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The highly infectious variant of the novel coronavirus that is predominant in the United Kingdom may be up to 70 percent more deadly than previous strains, according to a report by the government’s scientific advisers.
LOS ANGELES -- The rates of new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations continue to fall across California, but the state’s death toll remains persistently high. California on Sunday reported another 408 deaths, bringing the total since the outbreak began to more than 46,840 -- the highest in the nation. Despite the grim death count, health officials are confident that California is emerging from its worst surge of the pandemic. The number of patients in hospitals with COVID-19 slipped below 9,000 statewide, a drop of more than a third over two weeks. The 8,842 new confirmed cases are m...
UK hits 15 million vaccine target Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 11:17AM Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, visits a PPE manufacturing facility during a visit to the north east of England. (Photo / AP) UK hits 15 million vaccine target Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 11:17AM The U.K. announced Sunday local time that it had reached its goal of giving at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to the most vulnerable people in the country, increasing pressure on ministers to clarify when they will ease a lockdown imposed in ...
Latest figures also suggest women are increasingly at risk, compared to the original, first-wave coronavirus strain.
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia will begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19...