COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) – South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 10,892 new COVID-19 cases Friday. DHEC’s data listed 8,523 confirmed and 2,369 probable cases. That data covers test results collected on Wednesday because DHEC releases data on a 48-hour delay. The data […]
Day: January 28, 2022
Free COVID-19 tests available to residents in select zip codes across Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday the availability of 225,000 free, rapid COVID-19 test kits to residents in certain zip codes. Eligible residents in vulnerable communities in 14 counties are encouraged to order these free COVID-19 tests. Counties include Cook, DuPage, […]
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 01/28/2022
*Includes 98 hospitalizations in pediatric beds. **The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. Total counts may not reflect unique individuals. The purpose of publishing aggregated statistical COVID-19 data through the OSDH Dashboard, the Executive Order Report, and the […]
47 inmates positive for COVID-19 in Muscogee County Jail, more than 420 in quarantine
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office released updated information on COVID-19 numbers in the Muscogee County Jail on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. According officials with the sheriff’s office, there are 47 positive cases among inmates. More than 420 inmates are currently in […]
Virginia COVID-19 cases rise by 10,741 Friday
Due to the amount of vaccinations across our region, we will no longer be updating the COVID-19 hotline. As of Friday, January 28, Virginia has had 1,525,591 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health. […]
Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for high risk patients to be rolled out on the NHS
An antiviral pill for those most at risk from Covid-19 will be rolled out on the NHS from next month, the Government has announced. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said the UK’s second antiviral, Paxlovid, will be made available to thousands of […]
Covid-19: Vulnerable people miss out on vital priority tests
Jane Lewis, who lives near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, said she and her husband, who are both asthmatic, received priority tests at the end of 2021.
Manitoba extends COVID-19 health orders for 1 more week
Manitoba’s current COVID-19 public health orders will continue for at least another week, officials announced on Friday. It is necessary to keep the orders in place as the province continues to assess the spread and impact of the Omicron variant, Health Minister Audrey Gordon and Chief Provincial […]
How the U.S. is trying to fix its at-home Covid testing problem
The latest Covid-19 wave during the busy holiday travel season caught the U.S. flat-footed when it came to one key tool in its pandemic-fighting arsenal: at-home rapid tests. “In the United States, we haven’t had federal guidance on how to make testing a regular part […]
COVID-19 in India Updates: Maharashtra reports 24,948 new COVID cases in 24 hours
Daily COVID-19 cases continued to dip in Odisha, where 5,057 more people tested positive on Friday, 844 less than the previous day, the health department said. The coronavirus tally stood at 12,36,226, while 10 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,560, it said in […]