States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) â Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities.
The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota marked a notable shift during a pandemic in which coronavirus dashboards have become a staple for Americans closely tracking case counts and trends to navigate a crisis that has killed more than 600,000 people in the U.S.
In Nebraska, the state actually stopped reporting on the virus altogether for two weeks after Gov. Pete Ricketts declared an end to the official virus emergency, forcing news reporters to file public records requests or turn to national websites that track state data to learn about COVID statistics. The state backtracked two weeks later and came up with
California s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West
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Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., Saturday, July 24, 2021. The fire destroyed multiple residences as it tore through the area. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
BLY, Ore. – Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the U.S. West.
The Dixie fire, which started July 14, had already leveled over a dozen houses and other structures when it tore through the tiny community of Indian Falls after dark.
BLY, Oregon.- Cuadrillas de otros estados acudieron a Montana el sábado para combatir un incendio que dejó cinco bomberos heridos conforme el oeste de Estados Unidos batallaba con una nueva serie de fuegos que han devastado tierras rurales y destruido hogares.
Se lograron avances en el incendio más grande de la nación,
el Bootleg en Oregon, pero menos de la mitad ha sido contenido, informaron los
bomberos. El crecimiento del extenso fuego se ha ralentizado, pero se espera
una mayor actividad de las llamas y miles de hogares siguen bajo riesgo en su
lado oriental, de acuerdo con las autoridades.
States send crews to fight Montana fire
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Fire retardant coats rocks in a field damaged by the Bootleg Fire, Thursday, July 22, 2021, near Bly, Ore. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
BLY, Ore. Out-of-state crews headed to Montana on Saturday to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the West struggled with a series of fires that have ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes.
Progress was being made on the nation s largest blaze, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon, but additional mandatory evacuations were ordered Friday evening and less than half of it had been contained, fire officials said. The growth of the sprawling fire had slowed, but increased fire activity was expected Saturday, and thousands of homes remained threatened on its eastern side, authorities said.
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