The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified two independent outbreaks of pan-resistant strains of the deadly yeast Candida auris, according to last week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).The report described two clusters of pan-resistant C auris identified through routine screening by the CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network from January through April of this year.

The clusters involved three patients at a long-term care facility in Washington, DC, and seven patients in two acute care hospitals in Texas.The multidrug-resistant yeast, first identified in Japan in 2009, arrived in the United States in 2016 and has slowly spread in healthcare facilities since its arrival, predominantly among

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Delhi reports 85 new Covid cases, 1 death; positivity rate at 0.12%

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Ontario reports more than 200 new COVID-19 cases for 4th straight day

COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the fourth straight day cases have hit over 200. The provincial case total now stands at 550,654.According to Sunday’s report, 40 cases were recorded in Toronto, 33 in Peel Region, 23 in York Region, 16 in Middlesex-London, 14 in Hamilton 13 in Durham, and 12 in Waterloo.All other local public health units reported 10 or fewer new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 9,347 as two more deaths were recorded.

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Delta seems more dangerous than other COVID-19 variants, contagious as chicken pox, reports say

delta variant could be more likely to produce severe illness and can spread as fast as chickenpox.CLICK HERE TO FIND A COVID-19 VACCINE NEAR YOUThe Washington Post, which was first to report on the CDC slide presentation, said new research also indicates that fully vaccinated people can spread the virus at higher rates than previously thought. The paper reported that the CDC document says health officials need to acknowledge the "war has changed."The CDC did not immediately respond to an after-hours email from Fox News.

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CDC: Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Federal health officials say Florida has reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state's highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic. The state reached the new record as it becomes a new epicenter for the virus, accounting for around a fifth of all new cases in the U.S. Florida Gov.

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FOX Sports reporter Erin Andrews talks Tubi, upcoming NFL season: ‘I’m feeling excited’

LOS ANGELES - Erin Andrews is one of the most recognized and respected sports broadcasters in the industry — and now is an ambassador for Tubi, FOX’s completely free streaming service with over 30,000 movies and television series to choose from.Andrews told FOX Television Stations, she is surprised how much the streaming platform is growing.Fox sideline reporter Erin Andrews smiles during the game between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on October 22, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Ontario reports more than 200 COVID-19 cases for 3rd straight day

COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 550,436.“Locally, there are 53 new cases in Toronto, 33 in York Region, 28 in the Region of Waterloo, 27 in Hamilton and 26 in Peel Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.It marks the third day in a row cases are above 200 after weeks of being below that level.For comparison, last Saturday 170 cases were reported. Capacity limits to be lifted when Ontario exits Step 3, indoor mask mandate to stay: government Six new deaths were also announced on July 31, bringing the provincial virus-related death toll to 9,345.A total of 539,485 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 137.More than 19,100 additional tests were completed.

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For 5th day in a row, Kerala reports over 20,000 fresh Covid cases

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'Ramp up testing': ICMR warns as 46 districts still reporting over 10% Covid positivity rate

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5 additional local counties added to CDC's substantial community transmission map

PHILADELPHIA - Community transmission of COVID-19’s delta variant is on the rise in our area and it’s as transmissible as the highly contagious virus chickenpox. Burlington County mom Christa Zodda says the news means we can’t let our guard down."I’m vaccinated but my kids aren’t, obviously," Zodda said. "They’ll definitely be wearing masks more and I’ll prob be wearing masks more now." CDC internal documents also warning that breakthrough infections among the vaccinated may be as transmissible as those in unvaccinated people.Dr.

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'War has changed' - CDC urges new response over Delta

The "war has changed" against Covid-19 because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control said, proposing a clearer message, mandatory vaccines for health workers and a return to universal masking.

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Manitoba reports 46 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

COVID-19.The province’s latest COVID-19 victim is a woman in her 60s from the Southern Health region, officials said in a release Friday. Manitoba to scale back hours at COVID-19 vaccine super sites Her death comes as testing has found another 46 confirmed COVID-19 infections across the province.The latest cases include 17 in the Northern Health region, 12 each in both the Winnipeg and Interlake-Eastern Health regions, four in the Southern Health region, and one in the Prairie Mountain Health region.Since March 2020, Manitoba has reported 57,593 COVID-19 cases and the deaths of 1,178 Manitobans have been linked to the virus.Health officials say 1,613 lab tests for COVID-19 were completed Thursday.

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CDC: Delta as contagious as chickenpox

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say the Delta variant (B1617.2) is as contagious as chickenpox in an internal document leaked to the Washington Post today. The agency also said that, although unvaccinated people rarely get serious breakthrough infections, when they do get infected they can transmit the virus as easily as unvaccinated people.

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COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 10 cases, 2 deaths

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, though the region’s tally increased by 11, as well as two additional deaths. The deaths involve a man in his 50s and a man in his 60s.

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Delta COVID-19 variant as contagious as chickenpox, internal CDC report says

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COVID-19 delta variant as contagious as chickenpox, CDC internal docs warn

WASHINGTON - New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be more dangerous than other versions has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus, internal documents show.Recommending masks for everyone and requiring vaccines for doctors and other health workers are among measures the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering, according to internal documents obtained by the Washington Post.The documents appear to be talking points for CDC staff to use in explaining the dangers of the delta variant and "breakthrough″ infections that can occur after vaccination.

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Ontario reports more than 200 COVID-19 cases for 2nd straight day

COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 550,178.“Locally, there are 62 new cases in Toronto, 35 in the Region of Waterloo, 24 in Peel Region, 13 in York Region, 13 in Hamilton and 13 in Halton Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.It marks the second day in a row the province reported more than 200 cases after weeks of being below that level.For comparison, last Friday 192 cases were reported.Eleven new deaths were also announced on July 30, bringing the provincial virus-related death toll to 9,339.

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COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 12 cases Thursday

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as well as six more recoveries, though the local case count increased by 11 to 12,765 cases with 54 active cases, 12,482 recoveries and 229 deaths.The number of cases involving a variant of concern increased by two to 3,594.

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20 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region, highest number in over a week

COVID-19 walk-in clinics for students to be held at high schools in Kitchener, Cambridge in August Thursday’s number lifts the total number of cases in the region to 18,340 and the rolling seven-day average number of new cases back up to 14.1.Another 15 people from the area were also cleared of the virus, lifting the total number of resolved cases across the region to 17,930.And for the sixth straight day, no new COVID-19 related deaths were reported, leaving the death toll in the area at 282 including 17 victims this month.A new COVID-19 outbreak was reported at the Adventure4Change day camp in Waterloo where seven people from multiple cohorts have tested positive.This news was somewhat balanced by the fact three other outbreaks were

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Two COVID-19 deaths reported by Manitoba health officials Thursday

COVID-19 Thursday.Two women from the Winnipeg region — one in her 40s and one in her 70s, both of whom were linked to the Alpha variant, have died.As of Thursday morning, 46 net-new cases have been identified in the province, bringing Manitoba’s total number of lab-confirmed cases to 57,548.COVID-19 Bulletin #497 https://t.co/dIqGxidHG4 pic.twitter.com/8hIBwQ1olF— Manitoba Gov News (@MBGovNews) July 29, 2021 Manitoba reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths Of the new cases, 21 were in the Interlake-Eastern health region, 13 in Winnipeg, and the other regions of the province reported single-digit cases.The current five-day test positivity rate is 2.1 per cent provincially and 1.1 per cent in Winnipeg.

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COVID-19: N.B. reports 4 new cases as province gets set to end restrictions

There has been no recoveries, leaving the province with 12 active reported cases.There have been 46 deaths and, currently, no hospitalizations.Since Wednesday, 580 tests were conducted for a total of 379,699.The province is entering the green phase of the COVID-19 recovery plan on Friday, which will remove the remaining COVID-19 restrictions in the province.As of July 30 at 11:59 p.m., officials said there will be no more limits on gatherings or the number of people allowed in theatres, restaurants, and stores, and that masks will not be required in public.While mandatory restrictions will be removed, the province said some facilities and businesses may choose to maintain their own policies on protective health measures.

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Ontario reports more than 200 new COVID-19 cases for 1st time in three weeks

COVID-19 cases on Thursday, jumping back into the 200s for the first time in three weeks. The provincial case total now stands at 549,952.The last time a daily case count reached above 200 was on July 8 when there were 210 cases reported.According to Thursday’s report, 38 cases were recorded in both Toronto and Peel Region, 25 in Hamilton, 19 in Waterloo, 13 in Grey Bruce, 12 in Halton Region, and 10 in both Middlesex-London and York Region.All other local public health units reported fewer than 10 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 9,328 as three more deaths were recorded.

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Kerala reports 22,064 new Covid-19 cases, 128 deaths in 24 hours

Kerala reports over 22,000 new COVID cases in the span of just 24 hours for the third consecutive day. The state logged as many as 22,064 new COVID19 cases on Thursday, the state health bulletin said. A total 22,056 new cases were reported yesterday, while 22,129 new infections were logged the day before.

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Police locate 10-year-old boy reported missing from Upper Darby Township

UPPER DARBY TWP., Pa. - A 10-year-old boy who left his home in Upper Darby after an argument with his sister has been found, according to police. The child was reported missing from the Bywood section of Upper Darby around 7 p.m.

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10-year-old boy reported missing in Upper Darby after leaving home Wednesday night

Police say Kasim Paige has not been seen since Wednesday after leaving his home in Upper Darby. UPPER DARBY TWP., Pa. - Police in Upper Darby Township are searching for a 10-year-old boy who they say left his home Wednesday night after an argument with his sister and has not been seen since. Kasim Paige left his home on Sellers Avenue in the Bywood section of Upper Darby around 7 p.m.

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Manitoba reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, 26 new cases

COVID-19 have died and health officials say 26 more people have been infected with the virus.All three of Manitoba’s latest deaths are linked to more contagious variants of concern, the province said Wednesday.

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B.C. reports 185 new COVID-19 cases as infections continue to rise in Interior Health region

COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, along with 185 new cases, the majority of which were in the Interior Health region.More than 60 per cent of Wednesday’s cases were in Interior Health, which saw 113 infections. Thirty-five cases were reported in the Fraser Health region, 26 in Vancouver Coastal Health, two in Northern Health and eight in Island Health.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports 50 new cases, 43 hospitalizations

Saskatchewan reported 50 new COVID-19 cases across the province on Wednesday.The new cases are located in the far north west (10); far north central (8); north west (1); north central (2); north east (1); Saskatoon (13); central east (3); Regina (7); south west (1); south central (1); and south east (1). Two cases are pending residence information. Saskatchewan residents encouraged to keep COVID-19 health measures in mind, get vaccinated The seven-day daily average of new cases is 41 or 3.4 per 100,000.There were no new deaths related to COVID-19 reported on Wednesday.

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COVID-19: N.B. reports 2 new cases, vaccination rate climbs to 65.4 per cent

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Waterloo Public Health reports another 18 positive COVID-19 tests

COVID-19 cases in the area to 18,320.This is the highest number of cases in the area since July 22, when 18 new cases were also reported.

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Nova Scotia reports no new cases of COVID-19

COVID-19 and no recoveries on Wednesday.There remain nine active cases of the virus in the province and no hospitalizations.Nova Scotia Health completed 2,704 tests the day before.As of Tuesday, 1,317,557 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

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Unvaccinated students to follow stricter rules during COVID-19 outbreaks

Ontario students are still waiting for an official back-to-school plan as the return to the classroom quickly approaches.

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Ontario reports 158 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a slight increase from the day prior. The provincial case total now stands at 549,734.On Tuesday, there were 129 new cases with 119 on Monday and 172 on Sunday.According to Wednesday’s report, 25 cases were recorded in Toronto, 19 in York Region, 16 in Waterloo Region, 15 in Hamilton, 13 in Durham Region and 10 in Peel Region.All other local public health units reported fewer than 10 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 9,325 as four more deaths were recorded.

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Kerala reports over 20,000 Covid cases in 24 hrs for second day in a row

ANI said. On Wednesday, the state reported 22,056 new cases, while, 22,129 new infections were logged yesterday.

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Maruti reports subdued Q1 earnings on 2nd Covid wave, surge in commodity prices

₹440 crore for the quarter ending June 30 due to the low base effect in the corresponding quarter when the company’s production and sales were impacted due to the stringent nationwide lockdown imposed to contain Covid pandemic. The company reported an unprecedented net loss of ₹249.4 crore in the year ago period.

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Covid update: India reports a big surge in daily cases as 3rd wave fear looms

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South Korea reports highest COVID-19 daily count amid fourth wave

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Northern Saskatchewan First Nations seeing COVID-19 outbreaks

First Nations communities are being hit hard with COVID-19 outbreaks in northern Saskatchewan.Buffalo River Dene Nation is reporting over 70 active cases as of Tuesday morning.

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Manitoba reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths

COVID-19 and 23 new infections across the province Tuesday.It’s the second-straight day Manitoba has seen no deaths connected to the virus.

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CDC recommends fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance, advising that all fully vaccinated Americans wear masks in areas experiencing surging numbers of COVID-19 infections. Erica Vella reports.

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Active cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in Alberta, as 134 new cases reported Tuesday

COVID-19 cases in Alberta continues to increase, up to 1,173 active cases Tuesday from 1,083 a day earlier.Alberta reported 134 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, from 5,428 tests. The province’s seven-day average positivity rate is 1.99 per cent.

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Amid Delta, CDC strengthens COVID-19 mask guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today strengthened mask recommendations once again, suggesting even vaccinated people in areas seeing high virus activity should resume wearing masks indoors.

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CDC: New data suggests vaccinated people could transmit delta variant

WASHINGTON - Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr.

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Hate crimes rose ‘sharply’ in 2020 despite police-reported crime drop, data shows

Hate crimes were a different story.Data compiled in the latest Statistics Canada report found that police-reported crime decreased by eight per cent last year, falling to 73.4 incidents from 79.8 in 2019. In contrast, “the number of police-reported hate crimes in Canada increased by 37 per cent during the first year of the pandemic.”Researchers said police-reported hate crimes “sharply” rose to 2,669 in 2020 from 1,951 incidents in 2019, with those targeting race or ethnicity nearly doubling from one year to the next.

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Biden admin to continue COVID-19 vaccine push as CDC alters mask guidance

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended previous pushes by the Biden administration to either get vaccinated for COVID-19 or wear a mask and said they would continue to stress for Americans to get a dose.

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Another 11 COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region

COVID-19 cases in the region to 18,302.This is the third straight day the agency has announced fewer than 15 cases and it means that 91 cases have been reported over the past week. This works out to an average of 13 new cases per day.

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COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 8 cases, 5 recoveries

On Tuesday, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported eight new COVID-19 cases, bringing the local total to 12,752.That follows three cases on Monday, five on Sunday, and seven on Saturday. Toronto Pearson Airport stops separating international passengers based on COVID vaccine status The health unit also recorded five more recoveries, for a total of 12,473.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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