COVID In MN: Nearly 3,000 New Virus Cases Reported, 12 Deaths

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• mercurynews.com2 hour(s) ago
• Health | Concerns grow that COVID-19 may rebound after taking antiviral Paxlovid
• Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid has been hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against the disease, promising fast, convenient and dramatic protection from severe illness in older adults and others at higher risk from the virus. But in recent weeks, there have been growing concerns that some people who finish the five-day course of prescription pills are becoming ill and testing positive again soon after. Among them this week was Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Houston’s Baylor College of Medicine, an expert...
• wtop.com4 hour(s) ago
• WHO: COVID deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising
• GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic released Thursday, the U.N. health agency said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilized after weeks of decline since late March, with about 3.5 million new cases last week, or a 1% rise. WHO said cases increased in the Americas, Middle East, Africa and the Western Pacific,...
• dailyvoice.com17 hour(s) ago
• First US Case Of Monkeypox This Year Reported In New England
• Health officials in New England have confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the United States this year. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday, May 18, that it has confirmed a  single monkeypox virus infection in the state.  The man who tested positive for monkeypox had recently traveled to Canada, health officials said. DPH said it is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the patients health care providers to identify those who may have been in close contact with the man. This...
• abc7chicago.com20 hour(s) ago
• COVID Update: IL reports 5,763new cases, 11 deaths
• CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois reported 5,763 new COVID cases and 11 deaths Wednesday.There have been at least 3,237,287 total COVID cases as of Wednesday, including at least 33,735 related deaths in the state since the pandemic began.As of Tuesday night, 1,083 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 102 patients were in the ICU, and 33 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. IDPH said 21% of ICU beds are available.FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for children ages 5 to 11IDPH officials reported...
• cbslocal.com23 hour(s) ago
• COVID In Minnesota: 2,120 More Cases Reported, 6 Deaths
• MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Health officials in Minnesota tallied an additional 2,120 cases and six deaths Wednesday. Overall, there have been more than 1.48 million COVID-19 cases in Minnesota, of which 68,742 were reinfections. According to state data, 12,575 people have died. As of the health department’s latest update, daily new cases per 100,000 residents has climbed to 37.5 as the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 continues to spread in the Twin Cities and beyond. Hospitalizations have also ticked up above the high risk threshold – drawn at 8 admissions per 100,000 residents –...
• dailymail.co.uk1 day(s) ago
• CDC raises alarm over monkeypox outbreak after SIX Americans were potentially exposed to virus after sharing flight with UK patient - Nearly two dozen potential cases of rare virus found in Europe
• Health officials are keeping tabs on six Americans for potential monkeypox infection after they shared a flight with a British patient who tested positive for the virus. The individuals sat within a three-row radius of the Brit on a nearly seven-hour flight from Nigeria to the UK on May 4. He later became the countrys first confirmed case. Dr Jennifer McQuiston, a senior official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told STAT News the U.S. patients would be monitored for 21 days. Monkeypox appears to be spreading...
• abc7chicago.com2 day(s) ago
• COVID Update: IL reports 5,327 new cases, 14 deaths
• CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois reported 5,327 new COVID cases and 14 deaths Tuesday.There have been at least 3,231,524 total COVID cases as of Tuesday, including at least 33,724 related deaths in the state since the pandemic began.As of Monday night, 1,092 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 89 patients were in the ICU, and 33 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. IDPH said 23% of ICU beds are available.FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for children ages 5 to 11IDPH officials reported...
• cbslocal.com2 day(s) ago
• COVID In Minnesota: Hospitalization Rate Surpasses High Risk Threshold
• MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota’s COVID-19 hospitalization rate has climbed into high risk territory, according to the latest update from health officials. The Minnesota Department of Health puts the rate, which is a rolling seven-day average, at 8.9 admissions per 100,000 residents. The high risk threshold is 8. Meanwhile, the state’s case growth rate also continues to tick upward, last reported at 37.5 daily new cases per 100,000 residents. The line for high risk is drawn at 10. On Tuesday, state health officials reported 4,581 new COVID-19 cases and six more...
• dailymail.co.uk2 day(s) ago
• BREAKING: FDA approves COVID-19 booster shots for children five to 11 years old, despite limited risk faced by children from the virus
• Children aged five to 11 years old can now get a booster shot of the Pfizer Covid vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday. Officials green-lighted the additional shots for the age group, the first booster dose available to children as young as five, saying they offered continued protection against Covid.  The third jabs are to be given from five months after receiving the second dose. The move comes despite many experts raising concerns over vaccinating children against Covid, pointing out that they are at low risk of...
• dailymail.co.uk3 day(s) ago
• BREAKING: FDA to approve COVID-19 booster shots for children five to 11 years old as early as TUESDAY, despite limited risk faced by children from the virus
• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to approve COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for children as young as five years old as early as Tuesday, the New York Times reports. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will likely receive the approval this week, becoming the first booster shot children as young as five are eligible for.  Pfizers jab is already the only one available to minors in the U.S. - with children as young as five eligible for the first two-dose regimen - and its booster eligibility will now match that of...
• cbslocal.com3 day(s) ago
• COVID In MN: Health Officials Report 2,500+ New Cases, 4 Deaths
• MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota health officials on Monday reported 2,590 more COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths. According to the state’s health department, there have been over 1.48 million cases reported and 12,563 deaths attributed to the virus since the pandemic began. READ MORE: Whos Eligible For $750 In Frontline Worker Hero Pay?As it has since mid-March, the state’s case growth rate continues to rise, last recorded at 32.1 daily new cases per 100,00 residents. That’s well above the high risk threshold, drawn by health officials. READ...
• wtop.com3 day(s) ago
• As virus cases go up and down, some DC restaurants keep COVID restrictions in place
• COVID-19 may be moving into a more manageable phase, but some D.C. businesses are keeping their pandemic-era protocols alive for the foreseeable future. “As long as (hospitalizations and cases) are still going up and down, and up and down, I’m comfortable with keeping policies that we have in place,” said Cathy Nagy, the general manager for Mr. Henry’s, in Southeast. More D.C. News More Coronavirus News Proof of vaccination is still required at the Capitol Hill pub along Pennsylvania Avenue, a policy that Mr. Henry’s has maintained for...
• CNN4 day(s) ago
• West Nile Virus Fast Facts
• (CNN)West Nile virus (WNV) is primarily transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. More than 2,600 people have died of West Nile virus in the United States since it was first detected in New York City in 1999. JUST WATCHEDWest Nile virus symptoms explainedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWest Nile virus symptoms explained 03:34FactsWest Nile virus is usually spread through the bite of infected mosquitoes.It is not spread person-to-person through casual contact.Read MoreIn rare cases, WNV can be spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants, exposure in a lab setting or from mother to...
• mercurynews.com5 day(s) ago
• Health | North Korea reports 15 more COVID-19 suspected deaths
• By Hyung-Jin Kim | Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with flu-like symptoms as it mobilizes more than a million health and other workers to try to suppress the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak, state media reported Sunday. After maintaining a widely disputed claim to be coronavirus-free for more than two years, North Korea announced Thursday that it had found its first COVID-19 patients since the pandemic began. It has since said a fever has spread across...
• abc7.com6 day(s) ago
• Young people lead rising COVID-19 case rates in Los Angeles County
• LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Younger people are leading the way in COVID-19 cases as coronavirus rates in Los Angeles County continue to rise.The daily number of COVID-19 cases reported in L.A. County continued growing, according to the latest data, prompting renewed warnings that younger residents are most likely to become infected, and unvaccinated residents are most likely to become severely ill.L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Thursday reported 3,407 new COVID-19 infections, along with nine new virus-related deaths. She said the average daily number of new cases recorded...
• dailyvoice.com6 day(s) ago
• COVID-19: Positivity Rate Stays Above 13 Percent In CT, 25 New Deaths Reported
• The positive COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise in Connecticut, which reported more than two dozen new deaths in the past week. In the latest update on Thursday, May 12, the state Department of Public Health reported 25 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 10,883 since March 2020. In the past seven days, there have been more than 72,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 9,606 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for an average seven-day positivity percent of 13.24 percent...
• cbslocal.com7 day(s) ago
• Massachusetts reports 5,576 new COVID cases, positivity rate over 8% for first time since January
• BOSTON (CBS) — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 5,576 new confirmed COVID cases on Thursday, and the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts has now increased to 8.24%. It’s the first time the positivity rate has spiked over 8% since January 28. READ MORE: Retired Auburn music teacher convicted for child rapeThere were 16 additional deaths reported. READ MORE: Massachusetts reaches $56 million settlement in deadly Holyoke Soldiers Home COVID outbreakCurrently, there are 728 people in the hospital with COVID. There are also 66 patients currently...
• cbslocal.com7 day(s) ago
• COVID In Minnesota: Over 2K Cases Reported, Along With 11 Deaths
• MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota health officials reported an additional 2,115 virus cases and 11 deaths on Thursday, as COVID-19 cases continue to tick upwards. In all, the state has logged over 1.47 million virus cases, including over 68,000 reinfections. The virus has killed 12,547 Minnesotans since March of 2020. After dropping to low levels mirroring last summer, case growth is back up again to 32.1 new cases per 100,000 residents. Hospitalizations too are increasing and now sit at 7 admissions per 100,000 residents, nearing the threshold for high risk, which is...