HOUSTON – A Houston Methodist doctor who was thrust into the spotlight in November after her privileges were suspended because of her views on vaccines and early treatment for COVID-19 is filing a lawsuit against the hospital system. Doctor Mary Bowden is an ear, nose […]
Day: January 17, 2022
355 with COVID-19 at Ballad hospitals hospitalizations, up 47% since Christmas Eve – WJHL
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A total of 355 patients are hospitalized for COVID-19 in Ballad Health hospitals — the highest hospitalization numbers since Sept. 22 — the health system reported Monday. The 48 COVID patients using ventilators, though, is the lowest total since Dec. […]
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 01/17/2022
*Includes 50 hospitalizations in pediatric beds. *Sunday’s new case count includes 75 cases from lab reports that are greater than two weeks old. **The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. Total counts may not reflect unique individuals. The […]
Coronavirus in Colorado: COVID-19 updates for January 17-January 23, 2022
More than 1,103,000 people in Colorado have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 53,200 have been hospitalized as of Sunday afternoon, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. READ MORE: List of Colorado businesses that are open Click here for the […]
Maine hospitals see slight drop in COVID-19 patients
The number of hospitalized patients infected with COVID-19 declined slightly Monday but remains at a near-record level as hospitals await the arrival of Maine Army National Guard members later this week. The number of inpatients infected with the virus dropped to 406 from 415 on […]
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley tests positive for Covid-19
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Updated 12:31 PM ET, Mon January 17, 2022
Canada approves Pfizer’s oral COVID-19 antiviral treatment, seeks supplies
OTTAWA, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Canada on Monday approved Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) oral antiviral treatment for mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 in people aged 18 and older but said supply shortages would keep doses from being made available immediately. Infections and hospitalizations due the […]
Covid-19: Four Covid-related deaths and 394 people in hospital
Of that total, 1,410,134 were first doses, 1,304,935 were second doses and the remaining were third doses.
Fauci says it’s still an ‘open question’ whether omicron spells Covid endgame
White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday it is still too soon to predict whether the omicron Covid-19 variant will mark the final wave of the coronavirus pandemic. “It is an open question whether it will be the live virus vaccination that […]
COVID-19: Govt to ramp up preventive measures, to deploy Rapid Response Team
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