Top news of the week: 05.01.2021.
Coronavirus
New coronavirus variant may have been in US since October
Re-analysis of 2m Covid tests raises fresh questions about origin of B117 ‘UK strain’ and suggests it may already be widespread
Coronavirus sharpens America's already stark economic inequalities
Analysts predict a holiday retail boom even as unemployment hits shocking levels, particularly for Black and brown workers
The Latest: US virus death toll hits 350,000; surge feared
BALTIMORE, M.D. — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000 as experts anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings ...
California reaches 25,000 coronavirus deaths during deadliest month yet
Los Angeles experiencing catastrophic surge as state reports its first case of new UK Covid variant
Federal checks salvage otherwise dreadful 2020 for US farms
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thanks to the government paying nearly 40% of their income, U.S. farmers are expected to end 2020 with higher profit than 2019 and the best net income in seven ...
First Reported US Case of COVID-19 Variant Found in Colorado
The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The variant was found in a ...
US reports its first known case of new UK Covid variant
As Covid-19 surges across the US, Colorado’s governor announced the case of B.1.1.7, a significantly more contagious strain
The Small Colorado Town Shrugged Off the Pandemic. Then Came the Coronavirus Variant.
Simla, Colo., an isolated ranching community, is the site of the first known case in the United States of a new, more infectious variant of the coronavirus.