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Husband and wife in their 60s die from Covid within nine days of each other as their daughter tells how she had to say her final goodbyes on video call Susan Docherty, 62, and her husband John, 65, had been married for 44 years Daughter Katie Tong, 32, said she thought her parents just had … Read more
Americans who live mainly black and Hispanic neighborhoods have higher coronavirus infection and death rates compared to those living in majority white neighborhoods, a new study suggests. Researchers found that U.S. counties with just one-fifth of a black population had a 2.4 times lower risk of contracting COVID-19 percent and a two times risk of … Read more
Care home devastated by coronavirus: Two-thirds of the 27 elderly residents at a Lincolnshire care home die in sudden outbreak as manager describes ‘horrendous’ ordeal All residents and 20 staff caught Covid at The Old Hall care home in Lincolnshire Eighteen residents – aged 79 to 99 – died, some without seeing their relatives Home … Read more
COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs during infection peaks were nearly TWICE as likely to die compared with those treated when wards were clear, study finds Researchers looked at 8,500 coronavirus patients admitted to 88 VA hospitals from March 1 to August 31, 2020 Low ICU demand was determined as COVID-19 patients taking up 25% or … Read more
Almost a third of recovered Covid patients are readmitted to hospital within five months and up to one in eight die of Covid-related complications. Research by Leicester University and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that out of 47,780 people discharged from hospital in the first wave, 29.4 per cent returned to hospital within … Read more
Almost a third of recovered Covid patients are readmitted to hospital within five months and up to one in eight die of Covid-related complications. Research by Leicester University and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that out of 47,780 people discharged from hospital in the first wave, 29.4 per cent returned to hospital within … Read more
A further 671 people have died from Covid-19 today representing the highest Sunday increase, but the number of new cases has dropped by nearly a third since last week, in a clear sign that lockdown is working. Official statistics released this afternoon show 38,598 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded across Britain. Last Sunday, … Read more
A loving couple married for 44 years died from Covid-19 within days of one another – after the husband told his wife he wanted ‘ten more years of marriage’ with her. William and Victoria Kemp were both 81 years old when they passed away last week at Southend Hospital in Essex, after a short battle … Read more
Covid-19 patients admitted to very full intensive care wards are 19% more likely to die – the equivalent of being up to 11 YEARS older Researchers from UCL have analysed data from 4,032 Covid-19 patients in ICU Those in units at over 85% capacity were 19% more likely to die But when ICU capacity was … Read more
Four senior political figures in Malawi have died from Covid-19 just days after Madonna visited the country and met the president unmasked as part of a trip that saw her visit five countries in three weeks. Local Government Minister Lingson Berekanyama and Transport Minister Sidik Mia both succumbed to the disease in the early hours of … Read more