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Of the 3,334 consecutive patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at a New York City hospital, 553 (16%) had thrombosis (blood clots), according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA.
The vaccines prompt an immune response and appear to be safe.
The weekly average for new daily US cases climbs for the 41st day in a row.
The official COVID-19 death count from the pandemic in Italy is likely a significant undercount, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Three more Ebola infections were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province over the weekend, raising the total to 60 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today. Of the total, 56 are confirmed and 4 are listed as probable.
Two more deaths were reported, raising the total to 24.
Brazil tops 2 million cases and India 1 million as the UN appeals for aid for hard-hit countries.
Data from a large randomized controlled trial in the UK show a benefit from dexamethasone in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, but 2 more studies show no benefit for hydroxychloroquine.
Hospitals in Georgia and Arizona are looking to nearby states to take on patients.
Racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to have evidence of severe COVID-19 disease on chest x-rays, according to a study yesterday in Radiology.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Jul 15
One more Ebola case has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 57, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today.
The added case is a probable infection, involving a patient who apparently died. Of the 57 cases, 53 are lab-confirmed and 4 are now listed as probable. The fatality count is now at 22.
In a large US study, 35% of ICU patients died within 28 days of hospitalization.
Experts acknowledge that reopening in the midst of COVID-19 will be difficult and require deep resources.
Hong Kong and Japan, which had contained the virus, are experiencing flare-ups and recorded record cases.
Only Delaware and Maine reported declining cases in the past 2 weeks.
Officials have confirmed 4 more Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province Ebola outbreak, raising the number to 56 and passing the total of an outbreak that occurred in the same province in 2018.
The vaccine generated an immune response and was generally well tolerated.
"Vaccines can be delivered safely even during the pandemic."
Total US cases now number almost 3.5 million, including 136,940 deaths.
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have confirmed one more Ebola case in the outbreak in Equateur province, raising the total to 52, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today.
