Coronavirus Disease Weekly News 25April 2021
The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here.
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both new Covid cases and US deaths attributed to the virus were lower during the past week. New Covid infections during the week ending April 24th were down 16.3% from during the week ending April 17th, and down 76.7% from the early January peak. US Covid deaths were down 2.0% from the prior week, and down 79.0% from the January peak. New infections in the states that had been leading the early spring surge, including Mi
On Wednesday morning, Douglas County Health Director Dr. Adi Pour announced she would be retiring. She made the announcement during the Douglas County Health Board meeting. I d like to retire at the end of June, she said. I ve thought about this a lot over the last year. She said she needed the time to be right for the community, the health department and her family. I think the time is right. This department is strong, she said.Pour thanks her husband for his support and the board of the health for their work. She called it a dream job, saying that public health has risen to new heights. She said she is grateful for the time in her position and said that it has been an honor.Board president Chris Rodgers announces the Health Director Search Committee will search for Pour s replacement. Soon, the position will be posted nationally, given the “gravity of the position” says Rodgers. Three or four finalists will be chosen and be made public following applications and inte
ONE YEAR LATER: CEOs of Nebraska Medicine, CHI Health and Methodist discuss COVID impact
Metro hospital systems had to work together during this pandemic. One year after the first confirmed patient was hospitalized, we sat down with the CEOs of local hospital systems to discuss how they managed to pull through peak hospitalization rates and what they believe is the future of healthcare.
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OMAHA, Neb. â Metro hospital systems including Methodist, CHI Health and Nebraska Medicine have had to work together during this pandemic. One year after the first confirmed patient was hospitalized, we sat down virtually with the CEOs of each hospital system to discuss how they managed to pull through peak hospitalization rates and what they believe is the future of healthcare.
ONE YEAR LATER: Nebraska s first confirmed COVID patient vaccinated
Emma & Ralph Hutchinson tested positive March 2020
Emma Hutchinson and her father Ralph Hutchinson were the first two Nebraska residents to test positive for COVID-19 in the state. Now almost exactly one year to the day, they both received their vaccinations.
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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) â Emma Hutchinson and her father Ralph Hutchinson were the first two Nebraska residents to test positive for COVID-19 in the state. Now, almost exactly one year to the day, they both received their vaccinations.
Emma and Ralph traveled to England in February of 2020; back when whispers of some kind of contagious disease were only whispers.