GALVESTON COUNTY – Galveston County Health District confirmed Thursday the county’s first COVID-19 related death in a child. Officials said the young girl, whose age ranges from 0-10 years old, passed away on Sept. 7. The health district said this is the youngest COVID-19 related […]
Day: September 9, 2021
Troop COVID-19 death rate jumps 50-fold since 2020, August deadliest month by far
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, in late 2020, the military posted its deadliest month in November. Those four deaths were an anomaly in a year that saw mostly one or two deaths a month, if any ― until now. Eleven service members died […]
KDHE COVID-19 travel quarantine list removes 2 countries – KSN
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove two countries — Martinique and Georgia. This is the new quarantine list and timeline. An unvaccinated person should quarantine if they meet the following criteria: […]
CPS’s COVID-19 case tracker under fire
“Honestly, I’ve got to tell you, I don’t feel confident sending my kids back to school. I don’t. And this was a real struggle for us because we have just tried so hard to get both of our kids into a wonderful public school like […]
State issues COVID-19 ‘hot spot advisory’ for two metro St. Louis counties
Untitled Document NOTE: On Saturday, April 17, 2021, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) noted on its dashboard that it discovered a database error that was causing individuals with both a positive PCR and antigen result to be counted as both a […]
Sydney News: Staff and patients at St Vincent’s Hospital contract COVID-19
Here’s what you need to know this morning. COVID-19 cases at St Vincent’s Hospital Three staff members and two patients have tested positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, St Vincent’s Hospital confirmed last night. Rapid COVID swabs are being done for all staff and […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Another Middlemore Hospital patient tests positive for virus; attended ED
COVID LATEST* ‘Wind in our sails’ – Vaccination boost means no slowdown in rollout* Pregnant woman given MIQ spot after launching legal action* ‘Discriminating’: Woman with mask exemption refused supermarket entry three times* Claire Trevett: Is the PM’s vaccines deal a triumph of politics over […]
Los Angeles school board votes to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for eligible students age 12 and over
By Dakin Andone, Stella Chan and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Updated 7:24 PM ET, Thu September 9, 2021
Watch live: Biden announces new Covid vaccine and testing mandates for millions of U.S. workers
[The stream is slated to start at 5:00 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is scheduled to address the nation Thursday to outline the administration’s next steps in the fight against […]
FDA says it won’t complete review of e-cigarette products by Thursday deadline
The Food and Drug Administration said it will need more time to complete its review of e-cigarette products sold in the United States. The agency has made decisions on more than 90% of the new tobacco products that were submitted. It has had a year […]