WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks after celebrating America’s near “independence” from the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is confronting the worrying reality of rising cases and deaths — and the limitations of his ability to combat the persistent vaccine hesitance responsible for the summer backslide.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks after celebrating America’s near “independence” from the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is confronting the worrying reality of rising cases and deaths — and the limitations of his ability to combat the persistent vaccine hesitance responsible for the summer backslide.
The COVID-19 comeback across the U.S. is putting pressure on hospitals at a time when some of them are busy just trying to catch up on surgeries and other procedures that were put on hold during the pandemic.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he does not have plans to bring back restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 as the more contagious delta variant begins spreading in the state.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 16, 2021, there have been 3,064,208 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 164,933 total cases and 2,919 deaths.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hospitals throughout West Virginia will receive a total of $5.4 million from the federal government for COVID-19 testing and mitigation efforts.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County will again require masks be worn indoors in the nation's largest county, even by those vaccinated against the coronavirus, while the University of California system also said Thursday that students, faculty and staff must be inoculated against the diseas…
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 15, 2021, there have been 3,060,485 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 164,843 total cases and 2,917 deaths.
LOS ANGELES – A quarter of young adults in the United States ages 18 to 25, a group most likely to transmit the coronavirus, say they "probably" or "definitely" won't get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a study released Wednesday. The UC San Francisco study says this reluctance amo…
LOS ANGELES – Before you “puff, puff, pass,” go get the vax. That’s the recommendation from two Long Beach groups encouraging residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As the Delta variant becomes the dominant strain of the coronavirus in California, grassroots organizations are innovati…
COVID-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of restrictions and dampening hopes for a return to normal life.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 14, 2021, there have been 3,056,269 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 164,763 total cases and 2,916 deaths.
Just because Pfizer wants to offer COVID-19 vaccine boosters doesn’t mean people will be lining up anytime soon -- U.S. and international health authorities say that for now, the fully vaccinated seem well protected.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 13, 2021, there have been 3,051,586 total confirmatory laboratory results received for Covid-19, with 164,685 total cases and 2,909 deaths.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 12, 2021, there have been 3,048,932 total confirmatory laboratory results received for Covid-19, with 164,625 total cases and 2,909 deaths.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser acknowledged that "it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Just two months ago, Indonesia was coming to a gasping India’s aid with thousands of tanks of oxygen.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 9, 2021, there have been 3,039,147 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 164,465 total cases and 2,908 deaths.
A 33-year-old unvaccinated individual is the first reported Delta variant case of Covid-19 in Kanawha County, county health officials revealed Thursday.
New York held a ticker-tape parade Wednesday for the health care workers and others who helped the city pull through the darkest days of COVID-19, while authorities in Missouri struggled to beat back a surge blamed on the fast-spreading delta variant and deep resistance to getting vaccinated.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 7, 2021, there have been 3,030,600 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 164,346 total cases and 2,901 deaths.
After reshaping their businesses to deal with threats posed by the pandemic, many companies are facing another daunting challenge: how to bring remote workers back to the office when people are still debating face masks and not everyone has received the COVID-19 vaccine.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 6, 2021, there have been 3,027,206 total confirmatory laboratory results received for Covid-19, with 164,279 total cases and 2,901 deaths.
LONDON (AP) — Britain plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday, even as he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases higher.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling a vaccination “the most patriotic thing you can do,” President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed the nation’s birthday party with a celebration of freedom from the worst of the pandemic. He tempered the strides against COVID-19 with a warning that the fight against the viru…
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson will provide an update Monday on plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions in England, amid speculation that he will scrap rules that require people to wear masks in many public settings.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fifteen months after the pandemic transformed Las Vegas from flamboyant spectacle to ghost town, Sin City is back.
After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 2, 2021, there have been 3,016,020 total confirmatory laboratory results received for Covid-19, with 164,149 total cases and 2,899 deaths.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 1, 2021, there have been 3,012,199 total confirmatory laboratory results received for Covid-19, with 164,097 total cases and 2,897 deaths.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 30, 2021, there have been 3,008,327 total confirmatory laboratory results received for Covid-19, with 164,041 total cases and 2,891 deaths.
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 29, 2021, there have been 3,004,339 total confirmatory laboratory results received for Covid-19, with 163,992 total cases and 2,879 deaths.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Active coronavirus cases in West Virginia have dipped to their lowest levels in 13 months, health officials said Monday.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 28, 2021, there have been 3,001,257 total confirmatory laboratory results received for Covid-19, with 163,967 total cases and 2,878 deaths. The active cases are below 1,500, which is the first time since May…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Chief Justice Evan Jenkins has suspended many of the court health protocols that arose last year from the coronavirus pandemic.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.
LOS ANGELES – The rise of the Delta variant of the coronavirus is focusing new attention on the dangers still posed for people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. “The Delta variant is more contagious, it’s deadlier and it’s spreading quickly around the world — leaving young, unva…
Royal Caribbean reported that two children tested positive on this week’s sailing of Adventure of the Seas. The ship sails out of the Bahamas, and was the first by the cruise line to return to business in North America, requiring vaccines for those eligible. Both positive results, which came…
By the time a mysterious respiratory disease began circling the globe in early 2020, American life spans had already been under two decades of steady downward pressure from fatal drug overdoses, suicides, gun violence and chronic illnesses linked to poverty and despair. Americans were in tro…
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 25, 2021, there have been 2,990,975 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 163,804 total cases and 2,876 deaths.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 24, 2021, there have been 2,986,740 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 163,744 total cases and 2,876 deaths.
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials said Wednesday they plan to strengthen cautions about a rare side effect of some COVID-19 vaccines — chest pain and heart inflammation, mostly among teenagers and young adults.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 23, 2021, there have been 2,982,657 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 163,689 total cases and 2,872 deaths.
Five months after her husband died of Covid-19, Valerie Villegas can see how grief has wounded her children.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 22, 2021, there have been 2,978,347 total confirmatory laboratory results received for Covid-19, with 163,627 total cases and 2,870 deaths.
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while the drive to put shots in arms hit another encouraging milestone Monday: 150 million Americans fully vaccinated.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took a cautious victory lap Friday in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, announcing that 300 million vaccine shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office.
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world — science is on trial inside the country and the truth is up for grabs.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted, a new poll shows.
