Month: December 2020

As the city of Los Angeles has become the epicenter of COVID-19 in the United States and the number of cases and deaths continue to rise, the Los Angeles Public Health Department started a Twitter campaign on Thursday to highlight the fact that someone in LA County is dying every ten minutes because of the virus. The LA Public Health Department is using the hashtag #Every10Minutes, making a powerful and emotional plea for people to stay home on New Year’s Eve. “Slow the spread,” the tweets also read. “Save a life.” The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 19.4 million people in the United States and more than 343,000 people have died from COVID-19 complications so far. President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday, "Things are going to get worse before ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health reported 4,672 new COVID-19 cases Thursday with 13 more deaths, breaking the record for the number of cases reported in a single day. The health department now estimates there are 50,904 active cases of the disease in Utah. The sudden increase in cases comes after the state has seen a steady decrease in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks. Back in November, officials feared a Thanksgiving Day spike but were happy to report only a small surge after the holiday. However, with Thursday's numbers, a surge in cases related to Christmas is a possibility. Gov.-elect Spencer Cox wrote on Twitter that while it's possible the sharp increase in cases could be due to low testing last week, it could be the beginning of a holiday-related surge. "Our fea...

TISIA: THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS MORE THAN 25,000 IOWANS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE OF THE COVID VACCINE. THAT’S ABOUT 793 VACCINATIONS PER 100,000 IOWANS. THE IOWA HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOPES TO UNVEIL A VACCINE DASHBOARD ON ITS CORONAVIRUS WEBSITE SOON. THERE, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO TRACK HOW MANY IOWANS HAVE B Iowa reports 69 additional COVID-19 deaths, more than 280,000 total cases Updated: 9:57 AM CST Dec 31, 2020 More than 280,000 Iowans have now tested positive for COVID-19.The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,703 new positive COVID-19 cases and 69 additional deaths Thursday. As of 10 a.m., the health department report...

Planning to celebrate in a group? Tool can help you calculate COVID-19 risk Updated: 11:07 AM EST Dec 31, 2020 If you are planning to be around a group of people, there is a tool that can help you determine the risk of coming into contact with someone with COVID-19.The tool was created by the Georgia Institute of Technology and shows you, based on where you are and how many people are there, what the odds are you will be in contact with someone with COVID-19. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE MAP AND CALCULATE THE RISK The tool is called the COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool. It shows the risk level of attending an event, given the event size and location...

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