Weekly U.S. COVID update:
– New cases: 234,815 est.
– Average: 265,701 (-35K)
– States reporting: 50/50
– In hospital: 19,974 (-1K)
– In ICU: 2,107 (-197)
– New deaths: 2,303
– Average: 2,457 (+52)1/7
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) February 12, 2024
This is the 6th week in a row with more than 2,000 new deaths, or 14,091 deaths combined. This is also the 22nd week in a row with more than 1,000 deaths, or nearly 38,000 during the same period.
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) February 12, 2024
US: CDC plans to drop five-day COVID isolation guidelines
"People with mild and improving symptoms would no longer need to stay home if they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours."
Make this make sense. https://t.co/LQJ35BmRJp
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 13, 2024
The @CDCgov's new policy to spread Covidhttps://t.co/C1SBvQkwmV pic.twitter.com/004buhEIGW
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 13, 2024
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Japan: Hospitals report more harassment by angry patients
There has also been an apparent rise in similar incidents of harassment in Japanese companies and schoolshttps://t.co/dStgie6ZAs pic.twitter.com/UXONtLIYLW
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 11, 2024
Japan: 79,605 new cases, up 8% from the previous week
《Hospitals across Japan has been rising for 11 consecutive weeks, health ministry data showed Friday, with experts warning the country has entered its 10th COVID-19 wave》https://t.co/5daHFt5DLd
— SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) (@COVID19_disease) February 11, 2024
New Zealand: 245 Covid hospitalizations and 15 deaths last week.
There were 5,878 new Covid cases last week, compared to 5,555 new cases in the previous week.https://t.co/sI8MYumvmG
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 13, 2024
New Zealand: "COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying"
Professor Michael Baker says, if anything, the pandemic has become more intense in the last few months, with this latest wave larger than the previous one.https://t.co/S1bhm4qnoI
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 11, 2024
Sweden: 7% of healthcare workers tested positive for Covid in December 2023
45 HCW out of 631 (7.1%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
23/45 reported only mild symptoms. Those who reported mild symptoms were well enough to attend work at the hospital.https://t.co/YqCpjuZbPD
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 13, 2024
Cemetery extension needed after Covid death rise https://t.co/bR61u0uqUg
— BBC Health News (@bbchealth) February 13, 2024
Ireland: Covid up by 39% in three weeks
On January 18th, 598 cases of the strain were confirmed by Ireland's Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
Today, it said that known infections have risen to 832 – marking a 39.13% increase in three weeks.https://t.co/d2nDkDgKgz
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 11, 2024
Brazil: Number of deaths from Covid rises to 27 in Mato Grosso
Covid cases in Mato Grosso have already exceeded 11,000 this year.
61 municipalities in Mato Grosso currently present a high risk or very high risk of contamination.https://t.co/C7ote8K26I
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 11, 2024
Canada: Around one in 19 people are currently infected with Covid
However, "Some regions may finally be leaving the SEVERE range in the coming month."https://t.co/nolmvLDjjE pic.twitter.com/GWncwGBXrU
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 11, 2024
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New Evidence Suggests Long COVID Could Be a Brain Injury.
Brain fog is one of the most common, persistent complaints in patients with long COVID. It affects as many as 46% of patients who also deal with other cognitive concerns like memory loss..https://t.co/0foDuIWW2R pic.twitter.com/wKPjVXTGen
— SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) (@COVID19_disease) February 10, 2024
Genetics may account for 30% to 70% of one’s chance of getting COVID-19
Researchers estimated that genetics initially accounted for about 33% of a person's likelihood of getting infected, while, by the end of the study, genetics accounted for 70%.https://t.co/Qth1ZyjCq1
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 13, 2024
Study: Sperm counts decline even after mild COVID infections
Men recently infected with COVID-19 have decreased sperm counts for more than 3 months following even mild infections, and the sperm they do produce is less able to swim.https://t.co/4It1seDk5H
— SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) (@COVID19_disease) February 12, 2024
A randomized trial for #LongCovid in 589 participants showing quality of life benefit for an 8-week, individualized, online, home-based, supervised group physical and mental rehab program (REGAIN) compared with usual care at 3 and 12 monthshttps://t.co/pZdiNSL0SR
@Gord_McG pic.twitter.com/gWhLiowZ6W— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 8, 2024
Paxlovid can lessen the chance of a severe COVID-19 illness. Why is it underused? https://t.co/C3TRWE8hjU
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 7, 2024
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US Library of Congress launches Covid-19 history project
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is partnering with StoryCorps to tell a more diverse and holistic story of the pandemic as told by the people who lived through it.https://t.co/V4yS3uZK1a
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 11, 2024
US: Higher healthcare use after COVID-19 infection
Study of US veterans finds that healthcare visits rose significantly in the month after COVID-19 infection and then levelled off but remained higher than those of their uninfected peers through 1 year.https://t.co/gD8zFoVjEI
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) February 10, 2024
Unvaccinated football players miss the whole season with an injury.
Vaccinated football players win the Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/lJlQNmAEUy
— Luke Beasley (@lukepbeasley) February 12, 2024
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