MADISON COUNTY, Ala. – A long-time Madison County Sheriff’s Office employee has died. The Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday that Investigator Steve Finley died Friday at Huntsville Hospital from COVID-19 complications with his family by his side. Finley started at the Sheriff’s Office in 1993 as […]
Day: January 15, 2022
Partisan COVID-19 divide continues as Oklahoma schools, parents make tough decisions
OKLAHOMA (KFOR) – Metro hospitals are on the brink of flatlining as staffing shortages continue and patients keep coming in, but healthcare systems and first responders are not alone in their fight. The latest wave also affects schools and work places across Oklahoma while state […]
YMCA opens 3 free COVID-19 testing sites
COVID-19 is leading cause of death for law enforcement The COVID-19 virus caused 2021 to be the deadliest year for law enforcement is almost a century. A new report from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund found two-thirds of the 458 officers who died in […]
Citigroup Sticks With Its Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate, While GE Drops Its Rules
Citigroup Inc. is sticking with its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for its U.S. workers. General Electric Co. is not. The two American companies are going in opposite directions after the Supreme Court blocked Thursday the Biden administration’s rule that big employers require their employees to get […]
DC, Maryland Report Spike in COVID-19 Deaths
Washington, D.C., and Maryland are each reporting a spike in the number of people who have died from COVID-19, according to NBC News data. The rapidly rising death toll comes after weeks of rising hospitalizations that have strained local health care centers. D.C. reported 10 […]
COVID-19: UK records 81713 cases and 287 deaths in last 24 hours
The UK has recorded 81,713 COVID cases and 287 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period. It follows 99,652 positive cases and 270 deaths (of people within 28 days of first testing positive for COVID-19) reported yesterday. This was down from 335 deaths reported on […]
COVID-19 infection rates continue to fall in Warrington as 252 new cases confirmed
COVID-19 infection rates are continuing to fall in Warrington with 252 cases confirmed in the latest daily data. A total of 252 (279) new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency in the latest daily data, taking the total number of […]
Thousands protest in Vienna against mandatory vaccination: Live
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Austria’s capital Vienna to protest against government plans to introduce mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for next month. A new British study said about a third of people infected with coronavirus might still be contagious after a five-day quarantine. […]
Tamil Nadu sees 23,989 fresh COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
Chennai: Fresh coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu reached the grim milestone of 24,000 infections in a single day and the new cases in Chennai neared the 9,000-mark. The State on Saturday recorded 23,989 new cases and 11 fatalities. This took the total number of cases […]
Russia reports 27,179 new COVID-19 cases
Moscow [Russia], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 27,179 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 1,07,74,304, the federal response centre said on Saturday. Moscow logged the highest tally of 6,555 new infections in the past 24 […]