USA news live: Fuelled by Delta variant, Covid cases hit highest level since February – Times of India
New York Assembly Judiciary Committee will review evidence, recommend whether to impeach Cuomo within ‘several weeks’: Judiciary chair
Mississippi official raises hospital concerns
Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that as Covid-19 cases continue to surge with the highly contagious delta variant, no intensive care beds were available in 35 of the state’s top-level hospitals.Dr. Thomas Dobbs also said that more than 200 people were waiting in hospital emergency rooms to be admitted. The wait times affect not only people with Covid-19 but also those with other health conditions.The state Health Department said Monday that more than 6,900 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Mississippi from Friday through Sunday.”Keep in mind – this will translate into around 500 new hospitalizations in coming days,” Dobbs wrote on Twitter.
Delta variant pushes US cases, hospitalizations to 6-month high
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the United States are at a six-month high, fueled by the rapid spread of the Delta variant across swathes of the country grappling with low vaccination rates.Nationwide, Covid-19 cases have averaged 100,000 for three days in a row, up 35% over the past week, according to a Reuters tally of public health data. The surge of the disease was strongest in Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas. Hospitalizations rose 40% and deaths, a lagging indicator, registered an 18% uptick in the past week with the most fatalities by population in Arkansas.
28 US House democrats urge Congress to spend $85 billion on electric vehicle charging infrastructure: Letter
CDC says has confirmed a new fatal case of the rare disease Melioidosis in Georgia that is linked to three previous cases in different states
Pentagon expected to seek president Biden’s approval to make Covid vaccines mandatory no later than mid-September: US officials tell Reuters
Pentagon to require members of US military to get Covid-19 vaccine by September 15, according to memo obtained by AP
Louisiana governor fasting, praying over virus
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a devout Catholic, on Monday began three days of prayer and lunch fasting in honor of the state’s health care workers and those sick with Covid-19.The Democrat urged others to join him.”I will be praying that our sick may fight this illness, that the medical professionals caring for them can remain strong and safe, that our children, teachers and school support staff can safely begin the school year and that our people will do everything they can to help us slow the spread of this terrible virus,” he said in a statement.Louisiana has the nation’s highest per capita rate of new Covid-19 cases over the last week, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with 693 new cases per 100,000 people over the last seven days.
Schumer says Senate will also take up $3.5 trillion social spending bill before leaving for August recess
Open to the idea that if the Delta variant comes through in a more difficult and challenging way, policy may need to be adjusted: Bostic
Fed’s Bostic says he does not expect Delta variant to lead to widespread shutdowns seen last year, so could lead to slower momentum but not a contraction
Sanctions on Belarus are intended to counter regime’s ‘illegitimate effort to hold on to power’: Biden
US announces $165 million in new aid for Yemen
The United States has set aside $165 million in new humanitarian assistance for Yemen, US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking said on Monday.The aid will be provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Fuelled by Delta variant, US Covid-19 cases hit highest level since February
US average of daily Covid-19 cases hit the highest level since February on Sunday (local time), fuelled by the Delta variant.Hospitals in the South are running out of space or staff as all the beds are taken up by Covid victims, with some patients unable to get the care they would normally receive, reported CNN.Infected people need immediate Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment which is not available at the hospital. An ECMO treatment uses external machinery that can function as the heart and lungs. It’s been used in some severely ill Covid-19 patients, including young adults.
US, Keysight Technologies settle alleged export violations: State department
The US State Department on Monday said it had concluded a $6.6 million settlement with Keysight Technologies Inc over alleged export violations of unauthorized radar-related software.”The Department of State and Keysight have reached an agreement… to address alleged unauthorized exports of technical data, and in this case, software used for testing radar equipment on fixed or mobile platforms,” it said in a statement.
Belarus Olympic committee targeted in new US sanctions: White House official
US to slap new sanctions on Belarus regime: White House official
The Biden administration is beginning to make plans for a phased reopening
The main requirement would be that nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. will have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The US has said it will extend its closure to all Canadians making nonessential trips until at least August 21, which also applies to the Mexican border
The US-Canada border has been closed to nonessential travel since March 2020 to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus
