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Center-right incumbent wins Portugal's presidential election
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president was returned to office for a second term Sunday, in an election held amid a devastating COVID-19 surge that has made the European country the worst in the world for cases and deaths. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa captured 61.5% of the vote, with 98.5% of...
Illinois logs another 3,292 COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois logged another 3,292 probable and confirmed COVID-19 infections and 40 related deaths, state health officials announced Sunday. The state’s Department of Public Health reported the seven-day test positivity for Illinois had dropped to 6%. Overall, Illinois has reported more...
Experts say vaccine campaign needs to speed up in Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Health experts say Missouri isn't vaccinating people quickly enough to create widespread immunity by this summer. To create enough immunity to COVID-19 to make the virus unlikely to spread widely, officials want to inoculate between 70% and 85% of the state's residents. That means getting...
The Latest: Mexico, Russia leaders to discuss vaccine supply
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday about obtaining doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, his foreign affairs secretary said Sunday. Marcelo Ebrard said via Twitter the two leaders would speak Monday morning about...
Israel targets flights, religious scofflaws, as virus rages
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will be closing its international airport to nearly all flights, while Israeli police clashed with ultra-Orthodox protesters in several major cities and the government raced to bring a raging coronavirus outbreak under control. The...
Nevada reports 1,194 new COVID-19 cases and 15 more deaths
CARSON CITY Nev. (AP) — Health officials in Nevada on Sunday reported 1,194 new COVID-19 cases and 15 more deaths. The latest figures increased state’s pandemic totals to 270,907 cases and 4,026 known deaths. Clark County had 907 of the new cases and five of the 15 deaths, according to statistics...
Hard-hit east Vegas community tops 10K coronavirus cases
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As COVID-19 has swept across Nevada, one east Las Vegas community has experienced the worst of it. More than 10,000 cases of the disease caused by the new coronavirus have been reported in the 89110 ZIP code east of downtown, an area with a majority of Hispanic residents — nearly...
Arizona reports 7,217 new COVID-19 cases and 68 more deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials on Sunday reported 7,217 new COVID-19 cases and 68 more deaths. The latest numbers increased the state’s totals to 722,574 cases and 12,238 known deaths since the pandemic began. On Saturday, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported 7,316 additional...
Vaccine shortage slows Michigan's effort to end pandemic
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — If Michigan could administer 50,000 coronavirus vaccine doses a day, it could hit its goal of inoculating 70% of people age 16 and older by August. At the current rate, about 29,000 per day, it would not finish until a year from now. The issue is limited supplies — something...
Community works to support high school seniors in pandemic
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — The Central Virginia community is working to ensure the Class of 2021 feels supported and encouraged to get through this unusual senior year. Lena Ruhland, parent to a Brookville High School senior, created an “Adopt a Senior” Facebook page earlier this month to help...
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