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Canadian experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall

Fri, 2023-09-01 12:31 — mike kraft

'The pandemic is not over': Experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall | CBC News Higher COVID-19 levels seen in Ottawa in the past month are expected to continue to rise through the fall, public health experts warn. CBC

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Ottawa's medical officer of health Vera Etches confirmed Thursday these trends will increase in the coming months, but said it's not yet clear that subvariants are driving the surge.

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U.S. states and counties with highest recent rates of COVID hospitaizations

Wed, 2023-08-30 09:32 — mike kraft

26 states see ‘substantial’ spike in COVID hospitalizations, CDC says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hospitalizations rose yet again last week by another 19%. Deaths from the virus also saw a large jump: 21% in one week. Yahoo News

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Study tracks relationships between COVID hospital data and general community levels

Tue, 2023-08-29 19:45 — mike kraft

Study: Hospital COVID spread increases when community levels are high Prostock-Studio / iStock CIDRAP

JAMA Network Open yesterday published a US cohort study showing an increase of hospital-onset COVID-19 cases when community-onset infections were high during the first 2 years of the pandemic.

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Canadian wildfires sparked signficant rise in U.S. asthma related cases --CDC

Mon, 2023-08-28 11:48 — mike kraft

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COVID cases, these US hospital systems have reinstated mask mandates

Mon, 2023-08-28 10:22 — mike kraft

Citing rising COVID cases, these US hospital systems have now reinstated mask mandates Amid rising COVID cases and hospitalizations throughout the country, several hospitals have reinstated mask-wearing requirements for patients and staff. Here's the list. Yahoo News

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Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come

Mon, 2023-08-28 09:50 — mike kraft

A late-summer wave of coronavirus infections has touched schools, workplaces and local government, as experts warned the public to brace for even more Covid-19 spread this fall and winter.

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China suffered nearly 2 million excess deaths followed the sudden end of COVID curbs --study

Fri, 2023-08-25 11:42 — mike kraft

Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID curbs, study says China's move to dismantle its strict COVID regime could have led to nearly 2 million excess deaths, a US study shows. Bernard Orr Reuters

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More mask mandates reemerge in U.S. amid upturn in COVID-19 cases

Thu, 2023-08-24 10:13 — mike kraft

Mask mandates reemerge amid upturn in COVID-19 cases The recent upturn in COVID-19 cases in some regions has spurred a handful of entities around the country to reinstate mask mandates, reigniting the debate over what place masking requirements have … colinmeyn The Hill

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U.S. COVID hospitalizations climb 22% this week — and the CDC predicts further increases

Thu, 2023-08-24 10:03 — mike kraft

COVID hospitalizations climb 22% this week — and the CDC predicts further increases as new variants spread So far, the CDC doesn't think the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant is to blame. CBS News

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New York: New EG.5 variant drives up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state

Tue, 2023-08-22 10:22 — mike kraft

New variant drives up COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York New COVID-19 variant impacts New York State Spectrum News 1 Central NY

A new COVID-19 strain is throwing a monkey wrench into the end of the summer and start of school. The most recent variant, dubbed EG.5, has led to an uptick in COVID-19 cases across New York state, and health experts are investigating.

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