Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
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Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops 3 million
The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the global vaccination campaign.
The pandemic has upended the Oscars. Good, producers say.
Changing the Academy Awards, a 93-year-old American institution, has typically proven an exercise in futility. But this year, the pandemic has shaken the Oscars like never before.
Federal funeral assistance available for those who lost loved ones to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKBT) -- The Federal Emergency Management Administration has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Wisconsinites who have lost loved ones to COVID-19, according to Rep. Ron Kind. “No amount of money can heal the loss of a…
US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced Friday.
US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants; Louisiana's creative vaccine outreach
Virus updates: U.S. setting up $1.7 billion national network to identify, track worrisome coronavirus mutations; Louisiana gets creative with vaccine outreach; plus more virus news.
'Everybody’s safety is at risk here': La Crosse leaders reinforce racism as public health crisis
A La Crosse County board supervisor wants to send a message to community members about racism. He said he's hopeful the county's board will unanimously approve a resolution making racism an official public health crisis.
Vaccination appointments keep pace for Gundersen Health System following pause for Johnson & Johnson vaccine
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - Staff at Gundersen Health System continues to fill appointments for COVID-19 vaccines even after the CDC…
US nears 200 million vaccine shots given in race against coronavirus; here's the latest news
The United States has opened more distance between itself and much of the rest of the world, even as other countries, rich and poor, struggle with stubbornly high infection rates and deaths.
Minnesota reports increase in alcohol deaths
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (WKBT) -- Preliminary data released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Health shows that deaths from alcohol use increased in 2020 to nearly 1,000 Minnesotans. The preliminary data suggest that factors related to the pandemic may have…
