The Latest: US deaths increase to 19; 2 announced Saturday

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak (all times local):

County court gets space-aged space-saver

Court reporter replaced with electronic version

1 injured in Moses Lake collision

Editor’s note: This story is an update to a previous story reported by the Columbia Basin Herald. The Herald accurately reported information that was provided, but some of the provided details were not accurate concerning who was at fault. This story is updated to reflect new information provided to the Herald by the Washington State Patrol.

Clarification, more details on pedestrian death

Different first name released

MOSES LAKE - Initial reports of a pedestrian fatality on state Route 17 Wednesday included a different first name of the deceased man.

Kansas reports another record 7-day spike in COVID-19 cases

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday reported another seven-day record for new coronavirus cases.

Outages, damage reported from wind

Event affects most of PUD service area

EPHRATA — Grant County PUD reported most of its service area was affected Monday by the windstorm.

Sheriff asks for vigilance regarding power facilities

EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s office is asking residents of the County to watch for an report suspicious activity around or near Grant PUD power system assets.

Sheriff asks for vigilance regarding power facilities

EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s office is asking residents of the County to watch for an report suspicious activity around or near Grant PUD power system assets.

MVC Capital: Fiscal 4Q Earnings Snapshot

PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) _ MVC Capital Inc. (MVC) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $3.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

Report: Parts of Nebraska lack access to child care services

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Families who want access to high-quality child care in Nebraska may be out of luck depending on where they live or how much they make, according to a report released Thursday.

The Latest: New Orleans left out of looser Louisiana rules

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s bars, spas and tattoo shops can begin restarting operations nearly three months after they were closed because of the coronavirus.

The Latest: Illinois attorney general reveals he has virus

CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says he has tested positive for the coronavirus, has mild COVID-19 symptoms and is self-isolating on the advice of his doctor.

The Latest: Nebraska nursing home virus toll relatively low

OMAHA, Neb.— More than 40% of the deaths linked to the coronavirus in Nebraska have been at nursing homes, but the overall rate of deaths in the state’s nursing homes has remained relatively low compared with national figures.

The Latest: Canada to get up to 250,000 vaccine doses

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will get up to 250,000 doses of the vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech before the end of the December.

The Latest: Louisiana governor continues state mask mandate

BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards says he’ll continue Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate and the business restrictions he enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak for at least three more weeks.

The Latest: US regulators allow remdesivir for hospitalized

FOSTER CITY, California — U.S. regulators are now allowing use of experimental antiviral drug remdesivir for all patients hospitalized with COVID-19, drugmaker Gilead Sciences said Friday.

The Latest: India vaccinates 2 million health workers

NEW DELHI — India has vaccinated 2 million health workers in less than two weeks and recorded 12,689 new coronavirus positive cases in the past 24 hours, a sharp decline from a peak level of nearly 100,000 in mid-September.

The Latest: India vaccinates 2 million health workers

NEW DELHI — India has vaccinated 2 million health workers in less than two weeks and recorded 12,689 new coronavirus positive cases in the past 24 hours, a sharp decline from a peak level of nearly 100,000 in mid-September.

The Latest: India vaccinates 2 million health workers

NEW DELHI — India has vaccinated 2 million health workers in less than two weeks and recorded 12,689 new coronavirus positive cases in the past 24 hours, a sharp decline from a peak level of nearly 100,000 in mid-September.

The Latest: Nevada new virus case count lowest since Sept.

RENO, Nev. — The average number of new daily cases reported in Nevada over the past two weeks has fallen to its lowest level since mid-September and dropped by nearly 90% since a peak of more than 2,700 a day in mid-December.