by Jim Heath | Nov 30, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Joe Biden, Trump
Each week, good news about vaccines or antibody treatments surfaces, offering hope that an end to the pandemic is at hand. And yet this holiday season presents a grim reckoning. The United States has reached an appalling milestone: more than one million new...
by Jim Heath | Nov 8, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The U.S. has set another record for daily number of coronavirus cases. The country reported more than 126,000 positive cases and more than 1,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Saturday, according to the most recent data from Johns Hopkins University. It marked the fourth day...
by Jim Heath | Oct 31, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, coronavirus, Headlines, Trump
A new study from Stanford University found that 18 of President Trump’s campaign rallies have led to over 30,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and likely led to over 700 deaths. Researchers examined rallies held between June 20 and Sept. 22, 2020, only three of which...
by Jim Heath | Oct 25, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Back in April, President Trump picked out a single computer model of coronavirus spread as his oracle of choice. Unsurprisingly, that simulation initially had rosier estimates than other algorithms, projecting many fewer Covid-19 deaths — and its unconventional...
by Jim Heath | Sep 27, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Coronavirus has claimed the lives of one million people worldwide since the outbreak emerged late last year. The virus has been recorded in 210 countries and infected at least 32 million people across the globe, according to a tally from official sources compiled by...