Monthly Archives: July, 2020

South Carolina coronavirus update for July 22, 2020 The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Wednesday 1,654 new confirmed cases and one new probable case of coronavirus, 39 additional confirmed deaths and 26 new probable deaths.This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 74,761, probable cases to 281, confirmed deaths to…

Researchers have created an affordable, reusable version of an N95 mask that could help healthcare professionals as fears reemerge of a shortage in personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.The group of experts, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., created a prototype of the mask and found that…

July 22, 2020 | 2:29pm | Updated July 22, 2020 | 3:59pm Enlarge Image Healthcare workers check patients in to a city-run COVID-19 testing location in New York EPA/Justin Lane A new coronavirus mutation has become the most dominant strain of the virus — and is causing outbreaks to spread more quickly across the world,…

SIGN UP FOR BREAKING NEWS Get local stories sent straight to your inbox as news breaks. Privacy Notice 3 hospitals temporarily suspend asymptomatic testing UNM, Presbyterian and Lovelace Health System will temporarily discontinue asymptomatic testing, including drive-thru testing sites, according to a release sent Wednesday. These testing centers will now only be available for patients…

CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Health Department released new guidelines that reduced the recommended isolation period following a positive COVID-19 test. These recommendations are based on if the patient has been fever-free at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications and other symptoms have improved. The guidelines are based on new…