[ad_1] COVID-19 cases continue to rise rapidly in the United States as the country enters its fourth wave of the pandemic. America recorded 25,141 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday with a seven-day moving average of 79,951, which is the highest average recorded since February 16. It also marks a 312% increase from the … Read more
[ad_1] CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County has reached the federal government’s threshold for “substantial” transmission of COVID-19, triggering the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation that vaccinated people return to wear masks indoors. Cuyahoga County appears to have reached the CDC benchmark over the weekend, going from “moderate” transmission on Friday to “substantial” transmission … Read more
[ad_1] Masks were a justified temporary intervention before we had a highly effective COVID vaccine. Now, a large majority of the most vulnerable are vaccinated, making COVID much less deadly. The time to “get back to normal” is now – COVID is not going to go away, but we can manage it with vaccines. This … Read more
[ad_1] In Louisiana, which has the nation’s highest case rate per 100,000 population, COVID-19 hospitalizations are at record highs, with more than 1,700 patients now receiving care. “We see people far too young to be so sick,” David Wrightson, respiratory therapist and ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) specialist for the Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport, La., … Read more
[ad_1] News has been inundated lately with reports of the highly contagious Delta variant, which now accounts for more than 82% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently, 58.1% of eligible Americans have been fully immunized against COVID-19, but the vaccine is … Read more
[ad_1] A Las Vegas father dying of COVID-19 sent his fiancee the heartbreaking text, “I should have received the damn vaccine” just before he succumbed, according to new reports. Michael Freedy, 39, had gone on vacation with his fiancee Jessica du Preez and their children, aged 17, 10, 7, 6 and 17 months, in mid-July, … Read more
[ad_1] CLEVELAND, Ohio – COVID-19 vaccination rates are on the rise in Ohio, possibly in response to warning from health experts that the unvaccinated are at risk of becoming ill with the highly transmissible delta variant, which is becoming prevalent in the state. As of Sunday, 59,693 people have received a first dose in the … Read more
[ad_1] The Forest Service closed the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, Kiva Beach and their respective parking lots until Friday. (Bill Rozak / Tahoe Daily Tribune) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif .– Based on positive plague tests and planned vector treatments, the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, Kiva Beach and their respective parking lots will be closed until … Read more
[ad_1] Hide yourself, New Jersey. It was the federal government’s recommendation on Monday in all but one of the state’s 21 counties, as the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread in communities almost a year and a half after the start of the ‘epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that in … Read more
[ad_1] US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said he was “deeply concerned” about Florida, where COVID-19 cases are on the rise. Florida currently leads the country in COVID-19 hospitalizations per capita. On Saturday, the state recorded more than 21,000 new infections – a record. Loading Something is loading. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said Monday he … Read more