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by News Desk on (#51MBF)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In Ecuador, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country have nearly tripled in the past week, rising from 1121 on March 25 to 3163 today. The cases in the provinces are Galapagos 10, Guayas 2243, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas 24, Esmeraldas 11, Manabà 61, Santa Elena 44, Los RÃos 131, El Oro […]The post Ecuador: COVID-19 cases top 3,000, 70 percent in Guayas appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51MBG)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Malaysia Ministry of Health (MOH) reported an additional 208 COVID-19 cases today, which brings the country total to 3,116. Five additional fatalities were reported. The death toll due to COVID-19 has grown to 50 (1.6 percent of total cases). MOH announced that there are 122 cases that have been recovered and allowed […]The post Malaysia COVID-19 cases top 3,000, Online appointment system appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51KR7)
Last month, a study in the journal, Environmental Conservation, researchers revealed that the agent of plague, Yersinia pestis, isn’t very uncommon among big cats in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. According to the study abstract: We tested for plague (Yersinia pestis) in a puma population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) over 9 years, overlapping a case […]The post Plague is a significant source of mortality in pumas in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51KR9)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department reported this week the first COVID-19 positive case in a domestic cat. The case involves a domestic short-haired cat that lived in a residence in Aberdeen. When the owner was confirmed with COVID-19, the cat was sent for quarantine at the animal keeping facility at the […]The post Hong Kong reports COVID-19 in domestic cat, 3rd positive animal appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51K7C)
From the plagues of medieval Europe to the influenza pandemic of 1918, the specter of the next public health disaster has gripped the minds of scientists, captivated the imaginations of writers and vexed conspiracy theorists. Now, a new coronavirus is engulfing the world, and the long-foretold once-in-a-century pandemic has become a reality. New insights are […]The post Harvard Medical School scientists forge ahead on six key fronts to end the COVID-19 pandemic appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51K7D)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health reported this evening that the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 case count has risen to 7773 total (7495 in residents). The top five counties as far as cases include Dade (2416), Broward (1348), Palm Beach (616), Orange (458) and Hillsborough (362). 101 deaths have been reported in Florida–Palm […]The post Florida COVID-19 death toll tops 100, Gov DeSantis issues 30-day stay-at-home order appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51K7E)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The number of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases in Spain has topped 100,000 with a tally of 104,118 as of April 1, after reporting more than 7,700 cases in the past 24 hours. The Autonomous Communities of Madrid, Catalonia and Andalusia have reported 29,840, 19,991 and 6,392 cases respectively. The number of […]The post COVID-19 in Spain: Cases top 100,000, Madrid reports 30,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51K2J)
A new report on Covid-19 data up to March 30 from Italy, prepared by an Italian expert for the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA), says that the number of daily deaths in Italian hospitals is today still accelerating at the maximum rate, and significant numbers of deaths in hospital are likely to continue until at […]The post Italy: Significant numbers of deaths in hospitals could go on until early June, according to report appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51HHQ)
When a virus invades the body, it leaves fingerprints behind. A research tool known as VirScan can detect this evidence – from just a single drop of blood – and identify the viruses that have infected a person in the past. Soon, the new coronavirus will join the VirScan lineup. Geneticist Steve Elledge, who led VirScan’s development, […]The post Virus-scanning tool could detect previous COVID-19 infections appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51HC3)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in India are reporting the fourth death in 2020 from Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD), or monkey fever, in Shivamogga district in Karnataka state. The individual, a 65-year-old farmer suffered from high fever, ache in joints, and bleeding in noses and gums. KFD was laboratory confirmed. The victim contracted KFD though he […]The post India: 4th death due to ‘monkey fever’ reported in Shivamogga, Karnataka appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51HC4)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) in Karachi are reporting two cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Sindh province in a week. The patients include a 37-year-old individual from who was bleeding from her nose and mouth and a 40-year-old person from the Pak Colony of the city who had been […]The post Pakistan reports two Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases in Sindh appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51H4A)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Today, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the State is launching an online portal that will help connect hospitals and healthcare facilities across the state with the nearly 80,000 healthcare workers who have volunteered to work on a temporary basis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The portal will prioritize the deployment of workers to hospitals with […]The post New York launches online portal for volunteer health worker deployment, COVID-19 case count reaches 75,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51GFQ)
Clinical-stage biotechnology company, Vaxart today it had produced five COVID-19 vaccine candidates for testing in its preclinical models. Each of the COVID-19 vaccine constructs is based on a different coronavirus antigen combination, and Vaxart expects to advance the best performing vaccine to manufacturing for clinical trials. “The effectiveness of Vaxart’s oral vaccine technology has been demonstrated in clinical […]The post COVID-19 vaccine: Vaxart updates on oral vaccine candidates appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51GFR)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews On Monday, The Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced 182 additional cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus in the city. That brings the number of confirmed cases to 1,072. More than 5,700 negative tests have been reported. Seventy-nine individuals are or have been hospitalized at one time. In addition, health officials confirmed one additional […]The post Philadelphia COVID-19 case count tops 1,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51G6K)
As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic grips the US, a new free app is helping to track the onset and progression of symptoms of millions across the nation. The app will help identify those at risk sooner, and help slow the outbreak of the disease. Information about those who remain symptom-free will also support better understanding […]The post COVID Symptom Tracker app: Helping to track the onset and progression of symptoms appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51G6N)
Houston Methodist received FDA approval Saturday to become the first academic medical center in the nation to transfuse donated plasma from a recovered COVID-19 patient into a critically ill patient. This treatment was fast-tracked to the bedside over the weekend as the death toll in the COVID-19 pandemic soared to more than 2,000 people across the […]The post Texas: FDA approves first plasma therapy for Houston Methodist COVID-19 patient appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51FR4)
Johnson & Johnson today announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate from constructs it has been working on since January 2020. They expect to initiate human clinical studies at the latest by September 2020 and anticipates the first batches of a COVID-19 vaccine could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021. […]The post COVID-19: Johnson & Johnson announces selection of a lead vaccine candidate appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51FKH)
Biotechnology company advancing transformative antibody drugs for infectious diseases, transplant rejection and checkpoint resistant cancers, GigaGen, announced today it has been developing a recombinant polyclonal antibody therapy for the treatment of COVID-19. The therapy in development, rCIG (recombinant anti-coronavirus 19 hyperimmune gammaglobulin), reproduces whole antibody repertoires of recovered COVID-19 patients, including high concentrations of those antibodies […]The post COVID-19 Antibody Therapy: GigaGen Initiates Development of rCIG appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51FKJ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to remain stable, with no new cases and deaths recorded during the reporting week. This is the 40th consecutive day without reporting new confirmed EVD cases. During the last 21 days (from […]The post Ebola in the DRC: ‘Outbreak would appear to be coming under control’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51FKM)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Italian health officials reported an additional 4,050 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, putting the country total over the 100,000 case mark with 101,739. 812 more deaths were also reported bringing the total to 11,591. Lombardy region has seen more than 42,000 cases, followed by Emilia-Romagna with 13,351 and Veneto with 8,724. […]The post Italy COVID-19 case top 100,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51FC5)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Venezuelan health officials have updated their COVID-19 case data showing that 119 cases have been reported to date, including three deaths. About 80 percent of the COVID-19 infections are being reported in the Capital District. Officials note that the majority of those affected by COVID-19 in Venezuela are between 30 and 39 years […]The post Venezuela reports 1st COVID-19 deaths, China to send a contingent of specialists appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51FC6)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The City of New Orleans Health Department has reported 1480 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases to date, including 86 deaths. On Saturday, the City of New Orleans launched a week-long personal protective equipment (PPE) drive for first responders, who are in desperate need of additional PPE. “Our firefighters, police, and especially Emergency Medical […]The post New Orleans COVID-19 cases near 1500, City launches PPE drive appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51EHM)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Jamaica health authorities reported two additional COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the island’s total to 34. The new cases include: a 34 year-old female from St. James with a travel history from New York and a 74-year-old female from St. Catherine with a travel history from the New York. The island has so far […]The post Jamaica reports two additional COVID-19 cases, both with travel history to New York appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51EHN)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Malaysia health officials have reported the first human rabies case and death in Sarawak in 2020. The case is a 5-year-old girl from Bandar Sibu, Sarawak who was attacked by dogs and bitten on the face earlier this month. The bite wound was not washed with running water and soap immediately after the […]The post Malaysia: Sarawak reports 1st rabies death of 2020 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51E5B)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Sweden’s Public Health Authority, or Folkhalsomyndigheten reported that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 3,700 as of Sunday. This includes over 2,000 cases reported in the Stockholm Region. 110 fatalities have been reported in the country. The increase in cases has prompted health officials to propose that the […]The post Sweden health officials propose increased restrictions on public gatherings as COVID-19 case count rises appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51E2B)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Brazil Ministry of Health said the total coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases reached 4,256 on Sunday. São Paulo (1,451) and Rio de Janeiro (600) account for about half the country’s cases. In addition, according to information provided by State Health Departments across the country, the number of deaths increased from 114 […]The post Brazil reports 22 additional COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, $ 144 million real for the construction of a Hospital Center in Rio appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51E2C)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Case count/CFR German health officials have reported more than 61,000 coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19 cases to date, making it the country with the fifth highest number of cases (behind the US, Italy, China and Spain), Germany has not seen the high death rates reported by their European neighbors. The death rate in Italy […]The post Germany COVID-19: 5th most cases globally, Low death rate; Hesse’s minister, Thomas Schäfer found dead appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51DM4)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the COVID-19 outbreak in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) is reporting 1,418 total cases, nearly double the cases reported on Friday. Municipalities reporting the most cases include Quezon City, San Juan City, Manila, Pasig City and Makati City, according to DOH data. The death toll in the […]The post Philippines COVID-19 cases nearly double in 48 hours appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51DM6)
Food For The Poor is ramping up its response to COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the countries it serves, based on urgent requests from its offices and partners. The charity has sent 26 shipments of supplies to seven countries. Last week, 20 pallets of urgently needed medical supplies were airfreighted to Guyana, Haiti, Honduras and Jamaica. Now, […]The post Coronavirus: Food For The Poor Responds to Urgent Requests appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51DM8)
The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine has recently become aware that some consumers may mistake chloroquine phosphate used to treat disease in aquarium fish for FDA-approved drugs (used to treat malaria and certain other conditions in humans) that are being studied as a COVID-19 treatment for humans. Unfortunately, we have learned that one person in […]The post FDA warning: DO NOT take Chloroquine Phosphate intended for fish appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51DMA)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional 275 positive COVID-19 cases yesterday evening, bringing the state’s total to 4,038 cases–this includes 3877 in Florida residents and the remainder in non-residents. Dade (1121), Broward (820), Palm Beach (318) and Hillsborough (206) counties have reported the most cases by county. Officials are reporting […]The post Florida total COVID-19 cases top 4,000, More than 1,000 in Dade appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51D40)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Pakistan Ministry of Health is reporting 1,495 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country through Saturday. The bulk of the cases have been reported in Punjab (557) and Sindh (469) provinces. Nationally, 12 deaths have been reported. This week, UNICEF successfully shipped 14 metric tons of PPE items to Pakistan to protect frontline […]The post Pakistan COVID-19 update: Cases near 1,500, UNICEF ships PPE appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51D42)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today of 7,681 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 52,318 confirmed cases in New York State. The number of cases in New York City is pushing 30,000 as of today. Some 700 deaths have been recorded. Governor Cuomo made a number of announcements today concerning […]The post New York COVID-19 cases top 50,000, Wadsworth Lab working to evaluate antibody testing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51D43)
Abbott announced Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the fastest available molecular point-of-care test for the detection of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), delivering positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes. The test will run on the company’s ID NOW™ platform, providing […]The post COVID-19 ‘fastest point-of-care test’ from Abbott: FDA issues EUA appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51D45)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews New Jersey health officials reported today that the number of COVID-19 cases in the state has risen to 11,124, including 140 deaths. Bergen (1838), Essex (1086), Middlesex (808) and Monmouth (781) counties have reported the most cases in the state. Today, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 111, directing health care facilities […]The post New Jersey COVID-19 outbreak rises to more than 11,000 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51D47)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews On Friday, Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Paraguay, Dr. Julio Mazzoleni announced the Dengue epidemic officially came to an end, highlighting that it was the largest in the last twenty years in Paraguay. “There is a well-marked decline in Dengue, for which we thank the citizens and […]The post Paraguay health minister says dengue epidemic is over appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51D48)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Pakistan reported two additional cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in Sindh province this past week. This brings the number of 2020 cases in Pakistan to 32 and globally to 34 (2 cases in Afghanistan). In addition to the new WPV1 cases, a number of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases were […]The post Pakistan records two additional polio cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51D49)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Italian health officials reported today an additional 889 COVID-19 deaths, putting the country over the 10,000 mark with 10,023, about one-third of the global total. A additional 6,000 cases were reported during the past 24 hours, putting the Italy total at 92,472. Nearly 40,000 cases have been reported in the hard hit northern […]The post Italy COVID-19 death toll tops 10,000, Letter to President of the European Council appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51CNV)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Toronto Public Health reported 118 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the city’s total to 457. Dr. Eileen de Villa, Medical Officer of Health said, “These numbers are a significant increase and I expect that we will continue to see similar patterns in the coming days aheadâ€. There are 29 […]The post Toronto reports 118 new COVID-19 cases as total reaches 457, Quebec is hardest hit province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51CNW)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews On Friday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed five new deaths and 257 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Over the last 48 hours there have been 678 new cases. To date, health officials identified 1465 cases across all areas of LA County, including 26 deaths. As of Friday, […]The post Los Angeles: New COVID-19 cases continues to steadily increase appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51CNX)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Spain Ministry of Health is now reporting more than 72,000 COVID-19 cases, with an additional 8200 cases reported in the last 24 hours. In addition, 5690 deaths were reported as of Friday. The Autonomous communities of Madrid (21520) and Catalonia (14263) continue to report the most cases in the country. The National Police […]The post Spain COVID-19 outbreak update: Increased cases and deaths; Foreign Affairs manages the return of more than 4,000 Spaniards traveling through Latin America appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51CH8)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Belize Ministry of Health has reported the country’s first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past week. The first case reported on Monday was in a 38-year-old female, Belizean national who resides in San Pedro. She arrived in Belize on Thursday, March 19th, and sought medical attention at a private health […]The post Belize reports first COVID-19 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51CH9)
With the threat of a shortage of protective masks looming as the novel coronavirus pandemic grows, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) biomedical engineers and tinkerers had an inspired idea: unleash an army of makers from across the U.S. who could make such masks from 3D printers – a technology that, in recent years, has […]The post Medical University of South Carolina team releases plans for 3D-printed masks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51C36)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews A new Gallup Poll shows that most Americans look at institutions like hospitals, state government and their employer in a positive light concerning the handling the response to the coronavirus in the U.S. However, of the nine institutions evaluated which also include President Trump and Congress, only the news media received a more […]The post COVID-19: 55% of people disapprove of news media handling the response in US appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51C38)
Oklahoma health officials are reporting 322 positive cases of COVID-19 as of Friday. New counties with cases include Caddo, Cherokee, Choctaw, Latimer and Pittsburg counties. There was an additional death in Oklahoma, a male in his 70s in Creek County. There are eight total deaths in the state. With the number of cases rising each day, the OSDH […]The post Oklahoma COVID-19 update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51C39)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The number of COVID-19 cases in the City of New Orleans has risen to 1,170 as of Friday, including 57 deaths. On Sunday, March 29th, in response to COVID-19 pandemic, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will expand its service reductions and will waive transit fares for bus, streetcar and ferry service until […]The post New Orleans reports 1170 COVID‑19 cases, 57 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51C3B)
Kansas State University is launching an online graduate certificate in public health in fall 2020 designed to provide a pathway for professionals seeking a career in public health. Students completing the certificate will gain knowledge in the five core areas of public health: biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, health services administration and social/behavioral sciences. Those who finish the […]The post Kansas State University launches online public health graduate certificate appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51C3D)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the confirmation of 7,377 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 44,635 confirmed cases in New York State. New York City reported an additional 4,000 cases today, bringing the country’s most populous city to more than 25,000. Well over 400 deaths have […]The post New York COVID-19 cases nears 45K, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 1,000-bed temporary hospital is now complete, US cases top 100K appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51BVD)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Italy Ministry of Health reported 969 COVID-19 deaths in the past day, making it the highest single day death count to date. This brings the country’s total fatalities to 9,134. In addition, more than 5,500 additional cases were reported in the past 24 hours, putting Italy’s total case count at 86,498. Lombardy […]The post Italy records nearly 1000 deaths in one day appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51BHK)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported an additional 218 lab confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the country total to 927. Gauteng (409), Western Cape (229) and Kwazulu-Natal (134) provinces have reported the most cases. In addition, South Africa is currently reporting the most cases on the continent. Two deaths have […]The post South Africa COVID-19 cases top 900 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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