Month: November 2020

Another Mainer with COVID-19 has died as the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 215 new cases on Thursday.The new reported death was in Kennebec County, bringing the total of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died to 171. Twenty-four deaths have been reported in the month of November.County. The two other deaths were in Kennebec and Knox counties.The 215 new cases bring the total since the beginning of the outbreak to 9,734.There were 174 recoveries reported, bringing the total to 7,403.MAINE CORONAVIRUS DATA: Deaths: 171 Total cases: 9,734 Confirmed cases: 8,732 Probable cases: 1,002 Cumulative positivity rate: 1.42% 14-day positivity rate: 2.0% Patients recovered: 7,403 Active cases: 2,160 Currently ho...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Health Department is enacting a stay-at-home advisory, saying people should only leave their homes for work, school and essential activities amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Allegheny County leaders held their weekly coronavirus briefing on Wednesday as the Pittsburgh area continues to see what County Executive Rich Fitzgerald called “alarming numbers.” WATCH: County Officials Give Update On Coronavirus Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen announced the advisory, which is effective immediately, saying the rise in cases was “very concerning.” “For the past few weeks, I’ve asked people to follow the rules, curtail gatherings and parties, stay home except for essentials and wear masks,” Dr. Debra Bogen said. “I’m done asking, and...

Morning update: UPMC doctor weighs in on COVID-19 in Allegheny County Dr. Elise Martin was interviewed live on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 This Morning Updated: 6:56 AM EST Nov 19, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MICHELLE: THANK YOU, ELENA. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 NOW CONTINUES TO GET ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ON THE PANDEMIC. FOR THE LATEST NOW ON THE IMPACTS HERE IN PITTSBURGH, DR. ELISE MARTIN JOINS US LIVE. KELLY F: SHE IS THE ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AT UPMC PRESBYTERIAN. GOOD MORNING TO YOU, DR. MARTIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINI...

Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led to two important findings related to the COVID-19 pandemic: Domestic cats can be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2, but pigs are unlikely to be significant carriers of the virus. SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. Cats can spread SARS-CoV-2 efficiently to other cats within two days. Further research is needed to study whether domestic cats can spread the virus to other animals and humans. “Other research has shown that COVID-19-infected human patients are transmitting SARS-CoV-2 to cats; this includes domestic cats and even large cats, such as lions and tigers,” said Jürgen A. Richt, the Regents distinguished professor at Kansas State University in the C...