People with these disorders are three times more likely to die of Covid-19, compared with patients without the conditions, a new analysis found.
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Drs. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Vivek Murthy, and David Kessler will serve as co-chairs of President-elect Biden’s Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board.
That’s a question people are asking as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments for a case on the future of the Affordable Care Act — which guarantees coverage for preexisting conditions.
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the state hit a new high on Monday. Nine were on ventilators.
A state epidemiologist said that while cases of reinfection have been rare in Alaska, that could change going into winter as the coronavirus continues to spread.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ newly appointed Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board is led by established public health officials and staffed by a mix of doctors and current and former government officials, some with high-profile media visibility.
The Utah Department of Health is reporting one new COVID-19-related death along with 2,386 new positive cases on Sunday. The health department reports the following statistics: Positives: 132,621 positive cases today. This is an increase of 2,386 cases from yesterday. Lab Tests: 1,158,817 people tested. This is an increase of 9,311 people tested from yesterday. Trends: The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 2,290 per day.
Health Director Pat Lopez said this is an all-time high for the number of daily cases reported.
City officials are eager to avoid a repeat of deadly spring, but admit ‘how hard this is going to be to sustain through the fall and the winter.’
There were no new deaths reported. One hundred people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alaska Sunday, according to state officials, and an additional 19 hospitalized patients were suspected be infected.