[ad_1] The omicron surge in UPMC communities and hospitals peaked about 10 days ago, and the numbers are declining rapidly, but the danger isn’t done, according to UPMC’s chief medical officer, speaking at a news conference Monday. “The amount of activity in communities and hospitals is still fairly high — higher than it […]
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[ad_1] Gov. Jim Justice announces on Dec. 23 what will be done with West Virginia’s remaining $122.8 million in CARES Act money during his Dec. 23 media briefing. (Photo Courtesy of W.Va. Governor’s Office) WHEELING — West Virginia on Friday eclipsed its record of COVID-19 hospitalizations it set just two days […]
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[ad_1] Photo Provided – The late David Clarke and Jennifer Clarke of Wheeling were married 30 years before his death in March 2020. Because of COVID lockdown, the Clarke family was among the first of those locally who were unable to grieve in a public setting. WHEELING — Early in 2020, […]
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[ad_1] Photo courtesy of W.Va. Governor’s Office — Gov. Jim Justice again stressed the importance of COVID-19 vaccines during an October briefing. PARKERSBURG — West Virginia recorded its highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations Wednesday, and the state’s coronavirus “czar” expects the figure to continue to rise. “We are very, very worried […]
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[ad_1] HANCOCK — Driven by the arrival of the Omicron variant, COVID-19 cases have surged to pandemic highs. The first Omicron case in the western Upper Peninsula was confirmed less than a week ago, though it has been presumed to be here at least since the start of the month. As of Wednesday, […]
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[ad_1] Courtesy Image An illustration of the coronavirus provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ALPENA — With cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 increasing in Northeast Michigan, District Health Department No.4 is adjusting its case investigation and contact tracing processes. Due to the rise in […]
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[ad_1] CHARLESTON — Even as the omicron COVID-19 variant sends hospitalizations back towards summer record highs, Republican lawmakers in the West Virginia House of Delegates want to end mask and testing mandates in public schools. The House Education Committee took up House Bill 4071 on Wednesday afternoon, called the Public School Health Rights […]
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[ad_1] MARQUETTE — With 62 students and 12 staff members testing positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days as of Sunday, Munising Public Schools announced that it is reinstating its universal masking policy. The policy went into effect Monday. MPS said that all students and staff will be required to wear a […]
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[ad_1] Get ready for the most surreal district basketball season you’ll ever experience. It’s not the games, the matchups or the atmosphere that will keep Northern New Mexicans up at night with excitement this winter. No, we will be spending the next four weeks waiting to see what teams will actually get to play. There […]
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