Month: September 2021

Here is this week’s COVID-19 update from the County Health and Human Services Agency with data through Sept. 21. Vaccination Progress: Deaths: 44 new deaths were reported since the last report on Sept. 15. The region’s total is 4,027. 22 women and 22 men died between July 24 and Sept. 20, 2021. 13 were 80 years of age or older, four were in their 70s, 14 were in their 60s, seven were in their 50s, two were in their 40s, two were in their 30s and two were in their 20s. 40 had underlying medical conditions, three had medical history pending and one did not have medical conditions. Cases, Case Rates and Testing: 851 COVID-19 cases were reported to the County on Sept. 21. The region’s total is now 351,134. About half of the cases reported today are from a reporting backlog o...

Newer variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may become more airborne as they evolve, according to a recent study from the University of Maryland, published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal last week. People infected with the Alpha strain of COVID-19 are exhaling 43 to 100 times more of the virus into the air compared to those infected with the original COVID-19 strain, the study shows.  The research found that the viral load in the air from Alpha variant patients was 18-times more than could be explained by the increased amounts of virus in nasal swabs and saliva. cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId: '36af7c51-0caf-4741-9824-2c941fc6c17b' }).render('4c4d856e0e6f4e3d808bbc1715e132f6'); }); if(window.location.pathna...

The city has been tracking COVID-19 by testing household wastewater for more than a year and now you can see the results yourself. HOUSTON — The Houston Health Department has been testing the city’s wastewater for COVID-19 since 2020. It tells them what parts of the city have higher levels of the virus. RELATED: Houston Health Department testing wastewater weekly to track COVID-19 variants Now, you can see the levels in your own neighborhood with the city's new wastewater dashboard. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE DASHBOARD ...

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New Mexico health leaders are sounding the alarm on Ivermectin. Poison control said there have been 20 exposures to the drug this year alone – already double the usual amount. "We've had cases of seizures, hallucinations, coma, you know it can be very dangerous if you take a high enough dose,” said Susan Smolinske, director of New Mexico Drug and Information Center.  Officials say the majority of those exposures happened in just the past few weeks, and most of them to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health experts say the data just isn't there to prove it works. "Our medical advisory team has looked at this 3 times – still does not feel people should be taking it and of course, the FDA has not yet approved it,” said Scrase. Ivermectin is almos...