Coronavirus

(CBS DETROIT) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced 13,102 coronavirus cases in the state and an additional 64 deaths this week. This brings the state total of COVID-19 cases to 2,619,533 and 36,982 deaths as of July 5. READ MORE: Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk Returns This Year: Here's What To Know READ MORE: Free COVID-19 Tests Available To 60K Michigan Households In At-Risk Communities Starting the week of June 19, the weekly Michigan COVID-19 dashboard update will move from Wednesdays to Tuesdays to accommodate an anticipated change in CDC data cadence. Due to the change in weekly reporting from Wednesdays to Tuesdays, today’s weekly data is representative of 6 days (Thursday-Tuesday). Here is how data is being updated: Case and death data will be updated once per week on Tuesdays. Case and death data will be inclusive of both confirmed and probable cases and deaths. The cumulative county COVID-19 case rate map … [Read more...] about Michigan Reports 13,102 New COVID-19 Cases, 64 Deaths Over The Last Week

close Video New Jersey police chief slams Gov. Murphy’s ‘draconian’ COVID-19 restrictions Howell, N.J., Police Chief Andrew Kudrick, Jr. says he will not enforce some of the governor’s COVID-19 executive orders. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is speaking out after he and his family were confronted by a group of people while eating dinner at a restaurant in his state, a video shared on social media shows. Murphy on Tuesday told "CBS This Morning," just days after hecklers shouted expletives at him and his family during dinner, that he understands that people are experiencing "exceptionally high" levels of stress. “There’s no reason we should have to be having a political discussion about whether or not you’re wearing a mask. We were dining outdoors in the middle of our meal,” he told the morning show's co-host, Gayle King. Murphy added that he and his wife have thick skin and “could take … [Read more...] about NJ Gov. Murphy speaks out after restaurant showdown over masks, coronavirus restrictions

(CBS DETROIT) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is providing 300,000 free COVID-19 tests to 60,000 households in at-risk communities. Through Project ACT, an expanded partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, eligible households will receive one kit with five tests. READ MORE: Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk Returns This Year: Here's What To Know Residents can request the tests once per month in July and August. “Testing remains both a critical and helpful tool in managing the spread of COVID-19 and ensuring our loved ones and neighbors don’t get infected,” Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, MDHHS chief medical executive, said in a press release. READ MORE: Michigan Reports 13,102 New COVID-19 Cases, 64 Deaths Over The Last Week Anyone seeking to order tests can visit AccessCOVIDTests.org and input their zip code to see if they live in the qualifying area. Those without internet access can contact 211 to order. For more information about testing, visit … [Read more...] about Free COVID-19 Tests Available To 60K Michigan Households In At-Risk Communities

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — When Eduardo Rey celebrated his 69th birthday at home with 10 family members in Uruguay’s capital, he didn’t suspect it would start a mortal race to find medical care amid a surging pandemic Two days after the party, the farmer came down with a fever, was coughing and felt weak. At first he and his family thought nothing of it, but then a relative who had been at the party tested positive for the coronavirus. When Rey tested positive his family tried repeatedly to get help from a doctor on the public health care telephone, but they couldn’t get one to visit his home. His family eventually took him to a hospital themselves but they were told his lungs were badly damaged. On April 21, a month after his birthday, Rey died of respiratory insufficiency in an ICU in Montevideo, joining more than 3,000 people who have died of COVID-19 in Uruguay since March. While the number may seem small for other countries, it is huge in this South American country of just … [Read more...] about Uruguay battles Covid surge, with one of world’s highest per capita death rates

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 21 PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of revelers erupted in celebration Wednesday as the traditional “chupinazo” firework was ignited to start the San Fermín bull-run festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona, ending a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Rain did nothing to dampen the atmosphere as crowds, nearly all dressed in the traditional garb of white trousers and shirt with red sash and neckerchief, crammed the tiny town hall square for the noon event. After the firework exploded, the revelers continued spraying each other with red wine. The highlight of the nine-day festival is the early morning “encierros,” or bull runs, starting on Thursday, when thousands of thrill seekers scramble like mad to avoid six bulls as they charge along a winding, cobblestoned … [Read more...] about Spain’s famous Bull Run festival back after 2-year hiatus

UCSF’s Dr. Bob Wachter called the BA.5 omicron subvariant “a different beast” compared to other mutations. The notion that “hybrid immunity” offers a high degree of protection has been thrown into doubt with the onset of the highly infectious infectious omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Latest updates: Overcrowding in old California prison structures helped drive COVID spread Overcrowding, sometimes in antiquated buildings, played a key role in the dramatic surge of COVID-19 in California prisons, a new report from UCSF and UC Berkeley found. The spread was compounded by the need for complex coordination, and the report said “extraordinary” efforts by corrections officials was not enough to prevent tens of thousands of COVID infections among inmates and prison staff. Employee illness led to severe staffing shortages, and prison staff may have inadvertently carried the virus in and out of the prisons and into their homes and communities, the report said. It said risks … [Read more...] about COVID in California: Getting COVID can trigger events leading to brain damage, research shows