Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Health Officials Seek Emergency Order as COVID Cases Rise
Jul 29 2021 // Health officials in Oklahoma on July 27 urged Gov. Kevin Stitt to issue an emergency declaration that would allow for expanded care for those with COVID-19 — something the Republican has said he will not do. Such a...
Alabama COVID Hospitalizations Soar
Jul 29 2021 // The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals Monday climbed to more than 900 _ a number the state has not seen since February _ as the state sees a surge in virus cases. There were 947 COVID-19 patients in state...
Labor Commissioner Cites Three California Grocers $447K over COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
Jul 29 2021 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited three El Super grocery stores in Southern California for failing to provide or delaying supplemental paid sick leave or other benefits to 95 workers impacted by...
COVID Outbreak Shuts Down Kansas Summer Camp
Jul 28 2021 // A suburban Kansas City summer camp has been shut down after eight COVID-19 cases were reported, and hospitals were raising alarms about a rise in infected patients. The Kansas City Star reports that the camp, which was put...
States Braced for a Wave of COVID Lawsuits. It Never Arrived.
Jul 28 2021 // In a legislative flurry, 30 states instituted liability protections in late 2020 and early 2021 designed to protect businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits, out of fear that companies would be sued for exposing workers, clients...
Texas Veterans Homes Often the Deadliest Places During COVID-19 Pandemic
Jul 27 2021 // Mary Kay Dieterich was encouraged last year when Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush promised to shake up the management of the El Paso nursing home where her father died of COVID-19. She knew it wouldn’t bring...
Texas Lifting Insurance-Related COVID-19 Suspensions
Jul 26 2021 // A bulletin issued by the Texas Department of Insurance outlines actions the agency is taking to return to the ordinary course of business after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rescinded suspensions of insurance-related statutes and...
Workers’ Compensation Research Study Shows No Treatment Delays Due to COVID
Jul 26 2021 // COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers’ compensation claimants, but did decrease the amount of emergency care and other services provided to injured workers, a study released by the Workers’...
Global Supply Chains Driven to Breaking Point on New COVID Wave, Natural Disasters
Jul 26 2021 // LONDON/BEIJING – A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports. Events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point,...
Florida COVID Cases Jump 65% From Previous Week
Jul 26 2021 // Florida’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases again jumped significantly this week as the vaccination rate in rural counties where some of the worst outbreaks are occurring remains well below the state and national...
Appeals Court Blocks CDC Pandemic Restrictions For Florida-Based Cruises
Jul 26 2021 // Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships are no longer in place under a ruling Friday, July 22 by a federal appeals court, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seek to fight a Florida...
Alabama Reports July Spike in COVID-19 Cases
Jul 23 2021 // Alabama is suffering a “self-inflicted wound” from COVID-19, with hospitals again filling up as the state trails the nation in vaccinations and pandemic precautions like face masks and social distancing are all...
Embedded As a Risk, New COVID Cycle Could Challenge Economic Recovery
Jul 22 2021 // Five weeks after dropping its reference to the coronavirus as a weight on the economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve is confronting a challenging new rise in cases that has fueled doubts about the global recovery and is already...
Mississippi Health Official: State Seeing Rapid Increase in July COVID-19 Cases
Jul 22 2021 // Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July. “4th wave is here,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, wrote on...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Pledges to Fight Against CDC COVID Cruise Ship Rules
Jul 20 2021 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will take legal action against a recent court order that left in place Center for Disease Control orders for cruise ships to follow as they roll out to sea later this summer. A panel from...
Britain’s Largest Pub Group Launches Billion-Dollar Suit over COVID-Related BI Claim
Jul 20 2021 // Britain’s largest pub group, Stonegate Pub Group Co., sued three insurers for 846 million pounds ($1.2 billion) over losses it suffered after being forced to shut during the coronavirus pandemic. Owned by TDR...
South Carolina Bill Stopping COVID Suits Against Businesses Signed
Jul 19 2021 // Gov. Henry McMaster again said South Carolina is recovering better from the COVID-19 pandemic than just about any other state as he held a ceremonial signing of a bill preventing people from suing companies over the...
U.S. Appeals Court Sides With CDC Over Florida on COVID Rules for Cruise Ships
Jul 18 2021 // A U.S. appeals court late Saturday in a 2-1 ruling put on hold a lower-court decision that said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could not enforce its coronavirus cruise ship rules in the...
Q&A: Have Drivers Gotten Worse Since COVID?
Jul 16 2021 // As the restrictions around COVID-19 are lifted, and more and more people hit the road to return to their work spaces and routines, there has been a familiar refrain: “People have forgotten how to drive.” Is it...
Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record 93,000 During 2020 Pandemic
Jul 16 2021 // Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the...
