Coronavirus

an outbreak at a bar in East Lansing.On June 23, officials said more than a dozen people who visited Harper’s Restaurant and Brew Pub has tested positive for COVID-19. In just eight days, that number has ballooned by more than 100 confirmed cases.The Harper’s coronavirus outbreak has greatly contributed to the entire Lansing Region --…

coronavirus was in New York earlier than previously known.WABC reports researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai analyzed more than 5,000 plasma samples from patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Antibodies for Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, were detected in samples from the week ending Feb. 23.That’s…

Adm. Brett Giroir. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Brett Giroir, the coronavirus testing czar, said Wednesday that the United States' coronavirus testing capacity is at risk of being overwhelmed in some states by a surge in new infections and increased surveillance efforts in nursing homes and jails. “It is absolutely correct that some labs across the…

In dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, she learned, the virus appeared to destroy these cells, which produce platelets, leading to uncontrolled bleeding. The novel coronavirus seemed to amplify their effect, causing dangerous clotting.She was struck by the parallels: “Covid-19 and dengue sound really different, but the cells that are involved are similar.” Autopsies have long…

A man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is wrapped in a body bag at the United Memorial Medical Center's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care unit in Houston, Texas, U.S., June 29, 2020.Callaghan O'Hare | ReutersThe number of confirmed U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus is substantially lower than the true tally, according to…