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Talking Low Flu Numbers & Emergency Departments – NBC Connecticut
The flu season is underway and yet the state totals are trending below normal for this time of the year. This time last year, Connecticut’s Department of Public Health reported more than 278 hospitalizations, five deaths, and 4.83% of the patients coming in had a flu-like illness. This year, DPH has just 10 hospitalizations, one …
BREAKING NEWS: Bedford County records first COVID-19 death; state at nearly 500 virus fatalities | Coronavirus
The first COVID-19-related death was recorded for Bedford County on Saturday, as the state Department of Health issued its daily update. There have been four other individuals diagnosed with the virus in Bedford County, with two new cases Saturday. Two new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Cambria County, bringing the total to 13. There …
COVID-19: Tulsa County health officials count 20 recoveries Friday as state continues to see increased infections | Local
Twenty people in Tulsa County have recovered from COVID-19 as Oklahoma continues to see drastic increases in confirmed cases of the disease. Tulsa Health Department officials announced that fact Friday. Meanwhile, four more people in Oklahoma have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 38, and 32 more have been hospitalized, bringing that total to …
BREAKING: Stillwater Medical Center suspends most visitation | Covid-19
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is advising Oklahomans that epidemiologists have detected community spread of COVID-19 in our state. Community spread means that individuals who have no travel history or contact with someone with the disease have become infected with virus. Therefore, as a further precautionary measure, Stillwater Medical will suspend visitation beginning Tuesday, …
Health Officials – NBC New York
What to Know There are currently no coronavirus cases in New York City, according to city health officials. As of Wednesday, the six city residents that were under observation for possible coronavirus all tested negative for the disease. One New York City non-resident also tested negative, according to the city’s health department. There are no …
State Health Leaders Address Pollution Investigation In White Bear Township – WCCO
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For the first time, state health leaders are answering questions about a pollution investigation WCCO has been tracking for months. We’ve been sharing stories about a manufacturing plant in White Bear Township that emitted a cancer-causing chemical called TCE for at least 17 years. Now, the Minnesota Department of Health is opening …
