California has become the first U.S. state to tally more than half a million diagnosed cases of COVID-19, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
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The doubleheader between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers scheduled for Sunday were the latest games to be postponed due to positive tests."Due to additional testing and monitoring of the St. Louis Cardinals’ players and staff members, the Sunday doubleheader between the host Milwaukee Brewers and the Cardinals at Miller Park has been postponed," MLB said in a statement.
The tests, called"semi-quantitative" tests,"may be useful as we continue to learn more about the virus and what the existence of antibodies may mean," Tim Stenzel, director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health at the FDA, said in a statement. The games were canceled because the Phillies had played against the Miami Marlins, a team that experienced numerous COVID-19 positive tests among players and staff.
Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies bats against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning at Nationals Park on July 18, 2020, in Washington.The California Department of Public Health reported that 219 people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, marking the state's highest daily death toll.
Earlier in the day, a tally of total cases by Johns Hopkins showed that cases in the state surpassed 500,000. The California Department of Public Health confirmed that number.Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, has tested positive for COVID-19. In addition to Grijalva, three House Republicans and several GOP staffers also are self-quarantining after contact with Gohmert.Lorenzo Cain, an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, has chosen not to play for the remainder of the season.
"I wish all of my great teammates the best of luck this season and look forward to getting back on the field in 2021. Please stay safe," Cain said.A person in the Corinth School District in Mississippi has tested positive for coronavirus, the school district announced.Corinth Elementary School students have their temperature checked by a thermal scanner as they arrive for their first day back to school Monday, July 27, 2020 in Corinth, Miss.
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