The #DeltaVariant is widespread in #Alabama resulting in an explosion of hospitalizations in the past 10 days. 22 children are currently hospitalized, compared to 9 last week, indicative of low vaccination rates & community spread. wrbl.com/news/22-alabam…
The #DeltaVariant has resulted in an explosion of cases and hospitalizations in #Alabama. At the beginning of July there were ~180 patients hospitalized. Now there are 554. Source: newsnodes.com/us_state/AL
“Twenty-two are children. That is worrisome because not only are you concerned about how they are going to handle the virus as individuals, but what it says about spread in the community,” said Dr. Don Williamson Alabama Hospital Association’s President
The virus very infectious "it was about 15 mins of contact with someone to get infected, now it’s 5 seconds or maybe a minute or two to infect people. Given we have a more INFECTIOUS variant this year, I am VERY CONCERNED we could see a VERY LARGE outbreak in school this fall."
Tuesday, the #Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics STRONGLY recommended ALL Alabama School superintendents REQUIRE face masks and other safety measures to protect against the #DeltaVariant.
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Martin Daniel, 53, & wife Trina Daniel, 49, from #Georgia died from COVID on July 6. Martin was a Tuskegee Univ. grad & the government’s syphilis experiments on Black men during the 1930s influenced their decision not to get vaccinated. #SoulsLostToCovidwjcl.com/article/savann…
His nephew said the dark chapter in American history also made him hesitant at first, until he and his wife got vaccinated to protect themselves and their family.
Relatives are now caring for and raising money for the couple’s 18-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter who lost both parents right before the start of the school year. gofundme.com/f/help-childre…
The #DeltaVariant is resulting in a surge of hospitalizations across the U.S. These are today's numbers
- New cases: +64,866
- Hospitalizations: 31,069 (+1,672)
- In ICU: 7,869 (+350)
- New Deaths: +374
- Total Deaths: 610,223
Source: newsnodes.com/us
🚨Arkansas confirms two child deaths from COVID. The first pediatric COVID-19 death happened at the end of last year but took time to confirm. The second death happened THIS MONTH. 12 kids are currently hospitalized and 7 are CRITICALLY ILL. katv.com/news/local/ark…
Dr. Rick Barr, Chief Clinical Officer at Arkansas Children's, said the hospitalizations are about two to three times more than they saw back in the winter months with COVID-19.
One of the children on life support at Arkansas Children's Hospital is 13 y.o. Caia Morris Cooper
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In Russia, a suspension bridge by the village of Uryum, east of Chita, collapsed when a truck tried to drive over it. The driver survived. Dozens of villages are flooded in this area of the Trans-Baikal region.
Weds July 21, 2021
🚨Covid Update: Hospitalizations & deaths are increasing. #DeltaVariant makes up 83% of new U.S. cases
- New cases: +58,826
- Hospitalizations: 29,397 (+2,254)
- In ICU: 7,519 (+473)
- New Deaths: +375
- Total Deaths: 609,852
Source: newsnodes.com/us
The #DeltaVariant is causing a sharp increase in hospitalizations nationwide. 2,254 people were hospitalized today. Compare the hospitalizations per day with prior days listed below (795 ➡️ 925 ➡️ 1,603 ➡️ 2,254)
Tuesday July 20, 2021
- New cases: +61,262
- Hospitalizations: 27,143 (+1,603)
- In ICU: 7,046 (+564)
- New Deaths: +315
- Total Deaths: 609,477