MERCED (BLJ) – Early on May 17, the Merced County Public Health Department reported 200 cases of COVID 19 and six deaths (two new).

California reported 76,793 cases (1,857 new) and 3,204 deaths (95 new).

New York reported 348,232 cases (2,419 new) and 22,478 deaths (174 new).

The United States reported 1,497,244 cases (23,829 new) and 89,420 deaths (1,183 new).

Mexico reported 47,144 cases (2,112 new) and 5,045 deaths (278 new).

The global report was 4,635,830 cases (100,878 new) and 311,821 deaths (4,713 new).

5-10-20

Los Angeles Times

Desert mystery: Why have pronghorn antelope returned to Death Valley?

by Louis Sahagun

More than a century after railroads, ranchers and hunters vanquished their ancestors, pronghorn antelope are returning to this unforgiving expanse of desert along the California-Nevada border.

MERCED (BLJ) – Merced Public Health Department on May 9 reported 163 cases (17 new) and three dead. The double digit increase in cases in a couple of days is undoubtedly due to more testing. But the testing is still very inadequate and if the city and county politicians have their way, it will continue to be inadequate.

California reported 64,532 cases (834 new) and 2,630 deaths (351 new since May 6).

The United States reported 1,338,988 cases (25,190 new) and 79,522 deaths (1,597 new).

MERCED (BLJ) – The Merced County Public Health Department reported 146 cases of COVID-19 on May 4 (six new) and three deaths.

California reported 55,657 cases (1,987 new) and 2,254 deaths (62 new).

The United States reported 1,208,674 cases (25,011 new) and 69,680 deaths (1,404 new).

The global figure is 3,584,274 cases (76,909 new) and 251,580 deaths (4,089 new).