Category: USA
2 Lions positive for coronavirus at Pittsburgh Zoo
The staff at Pittsburgh Zoo say two of their lionesses have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. More...
USA: 188 recorded SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections in animals including lions, tigers, leopards, mink, cougar, gorillas, cats and dogs
There have been 188 recorded Sars-cov-2 coronavirus infections in animals including lions, tigers, leopards, mink, cougar, gorillas, cats and dogs in the USA to date. More...
SARS-CoV-2 in a Dog, Connecticut, February 2021
Here, we report the first natural infection case of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs in Connecticut. More...
USA: CDC reports 5,800 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated Americans, 74 deaths
About 5,800 Americans who have been vaccinated against coronavirus have become infected anyway, the U.S. More...
USA: About 60 household pets confirmed positive for coronavirus in Texas study
Researchers at Texas A&M’s Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences department have confirmed a cat and dog living in the same house have contracted the UK variant of COVID-19 B.1.1.7. More...
USA: 2 Malayan tigers at Norfolk, Virginia zoo test positive for coronavirus
Two tigers at a zoo in Virginia have tested positive for the coronavirus. More...
Louisiana: 170 coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases reported
As of Thursday (April 8), 170 people in Louisiana were classified as having a “breakthrough” vaccine COVID case – testing positive for coronavirus after being fully vaccinated. More...
Rhode Island: 290 coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases reported, three dead and 20 hospitalized
Nearly 300 Rhode Islanders have tested positive for COVID-19 after being vaccinated against the virus — a total that state public-health officials consider a positive sign of the vaccines’ effectiveness. More...
Mississippi: 78 cases of vaccine breakthrough reported
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 78 breakthrough cases of COVID-19. More...
Alaska: 177 coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases reported
Of the 177 breakthrough infections in Alaska as of this week, one person has required hospitalization and no one has died, according to Bennett. More...