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Covid-19: Highly Mutated Pirola Variant Now Identified In 10 States
A newly identified COVID-19 strain with around 30 mutations has now been identified in 10 states.
Cases of the BA.2.86 strain, known as Pirola, have been confirmed in:
Colorado,
Maryland,
Michigan,
New York,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
Virginia,
Washington.
The Michigan case, the first in the US, was an older woman who had recently returned from Japan who reportedly had mild symptoms.
Related story - COVID-19: These Are Most Likely Symptoms Of New Pirola Variant Spreading In US
At a World Health Organization (WHO) news briefing late last month, authorities said …
Covid-19: These Are Most Likely Symptoms Of New Pirola Variant Spreading In US
The most likely symptoms of a new COVID-19 variant with around 30 mutations are expected to be similar to the highly contagious Omicron strain based on reports so far.
COVID-related hospitalizations have increased in the US for six straight weeks, with a 19-percent increase reported in the most recent week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The BA.2.86 strain, known as Pirola, has now been identified in five states: New York, Texas, Michigan, Virginia, and Ohio.
The strain was first detected in Israel around Sunday, Aug. 20, and cases have also been identif…
Perdue Recalls Beef Wiener Products Over Misbranding
Thousands of pounds of wiener products have been recalled, officials announced.
Perdue Premium Meat Company, Inc. is recalling approximately 3,200 pounds of fully cooked beef wiener products sold under its Brookside Brand due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said.
The product may actually contain smoked sausage, which contains milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the wiener product label, the recall notice said.
The fully cooked beef wiener items were produced on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
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Boston Stabber Known As 'Dog Bite' Denied Bail: DA
A man who fled the state after stabbing and killing a person has been ordered held without bail, officials say.
Dwight Watson, also known as "Dog Bite," was denied bail on Tuesday, Feb. 21 on the charges of stabbing a man to death in the summer of 2022, according to the Suffolk District Attorney's office.
Watson, of Boston, is charged with the death of 48-year-old Urvin Gerald, who he stabbed in the early morning hours of July 16, 2022, at the Mount Horeb Lodge parking lot on Harvard Street.
Read more: Police ID 48-Year-Old Man Stabbed To Death In Boston Neighborhood …
E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Wendy's Grows, CDC Says
A multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce in sandwiches at Wendy's has grown, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
There have now been 55 more reported infections in the outbreak, bringing the total number of cases to 84, and hospitalizations to 34, the CDC announced Thursday, Aug. 25.
In its initial report on the outbreak, about three dozen people were sickened, with 10 hospitalized, in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
Wendy's said in a statement that it's "fully cooperating with public health authorities on their ongoi…
