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Iranpress: UK variant now makes up 10% of new US Coronavirus cases

UK variant now makes up 10% of new US Coronavirus cases

Wednesday, 03 March 2021 02:27

Recent modeling from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that a mutant coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom has the potential to become the predominant variant in the United States in the month of March.

Iranpress: Up to six cases of Manaus variant of coronavirus detected in UK

Up to six cases of Manaus variant of coronavirus detected in UK

Monday, 01 March 2021 05:15

Up to six cases of the variant of coronavirus first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus have been detected in Britain for the first time, English health officials said on Sunday.

Iranpress: US coronavirus death toll surpasses 500,000

US coronavirus death toll surpasses 500,000

Tuesday, 23 February 2021 04:05

More than 500,000 people have now died from Covid-19 in the US, just over a year after the country detected its first cases of a virus which has wrought almost unprecedented loss.

Iranpress: US life expectancy drops for 1st time since WWII

US life expectancy drops for 1st time since WWII

Friday, 19 February 2021 03:34

Life expectancy among American adults dropped by 1 year—the biggest dip since World War II—in the first half of 2020, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Iranpress: Batch of homegrown coronavirus mutations seen in US

Batch of homegrown coronavirus mutations seen in US

Monday, 15 February 2021 08:08

Researchers said Sunday they have identified a batch of similar troubling mutations in coronavirus samples circulating in the United States.

Iranpress: US coronavirus deaths surpass 450,000

US coronavirus deaths surpass 450,000

Friday, 05 February 2021 08:02

Coronavirus deaths in the United States surpassed 450,000 on Thursday, and daily deaths remain stubbornly high at more than 3,000 a day.

Iranpress: Whites vaccinated at higher rates than Black Americans

Whites vaccinated at higher rates than Black Americans

Monday, 01 February 2021 03:06

Black and Latino Americans are receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at significantly lower rates than White people, a disparity that health advocates blame on the federal government and hospitals not prioritizing equitable access.

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Coronavirus mutations add urgency to vaccination effort

World Newspapers: Coronavirus mutations add urgency to vaccination effort

Sunday, 31 January 2021 21:17

The emergence of more transmissible, potentially vaccine-evading variants threatens to extend the global health disaster and make 2021 feel too much like 2020.

Iranpress: US economy suffers by 3.5% decline in 2020

US economy suffers by 3.5% decline in 2020

Friday, 29 January 2021 02:54

The US economy shrank by 3.5% in 2020, the worst year for growth since 1946, as the coronavirus pandemic brought the country to a shuddering halt.

Iranpress: US suffers sharpest rise in poverty rate in more than 50 years

US suffers sharpest rise in poverty rate in more than 50 years

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 05:00

The end of 2020 brought the sharpest rise in the US poverty rate since the 1960s, according to a study released Monday.

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