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  • January 22 update from Health Department on COVID-19 cases

    January 22 update from Health Department on COVID-19 cases

    The Tompkins County Wellbeing Section suggests there have now been 16,034 full favourable scenarios in Tompkins County, 81 a lot more than on Friday, with a overall of 1,759,587 assessments performed. They also say 15,629 patients are mentioned as produced from isolation immediately after getting examined positive, 115 new recoveries, leaving 353 lively instances, the cheapest variety since December 8th.

    The Health Division is also now reporting favourable self-take a look at results that have been submitted as a result of their on the internet portal. They say there are 20 new favourable self-examination success right now for a complete of 1,329 submitted.

    Connected: TCHD: If you examination beneficial on an at-house take a look at

    “These situations are ensuing from standard each-day action, and even though we want factors to get again to regular, we have to do what we know is effective to end the unfold,” claimed Tompkins County general public wellness director Frank Kruppa. “Please have on a mask, avoid gatherings with other individuals, and get vaccinated and boosted as quickly as you are in a position.”

    Relevant: Moderna booster clinic at Ithaca Shopping mall vaccine web site, as well as youth clinics, says TCHD

    The Health and fitness Division says new circumstances show major group spread — over 50{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of instances are not capable to trace where they may have been infected. There is significant distribute in households amid family members and at gatherings, and at substantial gatherings and functions wherever precautions are not noticed. “A greater part of these new instances are between bigger education and learning college students,” they include.

    Related: New NYS screening web site opening this week in Watkins Glen

    As of Friday at 7:45am, the Wellbeing Office states 2,005 assessments were done since the very last update. The Tompkins County Health and fitness Division publishes NYS vaccine monitoring facts, showing 82,537 Tompkins County inhabitants have a very first dose and 75,381 have completed vaccination (which could be one or two doses, based on vaccine).

    Similar: Significant transmission charge for Tompkins, suggests Well being Division

    The Overall health Division states 19 people are currently hospitalized for COVID-19, 5 fewer than in Friday’s update. As of a shift in details last winter, “TCHD is reporting only active situations who are hospitalized,” alternatively than together with patients recovered from COVID who keep on being hospitalized for other explanations.

    Related: Booster doses available for people 18 and up, says Wellness Department

    Samantha Hillson from the Wellbeing Department tells us “released from isolation” signifies the individual has been unveiled after the “mandatory 10-day interval,” but can be extended if folks even now have signs or other troubles. Clients really don’t necessarily examination detrimental, as “people can check constructive for up to 90 days.”

    There have been 52 fatalities from COVID-19 recorded among Tompkins County inhabitants, such as the loss of life of two area citizens noted Wednesday early morning. (Two fatalities recorded in Tompkins County very last spring ended up of non-citizens, and the Overall health Division is providing independent data.)

    Tompkins County Community Wellness Director Frank Kruppa states, “of the latest uptick in hospitalizations, a wide majority have been of unvaccinated individuals. Of the number of vaccinated men and women who have been hospitalized, the pattern retains that they have been admitted for a non-COVID similar situation and analyzed positive upon admittance.”

    Connected: As conditions surge and hospitals fill, New York State mask mandate starts Monday

    On January 21, Cornell University noted 42 new constructive cases for January 20, 127 college student cases this 7 days, with a 4.8{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} positivity rate. Cornell only updates its dashboard on weekdays, and the timing of their updates does not permit a direct comparison to the county’s data.

    As of January 21, Ithaca College or university noted 7 energetic pupil cases, with 339 recovered, and 5 active employee conditions and 112 recovered workers.

    “All optimistic conditions are exceptional folks,” the Wellbeing Division suggests. Some of the negative examination results are individuals required to be tested many instances, and so this count is possible to reflect the very same man or woman several occasions in many situations.

    The Health Division claims its figures contain screening that Cornell University started conducting final summer season on July 16. Cornell launched its personal COVID-19 details dashboard final summertime on August 25.

    Connected: New Cornell COVID-19 dashboard shows examination final results and notify degree

    The Well being Section states the general public requirements to stop the unfold of COVID-19 not just to secure them selves, but many others in our community who are most susceptible to acquiring pretty unwell – more mature grownups, these who are immune-compromised, and those people with underlying persistent health circumstances. All people can take these actions to stop the distribute of COVID-19 and “flatten the curve” in our neighborhood.

    TCHD’s Frank Kruppa suggests, “There is a pretty substantial vaccination fee for our local community, in particular with the successes that have been described by our neighborhood faculties. In addition to the arrival and surveillance testing, many of our new instances are arising from sustained shut make contact with with a beneficial personal, that means additional than 10 minutes in 6 ft of a good scenario. These near contacts are happening extra frequently in significant indoor gatherings that blend distinct groups of folks.”

    “Tompkins County is now in the ‘High’ transmission amount as described by the CDC,” the Wellbeing Department claims. “High transmission price takes place when there are around 100 beneficial scenarios for each 100,000 residents more than a 7-working day period of time. The advisory for County citizens to have on a mask indoors although about other individuals proceeds to be in position.”

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  • FRIDAY UPDATES: Columbia Public Library and curbside pickup to closed through Wednesday due to staffing shortage

    FRIDAY UPDATES: Columbia Public Library and curbside pickup to closed through Wednesday due to staffing shortage

    The Columbia Public Library is closing due to COVID-related staffing shortages Saturday, through Wednesday.

    Curbside pickup service will also be closed during that time

    Bookmobile visits are suspended.

    The other Daniel Boone Regional Library locations will remain open at regular hours.

    Boone County Health Department says no hub update due to high number of COVID cases

    The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services says there will not be an information hub Friday due to the high number of new coronavirus cases.

    Officials say the increase in positive COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks also comes with an increased workload for our staff.

    The department will also be changing how information is reported to help staff while still providing data to the public.

    Boone County ranks fifth in the state with the most coronavirus cases in total volume in the past week and is first when sorted by cases per 100,000. Cases are up 15.8{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} when comparing last week to the prior week. The county has a 38.1{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} positivity test rate, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).

    The Missouri coronavirus vaccine dashboard reports that 117,305 residents have received their first dose in Boone County and 103,914 Boone County residents have completed their vaccine doses.

    Boone County has the third-largest percentage of county residents in Missouri that have received at least one dose of the vaccine with 65{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}. The largest county in the state is St. Louis County with 69.3{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}.

    Boone County is third in the state with a reported 57.6{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of residents that have completed their coronavirus vaccine doses. St. Louis County is the first county in the state with 60.9{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of residents having completed the doses for vaccination. The city of Joplin has 61.7{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of the population fully vaccinated.

    Cole County has the second-highest first vaccination rate in Mid-Missouri with 54.9{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}. Callaway County is third with 51{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}.

    Cole County reported over 190 new coronavirus cases

    The Cole County Health Department reported 192 new coronavirus cases Friday.

    According to the dashboard update, there are 15,358 residential cases and 312 long-term care facility resident cases. That is 15,670 total cases in the county.

    “Because of a reporting issue with a local healthcare system that resulted in a backlog of data, the Cole County Health Department anticipates receiving a large number of positive COVID-19 cases over the next few days from MO Department of Health and Senior Services.  The positive cases date back to the first part of December,” said Kristi Campbell, director of Cole County Health Department, on Tuesday.

    January 2022 Case Total Per Day 1-21-22
    Cole County Health Department cases by day in January

    Cole County has reported 175 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began.

    Cole County ranks sixth in the state for counties with the most coronavirus cases per 100,000 in the past week and 12th overall in total volume. Cases are up 1.6{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} when comparing last week to the prior week. The county has reported a 38.8{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} positivity test rate, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

    The Missouri coronavirus vaccine dashboard reports about 54.9{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of the county have initiated their first dose of the vaccine and 50.6{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of the county’s population have been fully vaccinated.

    State of Missouri passes one million confirmed coronavirus cases

    The state of Missouri passed one million confirmed coronavirus cases since March 2020.

    The state reported 18,708 new and probable coronavirus cases for Friday.

    The state of Missouri’s daily average of new coronavirus cases has gone back up to a 9,025 seven-day average (63,174 confirmed cases from the previous week of reporting) as the state reports new coronavirus cases across the state according to state health department reporting. The daily average looks at the last seven days and doesn’t account for the past three days, which will push that number even higher.

    The state reported 11,365 new coronavirus cases through PCR testing and another 7,343 probable cases identified in antigen testing from Friday, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services coronavirus dashboard. Missouri has now reported 1,008,681 confirmed cases for the pandemic and more than 242,374 probable cases.

    The state recorded 330 new deaths for 13,865 total and 50 new probable death was added for a total of 3,156.

    Missouri’s new cases are down 1{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} over the past week, the state reports, as recent cases surge nationwide.

    The rate of positive tests is 35.1{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} for the last week. A higher positivity suggests higher transmission and that there are likely more people with coronavirus in the community who haven’t been tested yet.

    Source: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

    Boone (1), Callaway (4), Saline (5), Cole (6), Pettis (7), Miller (9), Osage (15) and Moniteau (39) counties are all in the top 40 Missouri counties in cases per capita over the last week, according to state statistics.

    The state reports that 5.97{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} (a .23{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} increase from last) of vaccinated Missourians have developed COVID-19 infections. The state reported 7,732 breakthrough infections. The state is reporting 200,922 breakthrough cases out of 3,366,901 fully vaccinated people. The state has reported 994 breakthrough deaths.

    Experts continue to tout vaccination as the best tool to fight the wave of new cases.

    Still, new vaccinations have effectively stalled in Missouri, with more boosters being given daily than first or second shots. The state reported Thursday that 54.9{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of Missouri residents are fully vaccinated.

    COVID-19 hospitalizations are also trending upward, with the state reporting 18{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of total inpatient capacity and 17{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of ICU capacity remaining. Those numbers are at 23{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} and 30{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} in Central Missouri, respectively. The state has reported a record number of hospitalizations with 3,784 patients. There are currently 711 patients in Missouri ICUs.

    Federal team heading to St. Louis to ease hospitals’ coronavirus strain

    A specialized U.S. military medical team including doctors and nurses will be sent to the St. Louis area next week to help support hospital staff under strain from the omicron wave, Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Friday.

    The team will be based at BJC Christian Hospital, according to a release from Parson’s office.

    The deployment is in response to a state request made through FEMA, Parson said. The team will be made up of 40 military medical personnel, he said.

    “This team will help support our dedicated local medical professionals who work hard each day to care for Missourians,” Parson said in the release. “The best way Missourians can help aid our hospitals and health care workers is by considering vaccination to protect themselves and their families.”

    The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency had already helped with the deployment of a 17-member task force to the Kansas City area that has been in place since Jan. 7 and is expected to be in place through Feb. 4.

    FEMA is also helping with two AmeriCorps teams to assist at community testing sites in St. Charles, St. Louis and Springfield. Another team is helping at sites in the Kansas City area, according to the release.

    The state Department of Health and Senior Services is also granting requests for waivers of rules to add flexibility for hospitals to expand bed capacity.

    Missouri’s hospitals are treating more patients with COVID-19 than at any time in the pandemic, and COVID-19 intensive care admissions are also at record levels. Hospital bed capacity is at 16{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} in the St. Louis area, with ICU capacity at 12{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}.

    State adds 249 deaths in weekly review

    The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services added 249 coronavirus deaths to the state’s total in its weekly review of death certificates.

    The state released the numbers late Thursday. Most of the new deaths — 211 — happened in January, according to a news release. The state added one death each for January, October and November 2021 and 35 new deaths for December.

    The new deaths bring the state’s total to nearly 14,000 since the pandemic began, along with another 3,106 probable deaths from COVID-19. Deaths are down nearly 30{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} in the past week, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard.

  • COVID-19 pandemic update | BC Gov News

    COVID-19 pandemic update | BC Gov News

    As of Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, 89.4{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} (4,455,046) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 83.5{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} (4,161,148) have received their second dose.

    In addition, 92.5{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} (4,286,419) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 89.8{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} (4,160,597) have received their second dose and 36.7{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} (1,700,206) have received a third dose.

    Also, 92.8{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} (4,015,411) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 90.2{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} (3,902,659) have received their second dose and 39.3{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} (1,698,882) have received a third dose.

    B.C. is reporting 2,150 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 305,715 cases in the province.

    There are 34,835 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 265,765 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 891 COVID-positive individuals are in hospital and 119 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

    The new/active cases include:

    • 576 new cases in Fraser Health
      • Total active cases: 16,516
    • 454 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
      • Total active cases: 8,553
    • 563 new cases in Interior Health
      • Total active cases: 6,067
    • 203 new cases in Northern Health
      • Total active cases: 1,582
    • 354 new cases in Island Health
      • Total active cases: 2,104
    • no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada

    In the past 24 hours, 15 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,520.

    The new deaths include:

    • Fraser Health: five
    • Vancouver Coastal Health: four
    • Interior Health: two
    • Island Health: four

    There have been eight new health-care facility outbreaks at Queen’s Park Care Centre, Lakeshore Care Centre, Baillie House, Bevan Lodge (Fraser Health), Westview Place (Interior Health), Fir Park Village, The Summit and Parkwood Court (Island Health). The outbreaks at Kinsmen Lodge, Chartwell Carlton Gardens, Amica White Rock, Peace Arch Hospital Foundation Lodge, Maple Ridge Seniors Village and Kiwanis Care Centre (Fraser Health) have been declared over, for a total of 58 facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

    • long-term care:
      • New Vista Care Centre, Chartwell Langley Gardens, George Derby Centre, CareLife Fleetwood, Evergreen Baptist Care Society, Hilton Villa Seniors Community, Morgan Place, Mayfair Senior Living + Care, MSA Manor, Menno Hospital, Buchanan Lodge, St. Michael’s Centre, Eden Care Centre, Lakeshore Care Centre, Baillie House, Bevan Lodge (Fraser Health);
      • Kopernik Lodge, St. Vincent’s Langara (Vancouver Coastal Health);
      • Sun Pointe Village, Lakeview Lodge, Hamlets in Vernon, Brocklehurst Gemstone, Heritage Square, Village at Smith Creek, Westview Place (Interior Health);
      • Amica Douglas House, Eden Gardens, Glenwarren Lodge, Kiwanis Village Lodge, Saanich Peninsula Hospital – long-term care, Oyster Harbour, Dufferin Place, Beacon Hill Villa, Salvation Army Sunset Lodge, James Bay Care Centre, The Heights at Mt. View, Luther Court, Veterans Memorial Lodge, Sunset Lodge, Sidney Care Home, Eagle Ridge Manor, Sidney All Care, Sunrise of Victoria, Comox Valley Seniors Village, Fir Park Village, The Summit and Parkwood Court (Island Health)
    • acute care:
      • Surrey Memorial Hospital, Abbotsford Regional Hospital, Langley Memorial Hospital, Laurel Place, Burnaby Hospital, Peace Arch Hospital, CareLife Fleetwood, Queen’s Park Care Centre (Fraser Health);
      • Kelowna General Hospital (Interior Health); and
      • Royal Jubilee Hospital (Island Health)
    • assisted or independent living:
      • Joseph Creek Care Village (Interior Health)

    From Jan. 12-18, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 27.0{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of cases.
    From Jan. 5-18, they accounted for 31.0{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of hospitalizations.

    Past week cases (Jan. 12-18) – Total 14,677

    • Not vaccinated: 3,264 (22.2{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c})
    • Partially vaccinated: 703 (4.8{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c})
    • Fully vaccinated: 10,710 (73.0{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c})

    Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Jan. 5-18) – Total 1,112

    • Not vaccinated: 290 (26.1{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c})
    • Partially vaccinated: 55 (4.9{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c})
    • Fully vaccinated: 767 (69.0{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c})

    Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Jan. 12-18)

    • Not vaccinated: 420.1
    • Partially vaccinated: 191.4
    • Fully vaccinated: 302.3

    Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Jan. 5-18)

    • Not vaccinated: 72.1
    • Partially vaccinated: 44.5
    • Fully vaccinated: 16.5

    Since December 2020, the Province has administered 10,276,540 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

    Learn More:

    For the Jan. 14, 2022, modelling presentation, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/14.01.22_Covid19Modelling.pdf

    For weekly update on Variants of Concern (VOC), visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site/Documents/VoC/VoC_Weekly_20220114.pdf

    For information on booster doses, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/booster

    For the Dec. 21, 2021, announcement on additional COVID-19 measures, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0234-002431

    For the Dec. 21, 2021, PowerPoint presentation on COVID-19 updated measures, boosters and rapid antigen testing in B.C., visit: 
    https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/CovidMeasures.pdf

    For the Dec. 17, 2021, announcement on new COVID-19 measures, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0230-002414

    For the Nov. 23, 2021, announcement on COVID-19 pediatric vaccine for children aged 5-11, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0209-002245

    To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/children

    For information on a third dose for people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/register#immunocompromised

    As they become available, information on school outbreaks will be posted online: www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/public-exposures

    For surgical renewal commitment progress reports, visit:

    To learn about how B.C. counts its daily COVID-19 cases in hospitals, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0058-001844

    To learn about the BC Vaccine Card and how to access yours, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/vaccinecard.html

    For the Aug. 12, 2021, announcement on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for long-term care workers, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/25143

    For information on breakthrough cases, see the BCCDC weekly data summary: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data#summary

    Detailed data is posted daily on the BCCDC dashboard: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data 
    Or: www.bccdc.ca

    To register to be immunized or to learn about getting your second dose, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/register or https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/dose-2

    For the provincial health officer’s orders and guidance, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/current-health-topics/covid-19-novel-coronavirus

    For guidance on restrictions, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support/restrictions

    The latest updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and to find a testing centre near you: http://www.bccdc.ca/ or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.

    For COVID-19 exposure events, updates and information, visit:

  • COVID-19 updates: Oregon Health Authority says transmission is high all across the state

    COVID-19 updates: Oregon Health Authority says transmission is high all across the state

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    As the omicron variant of COVID-19 carries on to distribute, general public health authorities say they’re concentrated on outbreaks in high-hazard settings, Travel & Tips.

    Much more than 50 percent a million Oregonians have been identified with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in the point out approximately two many years in the past, and infections and fatalities go on to climb this week. Meanwhile, faculties across the point out are undertaking their ideal to preserve up with rapidly shifting area predicaments — moving from in-individual studying to remote education and learning and back again yet again, as pupils and staff members call in sick, quarantine and then get well.

    Listed here are the major headlines and most current updates on the ongoing distribute of the coronavirus, fueled by the the latest surge of the omicron variant.

    Oregon reviews extra than 8,500 COVID diagnoses Wednesday

    The Oregon Health Authority documented 8,538 new verified and presumptive conditions of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the point out to 549,942 diagnoses because the start off of the pandemic.

    There have been 921 hospitalized clients with COVID-19 statewide, which is 10 additional than Tuesday.  Of individuals, 134 COVID-19 people were in intense treatment unit beds, down 18 from the working day prior. Only 7{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of adult ICU beds continue to be available and 6{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of adult non-ICU beds stay readily available in the point out.

    The state also described an further 15 COVID-19-linked fatalities, boosting the state’s dying toll because of to the coronavirus to 5,908.

    Oregon Health and fitness Authority: Transmission is high all across the state

    Oregon’s COVID-19 local community transmission dashboard demonstrates all of Oregon’s 36 counties are having a substantial amount of transmission – outlined as more than 100 conditions per 100,000 people.

    As of midday Tuesday, 911 people today have been hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout Oregon, which include 152 in intense care unit beds.

    Even though COVID-19 situations rise in Oregon, the World Health Corporation is detecting a slowdown globally and a fall in Africa, where the omicron variant was initial determined. The variety of new coronavirus instances globally rose by 20{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} final 7 days to extra than 18 million, in accordance to the WHO. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. well being company reported Tuesday that the selection of new COVID-19 infections amplified in every single planet area other than for Africa, in which situations fell by nearly a 3rd. The range of deaths globally remained related to the former week, at about 45,000.

    U.S. governing administration begins having orders, prepares to ship no-charge COVID-19 assessments

    The Biden Administration has stated it is shopping for hundreds of hundreds of thousands of COVID tests to distribute as the omicron wave of the coronavirus has spiked situations throughout the place.

    On Tuesday, an on the net portal through the U.S. Postal Provider introduced. It makes it possible for men and women to buy 4 free assessments per home that will ship specifically to their deal with. Folks can also attain the checks by going to www.covidtests.gov. The Biden administration said it has options to also launch a cost-free call line to purchase the tests.

    Moreover, the federal governing administration will get started earning 400 million N95 masks offered for cost-free to People beginning upcoming 7 days. The White Residence explained the masks will be made obtainable at pharmacies and group overall health facilities that have partnered with the administration’s COVID-19 vaccination marketing campaign.

    Read the complete tale: USPS is now taking orders for free of charge COVID-19 test kits

    Portland pupils voice annoyance with university district’s COVID protocols

    Learners at Portland’s Grant Higher University walked out of course Tuesday in a protest against their faculty district’s COVID-19 security strategies. They want Portland Community Educational institutions to give far more N-95 masks and quicker contact tracing.

    Student Ciela Barrow mentioned she feels her college is not carrying out sufficient to prevent the virus from spreading.

    Grant stays open up, but the college district has re-instituted distance finding out at a handful of colleges around the very last few days.

    Read through the entire tale: College students at Portland’s Grant High Faculty walk out in excess of COVID precautions

    Oregon faculty districts grapple with higher an infection premiums

    Numerous of Oregon’s most significant university districts — which includes Salem-Keizer, North Clackamas and Gresham-Barlow — reopened for in-human being studying on Tuesday, after quickly canceling lessons or transferring to remote-finding out amid staffing shortages and college student absences.

    The choices all around maintaining schools open up or closing them quickly, in some scenarios as a transition to distance understanding, have been mainly tied to staffing concentrations, as very well as student sick leaves and the number of out there substitutes.

    Current updates and announcements:

    • Portland General public Faculties has taken a building-by-building, working day-by-working day method. The district is posting updates to a faculty closure tracker.
    • Klamath County College District has is closing two elementary universities commencing Wednesday because of to staffing shortages.
    • North Powder Faculty District in Union Co. is shifting to comprehensive length discovering Wednesday and Thursday because of to COVID-19 scenarios and quarantines.

    Read through additional in this connected tale: Omicron and colleges: answering your questions

    Oregon’s largest faculty district responds to criticism from nurses

    A working day soon after faculty nurses in the Portland area sent a letter important of COVID-19 efforts at the state’s greatest district, Portland Community Educational institutions responded by defending the measures it’s having.

    The nurses’ letter pressed the district to make advancements, producing, “Messaging that faculties are protected – without taking the measures to make them protected – does not retain kids protected.”

    The letter shown a variety of shortcomings inside school properties, this kind of as insufficient distancing amid pupils, improper mask-carrying, absence of HEPA filters and insufficient nursing staff members to correctly track and answer to disease.

    The district’s lengthy response, supplied to OPB late Tuesday afternoon, lists initiatives the district and personnel are making to hold schools wholesome, but it begins by acknowledging the considerable problems educational facilities face throughout a demanding period of the pandemic.

    Read the comprehensive story: Portland Public Universities responds to criticism from university nurses

    Oregonians who’ve had COVID-19 share their information

    Positive, there are official CDC quarantine suggestions and a state hotline and site for individuals who exam good. But from time to time you want to hear from an additional human.

    Four Oregonians who have COVID-19 share what was tough and what served them get through. They notify us how tricky it was to maintain a length from loved ones, how getting time for recovery is essential, and how even with what they went via, they need to have to be on guard from remaining re-infected.

    Go through the whole story: My COVID-19: Oregonians who’ve had it share their suggestions

    This is a creating story. Enjoy for updates.

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  • Health officials give update after discontinuing contact tracing

    Health officials give update after discontinuing contact tracing

    CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Get hold of tracing for COVID-19 cases is just a single tool officials have been employing to monitor the distribute of the virus since the pandemic commenced just about two a long time ago. Linn and Johnson County stopped contract tracing additional than two months ago since of the surge in omicron scenarios.

    Jarvis emphasizes the great importance of continuing to use the layered approached when it comes to restricting the spread of COVID-19.

    Though speak to tracing was just one of those people levels, remaining household when you’re unwell, getting your vaccine and booster and masking up are all other layers you can go on to use.

    Though they’re no lengthier call tracing, Neighborhood Health Manager for Johnson County General public Heath Sam Jarvis reported if you take a look at positive for COVID, or assume you may possibly have been uncovered, their call tracing crew is now delivering additional guidance to assist respond to any inquiries you may perhaps have.

    Jarvis included with the spike in cases and now much more at dwelling screening, they just weren’t ready to maintain up with get in touch with tracing.

    ”With the greater potential of totally free at dwelling swift exams or fast checks in common, that are not described, we would most likely start out to drop insight into what local community transmission would definitely be. And so, possible that would have an effects on get hold of tracing as properly,” claimed Jarvis.

    Leaders with UnityPoint Wellbeing St. Luke’s mentioned they are observing a continuous range of COVID individuals coming in.

    “The great news is it is been regular for the previous couple of weeks wherever the scenarios in the county are going up. So, this may well be confirming in our personal minimal entire world below that omicron variant does not result in the hospitalizations that delta did,” claimed Dr. Dustin Arnold, UnityPoint Health and fitness – St. Luke’s Main Health-related Officer.

    The superior transmissibility of Omicron is resulting in some staff members shortages at Mercy Health-related Centre in Cedar Rapids, which has afflicted some clinic functions.

    “In the healthcare facility we have core functions that we have to do to acquire treatment of sufferers. And some things can be putt off or delayed. And which is what we’re doing. Internally we have to have important treatment ability. We have to have health care surgery beds accessible for men and women that want them suitable absent,” reported Dr. Tony Myers, Vice President of Procedure High-quality Danger and Professional medical Affairs at Mercy Health-related Heart.

    Both equally Saint Luke’s and Mercy have halted non-critical surgical procedures because mid-December. With the strain on hospitals they are not sure when individuals procedures can resume.

    And if you have COVID-19 – you do not will need to wait around 90 days to get your vaccine… that goes for boosters, far too.

    Medical doctor Myers and Medical professional Arnold each reported once you experience better, you can get your shot. The exact same is correct with finding a flu shot or other vaccines.

    “Very early on there was that suggestion and there have been advice that you shouldn’t get it all-around acquiring yet another vaccine. That you need to hold out a couple weeks in concerning them. Those had to thanks with uncertainty about how productive it would be. But clearly now we know that as shortly as you get improved, what I explain to my individuals are experience better, wait a week, get it,” mentioned Dr. Myers.

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  • Gyms, bars closed indefinitely ahead of B.C. health officials’ Tuesday COVID update

    Gyms, bars closed indefinitely ahead of B.C. health officials’ Tuesday COVID update

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    The B.C. authorities has quietly purchased the closure of gyms, conditioning centres, bars and other services until finally additional observe, forward of its weekly COVID-19 update on Tuesday.

    The restriction, aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron variant, experienced been set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. But on Monday afternoon, the province taken out that conclusion time from the formal public health purchase.

    It’s unclear no matter if these constraints will be eradicated, kept in area or other limitations will come into influence when provincial overall health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health and fitness Minister Adrian Dix maintain their weekly briefing on Tuesday.

    That will be stay-streamed over, on BC1 and on the Global BC Fb web page.

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    Meanwhile, a Richmond B.C. fitness center proprietor is expressing irritation with the change Monday afternoon.

    “We just sense like we’ve been blindsided yet again with no heads up,” Courtney Dickson, standard manager of Richmond Sports and Fitness told Worldwide News.

    She said she was getting ready to open up her facility Tuesday morning saying there was no appropriate communication from the province with regards to what was taking place with the present purchase expiring.

    “There was no publicity close to it,” Dickson added. “We received no discover about that. It’s the starts off and stops, it is the continuous transforming sometimes inside 12 several hours of observe. And you know, we’re consistently making an attempt to adapt as we require to be, as with so numerous other amenities as very well. These are people’s livelihoods.”

    Examine much more:

    ‘Incredibly frustrating’: B.C. gym proprietors wait to see irrespective of whether COVID principles will lift or stay

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    Right here is a summary of the most up-to-date general public health purchase:

    • No arranged indoor social gatherings and gatherings of any dimension (e.g. weddings and parties)
    • Live shows, athletics games and theatres decreased to 50 per cent seated potential, no matter of venue dimension
    • Closing fitness centers, physical fitness centres and dance studios
    • Closing bars and nightclubs and
    • Restricting desk measurements at dining places, cafes and pubs to a utmost of 6 people today per table with physical distancing or obstacles.

    This story will be up-to-date following the news conference on Tuesday afternoon.

    -with data files from Safeeya Pirani

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