[ad_1] Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials confirmed Friday 101 new deaths and 23,796 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, with 67,608 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley. As a result of the winter Omicron surge, outbreaks in L.A. County have skyrocketed across a wide variety of settings from worksites, to congregate and […]
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[ad_1] The large COVID-19 testing outfit at the center of a federal investigation will “wind down” its operations and lay off 150 employees, the company said Friday afternoon. Illinois-based Center for COVID Control has been the subject of an NBC Bay Area investigation for several weeks now. A statement from the company said one of […]
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[ad_1] CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Linn County Public Health removed a COVID-19 test site from its website featuring testing locations because it has questions about the company’s reliability. The company, Quick N’ Free, said the concerns from the county health department are the result of confusion over the Illinois-based lab the company uses and […]
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[ad_1] BAY CITY, MI – Two locations are now open in Bay County for residents to receive free face masks and COVID-19 testing kits. The Bay County Health Department announced that it will begin providing free KN95 face masks and rapid antigen tests beginning Friday, Jan. 28. The free items will be available at the […]
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[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – With the winter storm expected this weekend, several COVID-19 testing sites have announced they will not open on Saturday. Latest snow forecast: What to expect this weekend Eastfield Mall COVID-19 testing site Springfield AMR says the Stop the Spread COVID-19 testing site at the Eastfield Mall will be closed Saturday. […]
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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify the North Park testing site is operated with the Illinois Department of Public Health and has been open since the summer. The city of Chicago is not affiliated with it. CHICAGO — Chicago’s health department has opened two more COVID-19 testing sites after residents have […]
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[ad_1] A number of Illinois-based COVID testing companies are now under investigation by state authorities. Meanwhile, public health experts are monitoring a new subvariant of omicron, but how worried should you be? Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today: 2 More COVID Testing Companies Under Investigation in Illinois Two […]
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[ad_1] Sarah Palin dined outdoors at a Manhattan restaurant Wednesday evening, two days after the unvaccinated former vice presidential candidate tested positive for COVID-19. Palin, 57, ate at Elio’s on the Upper East Side in a heated outside structure, the restaurant confirmed to The Post. Her viral outing — which ran afoul of federal quarantine […]
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[ad_1] ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Tree town-based LynxDx is opening more drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites. Located in Ypsilanti, Brighton and Monroe, the sites offer no-cost saliva-based PCR tests between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Community members with or without COVID symptoms can sign up for appointments regardless of whether or not they have […]
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[ad_1] HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – Celebrate Healthcare is adding COVID-19 rapid tests to the weekly vaccination clinics it hosts at Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple. The clinics are held every Friday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the church, located at 3100 Butternut Road. No appointments are required. When you arrive for a vaccination, head […]
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