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Study tracks relationships between COVID hospital data and general community levels

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Study: Hospital COVID spread increases when community levels are high Prostock-Studio / iStock CIDRAP

JAMA Network Open yesterday published a US cohort study showing an increase of hospital-onset COVID-19 cases when community-onset infections were high during the first 2 years of the pandemic.

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Canadian wildfires sparked signficant rise in U.S. asthma related cases --CDC

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Asthma-related ER visits in the US were 17% higher than expected during Canadian wildfires, new CDC study finds | CNN The wildfires in Canada, which caused smoke to blanket parts of the United States in recent months, have been linked to a significant rise in emergency hospital visits related to asthma. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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COVID cases, these US hospital systems have reinstated mask mandates

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Citing rising COVID cases, these US hospital systems have now reinstated mask mandates Amid rising COVID cases and hospitalizations throughout the country, several hospitals have reinstated mask-wearing requirements for patients and staff. Here's the list. Yahoo News

 

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Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come

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A late-summer wave of coronavirus infections has touched schools, workplaces and local government, as experts warned the public to brace for even more Covid-19 spread this fall and winter.

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China suffered nearly 2 million excess deaths followed the sudden end of COVID curbs --study

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Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID curbs, study says China's move to dismantle its strict COVID regime could have led to nearly 2 million excess deaths, a US study shows. Bernard Orr Reuters

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More mask mandates reemerge in U.S. amid upturn in COVID-19 cases

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Mask mandates reemerge amid upturn in COVID-19 cases The recent upturn in COVID-19 cases in some regions has spurred a handful of entities around the country to reinstate mask mandates, reigniting the debate over what place masking requirements have … colinmeyn The Hill
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U.S. COVID hospitalizations climb 22% this week — and the CDC predicts further increases

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COVID hospitalizations climb 22% this week — and the CDC predicts further increases as new variants spread So far, the CDC doesn't think the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant is to blame. CBS News
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New York: New EG.5 variant drives up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state

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New variant drives up COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York New COVID-19 variant impacts New York State Spectrum News 1 Central NY

A new COVID-19 strain is throwing a monkey wrench into the end of the summer and start of school. The most recent variant, dubbed EG.5, has led to an uptick in COVID-19 cases across New York state, and health experts are investigating.

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Cyberattack on some U.S. hospitals keeps computers offline for weeks

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Cyberattack keeps hospitals' computers offline for weeks Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned back on more than two weeks after a cyberattack forced some emergency room shutdowns and ambulance diversions. AP News
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Signs pointing to a late summer Covid upswing

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All signs point to a late summer COVID wave COVID-19 is on the upswing once again, per closely watched metrics. Alex Fitzpatrick,Kavya Beheraj Axios

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Hospitalization rates are rising the fastest in Mississippi (+73% month over month), Alabama (+66%) and Louisiana (+66%).

  • Yet they're down in Michigan (-32%), Vermont (-31%) and Rhode Island (-31%).
  • Remember from past waves that COVID moves about the country unequally, ebbing in some areas and flowing in others at any given point in time.

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