San Luis Obispo County reports that two more county residents who tested positive for COVID-19 died. Health officials say they were both 80 years old and had underlying health conditions. They both also lived at Vineyard Hills Health Center in Templeton, a skilled nursing facility that has had an outbreak …
Read More »Weeks before Florida schools open, COVID emerges among children
(Newser) – Hospitalizations among Florida children infected with the new coronavirus increased by more than 20% in eight days this month. Data shows that 303 minors were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of July 24, compared with 246 children as of July 16, an increase of 23%, for the Hill. During …
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Researchers identify 6 different ‘types’ of COVID-19
Symptoms developed within the first week of the onset of a COVID-19 infection may determine the likelihood that a patient will require serious medical attention by the end of the second week, according to researchers at King’s College London. The new study, which was not peer-reviewed but was replicated into …
Read More »Relatives of coronaviruses may pose a threat to humans: study
The coronavirus that is circulating around the world may have close relatives that have yet to be discovered, a clue that the current pandemic will not be the last to threaten humans. New research published Tuesday in the journal Nature Microbiology finds that the current strain, known in the scientific …
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