Month: March 2021

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — 63 more active cases have been reported by the South Dakota Department of Health. There were three new deaths reported on Thursday. South Dakota has 232 new total cases of coronavirus, according to the state Department of Health. Active cases are now at 2,056, up from Wednesday (1,993). The new persons tested 1,141. That is a 20.3% positive rate among new persons tested. The state’s total case count is at 113,065, up from Wednesday (112,833). The death toll is at 1,896, up from Wednesday (1,893). New deaths reported on Thursday include two men and one woman in the following age ranges: 70-79 (2); 80+ (1). Total recovered cases increased to 109,113, from Wednesday (108,947). There were 87 current hospitalizations...

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN RECENTLY STATED THAT HE PLANS ON MAKING THE VACCINE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE ACROSS AMERICA BY MAY. GOVERNOR STITT WANTS THINGS TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER. 550 THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE DOSES. LET’S GET THE VACCINE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS. >> WE ARE REALLY CLOSE T, ANYBODY WHO WANTS A VACCINE MAY BE IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS WILL BE ABLE TO GET ONE. WE HAVE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON APPROVED. REALLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH VACCINES TO GET EVERYONE A VACCINE. >> THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WILL BE ADDING MORE VACCINE LOCATIONS. THE WHOLE APPOINTMENT PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT SMOOTHE Oklahoma reports 895 new COVID-19 case...

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 593,279 as of Thursday, including 15,600 deaths, state officials report. Thursday’s update includes a total of 1,526 new cases and 37 additional deaths, including 29 identified during a Vital Records review. On Wednesday, the state reported 591,753 confirmed cases, including 15,563 deaths. Testing has slowed in the last week, dropping to about 35,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate down below 4.0% as of Wednesday. Hospitalizations have plateaued over the last two weeks. Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,113 on Wednesday -- which is up slightly from last week. The 7-day death average was 21 on Wednesday. The state’s fatality rate is 2.6%. The ...

As if the past year hasn't been brutal enough, famed 16th century seer Nostradamus predicted 2021 will be the year of the zombie apocalypse ... but the CDC's got ya covered. It sounds crazy, but just in case, the CDC has updated its website's "Zombie Preparedness" section -- which it launched in 2011 -- to advise people on how to prepare for disasters or emergencies ... ya know, like fighting off the undead. While the CDC makes it clear it's not expecting a real-life "World War Z" or "Walking Dead" situation to arise, it says its tongue-in-cheek zombie campaign "has proven to be a very effective platform." It adds ... "We continue to reach and engage a wide variety of audiences on all hazards preparedness via 'zombie preparednes...

Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. Utahns age 50 and older can start making appointments to get their COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, Gov. Spencer Cox announced Thursday. He also said younger adult Utahns with certain health conditions can seek vaccine. Those new qualifying conditions are diabetes, Type 1 or Type 2, obesity with a BMI index of 30 or higher, and anyone with chronic kidney disease. Cox made the announcement at his weekly COVID-19 media briefing, streamed over Facebook Live from the Utah Capitol. “This is a huge addition to eligibility,” Cox said. “Whi...