Will US COVID-19 mortality catch up to surging cases?

Daily coronavirus fatality rates in the US remain a fraction of what they were in the deadly spring peak, even as cases climb to levels not seen since August, and well above infection rates from March to May. In fact, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that excess fatalities … Read more

Hopes rise that Covid cases are being driven down because young people have started following rules

Coronavirus cases are being driven down because young people have been shocked into following lockdown rules, according to officials. The claim comes despite warnings of tens of thousands more deaths on the horizon with the number of infections among the elderly rapidly increasing. Matt Hancock yesterday chaired a ‘gold’ meeting on the pandemic, and was … Read more

Hopes rise that Covid cases are being driven down because young people have started following rules

Coronavirus cases are being driven down because young people have been shocked into following lockdown rules, according to officials. The claim comes despite warnings of tens of thousands more deaths on the horizon with the number of infections among the elderly rapidly increasing. Matt Hancock yesterday chaired a ‘gold’ meeting on the pandemic, and was … Read more

Surge of coronavirus cases in 75% of US is a ‘distressing trend’ officials say

Surge of coronavirus cases in 75% of US is a ‘distressing trend’ – but ‘hope is on the way’ with vaccines predicted to be available for vulnerable Americans by year-end, health officials say CDC and HHS officials held a now-rare COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday  Officials acknowledged a ‘distressing trend’ in rising coronavirus cases in … Read more

Does Greater Manchester REALLY need a Tier 3 lockdown? Cases were already slowing for 40% of region

More than a million people in Greater Manchester are living in boroughs where coronavirus infections are falling, casting serious doubts about whether a ‘Tier Three’ lockdown is really justified.  Some 2.8million residents in the region will be plunged into the harshest category of restrictions at midnight on Thursday after a series of looser localised measures … Read more

Does Greater Manchester REALLY need a Tier 3 lockdown? Cases were already slowing for 40% of region

More than a million people in Greater Manchester are living in boroughs where coronavirus infections are falling, casting serious doubts about whether a ‘Tier Three’ lockdown is really justified.  Some 2.8million residents in the region will be plunged into the harshest category of restrictions at midnight on Thursday after a series of looser localised measures … Read more

Britain’s Covid-19 daily cases have DROPPED for the first time since the end of September

Britain’s second wave of coronavirus appears to be losing steam, as the average number of daily positive tests has dropped for the first time in a month. The number of new cases counted each day dipped from an average 16,398 on October 11 to 16,231 the next day, marking the first time it had fallen … Read more

Britain’s Covid-19 daily cases have DROPPED for the first time since the end of September

Britain’s second wave of coronavirus appears to be losing steam, as the average number of daily positive tests has dropped for the first time in a month. The number of new cases counted each day dipped from an average 16,398 on October 11 to 16,231 the next day, marking the first time it had fallen … Read more

Britain records another 18,804 Covid-19 cases and 80 deaths

Britain today recorded another 18,804 Covid-19 cases and 80 deaths as both infections and fatalities continue to creep upwards.  Department of Health statistics show the daily number of infections has risen 34.6 per cent in a week, up from the 13,972 cases declared last Monday. But the scale of the second wave is still a … Read more

More than 40% of coronavirus cases in US nursing homes are asymptomatic, new study finds

More than 40% of coronavirus cases in US nursing homes are asymptomatic, new study finds Researchers looked at data from more than 500 nursing homes across 34 states A total of 40.6% of more than 5,400 positive coronavirus cases were asymptomatic with no signs such as fever, coughing or shortness of breath Nearly one in five … Read more