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Globally, COVID-19 has caused approximately 6.9 million deaths, more than double what official numbers show, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
IHME found that COVID-19 deaths are significantly underreported in almost every country. The updated analysis shows that the United States has had more COVID-19 deaths to-date than any other country, a total of more than 905,000. By region, Latin America and the Caribbean and Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia were hardest hit in terms of total deaths. This figure only includes deaths caused directly by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, not deaths caused by the pandemic s disruption to health care systems and communities.
Coronavirus The capital goes to medium-risk yellow on the coronavirus stoplight system on Monday, bringing 12 weeks of high-risk orange light restrictions to an end.
Mexico City goes yellow on coronavirus risk map 16.5% of Covid patient beds are occupied, the lowest in over a year
Published on Friday, May 7, 2021
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For the first time since the federal government’s coronavirus stoplight system was introduced last June, Mexico City will switch to medium-risk yellow as case numbers and hospitalizations continue to fall.
City official Eduardo Clark announced Friday that the risk level will be lowered on Monday, bringing 12 consecutive weeks of high-risk orange light restrictions to an end.
Groundbreaking Study by ASCP and University of Washington Addresses Center for Health Workforce Studies Proposes Innovative Strategies to Laboratory Workforce Shortage
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Dire Shortage of Medical Laboratory Employees Threatens Ability to Provide Quality Patient Care
“Clinical lab professionals serve critical roles in our health systems. These can be excellent career opportunities, but we need to ensure that these opportunities are known and accessible for all individuals,” says Bianca Frogner, PhD, Director of the UW CHWS. CHICAGO (PRWEB) May 07, 2021 The clinical laboratory workforce that underpins the U.S. healthcare system is under siege. As the providers of critical information to patient and medical providers to diagnose, treat, and manage disease, the number of laboratory professionals in the workforce is dwindling as baby boomers retire and accredited programs close. The COVID-19 pandemic h
People walk through downtown Brooklyn on May 3, 2021 in New York. [Photo/Agencies]
The number of people who have died of COVID-19 in the US may be much higher than reported, according to a new study.
Scientists at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine announced Thursday that more than 905,000 people may have died of COVID-19, which is 62 percent more than the 561,594 deaths currently reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Worldwide, the IMHE said the number of COVID-19 fatalities is nearing 7 million, more than double the reported number of 3.24 million.