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COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months

Thu, 2022-05-05 20:49 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months The projected increases come after weeks of steady upticks in infections across the country. ABC News ABC News

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Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five U.S. states

Fri, 2022-02-18 22:51 — mike kraft

Map: Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five states Track Covid death hot spots. NBC News

Omicron took a month and a half to match the death rate that the delta wave took nearly three months to reach.

The omicron variant, which has spread disease to tens of millions in the U.S. since late December, is now fueling a wave of Covid-related deaths. Average deaths have plateaued at close to 2,600 a day, the highest level since February 2021, according to NBC News’ tally.

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CDC finds coronavirus testing of exposed children in schools can safely replace quarantine

Sat, 2021-12-18 00:49 — mike kraft

CDC finds coronavirus testing of exposed children in schools can safely replace quarantine Children exposed the virus needn't return to virtual learning if their schools can implement a rigorous testing regime instead. Laura Meckler Washington Post

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Wisconsin, other midwest hospitals facing new COVID surge

Sat, 2021-12-11 06:17 — mike kraft

Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

Nearly 2 years into the pandemic, hospitals in the Midwest are getting hit with a staggering new surge.

Capacity is strained, and so is staff. And no one knows for sure what the Omicron variant will bring.

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Military medical teams sent to New Mexico and six other western and midwestern states

Fri, 2021-12-10 23:07 — mike kraft

Navy medics join COVID fight in hard-hit New Mexico Dozens of U.S. Navy medics have deployed to New Mexico to treat a Delta variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 patients as part of a military operation to treat virus hotspots across Western and Midwest states. Shannon Stapleton Reuters

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Michigan snapshot: Covid-19 cases way up but not a single person who had booster shot has died

Fri, 2021-12-10 22:53 — mike kraft

(CNN) Nurse Katie Sefton never thought Covid-19 could get this bad -- and certainly not this late in the pandemic.

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U.S. Overview: USA TODAY 80% of Americans 12 and over have first dose; Michigan is nation's hot spot as infections rise in 33 states.

Thu, 2021-11-18 23:24 — mike kraft

80% of Americans 12 and over have first dose; Michigan is nation's hot spot as infections rise in 33 states: COVID-19 updates 80% of Americans ages 12 and older have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the White House says. COVID-19 updates. YahooNews

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Supply Chain Slowdown Affecting Some Healthcare Facilities

Tue, 2021-11-16 00:08 — mike kraft

Supply Chain Slowdown Affecting Some Healthcare Facilities 'Fast pass' for medical supplies suggested as a possible solution Joyce Frieden medpagetoday

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Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, dogs in Malyasia and Haiti

Tue, 2021-11-09 23:44 — mike kraft

A new study of hundreds of white-tailed deer infected with the coronavirus in Iowa has found that the animals probably are contracting the virus from humans, and then rapidly spreading it among one another, according to researchers.

Up to 80 percent of deer sampled from April 2020 through January 2021 in the state were infected, the study indicated.

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