Nursing homes in Maryland are seeing another rise in coronavirus cases and that means that facilities are having to suspend visits from loved ones.
The Washington Post reported Sunday that the halt to visitations has led to a new wave of despair in facilities that were struck hard by COVID-19. The impact of loneliness on the health of the elderly has been extreme.
Maryland has 227 nursing homes. Gov. Larry Hogan had ordered that all nursing home employees have had at least one vaccine dose by last week. Facilities that fail to comply will be subject to fines.
The percentage of employees who have received a vaccine dose is 82%. At the same time, nearly 90% of all nursing home residents have had at least one vaccine dose, and 86.1% are fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, outbreaks are rising in Maryland's nursing homes. Outbreaks are defined by the federal government as at least one COVID-19 case. In July, fewer than 10 facilities had an outbreak. But by early August, there were 33. On Friday, there were 92.
by: Nancy Loo, Nexstar Media Wire
LOS ANGELES (NewsNation Now) Health experts fear a post-holiday COVID-19 surge could already be brewing, after several days of potential super spreader events and widespread travel.
We know its going to show up, so we just really have to wait and see, said Mark Williams, the dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas. But were not optimistic that were going to see any downturns anytime in the next four weeks.
An especially discouraging sign was seen outside an Arkansas football game this weekend, where a vaccination clinic went completely ignored.
No one came by today, said Richard Johnson, with Access Medical Clinic. No one even asked any questions to be quite honest.
The Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention is forecasting that COVID-19 deaths could surge to nearly 19,000 in the four-week period ending Sept. 25, with more than half of those deaths predicted later this month.
Just please help me, said West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. Help me to get us vaccinated, thats the only ticket we got. I wish to goodness I could tell you something else but the bottom line is this. Were going to have a bunch more people die.
The CDC had advised unvaccinated Americans not to travel over the holiday weekend, but it is hard to tell whether any plans changed. Roads have been congested and flights have been full.
I had COVID in February, said Chad Weissman, an airline passenger. Double immunity with the vaccine, so yeah, not too worried.
In 2020, Labor Day weekend preceded a major surge leading into Thanksgiving. Vaccinations this year may prevent a repeat, but a new complicating factor is many students returning to in-person learning after the holiday.
CHARLESTON, WV Gov. Jim Justice and members of the West Virginia COVID-19 pandemic response leadership team held another news briefing today to update the public onthe States latest pandemic response efforts. GOV. JUSTICE CONTINUES PLEADING FOR MORE WEST VIRGINIANS TO GET VACCINATEDWith the number of COVID-related hospitalizations and ICU patients in West Virginia at their highest points since the pandemics biggest wave in January and still climbing Gov. Justice continued pleading for more West Virginians to get vaccinated.
Weve got to someway realize that weve got to get vaccinated for all not just for you, but for everybody weve got to do this, Gov. Justice said. We can stop a lot of this terrible, terrible carnage.
Of the patients currently hospitalized, 112 are on ventilators; a new record high for the entire pandemic. A total of 216 patients are in the ICU; the highest such mark in eight months and just three away from the all-time record high in this category as well.
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The total number of active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia has now surpassed 20,000 for the first time since Feb. 1. The active case count of 21,500 is an increase of more than 2,000 new cases since Friday last week.Meanwhile, the County Alert System map now shows that 53 of the states 55 counties are either in the Red or Orange categories. A total of 41 counties are currently Red and 12 are Orange.
The only way were going to get through this with an outcome that is halfway good is weve got to get more and more people vaccinated, Gov. Justice continued. Thats the only ticket weve got. I wish to goodness I could tell you something else. But the bottom line is were going to have a bunch more people die if we don't kick it in gear like nobodys business.
All West Virginians interested in being vaccinated are encouraged to visitVaccinate.wv.govor call theWest Virginia Vaccine Info Line: 1-833-734-0965. The info line is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The programwill provide a $150 voucher for back-to-school supplies to all vaccinated grandfamilies in West Virginia; families where grandparents are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren.
To qualify, all vaccine-eligible members of the grandfamily including grandparents and grandchildren ages 12 and older must have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The family must also be enrolled in West Virginia State Universitys Healthy Grandfamilies program.
Healthy Grandfamilies which provides information and resources to grandparents who are raising one or more grandchildren will assist in the administration of the school voucher incentive. According to the organization, about 19,000 West Virginia children live in households with a grandparent or grandparents as their primary caregiver.
For more information, visithealthygrandfamilies.com.
All West Virginians who have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can register atDoitforBabydog.wv.govfor an opportunity to join the list of winners.Over 173,000 West Virginians have already registered for Round 2 of the sweepstakes.
*Those who previously registered for Round 1 of the vaccination sweepstakes are required to register again to be eligible for Round 2*
Additional weekly prizes for vaccinated West Virginians ages 18+ include:
While the registration deadline to be eligible for this week's giveaway has passed, vaccinated West Virginiansare still able to register for future drawings.
Prize drawings will be held weekly, with winners being announced each Thursday through Oct. 7.
Click to view:COVID-19 Outbreaks in State Public Schools (WVDE)
There are fouractive outbreaks associated with churches throughout West Virginia. The churches are located inBarbour, Doddridge, Monroe, and Wayne counties.
Additionally, there are now 58active outbreaks in long-term care facilities across the state.
Meanwhile, there are now 88active inmate cases and 57 active staff cases across the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation system. To view the latest DCR case update, click here.
On this wonderful holiday, we recognize the labor and the strength that has built this nation. But this year, we especially need to recognize the labor of all those who have run to the fire to protect us all through this terrible pandemic, Gov. Justice said. Whether they were our first responders, our health departments and our hospitals, or even our grocery workers and others who stayed open through the pandemic, knowing that every day, when they climbed out of bed and strapped on their boots, they were running right to the fire for all of us.
I was able to do the coin toss, Gov. Justice said. Bluefield State is on the move. It was a good day. Im really proud of that school and their contributions to southern West Virginia. Keep up the great work.
Companies are delaying sending employees back on the road this fall amid another surge in coronavirus cases.
Airlines and hotels had hoped that business travelone of the most lucrative pillars of their businesswould start to bounce back in the coming months. Those hopes are fading as the busy summer travel season peters out, and the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 postpones some companies plans to return to offices and resume in-person meetings and events.
WELLINGTON, Fla. After a difficult and deadly summer with COVID-19, medical experts are looking ahead to fighting the virus this fall.
"My feeling as an infectious disease person is that we will be dealing with boosters and perhaps even new variants," said Dr. Larry Bush of Wellington.
Booster shots, Dr. Bush said, could likely be necessary as new variants of COVID emerge.
The new variants are a particular concern as health experts try to increase vaccination rates.
"Hopefully this wont happen toward the end of the year with the holiday season with travel and families getting together," Dr. Bush said. "Im hopeful particularly if we start to see boosters come on line."
Dr. Bush said he also expects emergency approval for children under 12 before the end of the year, which can help ease cases in schools.
"We will reach herd immunity one way or another, hopefully by vaccine but if not then by natural infection," he said.
Dr. Bush said anti body treatments and more vaccinations are now contributing to lowering hospitalization rates.
"Keep in mind this is not the first pandemic weve overcome," he said. "We have much more science now much more ability to do things now we should be able to overcome this one more easily we have to get away from speculation and cynicism."
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have passed 220.6 million globally, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed deaths stands at more than 4.56 million. More than 5.46 billion vaccination doses have been administered globally, according to Our World in Data.
Authorities in New South Wales say they expect daily COVID-19 cases to peak next week.
Israel is set to present data from its COVID-19 booster shot programme to the US Food and Drug Administration, which is weighing up White House plans to begin the US's own booster drive.
The Vietnamese ministry of health has said all adult residents in Ho Chi Minh City and capital Hanoi must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by 15 September.
India reported 42,766 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, taking its tally to nearly 33 million confirmed cases.
Moderna said on Friday that it's seeking approval from the EU drugs regulator for a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine.
New Zealand has reported its first death from the Delta COVID-19 variant. The woman was in her 90s and had a number of underlying health conditions, officials said in a statement.
Spain's two-week COVID-19 contagion rate fell below 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the first time in over two months, according to official data last week.
New modelling shows an 'urgent need' to vaccinate more young adults in Canada, the public health agency announced on Friday.
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Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has accused rich countries of committing a 'moral outrage' by stockpiling supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, while poor countries continue to go without.
Brown, who is a United Nations special envoy, called on US President Joe Biden and other Group of Seven leaders to urgently ship vaccines from warehouses in America and Europe to Africa.
"We are in a new 'arms' race to get vaccines into people as quickly as possible but this is an arms race where the West have a stranglehold on the vaccine supplies," Brown said.
By Christmas, the West is set to have 1 billion surplus doses even if every European and American adult has received a booster shot and all children over 12 are injected, he said.
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered by country income group.
Image: Our World in Data
Britain has begun delivering COVID-19 vaccines to delegates attending the COP26 conference who cannot access a vaccine at home.
The COP26 conference, which was delayed last year, takes place from 31 October to 12 November. Typically delegates from more than 190 countries attend the talks, but with many countries still grappling with the novel coronavirus, climate and health experts have said poorer nations struggling to access COVID-19 vaccines could find sending delegates difficult.
"Vaccines are shipping and vaccination will begin next week and through mid-September before second jabs in October well ahead of COP26," British COP26 Envoy John Murton said on Twitter on Friday.
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WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) A Wimberley family is now at home with their 11-year-old son who spent four days in the hospital fighting for his life.
Katie Quartuccis son was hospitalized after a high-grade fever wouldnt go down.
Levis personality just changed, said Quartucci. He is usually vibrant, intelligent and witty. He just went dull.
Levi caught COVID-19 three days after starting sixth grade, according to his mother. It isnt clear where exactly he got it from.
On Thursday, I noticed his fever wouldnt go down with the medicine, said Quartucci.
Levis pediatrician ordered an x-ray and found hed developed pneumonia in his lungs. His mom spent four days in the hospital laying by his side and watching as he battled the disease.
We were just praying his internal organs wouldnt be damaged, said Quartucci.
Fearful thoughts started running through his parents minds. Doctors pumped him with oxygen, blood thinners and steroids. After four days, it finally helped.
I think that there are some louder individuals in our community who are saying that kids dont get COVID and arent spreading it, said Quartucci. I think thats really dangerous to be spreading those things that are false. Now, I can officially stand up and say thats not true.
Quartucci is now isolating with a COVID-19 breakthrough case, but soon shell be holding her boy a little bit tighter.
Even though, myself, am a little bit guilty of COVID fatigue, said Joseph Quartucci, Levis dad. Its just not time to let our guard down. Thats what I want everyone to take away from it.
Levi heads back to school Tuesday.
Statewide, there are more than 13,000 people hospitalized with COVID. More than 300 of those hospitalizations are children.
HAMILTON A Butler County judge sided with a local hospital and reversed a previous court order forcing it to honor a prescription of ivermectin, which infectious disease experts have warned against as a COVID-19 treatment, for a patient who has spent weeks in the ICU with the disease.
After two days of testimony and arguments, Common Pleas Judge Michael Oster issued an order Monday siding with West Chester Hospital. He said the hospital bears no duty to honor a prescription written for Jeffrey Smith, 51, for ivermectin, a drug used as a dewormer in horses and an anti-parasitic in humans.
The drug has surged in popularity as a COVID-19 treatment, egged on by conservative politicians and media figures, despite adverse warnings from the Centers for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration, the American Medical Association, the drugs manufacturer and others.
This Court is not determining if ivermectin will ever be effective and useful as a treatment for COVID-19, Oster said.
However, based upon the evidence, it has not been shown to be effective at this juncture. The studies that tend to give support to ivermectin have had inconsistent results, limitations to the studies, were open label studies, were of low quality or low certainty, included small sample sizes, various dosing regiments, or have been so riddled with issues that the study was withdrawn.
Julie Smith brought the lawsuit on behalf of her husband, Jeffrey Smith, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the ICU July 15, where he remains today. He has been sedated, intubated and on a ventilator since Aug. 1.
The hospital refused to honor the prescription, written Aug. 20, prompting the lawsuit that same day. On Aug. 23, another judge wrote an emergency order demanding the hospital administer the ivermectin as prescribed. Mondays order nixes the August order.
Julie Smith testified that neither she nor her husband were vaccinated against COVID-19. She said it was experimental, so she didnt trust it.
We didnt feel confident it had been out long enough, she said during a hearing Thursday.
She later connected with Dr. Fred Wagshul, a founding physician of the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, a nonprofit that touts ivermectin as a wonder drug. Wagshul is a licensed physician but is not board certified within any specialty and hasnt worked in a hospital for 10 years, according to his testimony.
He prescribed Jeffrey Smith 21 days worth of ivermectin without reviewing Jeffrey Smiths clinical information or talking to any of his treating physicians. He said the pharmaceutical industry and U.S. government have smeared ivermectin and censored its allegedly undeniable beneficial value.
However, when asked if it had benefitted Smith, he hedged.
I honestly dont know, but the rule of thumb is, when something is working, you dont stop it, he said.
Several witnesses for the hospital cast doubt on Wagshuls testimony and credibility as a physician. Dr. Ferhan Asghar, a surgeon and chief of staff at the hospital, said a physician who is not board certified would never be admitted to practice at West Chester, per hospital policy. He said it was also a concern that a physician would issue such a controversial prescription without seeing the patient or reviewing his information.
Dr. Jaime Robertson is an infectious disease physician who sits on a committee at UC Health, which staffs West Chester Hospital, to review available evidence to guide treatment for COVID-19 patients. He said the evidence doesnt necessarily conclude ivermectin doesnt work; instead, he said ivermectin bears risks just like any treatment but theres no conclusive evidence to show enough benefit exists to outweigh that risk.
I think the problem here is there are conflicting outcomes in public health literature, he said.
Dr. Daniel Tanase, Jeffrey Smiths treating physician, disputed any notion that the ivermectin demonstrably helped his patient, and said theres not enough evidence to support the use of ivermectin on COVID-19 patients.
We follow science and we follow what the guidelines are, he said. So yes, I dont think ivermectin is what he needs at this time.
On Aug. 26, the CDC issued a health alert warning of a five-fold increase of calls to poison control centers regarding ivermectin exposure compared to a pre-pandemic baseline. These included exposures related to topical and veterinary formulations of the drug.
Clinical effects of ivermectin overdose include gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, the CDC states. Overdoses are associated with hypotension and neurologic effects such as decreased consciousness, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, coma, and death. Ivermectin may potentiate the effects of other drugs that cause central nervous system depression such as benzodiazepines and barbiturates.
Several other federal authorities have issued similar warnings. Even Merck, which manufactures the drug, issued a statement in February affirming its position that theres no scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against COVID-19 from ivermectin. The company also noted a concerning lack of safety data in the majority of studies.
Areview of available literature conducted in August by the journal Nature found theres no certainty in the available data on potential benefits of ivermectin.
Ohio Hospital Association President Mike Abrams said in a statement before Oster issued his order stating there is insufficient data to support ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. He called the initial order concerning in regards to forcing a hospital to use a drug unapproved for use.
OHA believes it is an extraordinarily dangerous precedent for judges to practice medicine and order unproven medical treatments over the objections of highly-trained clinicians and against all standards established by the medical community, Baker said.
Bill J. Paiobeis, an attorney for West Chester Hospital, declined comment Monday, citing the potential for an appeal.
Kelly Martin, a UC Health spokeswoman, said the hospital network respects its doctors and the scientific rigor they use to develop treatments, medications and therapies. UC Health, she said, doesnt believe that hospitals or clinicians should be ordered to administer medications, especially unproven medications and/or therapies, against medical advice.
This news, while positive in support of respect for science and the expertise of medical professionals, does not change the fact that there are many people suffering from COVID-19 in our communities, she said. We implore all members of the community to do what we know works: wear a mask, become fully vaccinated and use social distancing whenever possible.
Ralph Lorigo, an attorney representing Smith, said he won the lawsuit in a way. He said Jeffrey Smith obtained 13-days worth of ivermectin, and the hospital has since told Julie Smith that theyre ready to begin to ween him off the ventilator.
Julie has won this case; I dont care what this judge says, Lorigo said in an interview. We are believers hes going to survive because of ivermectin.
He said hes not planning any appeal as one would effectively be moot.
This is a man who has been helped by the medication, and this is a judge who just doesnt get it right, Lorigo said.
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In the Southeast, Georgia is now seeing its highest number of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic, matching peaks experienced in January, according to US Health and Human Services Department (HHS) data.
Dr. James Black, director of emergency services at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, told CNN's Amara Walker Saturday that his hospital nearly doubled its ICU capacity yet is still faced with an overflow of patients.
"The emergency department is full and the hospital is full," Black said. "Anytime a patient is discharged, we have patients waiting on those beds."
"We were frustrated, a little bit bewildered, especially given what we've been through at the onset of the pandemic," Black said, also noting that Georgia trails the national average in vaccination rates.
"We were a little bit kind of surprised and disappointed at the lack of turnout. So, you know, we've had to redouble our efforts and pick each other up and certainly, we had hoped to not be having the same discussion 18 months into it. But here we are, seemingly in worse shape overall than we were initially."
"We are perilously close...of having, in certain areas of the country getting so close to having full occupancy, that you're going to be in a situation where you're going to be in a situation where you're going to have to make some very tough choice," Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday.
"What we really should be doing, and I hope we are doing, is to do everything we can to mitigate the number of people who are getting infected and requiring hospitalization and ICU beds," said Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
In Hawaii, the state's health department reported 13 new deaths from Covid-19 on Wednesday, its highest single-day death figure of the entire pandemic. A number of restrictions on public businesses were reinstated in August, and Gov. David Ige urged out-of-state visitors to not travel to the islands unless they had urgent business.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has called for a special session of the state general assembly to meet Tuesday regarding Covid-19, with the aim to extend the state's declared state of emergency to January 15 and to review executive, agency and cabinet orders.
"The Commonwealth is in a state of emergency. The Delta variant is spreading at a rate never seen before -- impacting businesses, shuttering schools and worse, causing severe illness and death," Beshear said Saturday.
Officials concerned about Labor Day weekend
Given the recent surge, public health officials are also worried about Labor Day weekend and whether it could exacerbate an already dire situation.
On Tuesday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky asked unvaccinated Americans to not travel for the holiday weekend. Those who are fully vaccinated can travel with precautions, but the current transmission rates mean they, too, should take the risk of traveling into consideration.
"I know we're all looking forward to the long weekend," Mayor Derek Kawakami of Kauai County, Hawaii, said in a news conference Friday. But health care workers will not be able to celebrate, he noted, "because they're busy taking care of our sick people."
"Now what we choose to do over the next 72 to 96 hours is going to determine a lot of within the next two to three months, on whether we start to continue to burn our hospital systems, burn out our health care workers, keep our kids in school, keep our businesses running, and moving on with moving forward and coexisting with Covid-19."
"And while we want everybody to have a great time and I hope to see people surfing, enjoying time with their family ... we want to remind people, the steps to take are simple," he said. "Wear your mask indoors, avoid large gatherings, and if you do, do it outside."
Less-vaccinated parts of California face ICU capacity issues
California's San Joaquin Valley region has met the threshold to enter "surge protocols," with less than 10% of staffed ICU beds remaining for three consecutive days, the state Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced Friday.
All general acute care hospitals in the San Joaquin Valley region with ICU bed capacity must accept transfer patients when "clinically appropriate" and directed by state health officials or the California Emergency Medical Services Authority, in an effort to find open beds for patients in the area where available.
The protocol is set to be reevaluated Thursday, according to the department.
Less than 50% of eligible residents have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 across much of the agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley, CDC data shows, with fewer than one-third of all residents fully inoculated in Kings County.
"While the state works to further increase the number of eligible Californians vaccinated, we must take steps to protect the unvaccinated who are more at risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death from Covid-19," CDPH said in a statement. "This action will ensure the state's health care delivery system is prepared and can respond appropriately."
Vaccinations for those in schools are critical, some states say
"Washington schools have the structure, protocol and people to have successful in-person education," Shah said.
In Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker is extending the deadline for teachers, college students and health care workers to receive a Covid-19 vaccination.
The state mandate for those individuals to have at least one vaccination dose, originally set to go into effect September 5, is being pushed back to September 19 at the request of representatives of the health care industry and education organizations.
"While hospitals and schools move forward in good faith, this extension ensures they are prepared to meet this requirement to better protect our most vulnerable residents and children who are not yet eligible to get vaccinated," Pritzker said in a written statement Friday.
Employees will only be required to have one shot by September 19 -- with a second shot within 30 days, if necessary -- but those who are not fully vaccinated must be tested for Covid-19 at least once a week. Workers must provide proof of the vaccination to their employers.
Exemptions are allowed for people with a medical or religious objection to the vaccine, but those employees also must get a weekly Covid-19 test.
CNN's Sarah Moon, Andy Rose, Hannah Sarisohn, Elizabeth Joseph and Jen Christensen contributed to this report.
The masks are back.
Today, school districts throughout the Commonwealth opened their doors following the Labor Day holiday. And for the first time in the 2021-22 school year, students were required to wear masks.
Some parents have protested the requirement, insisting that children arent at risk when it comes to COVID-19 and the deadly Delta variant.
However, according to Pennsylvania Department of Health data, more and more children are getting ill from COVID-19. The case counts from Aug. 16 through Sept. 1 are climbing. In Clinton County, there have been five reported cases in children ages 0 to 4. In ages 5 through 18, there have been 17 reported cases of the deadly virus. During that same time frame in Centre County, there have been six reported cases in children 0 to 4. In ages 5 through 18, there have been 99 cases. Finally, in Lycoming County, there have been six cases in children ages 0 to 4. In ages 5 through 18, there have been 71 reported cases.
The numbers are significant because children 12 and under are not eligible for the vaccine.
Last week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Department of Health interim secretary Alison Beam announced that there would be a mask mandate for K-12 schools and daycare centers. The mandate came on the heels of a lawsuit filed by parents of special needs children. The group sued a suburban Philadelphia school board that refused to require masks.
Less than a month ago, Wolf rejected a statewide mask mandate for schools, although they had been required last year. The governor has now changed course as the highly contagious Delta variant threatens students and teachers alike, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending masks for students, staff and teachers.
The issue of masks in classrooms has been highly contended, with parents at school board meetings arguing in favor and against them. Pennsylvanias two statewide teachers unions urged K-12 schools to require masks.
Students 13 and up are eligible for the vaccine. Vaccines are readily available from healthcare providers and local pharmacies. To find a provider, visit vaccines.gov.
For more information about COVID-19 in children or to take a closer look at the numbers, visit health.pa.gov.
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