Month: September 2020

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 106,215 as of Saturday, including 6,534 deaths, state officials report. Saturday’s update represents 838 new cases and 8 additional deaths. That is up from 105,377 cases and 6,526 deaths reported Friday. The deaths announced today include 3 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. Michigan reported 80,678 recoveries today. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 22,000 on Thursday . Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 637 on Thursday. The state’s fatality rate is 6.2 percent. New cases have slightly increased in the last week, while deaths remain flat in Michigan. Testing has remained steady, with an average of more than 30,000 per day, with the positive rate ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health is reporting 433 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and two new deaths from the disease Saturday. That brings Utah's totals to 54,272 confirmed cases and 420 deaths since the pandemic began. The total number of deaths in the state increased only by one Saturday, but health department spokesperson Charla Haley explained that one Salt Lake County long-term care facility resident, who was previously counted, has been removed from the total after further investigation. Haley said the two deaths include: A male San Juan County resident between ages 45 and 64 who was hospitalized at the time of death A male Salt Lake County resident between ages 65 and 84 who was also hospitalized. The health department estimates that 45,896 of the tot...

A group of drugmakers competing to bring a coronavirus vaccine to market plan to issue a public statement as soon as next week that says they will not seek government approval until enough data has been collected to ensure the drugs are safe and effective, CNBC confirmed Saturday. An early draft of the joint statement promises to prioritize the safety of vaccinated people, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the plans to issue a statement. Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna are expected to participate in the pledge, the Journal reported. CNBC has confirmed that Sanofi also plans to participate. The pledge comes as scientists and public health specialists express concern that the Trump administration is exerting pressure on regulators, especially the ...

When it comes to text messaging, at least for younger adults, periods do more than just end a sentence. They also can set a tone. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images When it comes to text messaging, at least for younger adults, periods do more than just end a sentence. They also can set a tone. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via...

Three people connected to the outbreak have died of the virus, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention spokesman Robert Long told CNN. The wedding was held in Millinocket on August 7. Since then, the cases have spread to a nursing home and a prison, both more than 100 miles away from the venue. The wedding outbreak investigation as of Thursday was still at 56 cases among the guests and their secondary and tertiary contacts. Secondary contacts are people who had close contact with someone who attended and tertiary contacts are people who had close contact with a secondary. The state had 4,667 cases of coronavirus and 134 deaths through Friday, according to the Maine Covid-19 website. Covid cases at a jail and nursing home Outbreaks linked to the wedding have unfolded at Mapl...