COVID-19 Information updates

[Duke]

‘Worse Than New York’: How Coronavirus Exploded in South Carolina

South Carolina is besieged by the coronavirus, reporting more cases per capita than most countries. “We’ve completely lost control of the situation,” one doctor told the Beast.

smartnews.link

 

[Debi]

Patients Swamp Sun Belt Hospitals With Covid-19 on a Rampage

Coronavirus updates: Mexico looking to extend border closing with US

The coronavirus death toll continues to climb and the seven-day average is increasing.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Debi]

Almost 90% of Covid-19 survivors have symptoms TWO MONTHS later

Italian researchers tracked 143 people who had been hospitalised with the disease. Only 12.6 per cent were completely free of any Covid-19-related symptom 60 days after they first became unwell.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Debi]

Wearing a face mask reduces your coronavirus infection risk by 65%

Coronavirus tips: Wearing a face mask is one of the best ways to avoid being infected. The protective equipment can reduce the risk of transmission for both wearers and the people in their vicinity…

bgr.com

 

[Debi]

Coronavirus live updates: US Army sending medical task force to Houston

Nearly 14% of all new U.S. coronavirus cases in the past seven days have been identified in Texas.

abcnews.go.com

'I thought this was a hoax': Patient in their 30s dies after attending 'COVID party'

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WOAI/KABB) – A patient in their 30s died from the coronavirus after attending what is known as a “COVID party,” according to health care officials. Chief Medical Officer of Methodist Healthcare Dr. Jane Appleby said the idea of these parties is to see if the virus is real...

news4sanantonio.com

 

[Debi]

Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse

NEW YORK (AP) — A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic. The number of deaths per...

apnews.com

 

[Debi]

In Florida, over 40 hospitals max out ICU capacity amid coronavirus surge

A surge of coronavirus cases in Florida has maxed out dozens of intensive care units (ICUs) at hospitals around the state, following an attempt by local officials to institute a phased reopening of the economy.

www.foxnews.com

I realize I've posted a lot of new stuff on here, but we are overwhelming our medical system. Head's up...round two.

 

[Debi]

https://www.newsweek.com/scans-reveal-heart-damage-over-half-covid-19-patients-study-1517293

Virus immunity in recovered patients may be gone in months, researchers say

People who have recovered from COVID-19 may lose their immunity to the virus within months, according to research released this month.

thehill.com

 

[Debi]

Military medics deploy in California, Texas as virus surges

MIAMI (AP) — Teams of military medics were deployed in Texas and California to help hospitals deluged by coronavirus patients, as Miami area authorities began stepping up enforcement Friday of a...

apnews.com

Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records

HOUSTON (AP) — The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in...

apnews.com

 

[garnetsilver]

If my daughter was still in school, I would not send her until things were under control. I wouldn't care what anyone said to do. Those who are urging kids back to school seem oblivious to the fact that these children will be coming and going every day, possibly infecting themselves and carrying infection back to their homes.