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Coronavirus in Texas: Death data suggest COVID-19 undercount possible
Eyeing reports that more Texans have died in the first three months of 2020 than the historical average, some experts question whether the death toll from the new coronavirus might be an undercount.During January, February and March, 53,583 Texans died — 1,473 more than the average for that period in the previous six years, according to a USA TODAY Network analysis. Texas attributed 41 of the deaths to COVID-19 from Jan. 1 to March 31, with the first victim on March 17, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.Doctors told the USA TODAY Network that they could have...… Eyeing reports that more Texans have died in the first three months of 2020 than the historical average, some experts question whether the death toll from the new coronavirus might be an undercount.During January, February and March, 53,583 Texans died — 1,473 more than the average for that period in the previous six years, according to a USA TODAY Network analysis. Texas attributed 41 of the deaths to COVID-19 from Jan. 1 to March 31, with the first victim on March 17, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.Doctors told the USA TODAY Network that they could have...WW…
Reporters barred, records delayed: How coronavirus shrouds government in secrecy
Jessica Priest, USA TODAY NETWORKView CommentsHer daughter was hospitalized after she drank from a well it poisoned.It made the roads in her neighborhood so treacherous, she has nightmares about her family being swallowed up in 20-foot-deep sinkholes.And now the company responsible might get the green light to continue.Because of COVID-19, Pennsylvania environmental regulators canceled a hearing about changes to a pipeline for natural gas liquids and, with it, what seems like Rosemary Fuller’s best chance to get the company to publicly answer for the damage it has already caused.“No public...…Jessica Priest, USA TODAY NETWORKView CommentsHer daughter was hospitalized after she drank from a well it poisoned.It made the roads in her neighborhood so treacherous, she has nightmares about her family being swallowed up in 20-foot-deep sinkholes.And now the company responsible might get the green light to continue.Because of COVID-19, Pennsylvania environmental regulators canceled a hearing about changes to a pipeline for natural gas liquids and, with it, what seems like Rosemary Fuller’s best chance to get the company to publicly answer for the damage it has already caused.“No public...WW…
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