In South Africa, new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a single day to almost 8,600, authorities reported Wednesday, and the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases said omicron has now overtaken the delta variant among samples now being analyzed at the genetic level. But...
Hawaii(7.2) Compared with the week prior,Alabamahad the highest percentage increase among states in its rate of new COVID-19 hospitalizations, at 33%, whileNebraskasaw the largest decrease at about minus 33%. READ: Flu Hangs on in U.S., Fading in Some Areas and Intensifying in Others Amo...
compared to only 160 deaths from the flu in one week in December.ABC News reportsthat this winter’s covid death rates are far below those in previous winters, when 1,500 people per day died from covid during the worst pandemic surges. But experts, who say that the weekly death toll ...
Hawaii, at least, has past experience to fall back on now. In those critical early weeks, when cases were manageable, the state set into motion all the steps that experts across the globe have identified as crucial. It also benefited from being able to enforce a mandatory 14-day self-quar...
The state Department of Health says there have been nearly 103K coronavirus cases in Washington state, and 2,296 people have died from the virus statewide.
In our city model, we only analyze cities in states without moratoriums, as city action in other states is superseded by state action. Of the 15 states without a statewide moratorium (see supplemental Appendix Table), only Hawaii had no cities imposing a moratorium, so Hawaii was left out ...
As of Wednesday, Japan had confirmed more than 16,000 infections and about 850 deaths from the virus, by far the lowest figures among the Group of Seven major economies. But in a reminder that the crisis is far from over, an uptick in cases in Kitakyushu this week sparked enough concern...
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- As coronavirus cases continue to decline across the United States, all states but one -- Hawaii -- have dropped their mask mandates or have made plans to do so in the coming weeks, while Target and Apple stores joined other retailers this week in pulling...
Although health officials said this means the state is moving in the right direction, the state is still not able to provide all the doses that providers request. The state also on Friday reported 784 new coronavirus cases and nine additional deaths. Those numbers bring the state’...
Hawaii State COVID-19 statistics as of May 31: 1.4 million total population, 651 cases, 17 deaths - White alone: 21.8% of state population, 30.7% of cases, deaths data not available - Black or African American alone: 2.2% of state population, 0.9% of cases, deaths data not available ...