The number of COVID deaths in New York state rose 30% last month — to the highest since early 2022 — nearly three years after the virus first ravaged the state, an analysis by Post shows. There were 915 deaths from the coronavirus and its variants in the Empire State in December — about 30 … Read more
The latest worrisome COVID strain, XBB.1.5, continues to rise but still accounts for a minority of new COVID-19 infections nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Friday, after the agency released its forecasts of the rise of the variant had reduced . About 27.6% of new cases nationwide are linked to the variant, … Read more
Commuters today were seen wearing face coverings after health bosses urged Britons to protect the NHS amid record pressures and a new Covid variant. More than a dozen trusts have declared critical incidents amid rising rates of Covid and flu, staff shortages and too few beds. The unprecedented pressure is expected to last until Easter — with hours-long … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it tracks a new variant of concern called XBB.1.5. According to new figures released Friday, it estimates that XBB.1.5 is responsible for 40.5% of new infections nationwide. XBB.1.5’s ascent overtakes other Omicron variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, which have a wave of infections about autumn. Scientists believe … Read more
Exploring the impact of the CDC’s new COVID travel policy from China – CBS News Watch CBS News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that, beginning Jan. 5, all travelers coming to the U.S. from China will have to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flights. Associated Press reporter Dake Kang spoke … Read more
Hospitals in the US are now more full than they were during the pandemic – and it’s not because of Covid. Official data shows that 80 percent of beds across the country are currently occupied, a level not seen since the peak of the Covid wave in January 2022, when eight in ten beds were … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed on Friday that it is now tracking a new worrying strain of COVID-19 in the US known as XBB, which has grown to account for an estimated 3.1% of new infections nationwide. The species’ prevalence has grown furthest so far in the Northeast, according to the agency’s … Read more
UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 22: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images In his latest briefing as chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now tracking the emergence of another COVID-19 strain, known as BN.1, according to figures released by the agency this month that mark the latest new Omicron lineage to pass this fall. spreads the country. According to “Nowcast” estimates released by the CDC on Friday, about 4.3% of … Read more
Boston University refutes report lab created dangerous strain of COVID Boston University refutes report lab created dangerous strain of COVID 03:02 The National Institutes of Health is now investigating whether experiments conducted at Boston University should have prompted a federal review, the agency says, after scientists at the school tested strains they made of the … Read more