Illinois posts state’s largest single-day COVID-19 death toll
Illinois health officials on Tuesday reported that 142 people had died due to COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, the state’s largest single-day death toll since the outbreak began.
U.S. House will not return next week after all, due to coronavirus risk
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned, due to the continuing risk of coronavirus infection, Democratic leaders said on Tuesday, in a reversal of plans outlined only a day earlier.
Ohio votes largely by mail in primary delayed by COVID-19
Ohio was holding nominating contests largely by mail on Tuesday after voting originally scheduled for March 17 was delayed and in-person balloting curtailed, as the coronavirus pandemic further disrupted the U.S. election season.
New York coronavirus hospitalizations drop to month low, governor says
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that new hospitalizations for the novel coronavirus dropped to a one-month low and laid out a plan to employ thousands of case investigators under criteria for reopening his state.
COVID-19 testing for anyone draws a crowd in hard-hit Detroit
Detroit residents waited for hours on Tuesday to get free COVID-19 tests at a new facility that for the first time offered testing to people who did not already have symptoms of the disease and a doctor’s authorization for the test.
YouTube expands fact-check feature to U.S. video searches during COVID-19 pandemic
YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc’s Google, said on Tuesday it would start showing text and links from third-party fact-checkers to U.S. viewers, part of efforts to curb misinformation on the site during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New coronavirus hospitalizations in New York fall to month low, governor says
The number of people admitted to hospitals in New York for the novel coronavirus dropped to its lowest daily level in more than a month, the latest sign the crisis is subsiding in the hardest-hit state, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.
As virus ravages Detroit, rural Michigan chafes at heavy job losses
For Amy Schuch, who co-owns a tree-removal business in rural Michigan, social distancing was part of the job long before the coronavirus pandemic largely shut down her state’s economy.
Toilet paper trophy hunters on a roll as U.S. shortages start easing
U.S. consumers have begun spotting rare Quilted Northern and Charmin toilet paper rolls on store shelves across the United States, as stocks start building after weeks of severe shortages.
U.S. passes a million coronavirus cases while states roll back restrictions
The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases topped 1 million on Tuesday – representing a third of the global total – even as some states eased restrictions in the face of an economy battered by the pandemic.
