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by News Desk on (#51AY4)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional 96 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases today, bringing the country total to 803. In addition, none deaths were reported today. The death toll in the Philippines is now 54. Quezon City, San Juan City and Makati City still round out the municipalities with […]The post Philippines: COVID-19 cases top 800, 54 deaths; Telemedicine guidelines being finalized appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51AY6)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Minister of Health, Daniel Salas announced Thursday that five private laboratories were approved to carry out the COVID-19 test. They are: LABIN Laboratories, Biblical Clinic Hospital, Páez Laboratory, San José Laboratories and Metropolitan Hospital. These are joined by the San Juan de Dios, Mexico, National Children’s Hospitals and INCIENSA, the latter currently […]The post Costa Rica COVID-19 case count now 231, Five private laboratories approved to perform coronavirus test appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51AFM)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Nigerian health officials reported 28 confirmed Lassa fever cases during the week ending March 22, a decrease from 51 confirmed cases the week prior. This brings the country’s confirmed Lassa fever total to 932. During the same period in 2019, 510 confirmed cases were reported. With the addition of three deaths from confirmed […]The post Nigeria reports decrease in new confirmed Lassa fever cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51AFN)
The number of potential therapeutic options for treatment of COVID-19 is growing. Approaches include blocking SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells, disrupting the virus’ replication, antivirals, vaccines, and suppressing overactive immune response. The research was published in a minireview, and in a short article in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The authors of the […]The post COVID-19 potential therapeutic options: A minireview appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51ABG)
Valneva SE announced this week that it has successfully completed an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and agreed on the clinical development plan towards licensure for its unique, single-shot chikungunya vaccine, VLA1553. Regulatory approval will be based on an immunological surrogate (Accelerated Approval Pathway). The main Phase 3 pivotal […]The post Chikungunya vaccine: Valneva completes End-of-Phase 2 meeting with FDA appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51ABH)
As scientists scramble to learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two recent studies of the virus’ genome reached controversial conclusions: namely, that snakes are intermediate hosts of the new virus, and that a key coronavirus protein shares “uncanny similarities†with an HIV-1 protein. Now, a study in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research refutes both ideas and suggests […]The post Pangolins could be the missing link for SARS-CoV-2 transmission between bats and humans appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51A3P)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews New York state officials confirmed 6,448 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 37,258 confirmed cases in New York State. This is approximately half the US total of 76,000. New York City has accounted for nearly six out of 10 cases in the state with more than 21,000. More than […]The post NY Gov Cuomo: ‘Our top priority is finding more beds for patients and getting the ventilators we need’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#519SH)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Malaysia Ministry of Health (MOH) reported an additional 235 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the case total to 2,031. The death count in the country has risen to 23 with the addition of four more fatalities. Out of the 235 new cases reported today, a total of 60 cases were related to […]The post Malaysia COVID-19 cases top 2,000, Cluster reported in HCWs at Perak hospital appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#5195D)
Hundreds of clinicians worldwide are banding together in an effort to study some types of severe cases of the new coronavirus disease. The project, led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator Jean-Laurent Casanova at The Rockefeller University, seeks to identify genetic errors that make some younger patients especially vulnerable to the virus that causes COVID-19, […]The post Patients with severe forms of coronavirus disease could offer clues to treatment appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#5195F)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert this week informing health care providers and patients of the potential risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus by the use of fecal microbiota for transplantation (FMT) and that FDA has determined that additional safety protections are needed. Several recent studies have documented the presence of […]The post FDA warns of potential SARS-CoV-2 risk with fecal transplants, Offers recommendations appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#5195G)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The number of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases have been rising rapidly in South America and Ecuador is among the countries seeing this occur. The first case of coronavirus was confirmed on Feb. 29. On March 16, Ecuadorean health officials were reporting 58 cases. As of Wednesday, Mar. 25, the National Institute […]The post Ecuador reports rapid rise of COVID-19, Most cases in Guayas province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#518R7)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews As of Mar. 25, 2020, more than 200,000 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases have been reported in Europe, including 12,000 deaths. Among the countries hardest hit to date include Italy (74,000 cases/7,500 deaths), Spain (50,000/3,600), Germany (37,000/200) and France (25,000/1,300). In a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warns in a […]The post Europe COVID-19: . The number of reported cases is rapidly increasing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#518R8)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they are committed to doing everything we can to provide timely response efforts to this pandemic and facilitate access to investigational drugs for use in patients with serious or immediately life-threatening COVID-19 infections. One investigational treatment being explored for COVID-19 involves the use of convalescent plasma collected from recovered […]The post FDA is facilitating access to COVID-19 convalescent plasma appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#518KD)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews New York state health officials reported 5,146 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 30,811 confirmed cases. New York City is now reporting close to 18,000 cases after seeing nearly 3,000 additional cases today. New York City has also reported nearly 200 fatalities. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that […]The post New York COVID-19 outbreak tops 30K cases, 40,000 healthcare workers volunteer for COVID-19 surge appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Robert Herriman on (#518KE)
On today’s podcast, I want to look at some different issues involving the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 pandemic to include the varying fatality rates in certain countries, US pandemic preparedness and what we should be doing moving forward. Joining me to look at these issues and more is Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins […]The post COVID-19: How does it compare with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, US pandemic preparedness appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51787)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Brazil report the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country rose to 2,201. In fact, officials report all states in the country have registered cases of the disease, but not all regions have the same level of transmission. The northern region, for example, has 3.7% of the […]The post Brazil reports coronavirus cases in all states, São Paulo hardest hit appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#516PF)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews On February 18, the Government of Paraguay declared a State of Health Emergency throughout the country in response to the dengue epidemic. Through the week ending March 13, Paraguay has reported 203,922 total dengue fever cases, including 51 deaths. This compares to 669 dengue cases reported during the same period in 2019. The […]The post Dengue outbreak in Paraguay: More than 200K cases reported to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#516PG)
Physician-scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) are now enrolling patients in two clinical trials testing treatment options for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. Two trials, led by infectious disease specialist Kathryn Stephenson, MD, MPH, will test the antiviral drug remdesivir for safety and efficacy against the respiratory infection that has […]The post Remdesivir for COVID-19: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center launches clinical trials appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#516PH)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Spanish Ministry of Health reports the COVID-19 outbreak has grown to nearly 40,000 cases as of Mar. 24. Spain’s death toll has also topped 2,800, an increase in some 500 deaths and the third most in any single country. More than 12,000 cases and 1,500 deaths have been reported in the Madrid […]The post Spain COVID-19 death toll rises to 2,800 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#516PJ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Government of India announced today the Ministries/ Departments of Government of India, State/Union Territory Governments and State/ Union Territory Authorities to take effective measures for ensuring social distancing so as to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Order shall remain in force, in all parts of the country, for […]The post India COVID-19: Government issues 21-day lockdown appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#516DP)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed 4,790 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 25,665 confirmed cases in New York State. This includes nearly 15,000 total cases in New York City. Cuomo also announced the distribution of medical supplies and equipment to hospitals across New York City, Long Island and Westchester to […]The post New York COVID-19: Supplies deployed, 4,800 additional cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51546)
James Diaz, MD, MHA, MPH & TM, Dr PH, Professor and Head of Environmental Health Sciences at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, has proposed a possible explanation for the severe lung complications being seen in some people diagnosed with COVID-19. The manuscript was published by Oxford University Press online in the Journal of […]The post ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#514XP)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Massachusetts Department of Health reported four additional COVID-19 fatalities today–Two females, both in their 70s and from Essex and Worcester counties, and two men – one in his 60s from Suffolk County and the other in his 80s from Norfolk County. All four were hospitalized and had underlying health conditions. This brings […]The post Massachusetts reports four more COVID-19 deaths, Governor Baker issues emergency order appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#514XQ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Costa Rica Government announced today stronger sanitary measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the country. This includes: Total closure of beaches throughout the country, obligatory closure of temples and religious services and loss of immigration status to those who leave the country. “We reiterate that the government is doing everything […]The post Costa Rica close beaches, religious services as COVID-19 cases rise to 158 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#514XR)
Test being designed to provide rapid, point-of-care diagnosis within 30 minutes Heat Biologics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specialized in the development of novel therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines, including one for coronavirus COVID-19, today reported that it is collaborating with the University of Miami to develop a proprietary UM COVID-19 point-of-care diagnostic test. The new, […]The post Heat Biologics and University of Miami Developing Proprietary COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Under Collaborative Research Agreement appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#514XS)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews New York officials reported another large increase in coronavirus disease 2-19 cases today saying they confirmed 5,707 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 20,875 confirmed cases in the State. 157 deaths have been reported. New York City accounts for 12,305 cases followed by Westchester County with 2,894 and Nassau […]The post New York: COVID-19 cases top 20K, FDA approves the use of a new experimental drug appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51411)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Uganda Ministry of Health reported their first case of COVID-19 Saturday. The case is a 36-year-old Ugandan male who arrived from Dubai. He traveled on Ethiopian Airlines. He is in stable condition and remains hospitalized at Entebbe Grade B hospital. The patient, a resident of Kampala traveled to Dubai last week for business […]The post Uganda reports 1st COVID-19 case, More countries added to travel restriction appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#513TJ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is reporting 409 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases through Sunday. Of this total, five deaths have been reported. Public Health is investigating all new cases and will notify close contacts who are household members, intimate partners and healthcare professionals to assess and […]The post Los Angeles COVID-19: More than 400 cases, 5 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#513TK)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials in Spain are now reporting nearly 30,000 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases as Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez decided Sunday to extend the state of emergency in the country. The autonomous communities of Madrid (9,702), Catalonia (4,704) and Basque Country (2,097) continue to report the most cases. More than 1,800 deaths have […]The post Spain COVID-19 cases near 30K, State of emergency extended appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#513F9)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Minnesota state health officials reported the first confirmed death of a Minnesota resident due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The death occurred March 19 in a Ramsey County resident in their 80s who recently tested positive for COVID-19 and was the contact of an earlier confirmed case. Minnesota Commissioner of […]The post Minnesota reports 1st COVID-19 death in Ramsey County resident appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#513B6)
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is the first US Senator to test positive. According to posts on his Twitter feed, the Senator is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was […]The post Rand Paul: 1st US Senator to test positive for COVID-19 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#513B7)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Italy Ministry of Health recorded an additional 5,560 COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the epidemic total in the country to 59,138. Officials also reported 651 additional deaths. Italy has reported 5,476 fatalities to date (9.2% CFR). The government also issued a new ordinance concerning travel today: From today it […]The post Italy COVID-19 case count nears 60K, New ordinance on travel appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#513B8)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The New York Department of Health recorded an additional 4,812 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 15,168. This includes 9,045 cases in New York City. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today accepted the recommendation of the Army Corps of Engineers for four temporary hospital sites in New York State […]The post New York reports 4,800 additional COVID-19 cases, Army Corps of Engineers will begin construction on four temporary hospital sites appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#51318)
LabCorp announced that it will be able to perform more than 20,000 COVID-19 tests per day beginning Friday, March 20, ahead of its original schedule. This represents a significant increase in capacity since the company released its COVID-19 test two weeks ago. The company is working continuously to increase capacity and support the needs of […]The post LabCorp says it can perform 20,000 COVID-19 tests per day appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#5131A)
Cepheid announced Saturday it has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2, a rapid molecular diagnostic test for qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. The test has been designed to operate on any of Cepheid’s more than 23,000 automated GeneXpert® Systems worldwide, with a detection time of […]The post Rapid SARS-CoV-2 test from Cepheid receives EUA from FDA appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512VN)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The sectoral vice president of Communication, Culture and Tourism, Jorge RodrÃguez, assured that of the 70 positive cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) registered to date, 100 percent are imported from Europe, Colombia and the US. RodrÃguez specified that of the 70 positive cases for Covid-19, 15 of them have recovered satisfactorily as they did […]The post Venezuela: COVID-19 cases rise to 70, Cuban doctors arrive appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512VP)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Vermont officials announced Thursday the the state’s first deaths in those infected with the new coronavirus COVID-19. According to health officials, the first was a male resident of Windsor County, who had been hospitalized at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction. The second was a female resident of the Burlington Health […]The post Vermont reports first COVID-19 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512VQ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews COVID-19 With the addition of a confirmed coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 case Saturday, the total case count in Sri Lanka now stands at 78 with one case reported in January and 77 reported in March. Colombo district has reported the most cases with 16, followed by Gampaha with 10. 31 cases are […]The post Sri Lanka COVID-19 and dengue updates appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512VR)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) have reported 281 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases through Saturday. Milwaukee (126), Dane (49), Waukesha (20) and Fond du Lac (15) counties have reported the most cases. Six Wisconsin counties are reporting community spread. To date, four deaths have been recorded–Milwaukee (2) and one each […]The post Wisconsin: 281 COVID-19 cases reported, nearly half in Milwaukee appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512VS)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Austrian health officials, Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz are reporting 3,026 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases to date, including nine deaths. Many measures are being taken in Austria to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to include the quarantine in certain areas. In Tyrol , all 279 Tyrolean municipalities are quantified. In Vorarlberg the entire Arlberg […]The post Austria COVID-19 outbreak tops 3,000 cases, Quarantine measures in certain areas appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512VV)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Brazil’s Ministry of Health declared Friday the recognition of community transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the national territory. Brazil has 1,128 confirmed cases in 25 states of the country, in addition to the Federal District. There were also 18 deaths in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It is a […]The post Brazil Ministry of Health declares national community transmission appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512FJ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported this week that officers assigned to O’Hare International Airport, International Mail Facility (IMF) intercepted packages containing prohibited medical drug kits arriving from the United Kingdom. On March 17, 2020, CBP officers intercepted shipments containing “Test Kits†for various viruses and diseases to include COVID-19. Not […]The post Fake COVID-19 tests seized at O’Hare, Chicago joins the State of Illinois in issuing a Stay at Home order appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512FM)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Louisiana Department of Health on Saturday evening confirmed four additional deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the total to 20. The deaths of an 83-year-old Orleans Parish resident, a 50-year-old Orleans resident, a 77-year-old Jefferson Parish resident and a 90-year-old Orleans Parish resident were reported. All aside from the 83-year-old individual had underlying medical conditions. […]The post Louisiana coronavirus deaths rise to 20 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512FP)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Italy Ministry of Health reported an additional 6,557 COVID-19 cases and an additional 794 deaths in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total to 53,588 cases and 4825 deaths. Lombardy region in Northern Italy has reported 25,515 cases and 3,095 deaths alone, for a case fatality of more than 12%! New restrictions […]The post Italy COVID-19 cases, deaths skyrocket: New restrictions imposed appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512FR)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews New Jersey state health officials reported an additional 442 new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the state total to 1,327. In addition, there are now 16 deaths reported in New Jersey. Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 107, directing all residents to stay at home until further notice. The order provides for […]The post New Jersey COVID-19 death toll now 16, Governor Murphy announces statewide stay at home order appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#512FT)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews New York State health officials report the number of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases have risen to 10,356 through Saturday afternoon. New York City accounts for for 60 percent of the state’s total (6,211) followed by Westchester County (1,387), Nassau County (1,234) and Suffolk County (662). New York has reported 60 deaths […]The post New York COVID-19 cases top 10K, ‘What you need to know’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#51220)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) are now reporting 307 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Saturday, including 19 deaths. Quezon City (14.3%), San Juan City (8.8%) and Pasig City and Makati City, each accounting for 6.2% of cases, are the cities reporting the most cases nationally. In addition, DOH announced the acquisition of […]The post Philippines COVID-19 cases top 300, More labs testing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#511WB)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Polio The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) reported this week on a case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) in Malaysia. The case reported in Sabah province makes it the first case in 2020. The total number of cases reported in 2019 remains three. COVID-19 The Ministry of Health reported an additional […]The post Malaysia reports 1st polio case of 2020, 153 additional COVID-19 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#511QZ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Georgia state health officials are now reporting 485 coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases to date, including 14 deaths (nearly a 3 percent CFR). To date, Fulton (88), Bartow (54), Cobb (47) and Dougherty (44) counties have reported the most cases. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) reports epidemiologists are on-call 24/7 […]The post Georgia health officials report 14 COVID-19 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#511R0)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in Switzerland reported the number of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases are increasing rapidly. The latest numbers show the country has seen 5,544 cases to date, including 56 deaths (1% CFR). Government officials call on the population to take responsibility: stay at home. The Federal […]The post Switzerland: COVID-19 cases top 5500, Meetings of more than five people in public spaces are prohibited appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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