50 ★ States

ALABAMA Montogmery: The pandemic appears to be worsening again in Alabama after weeks of improvement as residents grow weary of preventive measures that slowed the spread of the disease after a summertime peak, health officials said. ALASKA Fairbanks: An outbreak of coronavirus has infected 33 inmates at a prison in Fairbanks, causing the facility to go into quarantine for 14 days, state officials said.

ARIZONA Pinetop: The White Mountain Apache Tribe said its casino would temporarily suspend operations after two employees tested positive for COVID-19. The Hon-Dah Resort Casino temporarily suspended gaming operations at 10 p.m. Sunday while its hotel was scheduled to close Monday after checkout time, according to a news release from the tribe. ARKANSAS Little Rock: Three state lawmakers have tested positive for the coronavirus, legislative leaders said Tuesday, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he’s scaling back his public events and meetings after being exposed to someone with the virus. CALIFORNIA Sacramento: The state will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn’t ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks to reopen.

COLORADO Denver: State health officials are weighing in on how to safely navigate the ski season amid a pandemic as eager skiers and snowboarders who have been cooped up for the greater part of a year prepare to hit the slopes in a matter of weeks. CONNECTICUT Hartford: The state is making $50 million in federal coronavirus relief funds available to small businesses that have been impacted financially by the coronavirus pandemic, providing one-time grants of $5,000 to 10,000 employers. DELAWARE Georgetown: In the spring, Ed Givens, 64, bounced back to good health as a COVID-19 survivor after he became critically ill, fighting for his life on a ventilator at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. Last Saturday, in the annual fall harvest tradition hosted by Givens and his wife Cindy, he picked this year’s great pumpkin, a 660-pounder. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washing

ton: Organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival said the 2021 parade, scheduled for next spring, is canceled, WUSA-TV reported. FLORIDA Miami: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 90 among students and teachers in Miami-Dade County’s public schools since classrooms reopened for faceto-face learning, according to the district’s dashboard.

GEORGIA Atlanta: A former vice president of a medical device packaging company has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for sabotaging his former employer’s electronic shipping records, which prosecutors said delayed the delivery of personal protective equipment to health care providers.

HAWAII Honolulu: The city reserved hundreds of rooms at two hotels so Oahu has more space for people to go into coronavirus quarantine.

IDAHO Boise: The state is seeing its largest coronavirus spike since the pandemic began, with new cases increasing by 46.5% over the past two weeks.

ILLINOIS Chicago: The city added Colorado, Ohio, Delaware, West Virginia and Texas to its travel quarantine order as rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to announce she’s thinking about reimposing strict guidelines on businesses that were put in place earlier this year. INDIANA Lebanon: Four residents have died and 37 other residents and employees have tested positive in a coronavirus outbreak at Signature Healthcare at Parkwood in Lebanon, prompting Boone County health officials to warn a surge in cases across the state poses a growing risk to vulnerable Hoosiers such as those in nursing homes.

IOWA Des Moines: The state unemployment rate for September dropped to 4.7%, continuing a fivemonth trend of hiring after the state’s economy was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a state agency reported.

KANSAS Topeka: A man who prosecutors said threatened to kidnap and kill Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple because he was upset with the city’s mask ordinance was charged Tuesday with three counts of criminal threat.

KENTUCKY Frankfort: Kentucky has restarted preparations to expand hospital capacity as it struggles to overcome another surge in the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Republican Louisiana lawmakers voted Tuesday to give themselves more authority to curb Gov. John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus restrictions and emergency powers, under a deal brokered between House and Senate GOP leaders that ended a stalemate on the major issue of the special session.

MAINE Brooks: A coronavirus outbreak centered on a church has grown to more than 40 cases and could spread significantly, public health authorities in the state said. MARYLAND Hagerstown: Washington County health officials urged local residents to continue to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the county has seen a growing number of confirmed cases. MICHIGAN Ann Arbor: Students at the University of Michigan were ordered Tuesday to stay in place for two weeks after a surge of coronavirus cases driven by social gatherings on and off campus. MINNESOTA St. Cloud: A Stearns County resident died from COVID-19, according to data released Tuesday from the Minnesota Department of Health. The resident, who was between 55-59 years old, was one of seven new deaths reported Tuesday.

MISSISSIPPI Hattiesburg: Southern Mississippi interim head football coach Scotty Walden has tested positive for the coronavirus. Walden received the positive test Tuesday morning, and his status for Saturday’s game at Liberty is unknown.

MISSOURI Independence: The City Council has voted against a resolution to urge Jackson County to remove coronavirus restrictions, lest the city forge its own reopening path.

MONTANA Helena: An emergency room nurse urged Montana residents to take politics out of the fight against the coronavirus Tuesday, as the number of cases in the state reached 24,000, the death toll surpassed 250 and hospitals are caring for 360 patients.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: Nebraska regained its status last month as the state with the nation’s lowest unemployment rate at 3.5%, according to federal data released Tuesday. Nebraska’s rate has remained low compared to other states despite the coronavirus pandemic, which resulted in widespread business closures and layoffs.

NEVADA Carson City: Nevada’s rate of coronavirus infections is steadily rising again, but state officials are reluctant to blame relaxed guidelines and say there is no reason yet to consider stricter measures.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: College students can vote in New Hampshire even if they are living elsewhere during the coronavirus pandemic, provided they have previously established residency in the state, the attorney general’s office said Wednesday.

NEW JERSEY Blackwood: Gov. Phil Murphy abruptly left an event after announcing he was going into quarantine after he just found out a person he was in contact with over the weekend had tested positive for the coronavirus.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled more requirements for businesses after a string of record-breaking daily case counts prompted renewed restrictions just last week. NEW YORK Cortland: An upstate New York college campus that had temporarily switched to online classes because of the coronavirus pandemic is extending it for another two weeks, officials said Tuesday. The State University of New York at Cortland said remote learning would now be in effect through Nov. 3 at the campus south of Syracuse.

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: State health officials in Mecklenburg County said Tuesday night they are investigating at least 50 confirmed cases of COVID-19 connected to an event at a church, according to WBTV.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Coronavirus cases are rising so fast in North Dakota that it’s taking officials up to three days to notify people after they test positive, and as a result the state has also fallen behind on tracing their close contacts who might have been exposed. OHIO Columbus: Spiking coronavirus cases in the state could endanger in-person learning for schoolchildren, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine warned Tuesday in his latest effort to encourage people to take steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City students returned to classrooms on the largest scale since March on Tuesday, but some teachers object to the pivot to in-person learning. Pre-K and kindergarten students are back in face-to-face classes two days a week in Oklahoma City Public Schools, and first-through-12th graders are expected to follow on Nov. 9. OREGON Salem: Health officials said Oregon has surpassed 40,000 confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday reported 346 new confirmed and presumptive cases, bringing the state’s case total to 40,135. The death toll is 633. PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: The state House narrowly failed Tuesday to override last week’s veto by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolfe of a bill that would have let restaurants reopen at full capacity in some circumstances. RHODE ISLAND Bristol: Roger Williams University has closed one building and moved some classes online in response to a cluster of positive coronavirus tests, but said in a message to students that some of the positive tests could be tied to research on the virus rather than actual infections.

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston: Federal authorities in South Carolina said two men face criminal charges in the theft of masks and other personal protective equipment during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: The number of people hospitalized by COVID-19 reached a record 332 in South Dakota on Wednesday. Health officials also reported three more deaths from the virus, along with 582 more cases.

TENNESSEE Memphis: Three employees of a tax service have been charged with filing more than $1 million in false claims for coronavirusrelated federal loans, federal prosecutors said.

TEXAS Austin: Area health officials fear that extended family gatherings for Thanksgiving could be at risk if residents hold Halloween parties and go trick-or-treating. As Travis County residents start to consider social plans for the holidays, starting with Halloween, interim Austin-Travis County Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott warned county leaders Tuesday that the area experienced an uptick in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the past two weeks.

UTAH St. George: The state reported 96,643 total positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, an increase of 1,081 over the previous day. VERMONT Montpelier: An additional $76 million in federal relief is available to Vermont businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. VIRGINIA Eastville: Virginia U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine attended a roundtable discussion focused on COVID-19’s impact on the Eastern Shore on Monday.

WASHINGTON Seattle: Gov. Jay Inslee will now require colleges and universities to provide quarantine facilities for all students if they are exposed to COVID-19.

WEST VIRGINIA Cross Lanes: West Virginia residents turned out in droves to cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting Wednesday, less than two weeks before the November election. Voters were required to wear masks inside polling places because of the coronavirus pandemic, except for people who have certain medical conditions.

WISCONSIN Oshkosh: Two of Wisconsin’s largest annual music festivals are shutting down following COVID-19-related cancellations this summer. The company that puts on the 25-year-old Country USA and the 9-year-old Rock USA in Oshkosh said this week it plans to file for bankruptcy. The events have featured such headliners as Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Ozzy Osbourne in recent years.

WYOMING Cheyenne: Some Cheyenne-Laramie County health officials have advanced an effort for a mandatory mask order as the number of coronavirus cases keeps rising across the state.