MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Shelby County COVID-19 cases are up by another 427 with 85 additional pediatric cases, according to the health department dashboard. Shelby County also reported another 13 virus-related deaths. Though cases are much lower compared to beginning the year, Tennessee is among […]
Day: February 9, 2022
RESPECT-UP grant looks at multiple factors surrounding COVID-19 testing in underserved communities
Written by: Jessica Snyder Media contact: Adam Pope The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on the disparities in health and health care access faced by underserved communities.The National Institutes of Health, through its Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics in Underserved Populations, or RADx-UP, initiative, recently awarded […]
Oklahoma COVID-19 cases surpass 1M since pandemic began
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 86 additional COVID-19 deaths in Oklahoma. On Wednesday, data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows that the state has had 1,000,480 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March of 2020. That’s […]
WHO: COVID-19 cases down 17 percent globally
(The Hill) — Coronavirus cases dropped 17 percent worldwide in the week between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6 when compared with the prior week, though the global death rate increased by seven percent, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) weekly epidemiological report released Tuesday. The report also found that […]
New reported COVID-19 cases dropped by 44% as Iowa prepares to shutter tracking site
COVID-19 continued to decline across Iowa in the Iowa Department of Public Health’s data release on Wednesday, which is expected to be the last full update before the state’s dashboard is taken offline and the data is transferred to the health department’s main website. The […]
Cases of Covid-19 are dropping in North East Lincolnshire
Cases of coronavirus are falling in North East Lincolnshire according to the council’s latest epidemiology report. The coronavirus case rate for the borough fell from 1,003 per 100,000 people on January 26 to 894 by February 2. Although well above previous levels seen during most […]
COVID-19: Final coronavirus rules including self-isolating after testing positive could end this month, PM says
Boris Johnson has said he plans to remove all remaining coronavirus restrictions in England a month early. “Providing the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions, including the legal requirement […]
What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 9
Fans celebrate the Ottawa Senators’ overtime win against the Edmonton Oilers Jan. 31, 2022. The Senators announced a sell out game of 500 attendees, the maximum number of people permitted for sporting games at that time. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press) Recent developments: Ontario is giving […]
Watch live: New York Gov. Hochul is expected to lift indoor mask mandate
[The stream is slated to start at 11:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to drop the state’s strict indoor mask mandate as the surge in Covid-19 […]
CVS faces its next challenge: Growing sales as demand for Covid vaccines fade
CVS Health will face a new challenge in the coming year: proving to investors it can drive growth and retain customers, even as demand for Covid vaccines and testing fades. Shares were down more than 5% midday Wednesday, after the health-care company beat expectations for […]