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Scientists predicted that the coronavirus death rate would fall over time, but instead it doubled. Here's why it now hovers at 6%.
Death rates are "more a measure of how much testing and case finding you do," one epidemiologist sa…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Coronavirus deaths in Italy and US could be up to double the official counts, new research shows
A spate of new research suggests that Italy and a number of US states have underreported their coro…
Aria Bendix
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India records 1,590 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in 146 days
The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,30,824 with six more fatalities -- thre…
PTI
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India logs 1,300 new Covid-19 cases, its highest in 140 days
The death toll has increased to 5,30,816 with three deaths. One death each has been reported by …
PTI
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England's coronavirus death rate is nearly 3 times higher than Ireland's. Proactive social-distancing measures made the difference.
Ireland's early social-distancing measures, along with increased testing and tracing capacities, ha…
Holly Secon
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A Colorado woman couldn't get a kidney transplant because she refused a COVID-19 vaccine - a policy at many hospitals
Transplant centers commonly prioritize patients who are more likely to survive after surgery. Vacci…
Aria Bendix
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The US could see a brighter fall and winter as COVID-19 cases and deaths decline, a new model shows
Scientists are hopeful that authorizing vaccines for young kids could help prevent a major surge th…
Aria Bendix
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Vaccines could still protect against Omicron via powerful 'T cells' that are hard to measure but prevent severe illness and death
Omicron seems better at dodging antibodies from two doses of vaccine. But vaccines could still prot…
Marianne Guenot
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Black and brown people make up two-thirds of US coronavirus deaths below age 65, a new study found
The results highlight racial disparities in the healthcare system that are causing communities of c…
Aria Bendix
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COVID-19 deaths in America are flat even though cases are soaring. Here's what that could mean.
Increased testing may lead to a longer lag time in reported deaths, since cases are being detected …
Aria Bendix,Holly Secon
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Gov. Greg Abbott just ordered residents of most Texas counties to wear face coverings in public. Those who don't could face a $250 fine.
Those in Texas counties with at least 20 COVID-19 cases will be required to wear face coverings in …
Holly Secon
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Air conditioning spread the coronavirus to 10 people sitting near an infected person in a restaurant. It has huge implications for the service industry.
As restaurants slowly re-open, they will have to operate at half-capacity, and patrons may have a t…
Shira Feder
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The coronavirus death rate in the US is almost 50 times higher than that of the flu. See how they compare by age bracket.
On average in the US, the flu's death rate is .1%, while the coronavirus' death rate is 5.2%. The c…
Holly Secon
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Fauci says the spread of the coronavirus is his 'worst nightmare' come true and 'isn't over yet'
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the coronavirus' ability to spread and its high death rate differentiated it…
Sinéad Baker
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The coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 Americans in just over 4 months
More than 83% of those deaths could have been avoided if the US had locked down two weeks earlier, …
Aylin Woodward
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused deaths to outpace births in Alabama for the first time in history
A study conducted at the University of New Hampshire found 50 states last year recorded more deaths…
Connor Perrett
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Louisiana is approaching a 'major failure' of its healthcare system as hospitals get dangerously close to capacity
Once hospitals reach capacity, doctors will have to decide who gets treatment and who to turn away …
Aria Bendix
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8 countries have coronavirus death rates above 10%, either due to disaster or limited testing
Coronavirus death rates are calculated based only on known cases, but they can point to limited tes…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Holly S…
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A 15-year-old describes getting a rare post-COVID illness, starting with a rash and turning into loss of heart and kidney function
"My body just wasn't working," 15-year-old Abie Martinez told Insider. He developed MIS-C, a rare i…
Hilary Brueck
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What it's like to be a 'deathcare' worker collecting bodies during the coronavirus pandemic
NYC deathcare workers face a growing number of COVID-19 bodies. Amid a rising death toll, they tran…