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Covid-
19: Massachusetts Sees Largest Surge In Cases Since January
Massachusetts is in the midst of a new surge of COVID-19 infections that has not been seen in nearly a year. In the latest update from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Commonwealth was reporting 4,838 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus, as the average seven-day positivity rate of those tested for COVID-19 rose to 5.14 percent. The number of new cases is the highest single-day total since late January, during the previous winter spike of infections. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts during the last two weeks, according to the Department of Health: 0-4: …
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Flu Shot Protects Against Severe
Covid-
19 Effects, Study Finds
A new study found that the flu vaccine might provide people with some protection against severe cases of COVID-19. The findings were published on Tuesday, Aug. 3, in a study by physician-scientists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Researchers analyzed patients records from around the world and found that the flu vaccine "reduces the risks of stroke, sepsis, and DVT in patients with COVID-19." The study also found that COVID-19 patients who had received the annual flu vaccine were "significantly less likely" to go to the emergency department and be admitted to the…
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Covid-
19: Here's New Breakdown Of Massachusetts Cases By County
The number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts continues to increase as the death toll mounts across the state amid what some fear could slowly become a potential fourth wave of the virus. In the latest data released by the state Department of Health, there were 2,252 new COVID-19 cases, which resulted in 36 newly reported virus-related deaths. There were nearly 32,000 active COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts as of Thursday, April 1, up more than 250 from earlier in the week. Younger residents in Massachusetts have seen the largest number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in state laboratories sinc…
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Covid-
19: College Student In Connecticut Dies From Virus-Related Complications
A 22-year-old college student in Connecticut who was set to graduate this year has died from COVID-19. Joshua Goodart, a cybersecurity and networks major in the University of New Haven’s Class of 2021, died over the weekend from COVID complications, the school announced this week. Goodart, who was a resident of Oxford, Connecticut in western New Haven County, became ill during the university’s Winter Break and was hospitalized last month, never returning to campus for the spring semester. Friends and family said that Goodart was diagnosed with COVID-19 in the beginning of January, and whe…
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Covid-
19: UMass Memorial Enacts Emergency Plan
It’s a full emergency at UMass Memorial Health Center. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, around noon, hospital leaders said the Worcester medical care facility would shift into an “emergency operation plan” due to COVID-19, according to the Worcester Business Journal. The Worcester-based health care system is attending to a “critically” high number of patients, making the switch necessary. The emergency procedures include faster patient discharges, virtual control of the command center, tightening travel restrictions, and rescheduling any operations that can be delayed. Between Worcester’s St. Vincent…
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