50 ★ States
ALABAMA Montgomery: A 74-yearold imprisoned man has died after contracting COVID-19, becoming the 26th inmate in the state prison system to die with the coronavirus.
ALASKA Bethel: At least three communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are under lockdown after residents tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said. Quinhagak, Kipnuk and Kasigluk have been closed, KYUK-AM reports.
ARIZONA Kingman: Mohave County remains in a state of emergency because of the pandemic after a motion to rescind the declaration failed, according to county officials.
ARKANSAS Little Rock: The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in the state declined slightly Saturday to 554 from Friday’s record high, the state Department of Health reported. The agency reported an increase of 908 confirmed and probable cases and 22 deaths for an overall pandemic toll of 1,552.
CALIFORNIA Palm Springs: The popular Palm Springs Aerial Tramway has reopened after a long shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLORADO Colorado Springs: Drug overdose deaths have increased in the state amid the COVID-19 crisis. About 130 people died of overdoses in May across Colorado, nearly doubling the average from recent years, The Gazette reports.
CONNECTICUT Waterbury: U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes said a test Saturday showed no signs of the coronavirus in her body, nearly three weeks after she was diagnosed with COVID-19. The Democrat has been documenting her battle against the disease on social media since revealing her positive test results Sept. 20.
DELAWARE Newark: The University of Delaware has suspended 19 members of its swimming and diving teams for allegedly violating the city’s gathering limits.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington: George Washington University will continue to conduct classes virtually this spring, President Thomas J. LeBlanc announced Friday in an email. He cited the continued spread of COVID-19 and uncertainty about the course of the pandemic, community feedback, and concerns about the risks of a campus residential experience, WUSA-TV reports.
FLORIDA Cocoa: Four Brevard County Jail Complex staff and one inmate have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a letter Sheriff Wayne Ivey sent to judicial officials Thursday. This brings the total number of inmates to test positive to 62.
GEORGIA South Fulton: A spokesman for the city’s police department said Chief Keith Meadows and his wife, Tanya, tested positive for the coronavirus and are quarantining at home, WXIA-TV reports.
HAWAII Honolulu: Maui County plans to enroll in the state’s pre-travel coronavirus testing program set to start this week, while Hawaii County’s mayor continued to resist joining the initiative. Gov. David Ige gave mayors the choice to “opt out” but said Wednesday he had received no official requests to refuse enrollment.
IDAHO Boise: Potential tax relief and investments in education and transportation are on the table after tax revenue blew past projections for the third month, resulting in a projected $530 million surplus, Gov. Brad Little said Friday. Idaho tax revenue overall is up 10% this fiscal year, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
ILLINOIS Carbondale: U.S. Rep. Mike Bost has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Republican said he’ll isolate. His office was also reaching out to constituents with whom he had met in recent days.
INDIANA Indianapolis: Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb said he’s still comfortable lifting COVID-19 restrictions after health officials on Friday reported a record-high day of new infections in the state.
IOWA Des Moines: Coronavirus infection hospitalizations continued to rise Friday as the state reported 1,184 new coronavirus cases in the prior 24 hours and 14 more deaths. Iowa had posted more than 1,000 new cases in four out of the prior eight days, and the number of people in hospitals battling COVID-19 climbed to an alltime high of 461 on Friday.
KANSAS Topeka: The state’s top public health official warned Friday that Kansas is “losing the battle” against the coronavirus as it reported another record increase in cases.
KENTUCKY Frankfort: The state remained on a record-setting trajectory with another day of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: A staffer for Gov. John Bel Edwards has tested positive for COVID-19, the governor’s office said Friday. Two other staff members who had close contact with that person are quarantining for 14 days, Edwards’ office said.
MAINE Portland: People seeking to get outdoors during the pandemic have helped set a record at Maine’s 12 state park campgrounds. The season isn’t yet over, if weather cooperates, but there have been at least 270,794 campers through Sept. 30. That already topped the previous record of 261,589 campers in 2018. It’s especially impressive because the parks opened two to four weeks later and missed the busy Memorial Day weekend, the Portland Press Herald reports.
MARYLAND Baltimore: Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the Baltimore area has shed tens of thousands of hospitality workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The Baltimore Sun reports many people are choosing to leave the industry altogether.
MASSACHUSETTS Boston: Complaints about a stripper not wearing a mask and packed house parties, as well as personal attacks directed at Gov. Charlie Baker, are among the calls received by a state hotline for people to report suspected violations of coronavirus restrictions. More than 200,000 calls have been logged by the state’s 211 coronavirus compliance system since March, according to state records reviewed by the Boston Herald.
MICHIGAN Detroit: A week after the state Supreme Court ruled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lacked authority to act unilaterally to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the state health department issued its own emergency order keeping much of the restrictions she imposed in place.
MINNESOTA Minneapolis: The coronavirus isn’t spreading quite as fast in Minnesota as it has in neighboring states, but Minnesota can’t afford to relax, state health officials said Friday. Kris Ehresmann, the state’s infectious disease director, took note of the “alarming stories” coming out of Wisconsin and the Dakotas, which lead the nation in new cases per capita. Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said Minnesotans may have done a better job of observing preventive measures.
MISSISSIPPI Natchez: A sister, 73, and brother, 69, have died of the coronavirus within days of each other, Adams County Coroner James Lee said.
MISSOURI St. Louis: The state reported more than 5,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday to more than double the previous single-day record.
MONTANA Helena: The state reported more than 700 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday and has topped 200 deaths since the pandemic began in mid-March. An increasing number of cases in Yellowstone County likely means residents will face more restrictions to stop the virus’s spread.
NEBRASKA Lincoln: Three more staff members with the state Department of Correctional Services have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. On Friday, the state’s online virus tracking site showed 293 Nebraskans are hospitalized with COVID-19, which broke the previous day’s record of 288.
NEVADA Reno: Citing a recent spike in campus COVID-19 cases, the University of Nevada, Reno is suspending in-class instruction Nov. 30 and telling most students not to return to residence halls after Thanksgiving. In recent weeks, 1 in 9 cases of coronavirus in Washoe County has been tied to the university, school officials said. The county has the state’s highest rate for cases per capita over the past 30 days.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: A woman says her fifth grade son was kicked off a school bus for the rest of the year because of a mask-wearing infraction.
NEW JERSEY Trenton: Former Gov. Chris Christie said Saturday that he has been discharged from a hospital where he spent a week, following his announcement that he had contracted the coronavirus.
NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: A day after reporting a record daily number of additional COVID-19 cases, state officials came close to doing so again Saturday, adding 486 COVID-19 cases – two short of the 488 reported Friday – and five deaths.
NEW YORK New York: Fans of Broadway will have to wait until at least late May for shows to resume. Although an exact date for various performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are offering refunds and exchanges for show tickets through May 30.
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: Bankruptcy filings in the state have fallen about 30% during the pandemic. But The Charlotte Observer reports more than 3,000 people still filed for bankruptcy from April to September. That worries experts who say the dip in filings is just a brief reprieve from a likely deluge once COVID-19 relief efforts subside.
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: State health officials on Sunday reported a record number of new active COVID-19 cases in the past day, as well as positive tests in all but seven of the state’s 53 counties. The update showed 257 new active cases, for a total of 4,426. It’s the fourth straight day of record active cases.
OHIO Columbus: The state reported a record-high number of daily coronavirus cases Friday as Gov. Mike DeWine pleaded with residents to continue social distancing and mask-wearing. The 1,840 confirmed and probable cases tallied by the Department of Health were the most in a day since July.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Another one-day record increase in hospitalizations due to the coronavirus was reported Saturday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health in addition to the second-highest oneday increase in confirmed cases. There were 758 people hospitalized and 1,533 newly reported cases, in addition to four additional deaths, according to the department.
OREGON Drain: A bar with topless dancing has had its liquor license suspended by the state, which says the establishment was in violation of COVID-19 social-distancing and facecovering requirements. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission began its investigation of Top of the Bowl in July, KEZI-TV reports.
PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: The state reported its highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in six months Saturday amid increased testing. The Department of Health said another 1,742 people tested positive for the virus, the highest case count since April 10.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: The University of Rhode Island issued a two-week shelter-in-place order Friday for fraternity and sorority members, citing a high number of coronavirus cases in the Greek system.
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia: Hours before a second scheduled debate between U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison, organizers were forced Friday to change the format, offering back-to-back one-on-ones following a day of campaign clashes over COVID-19. Graham and Harrison took part in individual interviews with two television journalists after Harrison threatened to tank the debate over concerns related to Graham’s exposure to other GOP senators who recently tested positive for the virus.
SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: State health officials on Sunday reported a nearly 38% positivity rate on COVID-19 tests in the past day, with 617 new cases.
TEXAS Austin: Activists and leaders from the right wing of the Texas Republican Party on Saturday continued their backlash against Gov. Greg Abbott’s handling of the pandemic, staging a protest outside his home as they criticized his orders as overbearing and unlawful.
UTAH Hyrum: A newly released inspection report has revealed that a coronavirus outbreak at a meatpacking plant was more widespread than local health officials previously reported. The Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division report said the JBS Beef Plant in Hyrum had 441 employees test positive for COVID-19 as of June 16, and one employee had died as a result, FOX-13 reports.
VERMONT East Dorset: The Wilson House, the shrinelike birthplace of one of the two Vermont natives who founded Alcoholics Anonymous, is in danger of closing, another victim of coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
VIRGINIA Virginia Beach: A company that makes disposable face masks and surgical masks plans to create 180 jobs and invest $5.3 million to grow its operations in the area. Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that PremiumEstore LLC will expand its operation, news outlets report.
WASHINGTON Tacoma: Enrollment at public schools in the state has declined by about 31,000 students compared to last year, mostly because of the coronavirus pandemic, a report said.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that bars around West Virginia University in Morgantown can reopen Tuesday, a month after images of maskless college students packing bars led them to be shut down.
WISCONSIN Madison: Gov. Tony Evers’ administration can’t release the names of businesses with COVID-19-positive employees until at least the end of November, a judge ruled Thursday.
WYOMING Jackson: Yellowstone National Park has reported it had its most-ever September visitors. The park recorded about 837,000 visits in September, a rate 21% higher than September 2019 and 15.6% higher than the park’s second-busiest September on record in 2018.