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TULSA, OK The United States passed a grim milestone this week, when the death toll from coronavirus topped half a million, but other statistics point to the slow waning of the pandemic.
Among these more optimistic figures is the number of new hospitalizations nationwide, which fell last week to just over 56,000, down sharply since the 130,000 recorded in mid-January and the lowest number since November.
Experts attribute the improvement to a variety of factors, including the greater use of masks and social distancing and the spread of vaccinations, especially among the most vulnerable populations.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which has been tracking the effect of COVID-19 on hospital capacity since early in the pandemic, releases data each week on tens of thousands of hospitals nationwide showing how close they are to reaching their limit. The latest data for hospitals in Tulsa County includes how many adult inpatient and IC
Around the nation: Want a coronavirus test? In Oakland, you can get one in a vending machine.
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Oakland International Airport is the first airport in the country to offer at-home coronavirus tests from a vending machine. People can purchase the $150 saliva-sample tests from machines in each terminal in the airport, in today s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Florida, and Oklahoma.
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Oakland International Airport is the first airport in the country to offer at-home coronavirus tests from a vending machine. People can purchase the $150 saliva-sample tests from machines in each terminal in the airport. The tests, which are designed by
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A Tulsa paramedic died Monday after spending more than a month in the hospital battling complications of COVID-19.
Debbie Rusher, who spent decades working for EMSA, had been placed on a ventilator around the Thanksgiving holiday, according to her friends and co-workers. Her struggle prompted numerous EMSA colleagues and other workers with the Tulsa Police and Fire departments to light up the night sky outside Ascension St. John Medical Center in Tulsa earlier this month in a show of support.
An EMSA spokesperson confirmed Tuesday that Rusher died on Monday, while friends and co-workers of Rusherâs took to social media to grieve her death. She joined EMSA in 1999.
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