Month: September 2021

When children and teachers wear masks in class, studies show it limits the spread of the coronavirus. kali9/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption kali9/Getty Images When children and teachers wear masks in class, studies show it limits the spread of the coronavirus. kali9/Getty Images From a political and legal standpoint, the battle over whether mask wearing should ...

San Luis Obispo County has reported 278 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths from the virus since the last report on Tuesday. Their most recent update came on Friday afternoon. The 10 people who died from the virus ranged in age from their 40s to their 90s, the county says. "This is extremely difficult news to share because behind these numbers are treasured friends, family and neighbors," County Health Official Dr. Penny Borenstein said in a press release. They recorded 278 new COVID cases since Tuesday's update, bringing the total number of cases this week to 623. Health officials identified 47 positive cases on Wednesday and 145 on Thursday. Health officials had added 86 new cases by Friday afternoon. There are currently 1,039 active coronavirus cases across the county. 51 county resid...

Vaccinated New Yorkers make up just 4% of COVID-19 infections so far this year, according to data provided by the New York State Department of Health. Unvaccinated people were 21 times as likely to be infected or hospitalized statewide. The trends offer another strong indication that the vaccines saved tens of thousands of people this year from severe disease. Of the nearly 1.3 million COVID infections recorded in New York between January 1st and September 5th, just 58,030 involved breakthrough infections, where the virus thwarts a person’s vaccine-backed immunity. The state health department recorded 4,585 hospitalizations among fully vaccinated people, while unvaccinated residents accounted for 97,244 emergency visits. This breakdown would mean, so far this year, the shots reduced the c...

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