With COVID-19 hospitalizations potentially peaking in early September, O.C. health official urges caution
3 years, 4 months ago

With COVID-19 hospitalizations potentially peaking in early September, O.C. health official urges caution

LA Times  

As Orange County contends with its third COVID-19 surge, hospitalizations may peak in the first few weeks of September. “So we’re not out of the woods yet, and people really need to be very careful in the next coming weeks,” Chinsio-Kwong said. The county health officer also said the current surge more closely mirrors last year’s summer surge. “The hope is that we don’t mirror what happened in the winter, and hopefully the vaccinations will dampen the peak of the hospitalization, that’s the goal,” Chinsio-Kwong said. “Because at this point there’s adequate vaccine distributed through many different pharmacies, different hospitals, different clinics,” she said.

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Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer

BBC  

Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer Getty Images Covid-19 doesn't follow normal seasonal patterns, like other respiratory viruses – waves of infection can happen at any time of year. Getty Images New Covid-19 subvariants are finding new ways to escape the immune system Given the need to protect society’s most vulnerable, studying these continually emerging variants remains crucial for updating …

L.A. County COVID cases, hospitalizations rise amid FLiRT variants summer uptick
6 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. County COVID cases, hospitalizations rise amid FLiRT variants summer uptick

LA Times  

Some people wear masks at commencement ceremonies at UCLA. If positive, it’s likely you’re more likely to infect others Keep your distance from other people Increase air circulation by opening windows, turn on air purifiers and gather outdoors if meeting with people Stick with enhanced hygiene — washing and sanitizing hands often, cleaning high-touch surfaces and covering coughs and sneezes …

New COVID subvariants are rising: How bad will California get hit this summer?
7 months, 1 week ago

New COVID subvariants are rising: How bad will California get hit this summer?

LA Times  

As the new FLiRT family of coronavirus subvariants takes hold, early signs are pointing to a summer jump in cases. California’s COVID waves last summer and winter were still big enough to cause significant disruptions, including outbreaks in schools, among sports teams and at Hollywood studios, while some businesses saw higher numbers of workers calling in sick. “In years past, …

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others
11 months ago

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others

The Independent  

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Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says
1 year ago

Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says

The Independent  

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CDC reveals top Covid hotspots in the US as hospitalisations surge
1 year, 3 months ago

CDC reveals top Covid hotspots in the US as hospitalisations surge

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The CDC collects county hospital admission figures data …

New coronavirus subvariant Eris is gaining dominance. Is it fueling an increase in cases?
1 year, 5 months ago

New coronavirus subvariant Eris is gaining dominance. Is it fueling an increase in cases?

LA Times  

A passenger wears a mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus at an airport in 2021. The Mid-Atlantic region — Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia — saw a 19% increase in new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations, up from a 4% jump the prior week. In the Southeast region of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, …

COVID-19 is ‘heating up all around’ this summer. Should we be wearing masks again?
1 year, 5 months ago

COVID-19 is ‘heating up all around’ this summer. Should we be wearing masks again?

LA Times  

The uptick in coronavirus transmission this summer has not brought major alarm from health experts. There are people who may want to avoid contracting COVID-19 “because it’s disruptive to life.” Chin-Hong said he’s aware of people who’ve had to change big travel plans to Europe and Africa because of illness. And even if you don’t choose to mask up, “definitely …

What's behind recent Covid-19 surge in US? As hospitalizations due to disease rise by more than 12%
1 year, 5 months ago

What's behind recent Covid-19 surge in US? As hospitalizations due to disease rise by more than 12%

Daily Mail  

America is recording its first surge in Covid hospitalizations this year, but experts say it is nothing to worry about. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed 8,000 patients admitted to hospitals across the country last week, up 12 percent on the previous seven-day spell and the first week-on-week rise since December. Experts say the rise in …

Upsurge in hospitalisation rates across US spark fears of another COVID-19 'summer wave'
1 year, 5 months ago

Upsurge in hospitalisation rates across US spark fears of another COVID-19 'summer wave'

India TV News  

The United States might be experiencing another COVID-19 wave as hospitalisations surged more than 10% to 7,109 as of July 15, as compared to 6,444 the previous week, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This could be the start of a late summer wave," said Dr Brendan Jackson, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, to NPR. A …

California’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are near historic lows. Will the lull last?
1 year, 5 months ago

California’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are near historic lows. Will the lull last?

LA Times  

COVID-19 hospitalizations are close to record lows in California, an optimistic sign as the state attempts to navigate its first surge-free summer of the coronavirus era. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a UC San Francisco infectious-disease expert, said he suspects that signs of an increase in coronavirus transmission are probably real in some locations, although “it’s not at a high level yet. …

Could Fourth of July trigger a summer COVID-19 surge? What L.A. County data show
1 year, 6 months ago

Could Fourth of July trigger a summer COVID-19 surge? What L.A. County data show

LA Times  

Summer has been a fraught and cautious time in the pandemic era, with travel and gatherings for holidays and vacation fueling COVID-19 spikes each of the last three years. The average number of coronavirus-positive people in L.A. County’s hospitals also has continued to decline or hold stable at relatively low levels. L.A. County reported 36 COVID-19 deaths for the most …

‘A huge burden’: L.A. hospitals strained by COVID surge, very bad flu season
2 years, 1 month ago

‘A huge burden’: L.A. hospitals strained by COVID surge, very bad flu season

LA Times  

Registered nurse Carolyn Tan checks on a COVID-19 patient at White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights in 2021. A “tripledemic” of COVID-19, the flu and RSV is hitting Southern California hard, sending patients to the emergency room in droves and presenting a steep new challenge for a healthcare system already worn thin by nearly three years of the pandemic. Huntington …

California senior citizens are hit hard as COVID-19 surges this winter
2 years, 1 month ago

California senior citizens are hit hard as COVID-19 surges this winter

LA Times  

Dr. Janina Lord Morrison, chief physician for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, visits a home to administer COVID-19 boosters. On Nov. 17, all but one of California’s 58 counties — Imperial — was in the low COVID-19 community level as defined by the CDC, which measures case and hospitalization rates. Los Angeles and Orange are among 27 …

Orange County declares health emergency due to viruses
2 years, 2 months ago

Orange County declares health emergency due to viruses

Associated Press  

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A health emergency has been declared in Southern California’s Orange County due to rapidly spreading viral infections that are sending more children to the hospital, health officials said Tuesday. The county health officer issued the declaration Monday due to record numbers of pediatric hospitalizations and daily emergency room visits, the county’s health care agency said in …

Orange County declares health emergency as RSV surges; cases also rising in L.A.
2 years, 2 months ago

Orange County declares health emergency as RSV surges; cases also rising in L.A.

LA Times  

An electron micrograph shows the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. Orange County, for instance, has only two hospitals dedicated to caring for children, and both “have been operating at or beyond their capacity to care for pediatric with respiratory illness,” county health officer Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong said Tuesday. And there’s only so many beds that a pediatric hospital …

Orange County hits ‘high’ transmission of COVID-19 again
2 years, 5 months ago

Orange County hits ‘high’ transmission of COVID-19 again

LA Times  

Hundreds of guests watch the firework show during the Independence Day Community Celebration presented by the city of Costa Mesa at the Orange County fairgrounds in Costa Mesa on July 3. As recent Independence Day celebrations recede into memory and the Orange County Fair begins, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported Friday “high” area transmission of the coronavirus that …

Covid infections may be stabilizing at new peak, but hospital total jumps 20 percent
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid infections may be stabilizing at new peak, but hospital total jumps 20 percent

NL Times  

The number of coronavirus infections diagnosed in the Netherlands rose by another 15 percent over the past seven days, but the rate of increase has shown signs of slowing, the RIVM said on Tuesday. An analysis of sewer water completed during the third week of June showed at 27.2 percent increase in coronavirus particles. The ICU tally has doubled since …

Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations flare up as Fourth of July weekend nears
2 years, 6 months ago

Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations flare up as Fourth of July weekend nears

LA Times  

As locals plan to celebrate Independence Day with in-person gatherings, health officials reported Tuesday COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased 16.8% over last week. As Orange County residents look forward to celebrating the upcoming Fourth of July weekend with a host of in-person gatherings, local health officials are beginning to see an uptick in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19. Figures …

Omicron brought ‘more severe disease in kids’; 2 Orange County teens died this month
2 years, 10 months ago

Omicron brought ‘more severe disease in kids’; 2 Orange County teens died this month

LA Times  

The Omicron surge resulted in hospitals in Orange County seeing more severe illness in children, officials said, a finding reflected across the nation. There have been a total of five pediatric COVID-19 deaths among residents of Orange County, California’s third-most populous county, since the pandemic began two years ago. But during this surge of Omicron, we really saw more illness …

Hospitals begin to limp out of the latest COVID-19 surge
2 years, 11 months ago

Hospitals begin to limp out of the latest COVID-19 surge

The Independent  

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L.A. County sees 10-month high in COVID death rate
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County sees 10-month high in COVID death rate

LA Times  

Los Angeles County saw an average of 40 coronavirus deaths a day over the past week, the highest such rate in nearly 10 months, a sign that the prolific Omicron variant may be deadlier than many initially believed. Just in the last week, L.A. County’s number of ICU patients with COVID-19 soared past the peak of the earlier Delta surge. …

Emergency rooms nearing ‘crisis levels’ in parts of California as Omicron surges
2 years, 11 months ago

Emergency rooms nearing ‘crisis levels’ in parts of California as Omicron surges

LA Times  

Emergency rooms are nearing crisis levels in parts of California, and officials are forecasting weeks of strain in hospitals even as there are glimmers of hope the Omicron wave may soon peak in the northern part of the state. L.A. County was also approaching its peak; on Thursday, it had about 15,000 people hospitalized for all reasons, approaching the pandemic …

Three more from TS succumb to Covid
2 years, 11 months ago

Three more from TS succumb to Covid

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Three more persons lost their lives to Covid-19 in Telangana on Friday even as the number of patients joining hospitals and ending up on oxygen support or in ICUs continued to rise amid continuing surge in cases. The figure stood at 1,229 on January 1 while it is 2,000 as on Friday, representing 3.35 per cent of 22,984 new …

Doctors believe latest surge may be peaking in Connecticut
2 years, 11 months ago

Doctors believe latest surge may be peaking in Connecticut

Associated Press  

Doctors at Connecticut’s two largest health care systems say they believe the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be peaking in the state. “So, if you look at it like we’re riding a roller coaster, we’re maybe nearing the top at this point, for at least this curve at this point.” Dr. Thomas Balcezak, the chief medical officer at …

L.A. County reports highest one-week coronavirus total of pandemic
3 years ago

L.A. County reports highest one-week coronavirus total of pandemic

LA Times  

Los Angeles continued to see an Omicron-fueled surge in coronavirus cases Saturday, as staffing shortages necessitated the deployment of California National Guard troops to testing sites and led the state to permit hospitals to relax rules about letting infected workers return to work. County public health officials said they had recorded more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases over the past …

L.A. County sees a record 44,000 new coronavirus cases as staff shortages strain hospitals
3 years ago

L.A. County sees a record 44,000 new coronavirus cases as staff shortages strain hospitals

LA Times  

Emergency rooms across California are coming under strain as they contend both with a deluge of new coronavirus-positive patients and people coming in to demand tests — all as their workers are increasingly being stricken by the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Chinsio-Kwong said that, anecdotally, she’s heard anywhere from 10% to 20% of workers are unavailable due to coronavirus-related reasons, …

Orange County reports third pediatric death of COVID-19, growing hospitalizations
3 years ago

Orange County reports third pediatric death of COVID-19, growing hospitalizations

LA Times  

Women wearing masks walk past business along Harbor Boulevard in Costa Mesa on Thursday. The Orange County Health Care Agency reported Thursday the death of a child from COVID-19, making this the third pediatric death in the county from the disease since the pandemic began in 2020. On Friday during a media briefing, Orange County health officials painted a dire …

Orange County reports third COVID-19 death of a child younger than 5
3 years ago

Orange County reports third COVID-19 death of a child younger than 5

LA Times  

Orange County health officer Dr. Clayton Chau, shown at a news conference last year, said the county’s third COVID-19 death of a child younger than 5 shows “we must continue to do everything we can to protect our loved ones.” Orange County officials confirmed Thursday night that a child under the age of 5 died in December of complications from …

Orange County hospitals filling up, ambulances delayed amid Omicron surge
3 years ago

Orange County hospitals filling up, ambulances delayed amid Omicron surge

LA Times  

A healthcare worker walks outside UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange. Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, a deputy health officer with Orange County, urged the public not to come to emergency rooms unless it’s an emergency, and said it’s inappropriate for people to go there just to get a coronavirus test. Like elsewhere in California, Orange County’s coronavirus numbers are trending in …

Hospitals see big jumps in COVID-19 patients, but this surge is different from last winter
3 years ago

Hospitals see big jumps in COVID-19 patients, but this surge is different from last winter

LA Times  

Registered nurse Akiko Gordon, left, and respiratory therapist Janssen Redondo tend to a COVID-19 patient inside the ICU at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles on Friday. The number of coronavirus-positive patients has spiked dramatically across Southern California since Christmas — but some health officials are noting important differences in how the latest surge is playing out …

COVID-19 test demand spikes in Orange County during Omicron surge
3 years ago

COVID-19 test demand spikes in Orange County during Omicron surge

LA Times  

The Omicron variant has caused panic and frustration over COVID-19 testing in Orange County as the coronavirus pandemic approaches its two-year mark here. “It’s a challenge for all COVID-19 testing service providers right now, and we’re not immune to that.” Collins said the Covid Clinic is in talks with several Orange County cities, including Costa Mesa, about opening larger locations …

Record surge in kids' hospitalisation as US logs new high of 5.8 lakh daily Covid cases
3 years ago

Record surge in kids' hospitalisation as US logs new high of 5.8 lakh daily Covid cases

India Today  

The massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the US is putting children in the hospital in record numbers, as experts warned of an 'Omicron blizzard' in the coming weeks. “It was hard enough last year, but now you know that you have a way to prevent all this.” During the week of December 22-28, an average of 378 children 17 …

L.A. COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 27,000 as health officials plead: ‘Act responsibly’
3 years ago

L.A. COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 27,000 as health officials plead: ‘Act responsibly’

LA Times  

Los Angeles County reported another surge in coronavirus cases Friday, prompting health officials to urge residents to curtail large New Year’s celebrations. “The days ahead will be extraordinarily challenging for all of us as we face extraordinarily high case numbers reflecting widespread transmission of the virus,” Barbara Ferrer, L.A. County’s public health director, said in a statement Friday. “Throughout the …

Jump in child COVID hospitalizations in N.Y. sparks concerns in California amid Omicron
3 years ago

Jump in child COVID hospitalizations in N.Y. sparks concerns in California amid Omicron

LA Times  

A jump in child COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York is a warning to get more children vaccinated in California and elsewhere as the Omicron variant continues to surge, according to California health officials. “Interestingly, the duration of hospital stay was lower, the need for oxygen was lower,” Fauci said on ABC’s “This Week.” Still, because Omicron is causing such a …

‘I see a lot of COVID and a lot of Omicron’: California warned of coming wave
3 years ago

‘I see a lot of COVID and a lot of Omicron’: California warned of coming wave

LA Times  

With the Christmas holidays approaching, California officials are warning of heightened dangers from a winter surge driven by the combined Delta and Omicron variants. “Unfortunately, we’re seeing indications of a winter surge on the heels of the Thanksgiving holiday,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Omicron has now been detected in all sewage areas monitored by Santa Clara …

Omicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals
3 years ago

Omicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals

Associated Press  

LONDON — The omicron variant is spreading so rapidly it has the potential to overwhelm Britain’s hospitals, highlighting the need to strengthen coronavirus restrictions and speed up the delivery of booster vaccine shots, the country’s health minister said Tuesday. “We’ll keep straining every sinew to make sure we can reach that target.” Vaccinations centers throughout the U.K. put 562,800 shots …

COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million Wednesday amid a dispiriting holiday-season spike in cases and hospitalizations that has hit even New England, one of the most highly inoculated corners of the country. “And that’s critical progress as we head into the winter and confront the new omicron variant,” White House coronavirus adviser …

How worried should California be about another winter COVID-19 surge? What we know
3 years, 2 months ago

How worried should California be about another winter COVID-19 surge? What we know

LA Times  

Mayra Navarrete, 13, receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Noleen Nobleza at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange on Aug. 28. Officials and experts largely agree that California is unlikely to see a surge that reaches the grim heights of last winter’s — which overloaded hospitals with COVID-19 patients and …

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign

LA Times  

August Lopez, 6, holds his 8-year-old sister Ruby’s hand as she gets her COVID-19 vaccine at Arleta High School on Monday. Health officials have been warning about a potential new rise in COVID-19 in California as seniors who got their shots last winter — and haven’t received a booster shot — may start to see their immunity wane, leaving them …

‘Winter is coming,’ Gov. Newsom warns as California’s COVID threat persists
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Winter is coming,’ Gov. Newsom warns as California’s COVID threat persists

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom turned to a familiar phrase Tuesday to issue a warning about the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in California. “COVID is not taking the winter off.” Newsom is far from the first official to cast a wary eye on winter’s approach and express concern about what it might mean for the state. “Last week, we literally were planning …

Covid hospitalizations to reach 2,000 by end November
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid hospitalizations to reach 2,000 by end November

NL Times  

The total number of coronavirus patients in hospitals will rise to about 2,000 in the coming weeks. But if the worst-case calculations come true, over 4,000 coronavirus patients will be in hospitals in December, RIVM director Jaap van Dissel told the parliamentarians. That would be the highest number since April last year, during the first wave of the outbreak. You …

Inland Empire COVID-19 hospitalizations far worse than L.A. Here’s why
3 years, 3 months ago

Inland Empire COVID-19 hospitalizations far worse than L.A. Here’s why

LA Times  

For Monica Escamilla, the text messages came in like clockwork. At Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, the severely ill patients in the intensive care unit are unvaccinated, and an “overwhelming majority of them regret not getting the vaccine,” said Dr. Sam Hessami, the hospital’s chief medical officer. In addition to unvaccinated patients winding up in intensive care, the hospital’s …

Covid-19 cases climbing in US, wiping out months of progress
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 cases climbing in US, wiping out months of progress

India Today  

Covid-19 deaths and cases in the US have climbed back to levels not seen since last winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden's argument for his sweeping new vaccination requirements. “Our hospitals are at the brink of collapse in many communities,” said Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky's public health commissioner. The U.S. is averaging over 1,800 …

Orange County says it’s too soon to tell whether COVID-19 surge is finally peaking
3 years, 4 months ago

Orange County says it’s too soon to tell whether COVID-19 surge is finally peaking

LA Times  

Javier Garcia wears a mask in Laguna Beach while sweeping outside Broadway by Amar Santana in May. An Orange County health official said Wednesday it was too soon to say whether the county has reached the peak of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that has been fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant. “I don’t want to jump …

Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet, CDC data shows
3 years, 4 months ago

Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet, CDC data shows

CNN  

CNN — The pace of Covid-19 hospitalizations is surging across the US, with the rates for children and adults under 50 hitting their highest levels yet, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “During this surge of the Delta variant … we are seeing a significantly greater impact on our children and our teens,” Dr. Jim …

Orange County officials call on community for help to defend against recent COVID-19 surge
3 years, 4 months ago

Orange County officials call on community for help to defend against recent COVID-19 surge

LA Times  

A kindergartner is greeted at a pre-screen station as elementary students return for in-person learning at Top of the World Elementary in October 2020. Dr. Clayton Chau, the director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, made another plea Tuesday to residents to get vaccinated if they have not done so and to do so with haste. Don’t listen to …

Child COVID-19 hospitalization rates hit record in U.S. — but not in California. Here’s why
3 years, 4 months ago

Child COVID-19 hospitalization rates hit record in U.S. — but not in California. Here’s why

LA Times  

Children are being newly hospitalized for COVID-19 at a record rate in the United States, with numbers surging since the beginning of July as the Delta variant has overtaken the nation. “Parents should feel reassured that case rates are still very low amongst children; serious illnesses still remains relatively rare,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. “Children are …

Orange County reports sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations: What to know
3 years, 4 months ago

Orange County reports sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations: What to know

LA Times  

Orange County officials are expressing growing concern about the spread of the coronavirus amid a nationwide surge caused by the highly contagious Delta variant. “Very few of us are going to get out without either getting COVID illness or getting vaccinated,” said Dr. Matthew Zahn, Orange County’s deputy health officer and a pediatric infectious disease expert. There continue to be …

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