[ad_1] Syracuse, N.Y. — Five more people in Onondaga County have died from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 626, according to county data. The most recent deaths include two women, ages 73 and 66, and two men, 89 and 85, according to an update from County Executive Ryan McMahon. The fifth person was a nursing home resident; …

[ad_1] Federal and state health officials are urging Americans to avoid Super Bowl parties this year as more U.S. states continue to confirm cases of more transmissible COVID-19 variants. Fauci: Vaccines must adjust to mutations What to watch next Click to expand Replay Video Officials in Hawaii announced Friday an Oahu resident with no history of travel contracted the B.1.1.7 variant that …

[ad_1] New Jersey on Saturday reported another 3,783 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 78 additional deaths, as the number of those vaccinated continued to rise while nearly 250,000 vaccine doses earmarked for the state were expected to help with the struggling rollout. The latest update from Gov. Phil Murphy was posted on Twitter and comes a day after signing …

[ad_1] About half of the Santa Clara County Sheriff Office employees have declined to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, meaning that dozens of staffers are working in jails unvaccinated, according to the office. Although 861 of the department’s more than 1,800 employees have received both doses of the vaccine, almost 800 more have declined to take the COVID-19 vaccine, sheriff’s officials …

[ad_1] The Oregon Health Authority announced 846 new cases of COVID-19 in Oregon on Friday, and five new deaths, bringing the state’s death toll from the virus to 2,002. “At this stage of the pandemic, many of us have seen family, friends or neighbors die from COVID-19. Or we know people who have lost loved ones,” said Oregon Health Authority …

[ad_1] Baker County moved from ‘Extreme Risk’ to ‘High Risk’ category PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,002, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday. OHA also reported 846 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state’s total to 146,138. “OHA …

[ad_1] The chance to get the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will be at a premium in Los Angeles County next week as a continuing supply crunch and a hefty queue of those needing a second shot will leave few opportunities for those looking to start their inoculations, a top health official said Friday. Most appointments offered at the …

[ad_1] A trial of an experimental coronavirus vaccine detected the most sobering signal yet that people who have recovered from infections are not completely protected against a variant that originated in South Africa and is spreading rapidly, preliminary data presented this week suggests. The finding, though far from conclusive, has potential implications for how the pandemic will be brought under …

[ad_1] Israel has outpaced the world in vaccinating its population against Covid-19. Now the results are starting to come in. And, so far, the news is good for both Israel and the world. Data suggests that the pandemic is starting to slow in Israel. Infections and the number of seriously ill people are declining, particularly among those over 60, one …

[ad_1] New Jersey health officials on Friday reported another 3,723 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 93 additional deaths as the vaccination effort increased to 925,000 doses administered following a setback in scheduling due to a prolonged winter storm earlier this week. The seven-day average for confirmed positive tests dropped to 3,232, down 28% from a week ago and 30% …