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U.S. COVID cases at highest levels since November, while Northeast and Midwest are above delta peak

Mon, 2022-05-16 12:31 — mike kraft
U.S. COVID cases at highest levels since November, while Northeast and Midwest are above delta peak COVID cases continued to rise across the U.S. on Monday and were trending at the highest levels seen since late November around the time that South African... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch
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COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months

Thu, 2022-05-05 08:49 — mike kraft
COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months The projected increases come after weeks of steady upticks in infections across the country. ABC News ABC News
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Map: Nearly 20 million American kids under 5 could be eligible for a Covid vaccine.

Fri, 2022-04-29 10:30 — mike kraft
The Data Point: Kids under 5 could be eligible for a Covid vaccine. See where they live. Alaska, Texas and Utah have the highest concentrations of children under 5 as Moderna seeks vaccine authorization for the age group. NBC News
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Covid cases increase in some U.S. states

Mon, 2022-04-04 10:13 — mike kraft

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/04/world/covid-19-mandates-cases-vaccine#some-states-in-the-us-are-seeing-new-cases-increase

Some U.S. states see new covid cases increase.

Across the United States, officials have dropped mask mandates and are closing mass vaccine and testing sites as new coronavirus cases have fallen nationally to about 27,000 a day on average. But several states — mostly in the Northeast — have had some increases in case numbers over the past two weeks, according to a New York Times database

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Michigan and Missouri: Two states with contrasting COVID approaches

Thu, 2022-03-31 12:02 — mike kraft
Michigan says it won’t adopt new CDC guidelines without ‘additional information’ Michigan will not follow updated quarantine and isolation guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) until the state acquires more information, health authorities sai… Brad Dress The Hill

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Wisconsin Makes Threats Against Healthcare Workers a Felony

Mon, 2022-03-28 19:52 — mike kraft
Wisconsin Makes Threats Against Healthcare Workers a Felony Offenders could go to prison for 6 years, but is that enough to prevent harassment and violence? Sophie Putka medpagetoday

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) signed a bill into law on Wednesday that makes threatening a healthcare worker a felony.

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U.S. flu cases are rising as masks come off

Mon, 2022-03-28 09:57 — mike kraft
As Covid-19 cases fall and masks come off, flu cases are rising After circulating at nearly nonexistent levels last year, influenza is increasing in most of the United States. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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While flu activity has been increasing in most places across the country, the highest levels have been recorded in the central and south-central regions of the United States, according to the CDC. ...

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COVID drove largest spike in U.S. deaths in a century-- Census Bureau

Thu, 2022-03-24 10:26 — mike kraft
Census Bureau: COVID drove largest spike in U.S. deaths in a century COVID-19 drove the largest death spike in a century, with 535,000 more deaths in 2020 than in 2019, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data.Why it matters: The new data shows how profoundly the pandemic has impacted the U.S. population, as Americans died or fled cities for the sanctuary of cheaper or less populous areas. Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets.
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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

Mon, 2022-03-14 19:14 — mike kraft
White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, with roughly 35,000 cases at the moment, and more money was needed to help fight it. Reuters Reuters
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Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five U.S. states

Fri, 2022-02-18 09:51 — mike kraft
Map: Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five states Track Covid death hot spots. NBC News

Omicron took a month and a half to match the death rate that the delta wave took nearly three months to reach.

The omicron variant, which has spread disease to tens of millions in the U.S. since late December, is now fueling a wave of Covid-related deaths. Average deaths have plateaued at close to 2,600 a day, the highest level since February 2021, according to NBC News’ tally.

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