Mayor Bill de Blasio’s chief medical adviser on Feb. 25 downplayed the results of two studies suggesting that a new coronavirus variant found in New York City in November will be more resistant to vaccines now being administered.
California surpasses New York as U.S. state with most Covid-19 deaths
Andrew Cuomo (NY), California, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus immunizations, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 Deaths, Covid-19 Epicenter, COVID-19 Mortality, COVID-19 Vaccines, Death Tolls, Gavin Newsom (Calif.), Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, New York, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United StatesCalifornia surpassed New York on Feb. 9 as the U.S. state with the most coronavirus deaths, a grim reminder of the pandemic’s toll even as the vaccine rollout and a sharp drop in new cases buoyed hopes of life eventually returning to normal.
U.S. Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations log biggest weekly drops since pandemic started
California, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID Tracking Project, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Deaths, Covid-19 Variant, COVID-19 Variant B.1.1.7, Health Officials, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Reuters Analysis, United StatesThe United States reported a 25% drop in new cases of Covid-19 to about 825,000 during the week ended Feb. 7, the biggest fall since the pandemic started, although health officials said they were worried new variants of the virus could slow or reverse this progress.
California-based Amgen is in the process of eliminating hundreds of U.S. jobs, the majority of which are centered on the company’s sales team, according to a recent sales call.
Hopeful signs on pandemic lead some U.S. states to ease coronavirus restrictions
Andrew Cuomo (NY), Christmas, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Restrictions, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Infections, Covid-19 Variant, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Los Angeles, Mike DeWine (Ohio), Phil Murphy (NJ), Public Health Authorities, Reuters Tally, Thanksgiving, United Kingdom, United StatesSevere Covid-19 infections are beginning to abate in many parts of the United States even as the death toll mounts, signaling an end to the pandemic’s post-holiday surge and prompting some states to ease public health restrictions.
The United States reported a 21% drop in new cases of Covid-19 for the week ended Jan. 24, as all but one state reported declines in new infections, and the number of coronavirus patients in hospitals also fell.
U.S. exceeds 400,000 coronavirus deaths
BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), California, Christmas, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 vaccine rollout, COVID-19 Vaccines, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Joe Biden, Michigan, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Reuters Tally, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, WashingtonThe U.S. coronavirus death toll topped 400,000 on Jan. 19, according to a Reuters tally, as the country hardest hit by the pandemic struggled to meet the demand for vaccines to stem the spread of infection.
Moderna Inc. received a report from California’s health department that several people at a center in San Diego were treated for possible allergic reactions to the company’s Covid-19 vaccine from a particular batch.
The United States lost more than 23,000 lives to Covid-19 during the week ended Jan. 17, setting a record for the third week in a row, though the number of new infections and the amount of patients in hospitals both fell from the previous seven days.
U.S. surpasses 10 million Covid-19 vaccinations
California, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 Deaths, Covid-19 fatality rate, COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City, Reuters, Reuters Tally, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar, United StatesMore than 10 million Americans had received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine as of Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the year-old pandemic roared on unchecked.