[blueplum]

COVID-19 Patients Need to Be Tested for Bacteria and Fungi, Not Just the Coronavirus

Many hospitalized victims are developing potentially lethal secondary coinfections such as bacterial pneumonia and sepsis

An estimated one in seven COVID-19 patients will develop a secondary infection while hospitalized. Further, a separate study found that only about 50 percent of patient deaths were due to the original viral infection, while the other 50 percent were caused by subsequent secondary infections.

April 16
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/covid-19-patients-need-to-be-tested-for-bacteria-and-fungi-not-just-the-coronavirus/

[amorphous]

California reports highest one-day rise in coronavirus cases

California reported 2,318 new coronavirus cases Monday, marking the highest one-day jump the state has seen.

On Tuesday, the California Department of Public Health reported a total of 30,978 confirmed cases and 1,208 deaths. The number of confirmed cases in the state spiked by 7.4 percent and the death toll increased by 5 percent in the last 24 hours.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/493977-california-reports-highest-one-day-rise-in-coronavirus-cases

[Black Agnes]

Fungi...that sounds like secondary infections caused by *another* particular virus...