A North Texas federal prison has more than 1,000 prisoners with COVID-19, one of whom died from the virus, reports NBC News. According to the report, the Seagoville Federal Correctional Institute has a total of 1,798 inmates and at least 1,072 have tested positive for coronavirus. An inmate, James Giannetta, …
Read More »Your blood type may affect the risk of COVID-19, but it is not any type of protection, experts say.
A handful of initial studies have found that people with O blood type may have a slight advantage during this pandemic. Research published over the weekend found that patients with type O were less likely to test positive for COVID-19 than patients with type A, B, or AB blood. An …
Read More »Area experiencing ‘increase’ in COVID-19 cases
MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY) – Marinette County officials say they are experiencing an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the area. According to county officials, during the first months of the pandemic, there was an average of one or two cases per week, however, in the last month, that …
Read More »The veterinary hospital knew of COVID-19 exposure and did not tell us
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The Ingham County Health Department sent out a “public exposure site notice” Saturday to Riverfront Animal Hospital after three people tested positive for COVID-19. But the health department says the clinic found out earlier and didn’t reveal the exposure soon enough. Ingham County Health Officer Linda …
Read More »Study found traces of coronavirus in Europe in March 2019. Here’s what that means.
The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, may have been in Europe for longer than previously thought. Recent studies have suggested that it was circulating in Italy in early December 2019. More surprisingly, researchers at the University of Barcelona found traces of the virus by analyzing untreated sewage samples dated March 12, 2019. …
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