Montana COVID-19 Report (Sunday, January 31)

[ad_1] There were 130 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montana on Sunday, and the statewide death toll since the start of the pandemic has reached 1,228, according to data compiled by MTN News since our initial report on Saturday. The number of active cases in the state is currently 3,683 according to MTN News, and … Read more

Riverside City Opens First COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

[ad_1] RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) – The city of Riverside joined other major cities by setting up a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the parking lot of the Riverside Convention Center on Saturday. The city planned to administer the Moderna vaccine to 500 people falling into the Phase 1 and Phase 1B level 1 categories, as well … Read more

Texas expects more than half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week

[ad_1] Texas expects to receive more than half a million first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government this week, state health officials said on Friday. The 520,425 doses will be shipped to 344 providers, including 82 centers, in 166 counties across the state, according to the State Department of Health Services. Officials … Read more

Cobb and Douglas Public Health ‘suspend’ COVID-19 vaccines

[ad_1] Dr Janet Memark, director of public health for Cobb and Douglas. Due to a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, Cobb and Douglas Public Health said on Friday it was temporarily “suspending” appointments for the public. Since the beginning of January, the health agency has published appointment slots every Friday for the following week, prioritizing health … Read more

Seattle health workers rushed to inject 1,600 doses of the coronavirus vaccine in the middle of the night to anyone they could find after a freezer crashed

[ad_1] Given Ruvic / Reuters A freezer accident prompted a frantic effort to administer more than 1,600 vaccines overnight in Seattle, the Washington Post reported. Hundreds of people stood on the streets in bathrobes and pajamas after Swedish health services in Seattle tweeted at 11 p.m. that they had vaccines that were about to expire … Read more

Daily Covid toll in US remains huge, but cases drop

[ad_1] The past few weeks in the United States have been the deadliest for the coronavirus pandemic, and residents of most counties remain at extremely high risk of contracting the virus. At the same time, transmission appears to be slowing across the country, with the average number of new cases 40 percent lower on January … Read more