POSTVILLE, Iowa — It wasn’t until their colleagues began to disappear that workers at Agri Star Meat and Poultry realized there was a killer in their midst.First came the rumors that rabbis at the kosher plant had been quarantined. Then a man who worked in the poultry department fell ill. They heard whispers about friends of friends who had been stricken with scorching fevers and unbearable chills — characteristic symptoms of the novel coronavirus.Where was the contagion coming from?No one would say. Not Agri Star’s wealthy owner, who didn’t shut down production lines after cases were...…POSTVILLE, Iowa — It wasn’t until their colleagues began to disappear that workers at Agri Star Meat and Poultry realized there was a killer in their midst.First came the rumors that rabbis at the kosher plant had been quarantined. Then a man who worked in the poultry department fell ill. They heard whispers about friends of friends who had been stricken with scorching fevers and unbearable chills — characteristic symptoms of the novel coronavirus.Where was the contagion coming from?No one would say. Not Agri Star’s wealthy owner, who didn’t shut down production lines after cases were...WW…

In the past week in Loading dataThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by No numbers can fully convey the state of the covid-19 pandemic in the United States, but several metrics taken together provide a clearer view of what is happening now and what may be coming soon.The data in these charts is gathered by The Washington Post from local and state government sites and from (cases and deaths), the (hospitalization and testing) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...…In the past week in Loading dataThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by No numbers can fully convey the state of the covid-19 pandemic in the United States, but several metrics taken together provide a clearer view of what is happening now and what may be coming soon.The data in these charts is gathered by The Washington Post from local and state government sites and from (cases and deaths), the (hospitalization and testing) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...WW…

Add to list On my list Please Note The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. Scientists in Houston on Wednesday released a study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the that reveals the virus’s continual accumulation of mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. The new report, however, did not find that these mutations have made the virus deadlier or changed clinical outcomes. All viruses accumulate genetic mutations, and most are insignificant, scientists say. [] Coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 are relatively stable as...…Add to list On my list Please Note The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. Scientists in Houston on Wednesday released a study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the that reveals the virus’s continual accumulation of mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. The new report, however, did not find that these mutations have made the virus deadlier or changed clinical outcomes. All viruses accumulate genetic mutations, and most are insignificant, scientists say. [] Coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 are relatively stable as...WW…