Ahead of tonight’s game vs. the Boston Bruins, the Penguins have made a number of roster moves.
Defenseman Kevin Czuczman was recalled on an emergency basis and Sam Lafferty was recalled from the taxi squad.
Interim General Manager Patrik Allvin announced the news.
The Penguins have recalled defenseman Kevin Czuczman on an emergency basis and forward Sam Lafferty from the taxi squad.
Anthony Angello, Frederick Gaudreau, Will Reilly, and Yannick Weber have been assigned to the taxi squad.
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Anthony Angello, Frederick Gaudreau, Will Reilly, and Yannick Weber were all assigned to the taxi squad.
Weber was signed to a one-year contract on Wednesday but was unable to make it to Boston and is expected to join the team in New York this coming weekend.
Some injury-related roster moves were also announced.
Zach Aston-Reese was placed on long-term injured reserve with a retroactive date of January 13.
Juuso Riikola was placed on long-term injured reserve with a retroactive date of January 19.
Evan Rodrigues was placed on long-term injured reserve with a retroactive date of January 24.
Marcus Pettersson was placed on regular injured reserve.
The Penguins are set to square off with the Bruins at 7:00 p.m. at TD Garden.
“They discussed many topics, number one of which was taking back the House in 2022,” the statement read. “President Trump’s popularity has never been stronger than it is today, and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorsement at any time.”
The statement described the meeting as “cordial” and highlighted a stronger than expected performance among key House GOP candidates, though Democrats maintained their House majority with a slimmer margin.
McCarthy’s visit comes at a tumultuous time for the Republican Party, following Trump’s role ahead of the January 6 deadly riot storming the Capitol that led to Trump’s second impeachment just days before he left office. Ten House Republicans voted to impeach Trump and the Senate is expected to pick up the former president’s trial next month. Still, all but five Republican senators voted earlier this week that such a trial was not constitutional, outlining just some of the divides in the party, as Democrats now control the legislative and executive branches.
CNN reported earlier Thursday that two sources told CNN that some people warned McCarthy not to go see Trump. A source familiar with the matter said it made McCarthy look weak. Another source close to McCarthy told CNN that the California Republican was told that he would look like he was “crawling back to Trump,” and that it would further isolate him from mainstream donors who want to move away from Trump.
McCarthy was also in Florida fundraising as the House is out this week.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 1,761 on Thursday, with no more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 1,710, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 18.3%.
Also Thursday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and other state leaders are providing a COVID-19 pandemic update at a news conference. Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson and Utah Department of Health state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn also spoke at the event.
The event started at 11 a.m. Watch the replay of the news conference below.
New COVID-19 cases
The health department now estimates there are now 43,187 active COVID-19 cases in Utah.
Aside from several holidays where the state health department did not provide a COVID-19 statistics report, Thursday is the first day Utah has reported zero new COVID-19 deaths since September.
The new numbers indicate a 0.5% increase in positive cases since Wednesday. Of the 2,000,023 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 17.1% have tested positive for COVID-19. The number of total tests conducted increased by 18,134 as of Thursday, and 10,917 of those were tests of people who had not previously been tested for COVID-19, according to state data.
There are now 444 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 157 in intensive care, state data shows. About 84% of Utah’s ICU beds are occupied Thursday, including about 89% of ICU beds in the state’s 16 referral hospitals. About 56% of Utah’s non-ICU hospital beds are occupied, according to the health department.
A total of 267,027 vaccines have been administered in the state, up from 250,448 Wednesday. Of those, 43,089 are second vaccine doses, state data shows.
Thursday’s totals give Utah 342,445 total confirmed cases, with 13,279 total hospitalizations and 1,620 total deaths from the disease. A total of 297,638 Utah COVID-19 cases are now considered recovered, according to the health department.
This story will be updated.
Methodology:
Test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the health department immediately after they are confirmed, but negative test results may not be reported for 24 to 72 hours.
The total number of cases reported by the Utah Department of Health each day includes all cases of COVID-19 since Utah’s outbreak began, including those who are currently infected, those who have recovered from the disease, and those who have died.
Recovered cases are defined as anyone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 three or more weeks ago and has not died.
Referral hospitals are the 16 Utah hospitals with the capability to provide the best COVID-19 health care.
Deaths reported by the state typically occurred two to seven days prior to when they are reported, according to the health department. Some deaths may be from even further back, especially if the person is from Utah but has died in another state.
The health department reports both confirmed and probable COVID-19 case deaths per the case definition outlined by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. The death counts are subject to change as case investigations are completed.
For deaths that are reported as COVID-19 deaths, the person would not have died if they did not have COVID-19, according to the health department.
Data included in this story primarily reflects the state of Utah as a whole. For more localized data, visit your local health district’s website.
More information about Utah’s health guidance levels is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.
Information is from the Utah Department of Health and coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts. For more information on how the Utah Department of Health compiles and reports COVID-19 data, visit coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts and scroll down to the “Data Notes” section at the bottom of the page.
BEING SCHEDULED, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT’S CHANGING. ARBOR SPRINGS AND WEST DES MOINES MUST ONE OF THE FIRST FACILITIES IN IOWA TO START VACCINATIONS. >> WE HAD A COUPLE OF STAFF MEMBERS THAT WERE UNSURE. KAYLA: AND THEY WEREN’T ALONE. GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SAYS THE LONGTERM CARE VACCINATION PROGRAM SHOWED AN AROUND 50% AVERAGE OF STAFF CHOOSING TO BE VACCINATED DURING THE FIRST STAGE. BUT NOW. >> THEY ARE SEEING ABOUT A 30% INCREASE IN STAFF CHOOSING TO BE VACCINATED DURING THE SECOND PHASE. KAYLA: THE IOWA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION ATTRIBUTES MUCH OF THAT INCREASE TO ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE VACCINE LEARNED IN THE WEEKS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND DOSE. >> I THINK IT’S CERTAINLY UNDERSTANDABLE THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS ARE SITTING ON THE SIDELINES JUST TAKING IT IN TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW IT GOES, KNOWING THAT THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OPT INTO IT WITH THIS SECOND CLINIC. KAYLA: LIKE OTHER FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE, ARBOR SPRINGS HAD SOME STAFF MEMBERS AND EVEN RESIDENTS WHO OPTED IN TO GET THEIR FIRST DOSE, DURING THE PHARMACY’S SECOND VISIT. >> I THINK AFTER PEOPLE SAW ME AND OUR RESIDENTS GET ROUND ONE AND HAVE NO SIDE EFFECTS, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE MORE OPTIMISTIC AND WILLING TO GET IT. KAYLA: FIRST DOSE VACCINATIONS AT IOWA’S FACILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. SECOND DOSE CLINICS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY, THE IOWA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION SAYS ABOUT 250 FACILITIES WILL RECEIVE THEIR SECOND CLINIC BY FRIDAY. ALL THAT WILL REMAIN AFTER, IS THE THIRD CLINIC AT CENTERS WHERE PEOPLE DIDN’T GET VACCINATED THE FIRST TIME PHARMACIES CAME THROUGH. >> THAT WILL TAKE US TO AB
Iowa reports 32 additional COVID-19 deaths
Updated: 10:04 AM CST Jan 28, 2021
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,266 new positive COVID-19 cases and 32 additional deaths.At 10 a.m., the health department reported 316,436 total positive cases, 279,678 total recoveries and 4,532 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. The health department reported 315,170 total cases and 4,500 total deaths 24 hours earlier.Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate now stands at 10.1%. That’s down from 10.2% the previous day. The statewide 7-day positivity rate remains at 7.8%. State data shows 1,459,926 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19, while 3,564,851 tests have been administered.The number of Iowa’s 99 counties reporting a 14-day positivity rate greater than 15% remains at eight. There are now no counties reporting a rate greater than 20%. Kossuth County leads the state with a 19.7% rate. Fifty-four counties report a rate lower than 10%. Emmet County has the lowest positivity rate in the state at 4.7%Iowa’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have dipped below 400 again. The number stands at 391, down from 408 a day earlier. The number of patients admitted in the last 24 hours declined from 76 to 52. There are 80 patients in ICU and 32 patients on ventilators.There are now 60 COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Iowa’s long-term care facilities, down from 62 the previous day. The state reports 1,866 positive cases and 1,033 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. Iowa reports 1,875 deaths in care facilities.The Iowa Department of Public Health displays virus data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,266 new positive COVID-19 cases and 32 additional deaths.
At 10 a.m., the health department reported 316,436 total positive cases, 279,678 total recoveries and 4,532 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. The health department reported 315,170 total cases and 4,500 total deaths 24 hours earlier.
Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate now stands at 10.1%. That’s down from 10.2% the previous day. The statewide 7-day positivity rate remains at 7.8%. State data shows 1,459,926 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19, while 3,564,851 tests have been administered.
The number of Iowa’s 99 counties reporting a 14-day positivity rate greater than 15% remains at eight. There are now no counties reporting a rate greater than 20%. Kossuth County leads the state with a 19.7% rate. Fifty-four counties report a rate lower than 10%. Emmet County has the lowest positivity rate in the state at 4.7%
Iowa’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have dipped below 400 again. The number stands at 391, down from 408 a day earlier. The number of patients admitted in the last 24 hours declined from 76 to 52. There are 80 patients in ICU and 32 patients on ventilators.
There are now 60 COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Iowa’s long-term care facilities, down from 62 the previous day. The state reports 1,866 positive cases and 1,033 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. Iowa reports 1,875 deaths in care facilities.
The Iowa Department of Public Health displays virus data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a summary of the data each day at 10 a.m.
