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Cases reported at nursing home in Beaver County

A Beaver County nursing home has at least 15 residents with COVID-19. Other residents at the Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, which used to be known as Friendship Ridge when it was owned by Beaver County, are also being tested for COVID.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 29th, 2020

Seattle leads other major US cities in containing Covid-19 cases, mayor"s office says

It has been a full year since the first reported Covid-19 death in the U.S. occurred in King County and life in and around Seattle irrevocably changed. Offices closed and people started to work from home. There were rushes on hand sanitizer and t.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 27th, 2021

Seattle leads other major US metros in containing Covid-19 cases, city says

It has been a full year since the first reported Covid-19 death in the U.S. occurred in King County, and life in and around Seattle irrevocably changed. Offices closed and people started to work from home. There were rushes on hand sanitizer and t.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 27th, 2021

Premier Health launches surge unit at local hospital amid COVID-19 spread

One of the region's largest health networks has launched a respiratory surge unit at its hospital in Miami County — a region that saw a large uptick in COVID-19 cases last week following an outbreak at a nursing home in Troy. The unit opened this .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 30th, 2020

Allegheny County reports first two COVID-19 cases

Allegheny County reported its first two confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday. Both are Pittsburgh residents living in the same household, one in their 60s and another in their 70s. Both are isolated at home, said Dr. Debra Bogen, the incoming dir.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 14th, 2020

Highlights of the day: Taiwan supply chain braces for COVID surge

The semiconductor and IT value chains in Taiwan have raised their alerts to the surging COVID cases locally, adopting work-from-home and other precautionary measures, though so far no major infections have been reported among the.....»»

Category: topSource: digitimesMay 18th, 2021

COVID-19 deaths and cases in US nursing homes plunged more than 90% since vaccinations began, a leading industry group said

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) report credited the powerful effect of vaccinations. Rhoda Winkelman, a resident at the New Jewish Home in Manhattan, received a COVID-19 vaccine on Dec.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 1st, 2021

Hundreds of covid cases reported at Tesla plant following Musk’s defiant reopening, county data shows

Alameda County had initially denied issuing the data, citing requirements under healthy privacy law......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 12th, 2021

Cuomo Insists All NY Nursing Home Deaths "Accurately Reported" In First Briefing Since "COVID Coverup"

Cuomo Insists All NY Nursing Home Deaths "Accurately Reported" In First Briefing Since "COVID Coverup" Update (1434ET): Gov. Andrew Cuomo's epic President's Day afternoon press briefing has just wrapped up, a.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytFeb 15th, 2021

LA County has suspended air-quality regulations that limit the number of cremations as it handles a "backlog" of bodies from the pandemic

LA County is currently seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases and has reported.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 18th, 2021

Regional home values are highest in Clarence and Elma

The value of the typical home now exceeds $200,000 in 11 Western New York communities, according to a new federal report. Clarence leads the eight-county region with a median home value of $294,000, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 4th, 2021

Coronavirus outbreak causes Tyson Foods to close NC plant for cleaning

Wilkes County, home to the plants, has 194 COVID-19 cases, with a "majority" linked to the Tyson plant......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 10th, 2020

In Beaver County, anger over being left out of governor"s action

Beaver County, whose Covid-19 case counts have been impacted by an outbreak at the Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, will have to keep the stay-at-home and business closures orders for the time being......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 8th, 2020

116 coronavirus cases reported at Oklahoma pork plant, which is staying open

Any employee who exhibits symptoms or a fever will be asked to go home, a company spokesperson said......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 5th, 2020

Nursing homes have accounted for 1 in 3 deaths in Florida, new data reveals

Jeremy Hogan / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images The Miami Herald reported on new data that reveals one in three coronavirus-related related deaths in Florida have come from nursing home residents. Nursing homes members are par.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 2nd, 2020

U.K. deaths pass 26,000 mark as figures include nursing-home cases for the first time

Britain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 3,811 to 26,097 as government counts deaths in care homes and the wider community for the first time......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 30th, 2020

Thousands of US nursing home patients have died of coronavirus — far higher than the federal government has reported

Getty Images/Andrew Burton Thousands of nursing home residents have died of COVID-19 across the US and nearly 2,500 nursing homes are facing outbre.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 11th, 2020

States where the virus is spreading the fastest right now

While not always the case, the states with the slowest rate of spread are in general the states that reported their first cases earlier. The swift implementation of stay-at-home orders also appears to have had an impact on the rate of spread......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 10th, 2020

9 large metro police departments reported "double-digit percentage jumps" in domestic violence 911 calls as more people shelter at home.

Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters Domestic violence cases across the US and the globe are on the rise as the coronavirus pandemic forces abusers and their victims to shelter in place together.  While many hotlines and police departmen.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 7th, 2020

The UK has reported 47,806 coronavirus cases and 4,934 deaths. Here"s all we know about how the virus is spreading across Britain.

Getty April 5: Health secretary Matt Hancock has said exercise outside of the home "could be banned" if people don't stop gathering in outdoor areas during the lockdown. New Labour Party leader Kei.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 5th, 2020

Social distancing, safer at home may already be bending Wisconsin COVID-19 curve: Medical College CEO

The growth in the number of COVID-19 cases in Milwaukee County and Wisconsin has slowed in recent days, which may be an indication that school closings, social distancing and working from home is making an impact, said Medical College of Wisconsin pre.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 31st, 2020