more people faster. Pharmacists could already...
State sues Lakeville bar for operating without license
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Health has sued the owners of a bar in the southern Twin Cities metro area for operating as a food and beverage service without a license, the state said Saturday. The health department filed its lawsuit against Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville on Friday in Dakota...
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