The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation. 6,719 people are under active public health monitoring and a further 56,455 people who tested positive have recovered. "We need to remember our risk remains high right now, even as we protect more and more people with vaccine", said the pair. "Through the dedication of a large team of experts and health leaders across the province,... [Full Article...]
London, the South East and East of England shows the sharpest deceleration in cases, with an R number broadly between 0.6 and 1.0 and a reduction in infections of roughly between 2 and 8% a day. Mumbai's overall recovery rate remains at 94 per cent.Maharashtra reported 2,779 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, and with that, the tally has now climbed to 20,03,657. [Full Article...]
Based on an example used by Britain's top science adviser, Patrick Vallance, preliminary data suggests the variant also is about 30% more deadly. Vallance said patients who were hospitalized with the new variant did not appear to have a higher risk of dying compared to those hospitalized with the original form of the virus. [Full Article...]
Vaccine hoarding will only prolong the ordeal and delay Africa's recovery. As of January 20, over 79,000 Philadelphians have been partially vaccinated, and over 19,000 have received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. It will enable developing countries to have access to the vaccines under the facility and provide self-financing countries an "insurance policy" by increasing their chances of... [Full Article...]
The Minnetonka, Minn. -based company's UnitedHealthcare division, which is the nation's largest health insurer, reported huge profits in the second quarter as the pandemic slashed expenses by forcing delays in many non-emergency health care services. [Full Article...]
PHW also confirmed a total of 212,317 first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had now been given, an increase of 21,882 on the previous day's figure. The data comes from a report published on Friday which revealed that 1,023,700 people in England had COVID-19 between 10 and 16 January , the latest dates for which information is available. [Full Article...]
The longtime Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves slugger held the record for most career home runs for more than three decades before Barry Bonds broke it in 2007. Aaron became the first player in the Major League Baseball to record 500 home runs and 3,000 hits. Both the Braves and Brewers retired his No. 44. Aaron won the World Series in 1957, won the Golden Glove award three times, and still remains th... [Full Article...]
Tampa Bay travels to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC, while the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Buffalo Bills in the AFC. Five weeks will have passed between the Bucs' regular-season finale and the Super Bowl on February 7. [Full Article...]