As COVID-19 Numbers Improve, Florida Considers Nursing Home Visits
4 years, 5 months ago

As COVID-19 Numbers Improve, Florida Considers Nursing Home Visits

NPR  

As COVID-19 Numbers Improve, Florida Considers Nursing Home Visits Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP Officials in Florida say cases of the coronavirus are continuing to decline, an indication that efforts to halt the spread of the disease are working. It's been more than four months since Florida halted all outside visits to nursing homes and assisted living facilities in an effort to protect residents from COVID-19. DeSantis said he wants to begin allowing people who test positive for antibodies to visit family members in long-term care facilities. He's appointed a committee of advocates and officials to look at other measures to allow family members to visit nursing homes.

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Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing

Hindustan Times  

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced blistering criticism in an often combative congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during the time when the virus was spreading through nursing homes. Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing Republicans who questioned the Democrat zeroed in on a controversial directive his administration issued …

Cuomo testifies before House committee that accused him of COVID-19 cover up
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Cuomo testifies before House committee that accused him of COVID-19 cover up

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. Andrew Cuomo began testifying publicly Tuesday before a …

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing

Associated Press  

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced blistering criticism in an often combative congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during the time when the virus was spreading through nursing homes. U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York called the directive “deadly.” Rep. Brad Wenstrup, the Ohio Republican who chairs the House Select Subcommittee on the …

Nursing home oversight would be tightened under a bill passed in Massachusetts
4 months, 1 week ago

Nursing home oversight would be tightened under a bill passed in Massachusetts

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Massachusetts’ oversight of nursing homes would be strengthened, LGBTQ+ nursing home residents would be protected against discrimination, and better controls would be in place to protect against the spread of infectious disease outbreaks, under a new bill lawmakers passed this week. Approved on Thursday, the bill would require long-term care facilities to provide staff training on the rights …

US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped
1 year, 4 months ago

US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The federal government will, for the first time, dictate staffing levels at nursing homes, the Biden administration said Friday, responding to systemic problems bared by mass COVID-19 deaths. “I would caution anyone who thinks that the status quo — in which there is no federal floor for nursing home staffing — is preferable to the standards we’re …

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 …

Care homes locking down over flu and norovirus, relatives claim
2 years ago

Care homes locking down over flu and norovirus, relatives claim

The Telegraph  

Care home providers have been accused of flouting official guidance by going into lockdown over outbreaks of flu and norovirus, The Telegraph can reveal. One relative, who wished to remain anonymous, said she was banned from seeing her 99-year-old mother, who she spends two hours feeding every day, for almost two weeks following an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting at …

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT
2 years, 1 month ago

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT

Daily Mail  

He's been the target of so much public anger over Covid. Boris Johnson's advisor Dominic Cummings, pictured in Downing Street on March 12th 2020 Friday, March 13 A call with my fellow G7 Health Ministers. At least 40 care homes have knowingly been using staff with Covid Friday, March 13 2020 Simon Stevens says frail elderly patients who don't need …

Avoid going out: Expert warns elderly people as new COVID variant causes alarm
2 years, 2 months ago

Avoid going out: Expert warns elderly people as new COVID variant causes alarm

Live Mint  

Dr. Randeep Guleria, a former director of the Delhi AIIMS, has asked the general public to adopt COVID-appropriate behaviour in light of the recent reports of a highly-contagious new COVID-19 variant in India. The decision to continue masks and COVID19-appropriate behaviour nationwide was made following a high-level meeting between Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and senior health officials on October …

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Sept. 20. At a time when vaccines, boosters, medications and antibody treatments are plentiful, when hospitals have the bandwidth to care for patients who are seriously ill, and when, as White House COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said, “most COVID-19 deaths are preventable,” you’ve got to wonder: Who is dying of COVID-19 now? …

Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union speech to launch a major overhaul of nursing home quality, including minimum staffing levels and steps to beef up inspections while continuing to keep COVID-19 at bay. “Despite the tens of billions of federal taxpayer dollars flowing to nursing homes each year, too many continue to provide poor, …

U.S. virus cases and hospitalizations continue steady decline
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. virus cases and hospitalizations continue steady decline

LA Times  

Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an indicator that the Omicron variant’s hold is weakening across the country. “I think what’s influencing the decline, of course, is that Omicron is starting to run out of people to infect,” said Dr. Thomas Russo, professor and infectious disease chief at the University of Buffalo’s Jacobs …

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 …

Families struggle to get COVID tests to visit loved ones in nursing and senior homes
2 years, 11 months ago

Families struggle to get COVID tests to visit loved ones in nursing and senior homes

LA Times  

Karen Klink sits next to a sign she used in a protest when it was hard to visit her mother in a memory care facility during a lockdown due to COVID-19 in late 2020. Late last month, as coronavirus cases were skyrocketing, the state declared that nursing homes and other care facilities must require a negative test for COVID-19 for …

As COVID beds fill, hospitals struggle with burnout among doctors, nurses and staff
3 years ago

As COVID beds fill, hospitals struggle with burnout among doctors, nurses and staff

LA Times  

Twins Natalie Balli, left, and Linda Calderon, background right, 71, in a COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday. “There is no medical school class that can prepare you for this level of death,” said Dr. Jacqueline Pflaum-Carlson, an emergency medicine specialist at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. Dr. Steve Stites, chief medical …

Covid deaths in nursing homes back to pre-vaccines 2nd wave level, expert says
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid deaths in nursing homes back to pre-vaccines 2nd wave level, expert says

NL Times  

One in five vaccinated nursing home residents who contracted the coronavirus in recent months has died. This autumn, the total number of infections in nursing homes was considerably lower than last autumn, during the second wave. "We've known from the start that vaccines are not 100 percent effective," said the professor, who is also a member of the Outbreak Management …

Relatives of virus dead question Japan’s stay-at-home policy
3 years, 1 month ago

Relatives of virus dead question Japan’s stay-at-home policy

LA Times  

Kaori Takada poses with her brother’s photo in front of her family altar at her home in Matsubara, south of Osaka, Japan. Takada and another woman whose family member died at home while sick with COVID-19 have formed a group to protest the Japanese government’s policy of having infected people recuperate at home. He was among hundreds of people who …

COVID aged care deaths down, but fully vaccinated residents still vulnerable
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID aged care deaths down, but fully vaccinated residents still vulnerable

ABC  

Government data, released to the ABC, has revealed 36 of the 49 aged care residents that died after contracting COVID-19 during NSW's Delta outbreak were fully vaccinated. "Last year, 33 percent of aged care residents that got COVID-19 died," Professor Low said. When lockdown lifted in NSW on Monday, new health advice permitted aged care residents two fully vaccinated visitors …

1 in 3 COVID-19 patients suffer from long COVID, a CDC study of Long Beach residents finds
3 years, 3 months ago

1 in 3 COVID-19 patients suffer from long COVID, a CDC study of Long Beach residents finds

LA Times  

A person gets a COVID-19 vaccination shot. A new study has found that one in three people who survived COVID-19 suffered from long COVID. One in three people who survived COVID-19 suffered from long COVID, according to a study of Long Beach residents published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. The study found that these …

Study shows 80% COVID-19 antibodies lost six months after second Pfizer vaccine dose; what this means
3 years, 4 months ago

Study shows 80% COVID-19 antibodies lost six months after second Pfizer vaccine dose; what this means

Firstpost  

The results support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s, recommendation for booster shots especially for the elderly due to fading immunity COVID-19 antibodies produced by the Pfizer vaccine decreased more than 80 percent in senior nursing home residents and their caregivers six months after receiving their second dose, a US study has found. “With nursing home residents’ poor initial …

Covid-19 Deaths Straining Some Florida Hospital Morgues
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 Deaths Straining Some Florida Hospital Morgues

News 18  

MIAMI: Mounting deaths from the latest surge in COVID-19 have strained capacity at hospital morgues and funeral homes across central Florida. While Florida’s record levels of new cases and hospitalizations for the disease have leveled off over the past week, averages of daily reported deaths have continued to climb. Hospitals in Florida have reported to the federal government that roughly …

Another virus surge brings more misery to Louisiana hospital
3 years, 4 months ago

Another virus surge brings more misery to Louisiana hospital

Associated Press  

— Lauren Debroeck slowly leans in closer to her husband’s face, hoping this might be the day he wakes up after nearly a month. “Even if we’re falling apart.” The bedside vigil is playing out in a Shreveport hospital that is packed with patients from across Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas and overwhelming medical staff, who describe crying on the way …

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that his administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. Biden unveiled the new policy Wednesday afternoon in a White House address as the administration continues to look for ways to use mandates to encourage …

Nursing homes will need to get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds, Biden says
3 years, 4 months ago

Nursing homes will need to get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds, Biden says

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he is directing all nursing homes to require their staff be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to continue receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding. “Focusing only on nursing homes will cause vaccine-hesitant workers to flee to other health care providers and leave many centers without adequate staff to care for residents. “The …

I’m A Parent In COVID-Riddled Florida, And I’m Terrified For My Kids
3 years, 4 months ago

I’m A Parent In COVID-Riddled Florida, And I’m Terrified For My Kids

Huff Post  

The author describes what it's like to live "in the middle of one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S." NDinfinity via Getty Images It’s morning, and my husband, a health care worker in a local hospital, texts me: “Glad I shaved last night. We’re in the middle of one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. All …

Overwhelmed by COVID-19: A day inside a Louisiana hospital
3 years, 4 months ago

Overwhelmed by COVID-19: A day inside a Louisiana hospital

LA Times  

COVID-19 patient Joan Bronson walks across her hospital room with the help of a physical therapist at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, a suburb of New Orleans, on Aug. 11, 2021. “Sunday was supposed to be my day off with my kids, but we need help here, and one day I want to be able to tell those two little …

Florida Requests Hundreds Of Ventilators Amid COVID-19 Surge
3 years, 4 months ago

Florida Requests Hundreds Of Ventilators Amid COVID-19 Surge

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The federal government has sent hundreds of ventilators and other oxygen devices to the state of Florida following a request from local health officials as coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations continue to rise across the state. The Strategic National Stockpile sent 200 ventilators, 100 high-flow nasal cannula kits and related medical supplies to the state earlier this …

‘Our kids are getting sick’: Fauci sounds alarm over rising Covid risk to children
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Our kids are getting sick’: Fauci sounds alarm over rising Covid risk to children

The Independent  

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A Florida Hospital Is Seeing A Rise In COVID-19 Cases In Children
3 years, 5 months ago

A Florida Hospital Is Seeing A Rise In COVID-19 Cases In Children

NPR  

A Florida Hospital Is Seeing A Rise In COVID-19 Cases In Children NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Dr. Marcos Mestre at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami about the uptick in cases of COVID-19 in children under the age of 12. Dr. Marcos Mestre is chief medical officer of Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, and he joins us now. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Can …

Florida Hospitals Are Filling Up As COVID-19 Cases Hit An All-Time High
3 years, 5 months ago

Florida Hospitals Are Filling Up As COVID-19 Cases Hit An All-Time High

NPR  

Florida Hospitals Are Filling Up As COVID-19 Cases Hit An All-Time High Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP The coronavirus is running rampant in Florida as case numbers climb to an all-time high and hospitals start to fill up. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 23,903 new coronavirus cases in Florida on Friday, the state's …

Florida children’s hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, expert says
3 years, 5 months ago

Florida children’s hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, expert says

CNN  

CNN — The polarization surrounding mask mandates is deepeningas some state and local officials spar on how to approach face coverings protocols in schools, a debate unfolding as more children contract Covid-19. In Florida, which has the second-highest rate of new cases per capita after Louisiana, children’s hospitals and staff are “overwhelmed,” said Dr. Aileen Marty, an infectious disease expert …

‘There are only so many beds': COVID-19 surge hits hospitals
3 years, 5 months ago

‘There are only so many beds': COVID-19 surge hits hospitals

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and a cafeteria. “We are seeing a surge like we’ve not seen before in terms of the patients coming,” Dr. Marc Napp, chief medical officer for Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Florida, said Wednesday. There are only so …

Florida governor feuds with White House as state’s COVID cases rise
3 years, 5 months ago

Florida governor feuds with White House as state’s COVID cases rise

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference on Aug. 3 in Miami. “We will not allow Joe Biden and his bureaucratic flunkies to come in and commandeer the rights and freedoms of Floridians.” Biden’s willingness to call out the Republican governor of Florida — as well as his colleagues in other hot spots such as Texas — marks a new …

Florida breaks record for daily COVID hospitalisations
3 years, 5 months ago

Florida breaks record for daily COVID hospitalisations

Al Jazeera  

Sunday’s figure surpasses the previous daily record reached before vaccines were available in the US. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the seven-day rolling average for daily new cases in the US rose from 30,887 on July 16 to 77,827 on July 30. The seven-day rolling average for the country’s daily new deaths rose over the same period from …

Florida breaks its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
3 years, 5 months ago

Florida breaks its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations

Daily Mail  

A day after it recorded the highest number of new daily cases across the state, Florida on Sunday broke its record for the number of people hospitalized with COVID. Despite the rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has resisted mandatory mask mandates and vaccine requirements. Gov DeSantis continues to resist mask mandates despite the spiraling cases Raquel …

Florida coronavirus cases jump 50% as surge continues
3 years, 5 months ago

Florida coronavirus cases jump 50% as surge continues

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s coronavirus cases jumped 50% this week, the state Health Department reported Friday, continuing a six-week surge that has seen it responsible for 1 in 5 new infections nationally, becoming the outbreak’s epicenter. DeSantis also contended there is no evidence masks prevent outbreaks at schools, which is at odds with the Centers for Disease Control and …

DOJ won’t investigate how Pennsylvania handled nursing homes
3 years, 5 months ago

DOJ won’t investigate how Pennsylvania handled nursing homes

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Justice Department told Gov. Tom Wolf’s office on Thursday that it has decided not to open an investigation into whether Pennsylvania violated federal law by ordering nursing homes to accept residents who had been treated for COVID-19 in a hospital. The letter comes 11 months after the department told the governors of Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey …

Column: DeSantis doubles down on anti-science campaign as COVID explodes in Florida
3 years, 5 months ago

Column: DeSantis doubles down on anti-science campaign as COVID explodes in Florida

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis complaining in May 2020 that he gets no respect for defeating the coronavirus. Ron DeSantis, in fundraising appeal Sadly, all this crowing assumes a fact not in evidence: that Florida’s battle with COVID has been a “success.” In truth, it’s been nothing of the kind. “DeSantis’ gamble to take a laissez faire approach appears to be paying off,” …

Coronavirus infects vaccinated leader at Florida condo site
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus infects vaccinated leader at Florida condo site

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 A vaccinated Miami-Dade county commissioner …

New COVID-19 cases plummet at Louisiana’s nursing homes
3 years, 8 months ago

New COVID-19 cases plummet at Louisiana’s nursing homes

Associated Press  

— Louisiana’s nursing homes, once the deadly epicenters of the state’s coronavirus outbreak, have seen new cases of COVID-19 plummet at their facilities this year as most of the facilities’ residents have gotten vaccinated. It’s the seventh week in which Louisiana’s approximately 275 nursing homes reported fewer than 30 new cases, according to state data. Inside the facilities, the change …

Coronavirus cases and IC patients up, virus declining in nursing homes
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cases and IC patients up, virus declining in nursing homes

Dutch News  

More than 5,000 coronavirus cases were recorded in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning while the seven-day average continues to hover around the 4,500 mark. The latest figures from the public health agency RIVM also showed the number of patients in intensive care increased by four to 560, almost its highest level for a month. The number of confirmed cases …

Emergency room visits for Covid-like illness in Florida are 30% higher than the national average
3 years, 10 months ago

Emergency room visits for Covid-like illness in Florida are 30% higher than the national average

Daily Mail  

The highly-contagious UK coronavirus variant could threaten the progress being made to curb the pandemic in Florida. It comes as the state became the first in the U.S. to record more than 600 cases of the UK variant, with cases doubling almost every 10 days. New CDC data shows that 2.6% of all emergency department visits in Florida are for …

Covid restrictions in nursing homes may be relaxed on Monday: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid restrictions in nursing homes may be relaxed on Monday: Report

NL Times  

The cabinet may announce as early as Monday that several corona measures in nursing homes will no longer apply or become more flexible. The Outbreak Management Team is examining the issue whether relaxation in nursing homes is already possible, now that most people there have received an injection against the coronavirus. “We certainly want to offer the relief of measures …

Cuomo vows to “call out” criticism of nursing home response
3 years, 10 months ago

Cuomo vows to “call out” criticism of nursing home response

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his health commissioner offered a full-throated defense Friday of their March decision to require nursing homes to accept patients recovering from COVID-19, saying it was the best option at the time to help free up desperately needed beds at the state’s hospitals. Questions also go back months about whether the state made a …

The Toll Of COVID-19 In Assisted Living Homes Is A ‘Black Hole’
3 years, 10 months ago

The Toll Of COVID-19 In Assisted Living Homes Is A ‘Black Hole’

Huff Post  

"I don’t think we’ve really understood the suffering of our elders yet," said a former longtime operator of elder care facilities. Assisted living facilities and nursing homes share unique vulnerabilities to COVID-19, like elderly residents living close together, and underpaid, overworked staff who care for many residents at once while shuttling between multiple jobs. But there’s a key difference in …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
3 years, 10 months ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press. The new number of 9,056 recovering patients sent to hundreds of nursing homes is more …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
3 years, 10 months ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

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. Read our privacy policy More than 9,000 recovering …

Workers at veterans home balking at COVID vaccinations
3 years, 11 months ago

Workers at veterans home balking at COVID vaccinations

Associated Press  

— Despite the disproportionate number of deaths related to COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in Delaware, many workers at the state veterans home are refusing to get the vaccine. Residents of long-term care facilities such as the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford account for less than 3% of COVID-19 cases in the state but more than half of coronavirus-related deaths. …

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