Month: August 2021

By Nancy Lapid    Aug 27 (Reuters) - Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review.    Genes may explain some ethnic differences in COVID-19 impact    The varying impacts of COVID-19 among ethnic groups might be partially due to genetic differences in the cell-surface protein the virus uses as a gateway, an international research team found. They analyzed genetic information from more than 85,000 volunteers, including 6,274 who were tested for the new coronavirus and 1,837 who tested positive. In the gene for ACE2 - the "receptor" protein through which the virus breaks into cells - they found rare variants that would alter the part of the protein to which ...

A health alert was issued Friday as an Upstate county announced someone has tested positive for the West Nile virus.Spartanburg County Government posted on its Facebook page that the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control notified them about the positive case in the Duncan area.Officials said the information means they will spray for mosquitos Monday in a one-mile radius bordered by I-85 to the north, Barry Shoals Road to the south, Highway 101 to the west, and Victor Hill Road to the east.PREVIOUS COVIERAGE: Effects of mosquito spraying on bees, hivesCounty officials also warned beekeepers in the area that the spray can kill beehives.Below video was published on Dec. 20, 2018 about a beekeeper in Cleveland, in Greenville County, who lost hives after a similar ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Friday, the Department for Health and Environmental Control reported 4,650 new confirmed cases and 2,047 new probable cases of the virus for a total of 6,697. Those numbers are accurate as of August 25. >> EXCLUSIVE: An inside look at the COVID-19 floor at Lexington Medical Center The difference between confirmed and probable cases is based on the type of test a person receives. Probable cases are treated as confirmed cases by doctors, DHEC says. To see confirmed and probable cases by county, click or tap here. DHEC reported 25 new confirmed deaths and 14 new probable deaths, on Friday. DHEC is no longer giving a date of death for these reports, claiming it violates the privacy of the deceased because of the decrease of COVID-19 deaths across the state. The a...

Half of students in a California classroom tested positive for COVID-19 after a teacher came into school while infected with the Indian 'Delta' variant, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report finds. The elementary school teacher, in Marin County, California, felt symptomatic but continued to work for two days before receiving his or her positive test result.  Occasionally, the teacher - who was unvaccinated - read aloud unmasked to the class despite requirements by the school to be masked indoors at all times. Within one week, 12 of the 24 pupils in the class were confirmed to be infected with the virus - seven of whom sat in the front two rows. What's more, at least six kids in separate grade tested positive for Covid as well as eight parents and siblings of studen...