County health officials on Tuesday said the minor's death was linked to the virus. Hours later, however, they walked the statement back and said the case will have to be evaluated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Though early tests indicated a positive...
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 70,000 on Tuesday, representing over a quarter of all the virus deaths reported worldwide, as Americans give negative marks for the federal government's handling of the outbreak. The U.S. novel coron...
As of May 2, 2023, the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had spread to almost every country in the world, and more than 6.86 million people had died after contracting the respiratory virus. Over 1.16 million of these deaths occurred in the United States. Waves of infection...
The hospitalization rate for respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, declined from 3.8 to 2.5 per 100,000 in that period, based on data from a more limited hospital network across 12 states. “Seasonal influenza and COVID-19 activity remain elevated in most parts of the country; however,...
With nursing homes now at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, UK company Zendra Health has launched an app to support staff as they try to care for residents and curb the spread of the virus. The app provides information specifically directed at care homes and provides a self-assessment...
While new positive COVID-19 cases are down in Herkimer and Oneida County, active positive cases continue to remain high. Meanwhile, one person from Oneida County and two Herkimer County residents died from the virus over the last 24-hours, according to health department officials. ...
Long COVID in children 2 2.0% — — Individual children's stories who were harmed by virus 0 0.0% 2 0.5% It is important to prevent infection 0 0.0% 4 1.0% Healthy people can become sick from virus 0 0.0% 3 0.7% Current transmission rates 2 2.0% 26 6.5% Cumulative disease burden ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' coronavirus hospitalizations continued dropping on Friday, even as the state reported 27 new deaths from the virus.
The variant is dominant among new confirmed infections in South Africa, according to health officials and scientists leading the country’s virus strategy. In response to the resurgence of COVID-19, the South African government introduced tougher lockdown restrictions which incl...
The second-most populous state reported 532 new cases of the virus which causes COVID-19, taking the national total to 549, the most new cases in a day since the pandemic arrived. Victoria currently has more than 4,500 active cases after weeks of triple digits daily rises...