Non-COVID deaths are up a significant amount this year. What's driving the increase?
2 years, 5 months ago

Non-COVID deaths are up a significant amount this year. What's driving the increase?

ABC  

There has been a significant increase in the number of non-COVID deaths since the Omicron wave took off, and that has doctors worried. Key points: Non-COVID deaths increased five per cent in the first four months of this year Dementia deaths rose by 20 per cent and diabetes deaths are up 18 per cent The deaths are statistically significant and doctors are concerned by the possible cause There were an additional 4,000 non-COVID deaths, or a five per cent increase, in the first four months this year, compared with the pre-pandemic average. The director of the Mortality Data Centre at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Lauren Moran, said among the additional 4,000 deaths, more people died of chronic diseases compared to similar periods prior to the pandemic. "We can see that for dementia, there's been around a 20 per cent increase this year of the total number of deaths when we compare it to prior years, and around 18 per cent higher than expected for diabetes," she said. "From the ABS's perspective, we don't actually say what is causing the trend in deaths, but there certainly are some links through to the Omicron wave and we need to monitor that trend really very closely," Ms Moran said.

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Centre rejects study claiming 11.9 lakh excess deaths in India during 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre rejects study claiming 11.9 lakh excess deaths in India during 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry has rubbished reports highlighting a higher number of deaths in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. “It is strongly asserted that an excess mortality of about 11.9 lakh deaths reported in the Science Advances paper in 2020 over the previous year is a gross and misleading overestimate. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry …

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, …

Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says
8 months, 1 week ago

Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. “In the last five years we’ve really not improved on lowering the maternal death rate in our country, so there’s still a lot of work to do,” said Ashley Stoneburner, the March of Dimes’ director of applied research …

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaks at a news conference in Geneva last year. The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent coronavirus variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, …

Covid Australia: Fears grow that a new coronavirus strain is causing huge spike in hospitalisations
1 year, 2 months ago

Covid Australia: Fears grow that a new coronavirus strain is causing huge spike in hospitalisations

Daily Mail  

A new Covid subvariant could be causing a spike in hospitalisations and authorities are pleading with vulnerable and elderly patients to get booster shots to stave off the threat. Chief health officer Dr John Gerrard said the surge in cases was largely due to low booster rates in older Queenslanders and the possible emergence of a new Covid variant called …

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 …

Why the US Covid-19 death toll is still rising
1 year, 10 months ago

Why the US Covid-19 death toll is still rising

Live Mint  

The U.S. has dodged a major wintertime Covid-19 surge as the pandemic continues to recede into the background. The U.S., which recently topped 1.1 million Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic began, continues to record several hundred more each day, death-certificate data show. The U.S. averaged about 400 deaths a day in a three-month span covering November through January, based on …

Deaths by heart disease increased during COVID-19 pandemic: Study
1 year, 11 months ago

Deaths by heart disease increased during COVID-19 pandemic: Study

Live Mint  

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cardiovascular disease deaths in the US increased by 6.2%. The number of CVD-related deaths increased from 874,613 in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, marking the biggest annual increase since 2015 and surpassing the previous high of 910,000 in 2003. The age-adjusted mortality rate accounts for the possibility that the …

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study
1 year, 11 months ago

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study

India TV News  

The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease in the US escalated during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, a new study has revealed. The rise in the number of CVD deaths in 2020 represents the largest single-year increase since 2015 and topped the previous high of 910,000 …

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors
2 years ago

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors

Associated Press  

Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries 81-year-old nursing home resident Bartley O’Hara, who said he is “vaccinated up to the eyeballs” and …

COVID hospitalization rates in babies as bad as for seniors amid Omicron wave, study shows
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID hospitalization rates in babies as bad as for seniors amid Omicron wave, study shows

LA Times  

Infants younger than 6 months had the same rate of hospitalization as seniors age 65 to 74 during this summer’s Omicron wave, according to a new report. “Multiple factors likely contributed to high COVID-19–associated hospitalization rates among young infants during the Omicron variant–predominant period,” the authors explained, “including the high infectivity and community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and …

COVID-19 still a leading cause of death in L.A. County, even amid ‘milder’ Omicron surge
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 still a leading cause of death in L.A. County, even amid ‘milder’ Omicron surge

LA Times  

The coronavirus continues to play an outsized role in the mortality rate in Los Angeles County, new data from the Department of Public Health show. By contrast, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in the nation’s most populous county in the first six months of 2021, a span that includes the deadliest surge of the 2½-year pandemic. COVID-19 was …

Covid pandemic led to prolonged decline in global life expectancy, suggests study
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid pandemic led to prolonged decline in global life expectancy, suggests study

Firstpost  

London: COVID-19 has caused a prolonged decline in life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last 70 years, according to a study. Previous global epidemics have seen fairly rapid “bounce backs” to life expectancy levels, the researchers said. This East-West divide in life expectancy during COVID-19 generally reflects bigger losses in countries which had lower pre-pandemic …

‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say
2 years, 3 months ago

‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say

LA Times  

As California enters fall with the coronavirus very much on the decline, some are once again declaring victory. “The pandemic is over.” It’s a pronouncement we’ve heard several times in the more than 2½ years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. “We are much better off now,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden’s chief medical advisor for the pandemic, …

Even in 2022, L.A. COVID death rate is worse than car crashes. Here’s why
2 years, 4 months ago

Even in 2022, L.A. COVID death rate is worse than car crashes. Here’s why

LA Times  

The Omicron coronavirus variant killed Angelenos at a higher rate than both the flu and car crashes during the early part of 2022, according to county health officials. Among adults 50 to 64, the death rate for COVID-19 was eight times the rate for motor vehicle crashes and 12 times the rate for flu and pneumonia, the county’s analysis found. …

WHO alert on ‘new’ Covid variants amid rise in hospitalisation, deaths. 5 points
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO alert on ‘new’ Covid variants amid rise in hospitalisation, deaths. 5 points

Live Mint  

New COVID cases have jumped by 15% and deaths by 35% globally in the last few weeks, World Health Organisation has alerted and further noted, that more variants with such intense circulation will be seen in the coming days. “Future variants will be more transmissible, may have further immune escape but we do not know if they will be more …

COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable

Associated Press  

LONDON — New coronavirus cases fell 9% globally last week while deaths remained stable, according to the latest weekly assessment of the pandemic released Wednesday by the World Health Organization. The U.N. health agency said there were 6.5 million cases reported last week with more than 14,000 deaths. In the U.K., the Office for National Statistics reported last week that …

July marks a high point for Australian COVID-19 deaths, but signs of a plateau are emerging
2 years, 5 months ago

July marks a high point for Australian COVID-19 deaths, but signs of a plateau are emerging

ABC  

There are signs that Victoria could be moving past the peak of its current COVID-19 wave as the nation nears the end of its deadliest month since the pandemic began. Deakin University's chair of epidemiology, Catherine Bennett, said Victoria was going through a "deepwater wave" of infections. However, Professor Sutton said, the state was "in our plateau phase now", suggesting …

COVID-19 outbreaks could hit two-thirds of Queensland's aged care facilities in third wave of Omicron
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 outbreaks could hit two-thirds of Queensland's aged care facilities in third wave of Omicron

ABC  

More than 160 Queensland residential aged care facilities are dealing with active COVID-19 outbreaks, with the third Omicron wave threatening to hit harder than the January peak. Key points: The last two weeks of July and all of August are expected to be "high-risk periods for aged care" A key concern in the latest COVID wave is the impact on …

Covid hospital patients in England up by 37 per cent
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid hospital patients in England up by 37 per cent

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hospital beds taken up by Covid patients have surged by 37 …

Possibility of more COVID variants can’t be avoided but..: WHO
2 years, 8 months ago

Possibility of more COVID variants can’t be avoided but..: WHO

Live Mint  

World Health Organisation has asserted that the acute stage of COVID can be ended this year in case vaccination coverage can be increased and at the same time, measures are taken to stop the spread. More deadly variants may emerge if… Earlier this week, WHO also pointed out that with the virus still circulating, the risk of more deadly variants …

Covid-19 is killing more people now than during most of the pandemic. Here’s who’s still at risk
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 is killing more people now than during most of the pandemic. Here’s who’s still at risk

CNN  

CNN — Plummeting Covid-19 case counts across the United States are leading to lifted mask mandates and more conversations about steps toward normalcy – but more people are dying of the coronavirus now than during most points of the pandemic. More than 120,000 people in the US have died of Covid-19 since Omicron became the dominant variant in December, and …

Covid was main contributor to last wave of excess mortality
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid was main contributor to last wave of excess mortality

NL Times  

Covid-19 was the main underlying cause behind the increase in the number of deaths last October and November. However, according to the Central Bureau for Statistics, there are also other causes that contributed to the most recent "excess death wave," during which more people than average died. "But we can’t yet tell if one of the other causes of death …

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines
2 years, 11 months ago

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines

LA Times  

“The extraordinarily high case rate has not caused a similar high increase in deaths among residents compared to our previous surges. We attribute these lower numbers to very high vaccination rates amongst nursing home residents,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Los Angeles County’s nursing homes have observed an extraordinary increase in coronavirus case rates during the Omicron …

Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave

Associated Press  

Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall’s delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks. “Importantly, ‘milder’ does not mean ‘mild,’” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said this week during a White House briefing. University …

WHO counts 18 million Covid-19 cases last week as Omicron spread slows
2 years, 11 months ago

WHO counts 18 million Covid-19 cases last week as Omicron spread slows

India Today  

The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20 per cent last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the Omicron variant's spread, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said the number of new Covid-19 infections increased in every world region …

COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%: WHO
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%: WHO

The Hindu  

The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization said in its latest pandemic report. In the weekly report issued on Tuesday night, the UN health agency said there were about 15 million new COVID-19 cases last week and more than 43,000 deaths. Last …

WHO: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths
3 years ago

WHO: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Thursday that a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a 71% increase from the previous 7-day period that the U.N. health agency likened to a “tsunami.” However, the number of weekly recorded deaths declined. “Last week, the highest …

COVID: New cases soar to highest levels on record in United States
3 years ago

COVID: New cases soar to highest levels on record in United States

India TV News  

Highlights New COVID cases in US have soared to their highest level on record at over 2,65,000 per day New cases per day have more than doubled over the past two weeks There's no need to cancel small home gatherings among vaccinated, boosted family: Dr Fauci More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 …

Omicron likely to peak in Feb 2022 but subside in a month, say scientists
3 years ago

Omicron likely to peak in Feb 2022 but subside in a month, say scientists

India Today  

A mild new Covid wave may hit India in February 2022, estimate two scientists behind the much talked about Sutra model of tracking the pandemic trajectory in the country. Manindra Agrawal of IIT Kanpur and M Vidyasagar of IIT Hyderabad, co-founders of the model, told India Today that in the “worst case scenario”, daily new cases may be in the …

13,000 excess deaths in Bhopal since Covid outbreak
3 years, 4 months ago

13,000 excess deaths in Bhopal since Covid outbreak

Hindustan Times  

There were 13,122 excess deaths registered by the municipal corporation in Bhopal since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, which is 13 times the official number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in the city in the same time period, data accessed through an RTI application by HT shows. In total numbers, in just the first seven months of 2021, the city …

COVID US: Cases increase 182% over the last month, which Surgeon General says is 'concerning'
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID US: Cases increase 182% over the last month, which Surgeon General says is 'concerning'

Daily Mail  

Alabama has seen new infections jump 122% to 4,303 per day on Sunday from 1,931 per day four weeks ago with an increasing number of pregnant women hospitalized In Florida, COVID-19 cases rising by 260% from an average of 10,452 four weeks ago to 37,685 on August 22 Coronavirus cases are continuing to rise across the country as officials say …

Global covid trends suggest the pandemic may be petering out
3 years, 5 months ago

Global covid trends suggest the pandemic may be petering out

Live Mint  

An analysis of six-weekly covid deaths since the pandemic began around March 2020 indicates that mortality is declining, albeit at a varying pace, almost across the board after having peaked in April-June 2021. This is the big picture, based on aggregated data from 32 major countries in Europe, the Americas and Asia that together account for about 70% of the …

A steep drop in American life expectancy is only partly because of the pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

A steep drop in American life expectancy is only partly because of the pandemic

Salon  

Between 1942 and 1943, the average life expectancy of an American fell by 2.9 years. In general, American life expectancy has risen or remained stagnant every year for the past fifty years, until around 2014 when it tapered off and dipped very slightly. Yet in 2020, the United States is facing a far more dramatic drop in life expectancy, attributable …

US deaths from heart disease, diabetes climbed amid Covid-19 pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

US deaths from heart disease, diabetes climbed amid Covid-19 pandemic

Live Mint  

The US saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020, and experts believe a big reason may be that many people with dangerous symptoms made the lethal mistake of staying away from the hospital for fear of catching the coronavirus. But the data released this week showed the biggest increases …

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation continues to recover from the devastating winter surge, a trend that experts are cautiously hopeful will accelerate as more vulnerable people are vaccinated. “I am encouraged by these data but we must remain vigilant,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said …

Don’t get cocky with these Covid-19 numbers. With new variants, easing restrictions now would be ‘incredibly risky’
3 years, 11 months ago

Don’t get cocky with these Covid-19 numbers. With new variants, easing restrictions now would be ‘incredibly risky’

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 numbers are getting better. “And if the vaccines aren’t as effective against some of these variants, then we could see the gains that we’re so excited about right now, we could see those reversed in a very short amount of time.” What the gains look like right now – The US has averaged 110,854 new Covid-19 cases …

More Americans are surviving covid-19, but that could change as rates rise
4 years, 1 month ago

More Americans are surviving covid-19, but that could change as rates rise

Live Mint  

The death rate from Covid-19 is falling in the U.S., according to infectious-disease experts and biostatisticians, a signal of advancements in treatment of the disease. Death rates are also improving as infections shift toward younger people, who are at less risk of severe Covid-19 than older people, public-health experts say. Since the beginning of the pandemic, health authorities have tracked …

Coronavirus infections are higher than ever, but COVID-19 deaths are not. Why?
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus infections are higher than ever, but COVID-19 deaths are not. Why?

LA Times  

ICU nurse Lynda Tegan checks on COVID-19 patient Jose Mariscal at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton this summer. Reason 2: Better treatments Over the past several months, what began as a scattershot, try-anything approach for treating people with severe cases of COVID-19 has evolved into a set of best practices that have allowed more of the sickest patients to …

Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows
4 years, 1 month ago

Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows

Associated Press  

When COVID-19 tore through Donald Wallace’s nursing home, he was one of the lucky few to avoid infection. Beyond that, interviews with dozens of people across the country reveal swelling numbers of less clear-cut deaths that doctors believe have been fueled not by neglect but by a mental state plunged into despair by prolonged isolation ̶ listed on some death …

Coronavirus fatality rate down 30% since April due to improved treatment: Study
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus fatality rate down 30% since April due to improved treatment: Study

Live Mint  

Researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said that the likelihood that a Covid-19 infection will prove fatal has dropped by nearly a third since April due to improved treatment. In America, coronavirus now kills about 0.6% of people infected with the deadly virus, compared with around 0.9% early in the pandemic, IHME Director Dr …

As Treatment Improves, US Covid-19 Fatality Rate Down 30% Since April, Study Finds
4 years, 1 month ago

As Treatment Improves, US Covid-19 Fatality Rate Down 30% Since April, Study Finds

News 18  

The likelihood that a coronavirus infection will prove fatal has dropped by nearly a third since April due to improved treatment, researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said on Thursday. In the United States, COVID-19 now kills about 0.6% of people infected with the virus, compared with around 0.9% early in the pandemic, IHME …

Excess death rate is still up slightly, but is not increasing as infections grow
4 years, 2 months ago

Excess death rate is still up slightly, but is not increasing as infections grow

Dutch News  

Slightly more people are dying in the Netherlands than would have been expected for the time of year, but the number of excess deaths remains low and is not increasing, according to new figures from national statistics office CBS. Experts say the number of excess deaths could indicate the true number of people dying from coronavirus, because the figure also …

Study of 'excess deaths' finds there may be another 75,000 unconfirmed COVID-19 fatalities
4 years, 3 months ago

Study of 'excess deaths' finds there may be another 75,000 unconfirmed COVID-19 fatalities

Daily Mail  

The death toll in the US from the novel coronavirus is likely much higher than official figures suggest, a new study claims. For every 100 deaths directly attributed to COVID-19, there were another 36 excess deaths, meaning the count should be about 36 percent higher, the team, led by the University of Pennsylvania, found. A new study, led by the …

Coronavirus UK: Lockdown 'may kill 75,000' - that's the OFFICIAL projection
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Lockdown 'may kill 75,000' - that's the OFFICIAL projection

Daily Mail  

Nearly 75,000 people could die from non-Covid causes as a result of lockdown, according to devastating official figures buried in a 188-page document. An additional 31,900 could die over the next five years as a result of missed cancer diagnoses, cancelled operations and the health impacts of a recession Many people took the 'stay at home' message to heart in …

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’
4 years, 4 months ago

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’

CNN  

CNN — They are among the greatest victims of coronavirus, yet elderly people continue to be dismissed, despite growing evidence of the devastating effects the pandemic has had on them. Earlier this week, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had heard people describing high Covid-19 death rates among older people as “fine.” “No, when the elderly are …

Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the U.S. so far in this pandemic year
4 years, 4 months ago

Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the U.S. so far in this pandemic year

Salon  

The number of deaths in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never happened. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also calculates an upper threshold for the estimated number of deaths — that helps determine when the observed number of deaths is unusually high compared …

Why have deaths stayed steady while Covid-19 infections are spiking?
4 years, 6 months ago

Why have deaths stayed steady while Covid-19 infections are spiking?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. There are many theories as to why: Given a two-week or longer lag period from infection to death, it may be too soon into the new wave for deaths to have spiked ; more …

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