Region records 100 more COVID-19 deaths as virus spreads rapidly across state | Health Care

Region records 100 more COVID-19 deaths as virus spreads rapidly across state | Health Care

[ad_1] A total of 100 more people died from coronavirus in Northwest Indiana in a one-week period, according to data from the Indiana Department of Health.  Statistics updated Friday showed that there have been a total of 1,580 deaths in Lake County, 493 in Porter County, 319 in LaPorte County, 62 in Newton County and […]

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Beckley VA Medical Center expanding COVID-19 care with mobile unit

Beckley VA Medical Center expanding COVID-19 care with mobile unit

[ad_1] BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Beckley VA Medical Center’s (VAMC) Primary Care Team is offering expanded health care services for possible COVID-19 positive patients with hopes of improving the quality of care for everyone. The Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) at the VAMC’s parking lot is being used as an alternative clinic space for veterans who […]

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COVID-19 cases grow, but hospitalizations are down in Maine

COVID-19 cases grow, but hospitalizations are down in Maine

[ad_1] While COVID-19 infections keep spreading in Maine and across the nation, the number of people hospitalized with the disease in the state continues to decline, a clear sign that the highly contagious omicron wave is subsiding here. On Saturday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 352 people were hospitalized statewide […]

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Kettering Health offering virtual visits to help determine if COVID-19 test is needed – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio

Kettering Health offering virtual visits to help determine if COVID-19 test is needed – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio

[ad_1] MIAMI VALLEY — Kettering Health announced it is offering virtual visits with advanced practice providers to help patients determine if a COVID-19 test or other care is needed. To access this service, patients answer screening questions online to determine what type of care is best suited for their symptoms. >> ODH: New partnership hopes […]

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New York COVID-19 update reports 50% decline in one week

New York COVID-19 update reports 50% decline in one week

[ad_1] NEW YORK (NEWS10) – Governor Kathy Hochul update New Yorkers on the state’s progress in combating COVID-19 on Saturday, January 29. The Health Electronic Response Data System has reported 12,332 positives since Friday. Tracking COVID cases by county The State’s progress on combating COVID-19 indicates: Statewide New Cases Declined by 50% Over Past Week Statewide Hospitalizations Dropped By More […]

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UMass reports drop in COVID-19 cases

UMass reports drop in COVID-19 cases

[ad_1] Published: 1/29/2022 1:36:00 PM Modified: 1/29/2022 1:34:31 PM AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts is reporting that the percentage of positive COVID-19 cases is declining among students, faculty and staff, even though 191 new cases were identified in the past week. With spring semester classes resuming, Ann Becker and Jeffrey Hescock, co-directors of the Public Health Promotion […]

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Rams-49ers NFC Championship at SoFi Stadium brings COVID-19 concerns

Rams-49ers NFC Championship at SoFi Stadium brings COVID-19 concerns

[ad_1] As California starts to see the coronavirus surge leveling off, there’s a growing concern over the potential for upcoming large events to reverse the trend. After the Los Angeles Rams thumped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-27,  last week in Florida, the Rams and the San Francisco 49ers are set to duke it out at […]

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COVID-19 surge forces Ann Arbor Public Schools to suspend more bus routes

COVID-19 surge forces Ann Arbor Public Schools to suspend more bus routes

[ad_1] ANN ARBOR, Mich. – An ongoing shortage of bus drivers and sickness among staff has led to the temporary suspensions of 14 bus routes serving Ann Arbor Public School students, the district announced. The change will start Monday and extends until Monday, Feb. 11. Here’s which routes will be suspended: 33 Pattengill/Tappan 38 Pittsfield/Huron […]

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Local health experts see an increase in false-negative COVID-19 rapid tests

Local health experts see an increase in false-negative COVID-19 rapid tests

[ad_1] WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)– Health experts say they are seeing a new tendency, an increase in false-negative COVID-19 rapid tests. This week KSN News talked with a local advanced nurse to learn more. Luisa Taylor works for Free State Health Care and says since winter break the spike in false-negative rapid tests has increased significantly. […]

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