Month: January 2021

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The deaths of nine people were reported in the latest COVID-19 case data from South Dakota Department of Health on Saturday. That brings the total COVID-19 deaths in the state to 1,705. The deaths include 5 men and 4 women in the following age ranges: 40-49 (1), 50-59 (1), 60-69 (2), 70-79 (2), 80+ (3). On Sunday, 185 new total coronavirus cases were announced bringing the state’s total case count to 107,148, up from Saturday (106,963). Total recovered cases are now at 101,438, up from Saturday (101,246). Active cases are at 4,005, down from Saturday (4,021). Current hospitalizations are at 162, down from Saturday (172). Total hospitalizations are at 6,193, up from Saturday (6,177). Total persons negative is now at 290,091, up ...

New Jersey health officials on Sunday reported another 4,613 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 17 additional deaths as predictive models from the state suggest we’ve hit the peak of the second wave of the pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy announced the latest figures on social media. They came the same day new predictive models from the state Department of Health showed Sunday could be the peak of the state’s second wave of the pandemic. The scenarios show there could be 5,467 new cases and 3,796 people hospitalized as of Sunday under a moderate prediction (there were 3,186 people hospitalized as of Saturday). But as many as 6,833 new positive tests and 4,745 hospitalizations could also play out on the same day under the worst-case scenario. The moderate model shows a steeper decline in ...

In the latest video chronicling his training, YouTube's Geek Climber spent 30 days working on his grip strength by doing the wrist roller, an antagonistic muscle training exercise which develops the often under-trained wrist extensors and flexors, and which involves rotating the pole in your hands to wind a weight (which has been attached by a rope or cord) upwards, then downwards. He started out on Day 1 with 10 pounds before maxing out at 15. "When I woke up the next day, my entire upper body was very sore," he says. "This was pretty shocking to me... It feels like wrist rolling activates some parts of my muscles that have never been activated before." He consulted with fellow vlogger Jason Hooper, a doctor of physical therapy, on the correct form. Hooper recommends performing thi...

Anthony FauciAnthony FauciAstraZeneca vaccine distribution begins in Brazil Biden and UK prime minister discuss NATO, multilateralism during call Sunday shows preview: All eyes on Biden administration to tackle coronavirus MORE, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, said recent data reported by the British government suggest a new, more virulent strain of the coronavirus is also more deadly, but said U.S. officials needed to examine the numbers themselves. Asked by CBS’s Margaret Brennan about his earlier claims that the strain, while more infectious, was apparently no deadlier, Fauci said: “The data that came out was after they had been saying all along that it did not appear to be more deadly. So that’s where we got that information.” DEADLIER NEW #COVID STRAIN? Biden's...