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Daily COVID Report / Today COVID REPORT: Only One New Case Confirmed for the Second Day in a Row, Joint Information Center Says Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: Humboldt County’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now stands at 361, after one additional case was reported today.Humboldt County Health Officer Dr.…

1 INTRODUCTION For persons with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), there appears to be a strong relationship between being an individual with overweight or obesity and the risks of hospitalization and needing treatment in intensive care units (ICUs). Emerging literature suggests that adults with obesity under…

At least three people this week were infected with COVID-19 a second time, throwing into question what we know about immunity to the deadly virus. While reinfections have been reported in the past, including some in South Korea in May, it later emerged that the cases were likely a result of false positives during testing.…

As the world waits for a vaccine to help bring about the end of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists in Northern California have been at work on a different approach — one that takes cues from llamas and their unique antibodies.Llamas, like all mammals, have antibodies that protect them from viruses. But llama antibodies are different…

(CNN)A sudden change in federal guidelines on coronavirus testing came this week as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the Trump administration, a federal health official close to the proce…