Tag: deaths

More Than 16,000 Early Nursing Home COVID-19 Deaths Likely Uncounted: Study

A delayed start in required reporting caused as many as 16,623 deaths from the CCP virus in nursing homes to be omitted from the official count, according to a Harvard University researcher-led study. The federal government did require nursing comes to report COVID-19 cases and deaths until May 24, 2020, more than three months after the…


Interior Department Confirms 35 Staffers Have Died of COVID-19

An Interior Department spokesperson has confirmed that 35 employees have, as of Friday, died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus. Melissa Schwartz, the department’s communications director, wrote in a tweet Friday that “we have lost another member of the agency’s family” since the head of the department, Sec. Deb Haaland, said in…


Americas Hits 2 Million COVID-19 Deaths: PAHO

The Americas has passed the “grim milestone” of two million deaths linked to COVID-19, the head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Wednesday. PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne made the announcement during a weekly pandemic briefing. Etienne said some 15,000 Indigenous people were included in the figure, but added more “robust” data was…


COVID-19 Rates and Hospitalizations Continue to Climb

SANTA ANA—Hospitalizations for COVID-19 increased again in Orange County as the Delta variant continues to fuel a resurgence of infections. The county reported 290 more infections, raising the total since the start of the pandemic to 259,985. Hospitalizations increased from 126 on July 20 to 143 on July 21, with the number of intensive care…


Newsom Again Pushes COVID Shots, But No Vaccine Passports Planned

LONG BEACH, Calif.—While saying California has one of the best COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom said July 21 the rate remains too low, and he blamed “right-wing” pundits for spreading misinformation and contributing to vaccine hesitancy. He also insisted the state has no plans to institute a “vaccine passport” system, again…


 Coronavirus Cases on the Rise In Orange County

SANTA ANA, Calif.—COVID-19 hospitalizations in Orange County have more than doubled in the past two weeks, raising concerns among some health officials. “I’m worried about the trend,” said Andrew Noymer, an epidemiologist and University of California–Irvine professor of population health and disease prevention. The county has 1.8 million of its 3.3 million population fully vaccinated,…


Search in Florida Collapse to Take Weeks, Deaths Reach 90

SURFSIDE, Fla.—Authorities searching for victims of a deadly collapse in Florida said Sunday they hope to conclude their painstaking work in the coming weeks as a team of first responders from Israel departed the site. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said 90 deaths have now been confirmed in last month’s collapse of the 12-story…


Orange County Sees Uptick in COVID-19 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. —Orange County’s COVID-19 statistics reflected modest increases in a weekly update released July 6, but hospitalization rates have held steady since last week. According to state data released every Tuesday, the county’s average daily new case rate per 100,000 residents edged up from 1 last week to 1.5, while the overall test…


Legendary UCLA Football Coach Dies in Newport Beach Home

The most successful coach in University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) football history, Terry Donahue, has died. The 77-year-old sports legend died in his Newport Beach home July 4 following a two-year battle with cancer. Donahue was the winningest football coach in UCLA and Pacific 12 Conference history with a historic 151 game wins, which includes the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Freedom Bowl,…


CCP Virus Cases and Deaths Drop to New Lows in US

Daily CCP virus infections and deaths have both hit lows not seen since the early days of the pandemic, White House officials said Thursday. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Rochelle Walensky called the data “encouraging and uplifting” as she announced at a briefing that the agency had reported a seven-day average of…