SAN ANTONIO – The COVID-19 risk level that fell to the green zone of “low” in the months after the vaccine rollout has now increased to “severe.” And it’s listed as “worsening.” City officials base the level on hospital trends, the average case rate, the positivity rate and hospital stress as San Antonio along with … Read more

Migrants camping at the El Chaparral border port of entry with the U.S. leave a vaccination point after receiving a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, amid Republican criticism that the Delta variant is spreading in southern U.S. states because of increased border crossings, in Tijuana, Mexico August 3, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes … Read more

SYDNEY, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Australia’s New South Wales reported one of the country’s youngest deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, as daily infections lingered near a 16-month high despite the lockdown of 5 million people in Sydney entering its sixth week. The unnamed man in his 20s, who had no underlying health issues and was … Read more

Residents wait at the observation area during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination session for those aged between 12 and 14, in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, China August 3, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS BEIJING, Aug 4 (Reuters) – China reported on Wednesday the most new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases since January as some cities stepped up … Read more