Published on July 30, 2021 Lab-confirmed cases reported today: 78Total number of cases: 32,295 Deaths reported today: 1, a woman in her 20s who was hospitalizedTotal number of deaths: 243 Hospitalizations for COVID-19 positive patients: 47 with 30 from Lancaster County (none on ventilators) and 17 from other communities (2 on ventilators) Risk Dial: low-yellow, moderate risk…

For Immediate Release: July 30, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: Today, the FDA revised the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab, administered together) to add an authorization of REGEN-COV for emergency use as post-exposure prophylaxis…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – COVID-19 cases continue to be on the rise in Florida as the state reported more than 100,000 cases in the past week. That’s a nearly 50% increase from the previous week. The state’s new case positivity rate also surged to 18.1%, and the continuing climb is a major concern among infectious disease…

“Given what we know about Delta now — and more what we don’t know about Delta — having a fuller picture of breakthrough cases no matter what the level of symptoms is important to be able to decide what rules and mitigation strategies you need to put in place in your community,” said Adriane Casalotti,…

Hiland Mountain Correctional Center (DOC photo) An Alaska prison is back in lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak among incarcerated people there, and the Department of Corrections is reporting recent cases in two other prisons.  Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, a women’s prison in Eagle River had 14 active COVID cases as of Thursday. That prompted…

This message was emailed to all students on July 30, 2021. With just about one month until the start of the fall semester, the following University update provides more details on the COVID vaccination requirement for students, the deadlines students should know about, as well as the processes for students to obtain the vaccination upon…

Show Caption Hide Caption Delta variant of COVID-19 facts, the highly contagious virus The delta variant accounts for up to 80% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in July. Unvaccinated people are more likely to catch the virus. Christine Sanchez, Wochit More than 100 people are in Leon County hospitals with COVID-19, according to…

SciCheck Digest Florida health officials have reported a 60% rise in COVID-19 cases, and hospitals are reporting that 95% of COVID-19 patients are not fully vaccinated. But a Facebook post makes the baseless claims that Florida’s numbers are not going up, and that all COVID-19 patients recently admitted to a Palm Beach County hospital had…