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Rising covid-19 cases taxing Georgia’s hospitalsVideo
ATLANTA — Georgia now has more than 4,000 people hospitalized with covid-19, with hospital admissions increasing at a pace that raises questions about hospitals’ ability to handle demand. The numbers rose again Monday as Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted the launch of vaccinations of nursing home employees, starting at a Gainesville...
Jonah Goldberg: Listen to science — but listen carefully
Behold science, the sword and the shield of progressivism. Over the course of the pandemic (and before that, in debates over climate change, stem cells, etc.), liberals have insisted that we must listen to science and heed the scientists. It was a cornerstone of President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign and a...
More covid-19 vaccines in the pipeline as U.S. effort ramps up
A huge U.S. study of another covid-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophic outbreak. Public health experts say more options in addition to the two vaccines now being dispensed —...
Westmoreland Manor residents, staff start receiving coronavirus vaccine
Westmoreland Manor residents and staff started getting vaccinated against the coronavirus Monday. It was the first day the vaccine was available in long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania. The number of those at the Hempfield facility consenting to get inoculated grew as the day went on, interim director Abby Testa said....
House approves Trump’s $2K checks, sending to GOP-led SenateVideo
WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase covid-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain. Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance, but dozens of Republicans joined in...
27 new positive inmate coronavirus cases at Westmoreland County Prison
Twenty-seven Westmoreland County Prison inmates tested positive for the coronavirus Monday as three units housing prisoners remained on lockdown, according to interim Warden George Lawther. Inmates on the C, J and D units are able to shower, participate in recreation and make phone calls and video visits, but they are...
Covid vaccines arriving at Pennsylvania nursing homes
CVS Health began distributing vaccinations to 120 skilled nursing facilities across the state Monday, while Walgreens is distributing to an additional six, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine said. Immunizations for residents and staff members in long-term care facilities are being provided through a partnership between the federal government and the...
Pennsylvania becomes 7th state to top 15K coronavirus deaths
Pennsylvania hit a grim milestone over the weekend, topping 15,000 coronavirus deaths. On Sunday the Pennsylvania Department of Health added 127 deaths, bringing the state’s total to 15,010. And 76 more with Monday’s data now puts the total at 15,086. The state’s first coronavirus-related death was reported March 18. The...
British hospitals scramble for space as virus cases soar
British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for covid-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough new restrictions imposed to curb a fast-spreading new variant of the virus. Another 41,385 confirmed cases were recorded across the U.K. on Monday. It was the first time...
Westmoreland County adds 258 new covid cases, 7 deaths
Westmoreland County reported 258 additional coronavirus cases over the past two days, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The state reported 167 cases on Sunday in Westmoreland County and 91 on Monday to bring the county’s total to 18,389. Of the newly reported cases, 242 are confirmed and 16...
Allegheny County attributes low number of new covid cases to limited testing
Allegheny County saw its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since November, according to new data from the county’s health department. On Monday the health department reported 193 new cases, the lowest number since 189 were added on Nov. 5. The county also added 401 cases on Sunday. (State and...
Iran says Pfizer vaccine batch expected from U.S. benefactors
TEHRAN, Iran — An unidentified group of U.S.-based philanthropists plans to send 150,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Iran in the coming weeks, Iranian media reported Monday, in a step that could bring the hardest-hit country in the Middle East closer to inoculating its citizens against the coronavirus. Details...
Stories of the Year: From detection to vaccine, coronavirus dominated 2020
Seldom is a subject such an obvious choice for story of the year. But unlike 2001’s 9/11 or 2016’s election, the coronavirus story kept happening — day after day after day. Like the virus itself, the story just wouldn’t stop. It appears it will consume 2021 as well. From reports...
Dr. Anthony Fauci believes the worst of the covid pandemic could be aheadVideo
Dr. Anthony Fauci expects more dire days ahead as the covid-19 pandemic continues to rage on through the holidays. The infectious diseases expert told CNN he agrees with President-elect Joe Biden’s estimation that the worst of the pandemic could be ahead of us. “The reason I’m concerned, and my colleagues...
Lawmakers press Trump on relief bill as jobless aid expiresVideo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump appeared no closer to signing an end-of-year covid relief and spending bill Sunday as unemployment aid expired, the government barrels toward a mid-pandemic shutdown and lawmakers implored him to break the impasse he created after Congress approved the deal. Trump blindsided members...
‘Believe in science’: EU kicks off covid-19 vaccine campaign
ROME — Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health care crisis in a century. Weeks after the...
Hempfield schools preparing for student return
Hempfield Area School District officials are preparing for students to return to in-person classes through the hybrid model early next year. Students, who have been completing online instruction since Dec. 1, will return to school buildings Jan. 4, according to a letter from Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. Secondary students will follow...
Canada records 1st cases of new coronavirus variant
TORONTO — Officials in Canada’s most populous province have confirmed the first two known Canadian cases of of a more contagious variant of covid-19 that was first identified in the United Kingdom. The province’s associate chief medical officer says that the cases are a couple from Durham Region, just east...
Thailand finds new coronavirus clusters in south and east
BANGKOK — Health officials in Thailand said Saturday that two new clusters of coronavirus cases have been found that appear to be linked to a major outbreak discovered a week earlier among migrant workers in an industrial province near Bangkok. The new cases were found in 19 members of a...
Vaccination rate in W.V. surges, as pandemic claims more lives
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice reported that nearly half of his state’s stock of covid-19 vaccines has been administered. But the promising news was tempered by the governor’s announcement on Christmas Day that 55 more West Virginians had died from the disease. During a press briefing Friday, the governor described,...
Q&A: Knowing when to get the coronavirus vaccine — and if pregnant women should get it
SEATTLE — Federal approval of the second coronavirus vaccine means more doses are coming to Washington and with them a growing interest about the distribution of vaccines. This week, Washington was set to receive 130,000 doses of Moderna’s vaccine, which was approved by the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup...
Black doctor dies of covid after racist treatment complaints
INDIANAPOLIS — A Black doctor who died battling covid-19 complained of racist medical care in widely shared social media posts days before her death, prompting an Indiana hospital system to promise a “full external review” into her treatment. Dr. Susan Moore, 52, tested positive for covid-19 late last month and...
Pennsylvania passes 600,000 coronavirus cases; adds 165 deaths
Pennsylvania on Saturday reported 14,755 new coronavirus cases over the past 48 hours, as the Keystone State jumped over the 600,000-case mark. Officials said 7,581 additional cases were reported Christmas Day, while 7,174 were reported the day after. The new data bring the total cases to 605,141. That’s a jump...
Westmoreland County posts 357 covid-19 cases; 5 more deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 357 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County during the past 48 hours, as cases continue to dip in the area. The numbers represent 215 new cases reported Christmas Day and 142 the day after. Westmoreland County has remained below 400...
Allegheny County surpasses 50,000 coronavirus cases, 850 deaths
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded a 48-hour total of 1,209 new coronavirus cases. Officials reported 657 cases on Christmas Day and 552 cases the day after. The report shows two days of dramatic dips from Thursday’s total of 912. On Wednesday, 830 cases were reported. The county has reported eight...
