Dr. Sana Maheshwari, an emergency room doctor in New York City, is sick with COVID-19. She had been seeing patients with coronavirus-related symptoms since late February, but in the last two weeks, the number of cases coming into her hospital surged. Around the same time, Maheshwari’s hospital started running low on personal protective equipment (PPE),…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday that the number of coronavirus cases in the state has increased to 253.That's an increase from 211 cases reported on Saturday. A total of 85 new cases have been reported Saturday and Sunday combined.The Maine CDC said 41 people have recovered from the virus. Twelve…
As the coronavirus pandemic slammed into California and doctors and nurses sounded the alarm on a dire shortage of masks, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the release of the state’s emergency stockpile of 21 million N95 respirators. What he didn’t mention then: They are all expired. Every one of the masks stored in the state’s climate-controlled…
March 29, 2020 | 11:20am Scientists have identified at least eight strains of coronavirus as the bug wreaks havoc spreading across the globe. More than 2,000 genetic sequences of the virus have been submitted from labs to the open database NextStain, which shows it mutating on maps in realtime, according to the site. Researchers said…
Buncombe County reports first COVID-19-related fatality - WLOS
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As the coronavirus rages across the United States, mainly in large urban areas, more than a third of U.S. counties have yet to report a single positive test result for COVID-19 infections, an analysis by The Associated Press shows.Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows that 1,297 counties have no…
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The United States’ top doctor is calling Indianapolis an “emerging hotspot” for COVID-19. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams posted the statement on Twitter saying in part, “We must now focus on flattening the curve and raising the bar in emerging hotspots like New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, LA, Miami, and Indianapolis.” 7/n…
5th COVID-19 case reported at Newport News Shipbuilding NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A fifth confirmed case of COVID-19 has been reported at Newport News shipbuilding. President Jennifer Boykin confirmed the report on social media Sunday afternoon. Read the Full Article Dr. Fauci warns U.S. could see over 100,000 deaths WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they’re far from the only ones vulnerable. One of many mysteries: Men seem to be faring worse than women.And as cases skyrocket in the U.S. and Europe, it’s becoming more clear that how…
(CNN)Chicago's Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart stepped in front of news cameras and reporters and said 38 of their detainees in Cook County jail had now tested positive for the novel coronavirus with over 120 still left to be tested on Friday. "We knew this wa…
With coronavirus cases mounting, emergency workers are making life-or-death decisions about who goes to a hospital, and who is left behind.In a matter of days, New York City’s 911 system was overwhelmed by calls for medical distress seemingly related to the coronavirus.Credit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesMarch 28, 2020The first of many calls that…
The governor of Colorado urges residents not to gather in crowds. Schools close, movie theaters shutter and public transit limits ridership. Denver’s mayor bans meetings, religious services and parties. This scenario — close to what we’re experiencing with the coronavirus today — comes from the history books, when another pandemic swept the world just over…
CORONAVIRUS Saturday was the largest single-day spike in cases so far, with 569 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the state. NEW ORLEANS — Latest Numbers:151 deaths 3,540 total cases 1,127 patients hospitalized 380 in need of ventilators 59 of 64 parishes reporting cases Key Updates:It's been two and a half weeks since Louisiana's first recorded case of COVID-19. In that…
BEIJING (AP) — Health authorities urged millions of residents of the New York City region to avoid non-essential travel due to surging coronavirus infections there as deaths in the United States and Europe rose and countries including Russia and Vietnam tightened travel and business restrictions.The travel advisory late Saturday came after the number of confirmed…
Top officials of a New York hospital where staff wore garbage bags as protective gear and where one medical personnel has died from COVID-19 are safely cooped up in their Florida vacation homes. While doctors and nurses at Mount Sinai West hospital in Manhattan have been on the frontlines of New York City's war against the…
by: Gayle Ong Posted: Mar 28, 2020 / 09:57 PM PDT / Updated: Mar 28, 2020 / 09:57 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — In the South Bay, it’s been a week since San Jose police warned non-essential business owners they could face misdemeanor citations if they stay open during the shelter-in-place order. Santa…
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Dr. Arnold Weg loves a marathon - he has run 30.Dr. Weg runs every day of the week, but now the 63-year-old from Queens is in a race for his life. He is a primary care physician and gastroenterologist, who treated an elderly patient a month ago.He ended up getting exposed…
Posted: Sat 7:52 PM, Mar 28, 2020  |  Updated: Sat 10:42 PM, Mar 28, 2020 ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Family have confirmed the identity of the woman who died Friday morning from COVID-19 at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Gloria Merculief, 63, died after testing positive for COVID-19. Her family wants her remembered for…
Troubling new data released Saturday shows the death rate from coronavirus sharply accelerating in the Big Apple, with one person dying every 9.5 minutes in the last 24 hours. At least 67 more people died overnight from COVID-19, bringing the death toll for the five boroughs to 517, new numbers released by the city reveal.…
Health officials in Belgium say a pet cat appears to have contracted COVID-19 from her owner, though they emphasized human-to-pet transmission seems to be extremely rare. “Recently, the veterinary medicine faculty in Liège reported that a coronavirus infection has been determined in a cat,” virologist Steven Van Gucht said at a Federal Public Service Health…
