Month: September 2021

If you don't get enough sleep or are getting too much shut-eye, you may be increasing your risk for Alzheimer's disease. A new report by JAMA Neurology found that people who sleep six hours or less each night had elevated levels of beta-amyloid: a protein found in the brain that's considered a marker for Alzheimer's. However, adults who slept longer than nine hours showed similar reductions to cognitive ability. Researchers say the sweet spot for sleep is seven to eight hours per night. According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than six million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease. The association predicts this number will increase to nearly 50 million Americans by the year 2050. Copyright © 2021 KABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.

Labor Day weekend SAN ANTONIO – Ahead of Labor Day weekend, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg on Thursday urged residents to remain vigilant and take precautions to help curb the spread of COVID-19. “Remember again that the choices that you make over this holiday weekend will determine how much longer this surge of COVID-19 lasts,” Nirenberg said. “So please do your part to help us contain this virus.” Nirenberg recommended that families have individually packaged meals and snacks at gatherings to reduce the chances of infection. “Regardless of your vaccination status, mask up around others, wearing a mask is still the easiest thing to do for anyone to slow the spread fo this virus,” Nirenberg said. Officials said no curfew will be imposed over the holiday weekend. See today’s COVID-19 num...

One death was reported in the past week, a man in his 50s with an underlying condition, bringing the total number of deaths from COVID-19 to 306 to date, according to Public Health data. The new cases reported since Aug. 26 include 1,243 that were confirmed using molecular PCR testing, for a total of 29,725 cases since the pandemic began, and 359 probable cases diagnosed with antigen testing, for a total of 2,730 to date, according to Public Health data. Combined, those cases represent an average of about 229 new cases a day, far surpassing an average of about 180 new cases a day reported during the height of the post-holiday surge on Jan. 8, according to Public Health data. There were 1,561 active cases still in their isolation period on Thursday, an increase of 210 from Aug...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department reported Thursday that three more people died from COVID-19. LLCHD said the deaths include a man in his 60s who was hospitalized and vaccinated, a man in his 80s who was hospitalized and unvaccinated, and a woman in her 90s who was not hospitalized and not vaccinated. The health department also reported another 179 virus cases. Hospitalizations for COVID-19 positive patients:  86 with 61 from Lancaster County (4 on ventilators) and 25 from other communities (4 on ventilators) Risk Dial:  mid-orange, high risk of COVID-19 spread and impact in the community Directed Health Measure:  The current DHM is effective through September 30 and includes a mask requirement for all individuals ages 2 and older regardless of vaccina...

One-hundred thirty-nine new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Humboldt County today. The total number of residents who have tested positive for the virus now stands at 7,308. Three new hospitalizations were also reported today, including one person in their 50s and two people in their 60s. As of Monday, Humboldt County Public Health and other approved local vaccinators have administered 146,856 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 72,502 county residents are now fully vaccinated, representing 53.3% of the entire county population and 60.9% of the eligible population age 12 and older.   Although some people who are fully vaccinated do become infected with the virus, health officials continue to endorse vaccination as the most effective way to prevent severe outcomes from COVID-19...