CDC has not reduced the death count related to COVID-19
4 years, 7 months ago

CDC has not reduced the death count related to COVID-19

Associated Press  

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not “backpedal” on the number of deaths caused by COVID-19, reducing the figure from nearly 154,000 to just over 9,000, as social media posts claimed. The posts, which received hundreds of thousands of shares online, were based on a regularly updated CDC data table showing underlying conditions for those who died of COVID-19. Experts say it’s not surprising that so few people who died from COVID-19 had no underlying conditions listed on their death certificates. “The underlying cause of death is the condition that began the chain of events that ultimately led to the person’s death,” Dr. Robert Anderson, who oversees the CDC’s death statistics work, said in a statement. “In 92% of all deaths that mention COVID-19, COVID-19 is listed as the underlying cause of death.” Also, while death certificates are supposed to list any causes or conditions that contributed, past research has shown that the documents aren’t perfect.

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Despite its ‘nothingburger’ reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite its ‘nothingburger’ reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu

LA Times  

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, health officials have gauged the threat of COVID-19 by comparing it to the flu. Immunity from vaccines and past coronavirus infections has helped tame COVID-19 to the point that when researchers compared the mortality rates of hospitalized COVID-19 and seasonal influenza patients during the height of the 2022-23 flu season, they found that …

COVID is still killing 1,000 Americans per week while hospitalizations rise, CDC reports
1 year, 3 months ago

COVID is still killing 1,000 Americans per week while hospitalizations rise, CDC reports

Salon  

Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clearly indicates the COVID-19 pandemic is not done with us, as almost all metrics related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been steadily rising for weeks. Deaths, which typically lag behind these statistics anyway, have stayed unchanged over the past week, but have still averaged over 1,000 deaths weekly for the …

6.5% of Covid-19 patients died within year of hospitalisation: Study
1 year, 7 months ago

6.5% of Covid-19 patients died within year of hospitalisation: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A study by the National Clinical Registry for Covid-19 found that 6.5 per cent of patients discharged after Covid-19 treatment died of Covid-related conditions within the year. There may be cases of complete kidney and lung failures resulting in death.” Of 14,419 patients that the NCRC tracked, 942 died within a year of discharge, accounting for 6.5 per cent, …

Long-term health issues following COVID-19
1 year, 7 months ago

Long-term health issues following COVID-19

The Hindu  

In May 2023, WHO declared the emergency phase of the pandemic to be over. The Washington University/VA St. Louis Health Care System group looked at 1,38,818 people who survived COVID-19, among whom 20,580 were hospitalised. Among 80 health conditions that comprise Long COVID, 65% conditions persisted at two years in the hospitalised group, while 31% persisted in the latter. Compared …

Upsurge in hospitalisation rates across US spark fears of another COVID-19 'summer wave'
1 year, 8 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 …

DC Edit | Covid isn't over, be cautious
2 years ago

DC Edit | Covid isn't over, be cautious

Deccan Chronicle  

After lying low for quite some time, the Covid-19 virus has started rearing its head again in the country. The daily caseload which came down to two digits towards the end of the last year has of late been crossing 1,000; as per the health ministry data, India logged 1,300 new cases, the highest in 140 days, on Thursday while …

COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody ... anticipated this toll’
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody ... anticipated this toll’

LA Times  

It was three years ago this month that California documented its first known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The heartache of having so many people die weighs heavily on all of us here at public health,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. “Both perspectives are understandable because the risk of getting sick, the risk of having severe …

Why the US Covid-19 death toll is still rising
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Coronavirus kills 46,278 people in NL as excess death rate falls
2 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus kills 46,278 people in NL as excess death rate falls

Dutch News  

In total, 1,468 people died of coronavirus in the third quarter of last year, taking the total number of Covid deaths up to the end of September 2022 to 46,278, according to figures from national statistics agency CBS. The official death toll is 22,992, but this only includes people whose coronavirus infection was officially listed. The excess death figure is …

China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed
2 years, 2 months ago

China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December, offering hard numbers for an unprecedented surge that was apparent in overcrowded hospitals and packed crematoriums, even as the government released little data about the status of the pandemic for weeks. China stopped reporting data on COVID-19 deaths and infections after abruptly lifting …

China reports nearly 60,000 deaths due to Covid-19 complications in 35 days
2 years, 2 months ago

China reports nearly 60,000 deaths due to Covid-19 complications in 35 days

Firstpost  

The figure refers only to deaths recorded at medical facilities, with the total count likely to be higher. It includes 5,503 deaths caused by respiratory failure directly due to the virus, and 54,435 deaths caused by underlying diseases combined with Covid-19, Chinese health officials said Beijing: China’s health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-19 related deaths in just over …

COVID-19 update: China reports nearly 60,000 coronavirus deaths since December 2022| DETAILS
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 update: China reports nearly 60,000 coronavirus deaths since December 2022| DETAILS

India TV News  

China COVID deaths : China today reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic. The death toll included 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 and 54,435 fatalities from other ailments combined with COVID-19. The National Health Commission said …

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
2 years, 3 months ago

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, according to an internal estimate from the nation’s top health officials, Bloomberg News and the Financial Times reported Friday. How the NHC came up with the estimates cited by Bloomberg and the Financial Times is unclear, as China is …

China limits how it defines COVID-19 deaths in official count
2 years, 3 months ago

China limits how it defines COVID-19 deaths in official count

The Hindu  

China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits the number of deaths reported, as an outbreak of the virus surges following the easing of pandemic-related restrictions. On 21 December, China reported no new COVID-19 deaths and in fact subtracted one death from …

China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count
2 years, 3 months ago

China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China only counts deaths from …

Beijing reports two COVID-19 deaths as coronavirus surges amid relaxed rules
2 years, 3 months ago

Beijing reports two COVID-19 deaths as coronavirus surges amid relaxed rules

LA Times  

A family member holding the photo of a deceased relative walks beside the hearse outside a fever clinic in Beijing on Monday. Chinese health authorities Monday announced two new COVID-19 deaths, both in Beijing, that were the first reported in weeks and come during an expected surge of illnesses after the nation eased its strict approach to the coronavirus. With …

COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased
2 years, 3 months ago

COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures Friday evening as workers in full protective suits wheeled out coffins one by one. About a half-dozen people inside described how another victim had struggled to breathe that morning before dying, and the death certificate listed “'pneumonia”' as …

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories
2 years, 4 months ago

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

ABC  

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction for the past week, as reported on Friday, November 18, 2022. A new COVID-19 vaccine will be available to Australian adults as a third and fourth booster from New South Wales has entered its fourth COVID-19 wave after a sharp spike in new cases, Chief …

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization says there’s “cause for optimism” as the latest weekly count of worldwide COVID-19 deaths came in around 9,400, nearly 90% below levels seen nine months ago. The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said the number of recent COVID-19 deaths has dropped nearly 90% globally compared with nine months ago, …

‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say
2 years, 5 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, …

COVID still kills in California, but the demographics of its victims are shifting
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID still kills in California, but the demographics of its victims are shifting

LA Times  

As California settles into a third year of pandemic, COVID-19 continues to pose a serious threat. In the first seven months of the year, about 13,500 California residents died of COVID-19, according to preliminary death certificate data from the state Department of Public Health. From April 2020 through December 2021, COVID-19 killed an average of 3,600 people a month, making …

WHO says 'we can see the finish line' for the COVID-19 pandemic but it's not over yet
2 years, 6 months ago

WHO says 'we can see the finish line' for the COVID-19 pandemic but it's not over yet

ABC  

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "the end is in sight" for the COVID-19 pandemic, but now's not the time to ease up on infection control measures. Overnight he said world leaders needed to act on six key focus areas to end the PHEIC: Testing — continuing to test suspected COVID-19 cases and tracking confirmed infections — continuing …

WHO: Covid-19 deaths climb again, reversing a 5-week decline
2 years, 9 months ago

WHO: Covid-19 deaths climb again, reversing a 5-week decline

India TV News  

WHO: Covid-19 deaths climb again, reversing a 5-week decline In its weekly assessment of the pandemic issued on Thursday, the UN health agency said there were 8,700 COVID-19 deaths last week, with a 21% jump in the Americas and a 17% increase in the Western Pacific. Highlights The UN health agency said there were 8,700 Covid-19 deaths last week The …

COVID-19 deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising: World Health Organization
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising: World Health Organization

The Hindu  

The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic released on May 19, the U. N. health agency said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilised after weeks of decline …

How many Australians have died from COVID-19? How many have had COVID?
2 years, 10 months ago

How many Australians have died from COVID-19? How many have had COVID?

ABC  

COVID-19 infections in Australia hit worldwide highs last week, with infection rates per capita among the highest around the globe. Australia's death toll by state Deaths Victoria 3,193 New South Wales 3,022 Queensland 961 South Australia 415 Western Australia 210 Tasmania 69 ACT 60 Northern Territory 46 Australia 7,976 *Data as of May 20, 2022. Some 15 million people died …

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in
2 years, 10 months ago

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in

Associated Press  

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. “It is hard to imagine a million people plucked from this earth,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, who leads a new pandemic center at the Brown University School of Public Health in …

Death certificates reveal that US hit grim COVID milestone
2 years, 10 months ago

Death certificates reveal that US hit grim COVID milestone

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates. DEATHS FROM CASE REPORTS With information on death certificates slow to arrive, experts and news organizations began looking to other real-time sources of deaths. One reason: Investigators have been going back and adding several thousand …

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say

LA Times  

Sara Atkins holds a pillow with an image of her father, Andy Rotman-Zaid, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reached 1 million Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. “It is hard to imagine a million people plucked from this …

1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the U.S. numbers
2 years, 10 months ago

1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the U.S. numbers

LA Times  

Nathan Lambrecht is photographed next to a picture of his father, Doug Lambrecht, at his apartment in Woodinville, Wash. Doug Lambrecht, a 71-year-old retired physician, was among the first of the nearly 1 million Americans to die from COVID-19. “I just hope people who didn’t know them and didn’t have the same sort of loss in their lives due to …

America’s grim COVID milestone marked in death certificates
2 years, 10 months ago

America’s grim COVID milestone marked in death certificates

LA Times  

A list of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Salt Lake County on May 13, 2020. When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates. One reason: Investigators have been going back and adding several thousand deaths in which COVID-19 was not named initially but was identified later …

America records one million Covid-19 deaths: Biden pays tribute to Americans who have died
2 years, 10 months ago

America records one million Covid-19 deaths: Biden pays tribute to Americans who have died

Daily Mail  

The United States has eclipsed one million COVID-19 deaths, the White House announced Thursday, the first nation to reach the grim total during the pandemic that has dominated life for the past two years. President Joe Biden today paid his respects to the families of the one million Americans who died from Covid-19, telling grieving relatives that he knows 'the …

Making sense of WHO's excess Covid-19 death numbers
2 years, 10 months ago

Making sense of WHO's excess Covid-19 death numbers

India Today  

The latest numbers released by the World Health Organisation on May 5 estimate that the total Covid-19 death toll the world over in 2020 and 2021 may be nearly three times more than the reported number. The WHO report said that “the global excess mortality associated with Covid-19 was 14.91 million,” in the 24 months between January 1, 2020, and …

WHO estimates nearly 15 million people died from COVID-19 over past two years
2 years, 10 months ago

WHO estimates nearly 15 million people died from COVID-19 over past two years

ABC  

The World Health Organization says nearly 15 million people were killed either by COVID-19 or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the past two years, more than double the official death toll of just over 5.4 million. Key points: The excess mortality figure includes those who died of indirect causes, including inability to access health care during outbreaks …

WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19
2 years, 10 months ago

WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two years of the pandemic, more than double the current official death toll of over 6 million. The U.N. health agency’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the newly calculated figure as “sobering,” …

WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million
2 years, 10 months ago

WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million

Al Jazeera  

New report by UN health agency says coronavirus pandemic killed nearly three times more people than officially reported. Nearly three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data indicates, according to a new World Health Organization report that offers the most comprehensive look yet at the true global toll of the pandemic. Nearly 50 …

Nearly 15 million deaths in the last two years were associated with COVID-19, WHO says
2 years, 10 months ago

Nearly 15 million deaths in the last two years were associated with COVID-19, WHO says

LA Times  

Nearly 15 million people were killed either by COVID-19 or by the coronavirus’ impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years — more than double the official death toll of 6 million, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Scientists tasked by the WHO with calculating the actual number of COVID-19 deaths between January 2020 and the end of …

Explained: The government data on deaths and the scrutiny over COVID-19 mortalities
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained: The government data on deaths and the scrutiny over COVID-19 mortalities

Firstpost  

Amid speculation over the actual number of COVID-19 deaths, the government has released the latest CRS data. It shows there was an increase of about 4.75 lakh deaths in 2020 than the previous year, however, it does not reveal how many of it were due to COVID-19 The Registrar General of India has revealed that as many as 81.2 lakh …

Recorded deaths rose to 81 lakh in 2020 from 76 lakh in 2019
2 years, 10 months ago

Recorded deaths rose to 81 lakh in 2020 from 76 lakh in 2019

The Hindu  

The number of registered deaths increased from 76.4 lakhs in 2019 to 81.2 lakhs in 2020 and out of the total registered deaths the share of male and female are 60.2% and 39.8% respectively,’’ noted the report on ‘Vital Statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System’ for the year 2020. The report adds that based on information provided …

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet, WHO says
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet, WHO says

LA Times  

The numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In a statement Thursday, the United Nations health agency said coronavirus infections due to the Omicron surge had “tanked” from a peak of more than 308,000 …

Forty thousand people died from Covid by end 2021: CBS
2 years, 11 months ago

Forty thousand people died from Covid by end 2021: CBS

Dutch News  

Last year alone, almost as many people actually died from coronavirus as the Dutch government reports as its official ‘total dead Covid-19 patients’. According to the CBS Dutch statistics office, which is recognised by the government to report the most complete figures with a time lag, 19,400 people died from coronavirus in 2021. However, the Dutch government still highlights a …

Forty thousand people died from Covid by end 2021: CBS
2 years, 11 months ago

Forty thousand people died from Covid by end 2021: CBS

Dutch News  

Last year alone, almost as many people actually died from coronavirus as the Dutch government reports as its official ‘total dead Covid-19 patients’. According to the CBS Dutch statistics office, which is recognised by the government to report the most complete figures with a time lag, 19,400 people died from coronavirus in 2021. However, the Dutch government still highlights a …

WHO: New Covid deaths fell 17% last week, but cases rising
3 years ago

WHO: New Covid deaths fell 17% last week, but cases rising

Live Mint  

The number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began in January, according to the World Health Organization. In the UN health agency’s weekly report on the pandemic issued late Tuesday, WHO said there were more than 11 million new COVID-19 infections last …

COVID-19 | Death toll nears six million as pandemic enters its third year
3 years ago

COVID-19 | Death toll nears six million as pandemic enters its third year

The Hindu  

The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing six million — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. Hong Kong, which is seeing deaths soar, is testing its entire population of 7.5 million three times this month as it clings to mainland China’s “zero-COVID” strategy. Four months later another …

COVID-19 has now killed 6 million people as pandemic enters its third year
3 years ago

COVID-19 has now killed 6 million people as pandemic enters its third year

LA Times  

The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million Monday, underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. Hong Kong, which is seeing deaths soar, is testing its entire population of 7.5 million three times this month as it clings to mainland China’s zero-tolerance COVID strategy. Death rates worldwide are still highest among people …

COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to fall globally, WHO reports
3 years ago

COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to fall globally, WHO reports

LA Times  

The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16% last week, marking a monthlong decline in infections, according to figures from the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic, issued late Tuesday, the United Nations health agency also said that COVID-19 deaths fell by 10%, continuing a drop in fatalities first seen last week. The …

Covid-19 is killing more people now than during most of the pandemic. Here’s who’s still at risk
3 years, 1 month 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 …

As case counts fall, WHO chief warns 'Covid isn't finished'
3 years, 1 month ago

As case counts fall, WHO chief warns 'Covid isn't finished'

India Today  

The head of the World Health Organization insisted Wednesday that “Covid isn’t finished with us,” appealing for more support to fight the pandemic after his agency reported that case counts and deaths fell worldwide over the past week. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, launching a new $23 billion campaign to fund WHO’s efforts to lead a fair rollout of Covid-19 tests, treatments …

Covid-19: Comparing the US and Canada
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19: Comparing the US and Canada

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. In Canada, a band of truckers opposed to vaccine requirements has laid “siege” to Ottawa and set off 10 days of protests that have snarled that nation’s capital. “We have to be totally honest that we don’t know,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s top pandemic adviser, said at …

Covid-19 Curve Begins to Dip in Mumbai With 643 Cases, 4 Deaths
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 Curve Begins to Dip in Mumbai With 643 Cases, 4 Deaths

News 18  

Mumbai on Saturday reported 643 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the metropolis to 10,50,837, while four deaths increased the toll to 16,658, a civic official said. He also said 553, or 86 per cent, of the 645 cases detected were asymptomatic, with 92 required hospitalisation in the last 24 hours, of who 18 needed oxygen support. An overall …

Covid Primary Cause in 23.5% Deaths Reported in Delhi from Jan 13 to Feb 3: Data
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid Primary Cause in 23.5% Deaths Reported in Delhi from Jan 13 to Feb 3: Data

News 18  

Of the 693 fatalities recorded in Delhi between January 13 and February 3, COVID-19 was the primary cause of death in only 23.5 per cent of the cases, according to official data. In 530 cases, the COVID-19 finding was incidental while in nine cases, the virus was detected among trauma patients. An analysis of the data showed that of the …

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