PORTLAND, OREGON – The Department of Agriculture for the U.S. state of Oregon said among animals captured during wildlife surveillance near a mink farm that recently had a coronavirus outbreak, a mink believed to have recently escaped confinement tested positive for low levels of the
A day after hitting the million-case milestone, Florida added nearly 10,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The state on Wednesday reported 9,994 new infections, bringing the known total to 1,018,160. Florida also announced 97 COVID-19-related resident deaths, bringing the resident toll to 18,776. The state reduced the non-resident death count by one to make the […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Five mayors in Florida held a statewide virtual press conference on Wednesday afternoon to urge Governor Ron DeSantis to change the state’s approach to COVID-19. St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman was the only Tampa Bay area mayor among the five participating. The others were Mayor Dan Gelber, City of Miami Beach; Mayor […]