New equipment at Kelowna General Hospital has nearly doubled its ability to process COVID-19 tests. A Panther Fusion, which allows for molecular analysis of samples, was installed at KGH and Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. “The new machines have increased Interior Health’s ability to process...
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UK sees record daily Covid deaths, London hospitals on brink
The United Kingdom recorded its highest daily death toll yesterday since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as London declared a major incident, warning that its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed. Paramedics unload a patient at Royal London Hospital. Photo: AFP With a...
Covid-19: UK sees highest daily toll of 1,325 deaths
Covid-19: UK sees highest daily toll of 1,325 deaths BBC News People ARE respecting lockdown III: Traffic and footfall drop to near-April levels, data shows Daily Mail Covid-19: ‘Major incident’ declared by London Mayor Sadiq Khan BBC News NHS coronavirus crisis: Two more weeks until hospitals are overwhelmed Express...
Los Angeles’ daily COVID-19 death toll of 259 is now equal to the number of homicides per year
California continues to remain the nation’s hardest hit state during the pandemic as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths keep surging. In Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the state’s outbreak, a new death due to COVID-19 is now reported every eight minutes. On Thursday, Mayor...
UK coronavirus deaths soar by record 1,325 in highest daily toll of pandemic
The UK’s coronavirus death toll has risen by a record 1,325 the highest daily figure since the pandemic began. That is 101 deaths higher than the previous highest daily nationwide toll of 1,224 on April 21, during the peak of the first lockdown. The UK’s...
D.C. woman trolls Mike Pence with daily countdown to Inauguration Day
A Washington, D.C. woman who voted for President Elect Joe Biden has been trolling her neighbor — Vice President Mike Pence — by counting down the days until he is out of office in her window. Ashley, a history PhD who runs a blog called...
Francisco Lindor trade starts a new era for Mets — but there’s still room for one more big move
When the New York Mets officially introduced Steve Cohen as the team’s new owner back in November, he made it clear this would be a new era in Mets history: “I can promise you we’re going to act like a major-market team,” he assured. He...
Could ‘Tiger King’ documentary star Joe Exotic be released from prison soon? – Film Daily
The year 2020 was defined, among many things, by our collective obsession with the Netflix documentary series Tiger King and its main stars, Joe Exotic & Carole Baskin. We may have started a new year but that doesn’t mean we’ve left Exotic behind, as his...
Super-covid hits Pennsylvania | Daily Mail Online
BREAKING – Super-covid hits Pennsylvania: Sixth state confirms the 38th US case of mutant coronavirus that’s crippled the UK in ‘international traveler’ as infectious variant spreads across the country One case of the new more infectious UK variant of coronavirus confirmed in Pennsylvania Individual lives...
Covid UK: Daily deaths DOUBLE to 830 week-on-week with 60,916 cases
Britain records 830 Covid deaths as fatalities DOUBLE week-on-week as UK posts ANOTHER daily high of 60,916 cases Today’s deaths mark a 107.7 per cent rise on 414 victims announced last Tuesday, with 76,000 deaths in total Meanwhile daily infections have risen by 14.6% from...