Category: America
American Coronavirus News
New coronavirus variant B.1.525 with E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar deletions to B117
International lineage with variants of biological significance E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar suite of deletions to B.1.1.7. More...
The Global coronavirus case fatality rate CFR is now at 2.21% and rising
The global case fatality rate, which fell consistently from May 1st 2020 until January 18th 2021, is now rising steadily and currently stands at 2.21%
The global Covid-19 case rate (those who have tested positive for sars-cov-2 by testing) has fallen recently, but the case fatality rate (those who have died of Covid-19 following a confirmed test) has not fallen in step with the case reduction. More...
California coronavirus variant CAL.20C accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a 1/3 of cases in the state
The CAL.20C variant accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a third of cases in the state based on an analysis of viral genomes posted to a global database called GISAID. More...
Cougar and tiger infected with coronavirus at a wild animal exhibition in Texas
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in a cougar at a facility that exhibits wild animals in Texas. More...
Scientist warns of 3rd wave of Coronavirus in Manaus, Brazil
In August 2020, Brazilian researcher Lucas Ferrante warned authorities of a 2nd wave of coronavirus in Manaus, Brazil in this article – an event which subsequently occurred and has been widely reported. More...
Two Sumatran tigers test positive for Covid-19 at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, USA
Two Sumatran tigers at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo are recovering after coming down with COVID-19 infections. More...
Endangered black-footed ferrets get a Covid-19 vaccine
About 120 black-footed ferrets, among the most endangered mammals in North America, were injected with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine aimed at protecting the small, weasel-like creatures rescued from the brink of extinction four decades ago. More...
Brazil co-infection sees patients infected with two variants of coronavirus at the same time
“We were the first to identify two independent events of co-infection caused by the occurrence of B.1.1.28 (E484K) with either B.1.1.248 or B.1.91 lineages. More...
E484K mutation discovered in COVID-19 variant in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
The new SARS-CoV-2 mutation, E484K, detected in four patients from Jalisco, has some characteristics of its own and differences with the strain identified in Brazil and South Africa, according to the University of Guadalajara. More...
Coronavirus attacks the brain and triggers severe Covid-19 disease in mice
“Our thinking that [Covid-19] is more of a respiratory disease is not necessarily true,” Kumar said. More...