[ad_1] Michigan is experiencing an unprecedented spike in Legionnaires’ disease cases, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday. There were 107 Legionnaires’ cases reported between July 1 and July 14, a 569% increase from the same period in 2020 and a 161% increase from 2019, according to the Department. The disease … Read more
[ad_1] Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles isolated from a patient. Credit: NIAID When SARS-CoV-2 infects a cell, it introduces its RNA and reprograms it so that the cell first produces viral proteins and then whole viral particles. In the search for active substances against SARS-CoV-2, researchers so far have mainly focused on viral … Read more
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (KMOV) – A mother who lost her adult daughter to COVID-19 is begging people to get vaccinated. The loss has been devastating, but Kimberle Jones hopes her story will motivate others to protect themselves and their loved ones by getting vaccinated. “Love yourself enough to take care of yourself and get vaccinated. … Read more
[ad_1] As coronavirus cases climb in the region and state, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is considering requiring masks or implementing other rules in the city to slow the spread of the variant. highly transmissible delta. At a press conference on Tuesday, the mayor’s director of communications Beau Tidwell said “all options are on the … Read more
[ad_1] ORANGE COUNTY (KABC) – Orange County health officials say more than 95% of people currently hospitalized with the virus in the county are not vaccinated. The latest figures show around 140 COVID-19 patients hospitalized – including around 60 in intensive care. The last time there were so many intensive care patients in the county … Read more
[ad_1] Lab officials have detected 20 cases of the delta strain in North Dakota, but the state only performs genome sequencing on a small percentage of positive tests, so it’s impossible to say how many residents have contracted the. variant. State epidemiologist Grace Njau said that “it would not be possible to assume that (delta) … Read more
[ad_1] “Covid-19 has created this urgent crisis affecting children in almost every country,” Dr. Susan Hillis of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 response team told CNN, who worked on the study. “For two deaths from Covid-19, a child risks the death of a parent or caregiver.” The team – including researchers … Read more
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – There are six new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including two residents of Deschutes County, bringing the state’s death toll to 2,832, Oregon reported on Tuesday Health Authority. The two deaths in Deschutes County bring the county total to 87. The OHA also reported 595 new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases … Read more
[ad_1] Williamson County moved into the highest phase of its COVID-19 risk levels on Monday. The red phase indicates that there is uncontrolled community spread in the area. Changing the phase does not mean a change in local rules, but it does signal a change in local authority recommendations for vaccinated and unvaccinated residents. Due … Read more
[ad_1] Alabama suffers ‘self-inflicted injury’ from COVID-19, hospitals filling up again as state tracks nation on vaccinations and pandemic precautions like face masks and social distancing are almost forgotten, a health official said on Tuesday. A month ago, only 166 people were hospitalized statewide with COVID-19 after thousands were vaccinated and before a new variant … Read more