Death Toll

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COVID-19 takes more than a year off average US life expectancy, study shows

New Jersey begins reporting probable COVID-19 fatalities

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22 cases of pneumonia-like Legionnaires’ disease popped up in one New Jersey county

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Children's Health

Nearly 40,000 U.S. children died by gunfire since 1999 – study

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These Pennsylvania counties hardest hit by the flu this season

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Nearly half of all U.S. adults have cardiovascular disease – study

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