Month: May 2021

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation says pandemic has caused nearly 6.9 millions deaths much higher than the 3.25 million reported. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused nearly 6.9 million deaths across the world, more than double the number officially recorded, a new analysis from the University of Washington, DC’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimated. Deaths go unreported as most countries only record those that occur in hospitals or of patients with a confirmed infection, the report which came out on Thursday, revealed. Current reported estimates showed more than 155 million infections worldwide with at least 3.25 million deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The IHME is an independent health research organisation that provides a compa...

A study conducted by researchers in Germany has found that the B.1.617 variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has emerged in India entered certain types of lung and intestine cells with slightly increased efficiency compared with the original wild-type strain. The B.1.617 variant is the lineage thought to be responsible for the sharp rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths in India over recent weeks. The team – from the German Primate Center in Göttingen, the University of Göttingen Medical Center, the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and Hannover Medical School – also reports that the entry of B.1.617 into lung and intestinal cells was blocked following treatment with soluble angiotensin-...

The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine.What you need to know:The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday the state has 310,115 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 4,999 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 38.8% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose.The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Thursday there have been 504,454 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak and 8,821deaths. Overall, the state said 38.1% of the population has received at least one dose and 29.7% have completed vaccination.THURSDAY2 p.m. -- Those planning summer vacations to the neighboring state of Colorado may need to quarantine upon return to...

Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 6 Gangaram hospital on Thursday said it was again seeing a rise in COVID-19 triggered Mucormycosis cases – a kind of dangerous fungal infection.  Manish Munjal, senior ENT surgeon at the facility said, “We are seeing a rise again in this dangerous fungal infection triggered by Covid 19. In the last two days we have admitted six cases of Mucormycosis. Last year this deadly infection caused a high mortality with many patients suffering from loss of eye sight and removal of nose and jaw bone.” Chairman of ENT department at Gangaram, Ajay Swaroop said the infection is commonly seen in COVID-19 recovered patients with comorbidities such as diabetes or kidney, heart failure or cancer. “Use of s...

The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday reported five COVID-19 deaths and 763 coronavirus cases. Daily cases have declined slightly over the past week and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has also fallen from a recent spring peak. Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday announced changes to capacity limits in gyms and theaters. Twenty-four counties in Oregon, including Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties, are under “high-risk” restrictions that faced nuanced tweaks. Gyms and theaters in high-risk areas can now have a maximum indoor occupancy of 10% capacity or 50 people, whichever is larger. That’s a shift from the old rules, which set maximum indoor occupancy at 25% capacity or 50 people, whichever was smaller. Although specifics will vary by business, the changes gener...