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CDC won’t track COVID transmission levels anymore in major shift

Saturday, May 6 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is changing the way it does surveillance of COVID-19 in the United States as the emergencies related to the virus come to an end.In January, the Biden administration told Congress that it... Read More.

Los Angeles County holds off on mask mandate even as it enters ‘high’ COVD transmission category

Friday, December 9 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles County said Thursday it is holding off on issuing an indoor mask mandate amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.During a press conference, LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the county had moved into the "high" COVID-19 community... Read More.

How to protect your pets from monkeypox after 1st-known case of human-to-pet transmission

Wednesday, August 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Monkeypox and related viruses are known for their ability to transmit between humans and animals, but with increasing global spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that household pets may be at risk after a dog in France apparently... Read More.

Climate change could increase risk of infectious disease transmission across species, scientists say

Friday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The number of ways in which climate change is predicted to affect human life and vitality continues to increase.Scientists now believe that global warming will significantly increase the number of viral transmissions across species in the coming decades, therefore posing further... Read More.

How did California go from the epicenter of the US pandemic to the lowest statewide transmission rate?

Monday, October 25 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- With the lowest COVID-19 infection rate among all states as of Friday, California, which has some of the strictest mask and vaccination mandates in the country, has managed to flip the script as the former U.S. epicenter of the pandemic."They've been very... Read More.

All counties in our area at substantial or high COVID-19 level

Tuesday, August 17 by wcednews

Pennsylvania - All counties in our listening area are now in either the "substantial" or "high" COVID-19 transmission level, according to CDC data.Jefferson and Clearfield Counties are both in the high level, meaning at least 100 cases for every 100,000 people.Clarion and Elk Counties... Read More.

COVID-19 live updates: 72% of counties reporting high community transmission

Tuesday, August 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.More than 617,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.2 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for... Read More.

COVID-19 live updates: Only two states don’t have high or substantial community transmission

Friday, August 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.More than 615,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.2 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for... Read More.

COVID-19 virus origin likely animal to human transmission; concerns about WHO report linger

Tuesday, March 30 by ABC News

By ERIN SCHUMAKER and SONDY SALZMAN, ABC News(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization and China released a long-awaited joint report into the origins of COVID-19 on Tuesday, pointing to transmission from bats to another animal and subsequently to humans as... Read More.

COVID-19 virus origin likely animal to human transmission: WHO report

Tuesday, March 30 by ABC News

By ERIN SCHUMAKER and SONY SALZMAN, ABC News(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization and China released a long-awaited joint report into the origins of COVID-19 on Tuesday, pointing to transmission from bats to another animal and subsequently to humans as... Read More.

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