Month: August 2020

Image copyright Facebook Image caption Brian with his wife Erin, who passed away this month A Florida taxi driver, who believed false claims that coronavirus was a hoax, has lost his wife to Covid-19. Brian Lee Hitchens and his wife, Erin, had read claims online that the virus was fabricated, linked to 5G or similar to the flu. The couple didn't follow health guidance or seek help when they fell ill in early May. Brian recovered but his 46-year-old wife became critically ill and died this month from heart problems linked to the virus. Brian spoke to the BBC in July as part of an investigation into the human c...

As more children become infected with Covid-19, doctors are paying closer attention to potential long-term effects. In adults, one of Covid’s most troubling effects has been so-called long-haul cases, in which people whose illness initially seemed moderate end up having symptoms for months, sometimes getting worse over time. Now as doctors warn that children may be more vulnerable to the virus than initially believed, researchers are looking more closely at longer-term symptoms in kids, too. ...

A 33-year-old man was infected a second time with the coronavirus more than four months after his first bout, the first documented case of so-called reinfection, researchers in Hong Kong reported Monday. The finding was not unexpected, especially given the millions of people who have been infected worldwide, experts said. And the man had no symptoms the second time, suggesting that even though the prior exposure did not prevent the reinfection, his immune system kept the virus somewhat in check. “The second infection was completely asymptomatic — his immune response prevented the disease from getting worse,” said Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale University who was not involved with the work but reviewed the report at The New York Times’s request. “It’s kind of a textbook example of...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Here you can get the latest information on COVID-19 in California and resources to be prepared and keep your family safe. COVID-19 is from the coronavirus family, which includes the common cold but also more serious illnesses like SARS and MERS. For most people, COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness and death. Here are the latest coronavirus numbers, according to data from Johns Hopkins University: CALIFORNIA: 670,254 confirmed cases12,155 deaths related to the coronavirus | MORE | Latest coronavirus cases by county + Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths Below is KCRA 3's latest coverage and ...

Latest coronavirus headlines, data for South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia Updated: 10:44 AM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Here you'll find the latest number of coronavirus cases in the Carolinas and Georgia. This is also a one stop-shop for all the breaking news and latest headlines on coronavirus.To get the most comprehensive coverage of the coronavirus locally and worldwide, click on our full section here.Latest numbers: Click on blue links for cases by county.South Carolina: 109,135 cases, 2,289 deaths, 996,634 tested, 13% positivity rate North Carolina: 151,912 cases, 2,522 deaths, 2,030,885 tested, 1,015 in hospitalGeorgia: 249,630 cases, 4,998 deaths...

Certain high blood pressure medications may help reduce the severity of disease and mortality rates for those infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a new study published in the journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports. Researchers from the University of East Anglia looked at 19 studies in the meta-analysis involving approximately 28,000 patients who took antihypertension medications such as Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB) and found they had less of a risk of severe illness and deaths from the virus than those who did not take the medications. The investigators stated in the university’s news release that they looked at “critical” outcomes of the patients, such as ICU admissions, being put on a ventilator, and death. BLO...