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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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Cyberattack on some U.S. hospitals keeps computers offline for weeks

Fri, 2023-08-18 17:54 — mike kraft

Cyberattack keeps hospitals' computers offline for weeks Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned back on more than two weeks after a cyberattack forced some emergency room shutdowns and ambulance diversions. AP News

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Signs pointing to a late summer Covid upswing

Thu, 2023-08-17 10:29 — mike kraft

All signs point to a late summer COVID wave COVID-19 is on the upswing once again, per closely watched metrics. Alex Fitzpatrick,Kavya Beheraj Axios

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Hospitalization rates are rising the fastest in Mississippi (+73% month over month), Alabama (+66%) and Louisiana (+66%).

Yet they're down in Michigan (-32%), Vermont (-31%) and Rhode Island (-31%).
Remember from past waves that COVID moves about the country unequally, ebbing in some areas and flowing in others at any given point in time.

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