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Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 positive rate jumps from 2% to over 30% in just two weeks

Mon, 2022-01-03 12:53 — mike kraft

Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 positive rate jumps from 2% to over 30% in just two weeks ABC News ABC News

Just two weeks ago, Puerto Rico had a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 2% -- the lowest it had ever been, according to the island’s health department COVID-19 dashboard.

As of Monday, that rate (an indicator of community spread) jumped to 33%, an explosive increase that tracks with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant and has sparked concerns among the scientific community and health officials on the island.

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Omicron evades immunity better than Delta-- Danish study

Mon, 2022-01-03 10:53 — mike kraft

Omicron evades immunity better than Delta, Danish study finds The Omicron coronavirus variant is better at circumventing vaccinated peoples' immunity than the Delta variant, according to a Danish study published last week, helping explain why Omicron is spreading more rapidly. Reuters Reuters

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Why this Covid-19 surge is 'unprecedented in this pandemic'

Mon, 2022-01-03 10:18 — mike kraft

Why this Covid-19 surge is 'unprecedented in this pandemic' The new year is starting with a massive influx of Covid-19 that's different from any other during this pandemic, doctors say. Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN CNN

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Variant poised to spike in the south, with few safeguards in place

Mon, 2022-01-03 10:07 — mike kraft

Southeast U.S. poised for a firestorm of omicron cases, with few safeguards in place The United States is heading into the third year of the coronavirus pandemic with the extremely contagious omicron variant poised to ignite a firestorm of infection across the Southeast after exploding through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Lower vaccination rates and fewer mask and vaccine mandates have created a much different environment for the omicron variant to spread in the South, leaving experts unsure whether outbreaks will end up deadlier than in the North.Subscribe to The Pos YahooNews

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Los Angeles County ilustration: COVID data show stark difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated

Fri, 2021-12-31 17:11 — mike kraft

LA County COVID data show stark difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated New data from Los Angeles County shows a sharp difference in the likelihood of death or hospitalization from COVID-19 in those who have been vaccinated versus those who have not. ABC7 Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County reported more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day on Thursday - but as grim as that news sounds, new data also shows how effective vaccines have been at containing the virus' most severe consequences: deaths and hospitalizations.

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Medical and ER staff members say their workloads are growing as more of their colleagues call out because of infection or exposure.

Fri, 2021-12-31 10:54 — mike kraft

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The omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread throughout the country, and so has the subsequent labor crisis. With the current surge, essential workers are again bearing the brunt, and medical personnel are some of the record-setting cases.

“There are colleagues that either have Covid, had Covid or are not passing the [hospital’s] screening, which monitors symptoms or, at the least, exposure,” Harrison said. “It’s pretty dynamic, and we’re definitely not able to operate at our fullest.”

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