COVID
Hospitals in Rochester, including Strong Hospital at URMC, are operating beyond capacity, with more than 120% of licensed beds occupied. Due to the surge in flu, COVID-19, and RSV cases, some patients are receiving care in hallways as hospital staff struggle to manage the influx. Dr. Michael Apostolakos of URMC reported over 30 flu patients […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Influenza cases in Monroe County have risen sharply, with a 51% increase reported for the week ending January 18, according to the New York State Flu Tracker. The county recorded 1,060 cases and 84 hospitalizations, contributing to a statewide surge of 48,291 cases, up 46%. This flu season, peaking later than […]
The wrongful death lawsuit against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo has been dismissed by a federal judge. Former governor Andrew Cuomo was in the hot seat for the handling of nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic by family members of residents in nursing homes. Nursing home COVID lawsuit against Cuomo dismissed (rochesterfirst.com)
There’s a warning about a new COVID variant called FLiRT. The new strains are sub variants of the omicron variant. The new FLiRT variant has been detected in wastewater surveillance, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From April 14 through April 27, the variant makes up about 25% of the […]
Black pastors are viewing this Easter as a crucial opportunity to rejuvenate in-person worship attendance, which has dwindled significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many churches had to transition to online services, a shift that was challenging for pastors like Rev. William H. Lamar IV of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. […]
Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen by more than 12% across the country, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking a second straight week of this key indicator of the virus climbing. At least 8,035 hospital admissions of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were reported for the week of July 22 nationwide, the CDC said late Monday, […]
Starting this weekend the New York State Department of Health is ending mask mandates for hospitals and other health care facilities across the State. The world’s attitude is covid is a thing of the past when in reality it’s still around. I understand we all have to move forward with life just make sure you’re […]
Giant tech company Microsoft plans to lay off around 10,000 employees after revenue growth slows down and has been the slowest since 2016. One of the issues Microsoft is facing is the slow sales of their PC’s Compared to the height of a Coronavirus pandemic when companies and schools bought everything from laptops and desktop […]
Just to keep you in the loop with some stuff going on around the world China is struggling with COVID cases. China recently reversed it’s Zero-Covid policy and opened it’s boarders for international travel. The increase in Covid cases now has hospitals in China overwhelmed. NBC News reported some hospitals have told families to bring […]
Should school districts reinforce mask mandates? Due to the rising numbers of COVID-19, RSV, and other viruses 2 New Jersey school districts are reinforcing mask mandates again. The policy goes into effect when students return back to school from winter break the mandate is planned to stay in place until at least mid January. In Monroe […]
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