The first dog in Louisiana has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a press release from the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.Officials did not release the dog's name or where the dog lives.The pet tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. A Louisiana dog tested…
CHRISTINA: THANK YOU. TO THE LATEST ON CORONAVIRUS IN OUR STATE. MORE THAN 1000 NEW CASES IN LOUISIANA. THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL TO 120,846 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE. THERE ARE 17 MORE DEATHS, BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 3910 PEOPLE. 1400 PATIENTS ARE BATTLING THE VIRUS AT THE HOSPITAL. 230 ARE ON VENTILATORS. Coronavirus in Louisiana:…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A child in Louisiana has died of a rare inflammatory condition that’s possibly linked to the novel coronavirus, marking the first such death in the state, health officials said this week.In addition to the one death, at least 13 cases of…
Get the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A 12-year-old girl in Louisiana infected with the novel coronavirus reportedly developed a rare inflammatory syndrome that temporarily stopped her heart. The condition may be the same one that doctors in the United Kingdom and elsewhere have warned is possibly linked to…
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have
A senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services spent this week posting three claims about food safety on X, each one preceded by a red exclamation point and the word FACT. As of Thursday, August 20, 2026, CDC counts 10,930 people sick in the federal Cyclospora outbreak, at least 454 of them hospitalized, two
Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room. But she didn’t expect to witness so much violence against her own colleagues. “I’ve seen nurses get shoved, pushed, scratched. The biggest one is bitten,” said Dhooghe, who works at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The