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Warning For Severe Flu Season Issued By Health Officials; Here's Number Of CT Cases Warning For Severe Flu Season Issued By Health Officials; Here's Number Of CT Cases
Warning For Severe Flu Season Issued By Health Officials; Here's Number Of CT Cases A severe flu season could be on its way in Connecticut as health officials continue contending with the Omicron COVID-19 variant rapidly spreading throughout the country. As the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to cause concern for health officials, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert advising that the flu is back in full force after taking a back seat to the pandemic last winter. In Connecticut, according to the most recent report from the Department of Public Health, there are currently 1,265 patients admitted in state hospitals with influen…

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COVID-19: One Of First Dogs In Nation To Test Positive Dies At Age 6 COVID-19: One Of First Dogs In Nation To Test Positive Dies At Age 6
Covid-19: One Of First Dogs In Nation To Test Positive Dies At Age 6 A dog in New York who was one of the first in the country to be diagnosed with COVID-19 died shortly before his seventh birthday. Buddy, a German Shepherd living with his family in Staten Island, began having trouble breathing in mid-April, around the time the COVID pandemic peaked in New York. When the dog began getting sick, he was tested and it was determined he was positive for COVID-19.  He also had lymphoma, his family said, which was diagnosed on the day of his death on Saturday, July 11, according to a report in National Geographic. The Mahoneys said approximately every two w…

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COVID-19: CDC Triples Number Of Novel Coronavirus Symptoms COVID-19: CDC Triples Number Of Novel Coronavirus Symptoms
Covid-19: CDC Triples Number Of Novel Coronavirus Symptoms The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added six new symptoms for the novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). The symptoms that had been listed by the CDC are: fever cough shortness of breath Now, the CDC has tripled that number, saying people “have had a wide range of symptoms reported." The new symptoms for the disease are: chills repeated shaking with chills muscle pain headache sore throat new loss of taste or smell Some patients have also reported other symptoms, including a runny nose, red eyes, skin rash, diarrhea and fatigue. The CDC said those who have “trouble bre…

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COVID-19: Two Cats In NY Become First Pets In US To Test Positive COVID-19: Two Cats In NY Become First Pets In US To Test Positive
Covid-19: Two Cats In NY Become First Pets In US To Test Positive The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed a pair of furry little patients in New York. Two cats in separate areas in the state not identified by the government have become the first companion animals in the United States to test positive for COVID-19, which has ravaged the state, with more than 250,000 positive cases that have claimed 15,302 lives in 53 days. "These are the first pets in the United States to test positive," the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday, April 22, in a joint statement with the CDC. Officials said that the cats had mild respiratory illnesses and are e…

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More Flu Deaths Reported In Connecticut, Bringing Total To 72 For Season More Flu Deaths Reported In Connecticut, Bringing Total To 72 For Season
More Flu Deaths Reported In Connecticut, Bringing Total To 72 For Season As all eyes are trained on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), there were two more flu-related deaths in Connecticut last week, bringing the total to 72 for the season. According to the Connecticut Department of Health, the flu remains “widespread” statewide, with a total of 2,934 influenza-related hospitalizations reported since the beginning of the flu season, including 118  in the past week, down from the week before. As of the week ending on Saturday, March 21, just one of the 65 flu-related deaths reported was a toddler, the bulk were senior citizens.  There have been 12,585 p…

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by Zak Failla