China reported on Thursday 49 new COVID-19 cases, down from 86 a day earlier, according to the national health authority, amid an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant in the eastern city of Nanjing. Local infections accounted for 24 of the cases that were detected on Wednesday, down from 55 the previous day, the National Health Commission said. Most of the local cases were reported in the eastern province of Jiangsu, it said, where Nanjing is the provincial capital.

Jul. 28—GOSHEN — Elkhart County is back in yellow. The state COVID-19 metrics map on the Indiana Department of Health's website updates the map each Wednesday and after a short stay in blue, turned yellow on Wednesday. Elkhart County Health Officer Dr. Bethany Wait learned of the elevated level Tuesday. COVID numbers are continuing to rise in the county, she said, "which I can't say is a ...

When receiver Dede Westbrook signed with the Vikings last weekend, quarterback Kirk Cousins was one of the first people to send him a text message welcoming him to Minnesota. Special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken probably wasn't far behind. Westbrook fielded punt after punt in his first Vikings practice Wednesday, making it clear he'll try to help his new team in more ways than one. The ...

The COVID-19 Delta outbreak in Australia's biggest city Sydney grew by 239 cases on Thursday, the highest daily rise since the pandemic started, forcing authorities to increase police powers to shut down businesses not complying with lockdown measures. More than two million residents in eight Sydney hotspots will now be forced to wear masks outdoors and must stay within 5 km (3 miles) of their homes. Sydney is in its fifth week of an extended nine-week lockdown, which is scheduled to end August 28, but the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to grow.