Nearly 400 people with COVID-19 are hospitalized in intensive care units across Illinois, more than 150 of them on ventilators, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That’s the highest number of people receiving critical care because of the coronavirus since late June, the department said. COVID-19 patients occupy about 10% of the state’s…
California saw a five-fold increase in coronavirus death rates among Latinos of working age over the past three months when the state reported a surge in coronavirus cases after partially reopening its economy earlier this summer, according to a new study released Thursday by the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, which…
A new study has explored an experimental COVID-19 vaccine for intranasal administration. The scientists show that just one dose may protect against infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus.Share on PinterestThe findings of a recent study may be promising for researchers working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.The race to develop a safe and effective…
As the staff worked frantically to get down his raging fever of 105 degrees, Tieeisha Hunt relayed details about how her son had complained of a stomach ache days before, but seemed fine. The 17-year-old had watched TV, played video games and didn’t act in any way that raised alarm.Then he collapsed on his bedroom…
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.…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…