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The latest global and national figures for people who tested positive for COVID-19 virus and a count of those who have died, as of Tuesday, Aug. 18, just after 8 a.m., from the Johns Hopkins University and Medicine website (coronavirus.jhu.edu/map. html) are listed below. The Texas and Limestone County statistics are from the Department of State Health Services (https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/additionaldata.aspx, then click on DSHS COVID-19 Dashboard).

Fort Worth newlywed couple David and Kelley Keller found love in a roundabout way. They met 17 years ago when they were both working at a Fort Worth hospital, she an RN and he doing anesthesiology checks; and were truly just friends. They also attended the same church.

Dear Heloise: When I am finished with a jar containing spaghetti sauce, olives or another food product, I wash it out, remove the label, rinse and dry. I have a small box of clean jars to put flowers in to deliver to my friends or people in care centers. They do not have to worry about returning the “vase.” I recycle the lids rather than throwing them in the trash. Some lids can be used for spoon holders while cooking or for other messy activities. -- Pat Rittscher, Webster City, Iowa