Month: August 2021

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South Korea has recorded two new cases of the delta-plus variant of the coronavirus. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency told Reuters that the first case was a man in his 40s with “no recent travel records.” Testing from 280 people who came in contact with the man found that only his son was positive for COVID-19. However, it's unclear whether the son also had delta-plus. The second case of the delta-plus strain was recorded in a person who received both doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine and had returned to South Korea from the U.S., Reuters reported. Overall, South Korea reported 1,202 new coronavirus infections for Monday, bringing its cumulative total to 202,203, Reuters reported. On Tuesday, it said it has given 39 percent of its population at l...

Beaumont Health experts are pushing for everyone to wear masks to slow the spread of the COVID delta variant, which they say could be a disaster for Michigan. Health experts also pushed for those eligible to get vaccinated to help protect themselves and those around them. Beaumont Medical Director for Infection Prevention Dr. Joel Fishbain said an average of 0.06% of COVID patients at U.S. hospitals are vaccinated, and the rest are unvaccinated. Watch Paula Tutman’s full report in the video player above. Beaumont Health to mandate COVID vaccines for staff, providers Employees of Beaumont Health will soon be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19, if they haven’t already. The health system announced Wednesday that all employees will be required to get vaccinated for the virus, or face...

Maine reported 126 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, continuing a trend of increasing case counts. There were no additional deaths. The seven-day daily average of new cases jumped to 103 on Wednesday, compared to 66.9 a week ago and 20 a month ago. Since the pandemic began, Maine has recorded 70,844 cases of COVID-19, and 900 deaths. The new case numbers reflect rising rates of infection in Cumberland, Kennebec and Piscataquis counties, placing those counties into the “substantial” transmission category where the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends mask wearing indoors for all people. Remaining in the “substantial” category are Lincoln, York, Penobscot and Somerset counties. Waldo County remains in the “high” transmission category, where mask wearing als...

The delta variant of the novel coronavirus has changed the social calculus for the pandemic, as evidence mounts that many behaviors formerly considered relatively safe are not enough to keep delta from spreading. Case in point: in April, 92 people attended an outdoor wedding in Texas, in which wedding attendees were required to be vaccinated in order to attend. Despite this precaution, six fully vaccinated individuals got sick from COVID-19, according to a research paper that used the wedding as a case study. The celebration, which was held under a large, open-air tent, resulted in a coronavirus outbreak that led to one guest dying a month later. The study's authors suspect that two vaccinated guests who traveled from India likely transmitted the delta variant to other guests, despite bot...