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Florida behind in testing wastewater to track covid; meanwhile cases rise in South Florida

Thu, 2022-05-05 10:38 — mike kraft

Tracking COVID in wastewater is the future — but not in Florida Flushing the toilet can help scientists track surges of COVID-19. But Florida is behind other states in utilizing the technology. Tampa Bay Times

As COVID-19 testing continues to recede in Florida, it is far behind other states in tracking the virus with promising technology that relies on wastewater.

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New Hampshire Rate of reported COVID-19 cases more than triple in past month

Thu, 2022-05-05 10:29 — mike kraft

Rate of reported COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire more than triples in past month COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise in New Hampshire at a rate that has more than tripled over the past month. Kirk Enstrom WMUR

New Hampshire health officials said Tuesday that the state is now averaging 434 reported new cases per day, the highest rate since Feb. 15. The rate of new cases has risen 231% since April 2.

There are 3,128 known active cases of COVID-19 in the state, the most since Feb. 16.

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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken tests positive for COVID; has mild symptoms

Thu, 2022-05-05 10:24 — mike kraft

Blinken tests positive for COVID; has mild symptoms WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner and related events over the weekend. AP NEWS

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Omicron as severe as previous COVID variants, large U.S.study finds

Thu, 2022-05-05 10:20 — mike kraft

Omicron as severe as previous COVID variants, large study finds Four scientists conducted the study based on records of 130,000 COVID patients. Reuters Reuters

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Covid's toll in the U.S. reaches 1 million deaths

Thu, 2022-05-05 08:44 — mike kraft

Covid's toll in the U.S. reaches a once unfathomable number: 1 million deaths "It's an exponential number of other people that are walking around with a small hole in their heart," one widow said. NBC News

The U.S. on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News — a once unthinkable scale of loss even for the country with the world's highest recorded toll from the virus.

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