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College bribery scandal trial delayed after judge gets COVID

BOSTON (AP) — The trial of a former water polo coach at the University of Southern California, has been postponed after the presiding judge contracted the coronavirus, a court official confirmed Wednesday. Judge Indira Talwani received a positive COVID-19 test, prompting the suspension of ...

Fewer than 10% of COVID-19 cases in N.H. are new BA.2 omicron variant

CONCORD – The BA.2 Omicron variant of COVID-19 accounts for fewer than 10 percent of the infections in New Hampshire, according to state epidemiologist Dr. Ben Chan. As of March 19, BA.2 is about 35 percent of circulating SARS-CoV-2 in the United States: ...

Six new COVID-19 deaths, 89 new cases, 27 hospitalizations Tuesday in NH

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, DHHS announced 89 new positive test results for COVID-19 for Monday, March 21. Today’s results include 68 people who tested positive by PCR test and 21 who tested positive by antigen test. Test results for previous days are still being processed and updated case ...

Scientists worry virus variant may push up COVID cases in US

With coronavirus cases rising in parts of Europe and Asia, scientists worry that an extra-contagious version of the omicron variant may soon push cases up in the United States too. Experts are also keeping their eyes on another mutant: a rare delta-omicron hybrid that they say doesn't pose ...

New Zealand to remove pandemic mandates as omicron wanes

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will remove many of its COVID-19 pandemic mandates over the next two weeks as an outbreak of the omicron variant begins to wane. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday that people will no longer need to be vaccinated to visit places like ...

Ohio governor to give statewide address after pandemic delay

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The world has turned upside down since March 5, 2019, the only time Ohio first-term Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has delivered a State of the State address. The veteran politician twice canceled the speech due to the coronavirus pandemic, but still became the most ...