Month: January 2021

COVID-19 in New Hampshire: Key data, maps and graphs Officials detail number of COVID-19 cases Updated: 11:09 PM EST Jan 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SUNUNU IS UPDATING THE STATE’S CORONAVIRUS. HIS RESPONSE. THANKS EVERYONE FOR JOINING US FOR ANOTHER ONE OF OUR WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES FIRST OBVIOUSLY WANT TO START IT WAS A BUSY WEEK ALL ACROSS OUR COUNTRY. AND SO WE WANT TO FIRST START BY CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS ON THE INAUGURATION YESTERDAY. I THINK A LOT OF US WHO SAW THE INAUGURAL SPEECH THOUGHT THAT THE SPEECH DEFINITELY STRUCK THE RIGHT TONE AT...

LONDON (AP) — There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain, the British government’s chief scientific adviser said Friday -- though he stressed that the data is uncertain Patrick Vallance told a news conference that "there is evidence that there is an increased risk for those who have the new variant." He said that for a man in his 60s with the original version of the virus, "the average risk is that for 1,000 people who got infected, roughly 10 would be expected to unfortunately die." "With the new variant, for 1,000 people infected, roughly 13 or 14 people might be expected to die," he said. But Vallance stressed that "the evidence is not yet strong" and more research is needed. ...

There was good news and bad news on the LA Covid-19 front on Friday. On the one hand, the key numbers were down virtually across the board. On the other hand, with virus variants worrying officials and the region’s vaccine rollout sputtering, there was concern of another surge. “Cases have peaked at about 15,000 a day and now appear to be on the decline,” said Los Angeles County Chief Science Officer Dr. Paul Simon. The daily number of Covid-19 deaths reported by the county remained elevated, with 256 fatalities announced Friday. It was the third straight day the number topped 200, with 262 fatalities reported on Wednesday and Thursday. The county also reported another 9,277 cases, but health officials noted Thursday that the average daily number of new cases had dropped...

Studies have shown that masks significantly decrease the chances of transmitting or contracting the coronavirus. But not all masks provide equal protection. Depending on the fabric and number of layers, homemade and simple cloth masks have a range of effectiveness that can be as low as 26%, which leaves the wearer vulnerable. Some experts like Brigham Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School physician Dr. Abraar Karan have been advocating for public use of N95 masks from the start of the pandemic. In an interview with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Karan outlined why N95s are critical at this stage of the pandemic. "If for four weeks the country essentially wore these masks in those risky settings like that indoors, what kind of difference do you think it would ma...