A new report from the CDC is giving us a better understanding of who is falling ill from COVID-19. There’s also new research showing use of a steroid drug can help reduce deaths in severely ill patients. Dr. Dyan Hes joined CBSN to discuss the latest developments.
Updated / Wednesday, 3 Jun 2020 18:33 Of 430 laboratory confirmed Covid cases in disability residential centres, 57% were staff and 43% were residents There have been 14 confirmed deaths linked to Covid-19 among people with disabilities in residential settings. The figure was outlined at a meeting between representatives of Inclusion Ireland – which is…
A young father has died of COVID-19 in Central Queensland. The 30-year-old man, a miner, was found unresponsive in his Blackwater home when his partner returned from work about 4.30pm yesterday.“(She) called an ambulance and they declared him dead,” Queensland’s Chief Health officer Dr Jeannette Young said on Wednesday.He is the youngest person to have…
Six more people have died of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, all at the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax.Nova Scotia is reporting that a total of 37 people have died from the virus. (Robert Guertin/CBC)Six more people have died of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, all at the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax. So far, 37 people…
England and Wales have hit a grim milestone, providing more evidence that the true devastation from the coronavirus pandemic is far higher than the official statistics suggest.The countries have now recorded the most deaths in a single week for at least 27 years, when official weekly statistics began.There were 22,351 deaths in the week ending…
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said Monday that four more people died from the novel coronavirus, bringing the provincial death toll to 59.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said two of the fatalities were people in long-term care facilities (Manoir Du Lac and CareWest Sarcee), one was a worker at the Cargill meat-processing plant and the fourth…
VANCOUVER — Another five people have died from COVID-19 in British Columbia, and health officials are dealing with a cluster of new infections linked to an oilsands work camp in Alberta. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the latest fatalities at her daily virus briefing on Monday, along with 52 new test-positive cases, that…
Three more people have died from COVID-19 in B.C., health officials said Saturday while announcing 29 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.The deaths are all linked to long-term care facilities, 20 of which are continuing to see outbreaks across the province, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said.Yet the number of…
Two more people died of COVID-19 on Thursday and the province reported 162 new cases.At left, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, updates media on the COVID-19 situation. At right, a health-care worker gathers a test sample. Both are file photos. (Left: Jason Franson/The Canadian Press, right: Alberta Health Services)Two more people…
Dr. Peter Donnelly, President and CEO of Public Health Ontario, addresses a media briefing on COVID-19 provincial modelling in Toronto, Friday, April 3, 2020. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press Ontario could see 3,000 to 15,000 deaths over the next two years from the COVID-19 pandemic if the province maintains its public health measures, health officials said…
