Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Thursday 23-July-2020
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
July 23, 2020
Today’s topics: US Death toll rises
There will NOT be a Friday call tomorrow at noon.
| US Death Toll Rises I have mentioned on many previous occasions that death rate lags behind hospitalization rates by several weeks which lags behind case number increases by a couple of week. We those 6-8 have passed and we are now in the rising death rate period. In the last day, Florida, California, Texas, Idaho, and Alabama had new death rate records. The United States added 1,195 new deaths to our huge coronavirus death total of 143,846. The daily death rates are now at levels we haven’t seen since April when New York, New Jersey and the tri-state area were the epicenter. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation out of the University of Washington now projects that we will have almost a quarter of a million dead Americans from CoViD-19 by NOvember 1, 2020. The actual number is 219,864. I don’t have too much more to add about this. I’ve said it all already. Be well and take care of yourself. There are storm clouds on the horizon. –Dr. Stu |
COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
| Coronavirus update for July 23, 2020 World Wide Updates Coronavirus cases in France increase by 26% in a week, health ministry says China announces $1 billion loan to Latin America and the Caribbean for Covid-19 vaccine access São Paulo state tops 450,000 coronavirus cases and 20,000 deaths Quarantine mandates can send coronavirus patients into hiding, WHO says Another prominent study finds hydroxychloroquine does not help Covid-19 patients South Africa passes 400,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases Uganda reports first Covid-19 death Peru to send additional support to Arequipa region, the country’s new Covid-19 epicenter Lockdown phases return for some Spanish regions as numbers of Covid-19 cases rise England will require face masks in shopping centers, supermarkets, banks, building societies, post offices, take out restaurants, and transportation hubs starting tomorrow Iraq surpasses 100,000 total cases of Covid-19 Hong Kong officials continue to battle Covid-19 “third wave” France to give 40 million face masks to poorest citizens Record number of virus cases reported in Tokyo Covid-19 is causing havoc in Arab world, UN says Britain prepares for four-way winter crisis South Korea falls into recession amid coronavirus fallout US military bases in Japan report 14 more cases at known cluster sites Japan suffers a record increase in new Covid-19 cases Coronavirus shrinks Australian economy by close to 5% of GDP Argentina reports record number of new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row Mexico reports another 6,000 new coronavirus cases, nearly 800 new deaths Brazilian government will stop funding country’s largest epidemiological Covid-19 study Total Cases Worldwide: 15,555,009 Total Deaths Worldwide: 633,559 Total Recovered: 9,469,796 US Updates US stocks open lower Public health measures are helping Covid-19 outbreaks, HHS official says More than 300,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 if trajectory doesn’t change, former FDA head says Marine assigned to presidential helicopter unit tests positive for coronavirus People in their 20s make up one-third of Wisconsin’s new Covid-19 cases Arkansas reports more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases About 41% of adults may be at higher risk for severe Covid-19 infection due to underlying conditions Tennessee reports highest single-day total for coronavirus deaths Georgia passes 150,000 total confirmed Covid-19 cases while reporting more than 4,200 new Covid-19 cases Florida reports a record 173 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours New Jersey governor announces $6 million in assistance for small businesses California reports its highest single-day death toll since pandemic began Illinois reports highest daily number of Covid-19 cases since May 25 There are more than 100,000 coronavirus cases in Louisiana CDC’s ensemble forecast now projects more than 164,000 US coronavirus deaths by August 15 Arizona’s coronavirus deaths surpass 3,000 Florida’s Broward County only has 9.8% hospital ICU beds available White House conceded to Senate GOP demands in key areas of recovery package, senators say Subway ridership is up 75% in New York City, mayor says North Carolina National Guard will wind down Covid-19 efforts this week City of Miami has issued 115 tickets for mask violations this week, mayor says Covid-19 could be 2nd leading cause of death in Los Angeles Arizona emergency rooms are rationing coronavirus tests as cases surge, doctor says Treasury secretary says there’s no payroll tax cut in GOP stimulus bill World’s biggest movie theater chain postpones reopening again in the US Another 1.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week Trump is still 100% for schools opening, but school officials are running the other way US renters face eviction threat as housing crisis grows The US reported more Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks than it did for all of June White House cafeteria staffer tests positive for Covid-19 Princess cruises, hit hard by coronavirus pandemic, cancels ships until December Southwest Airlines testing thermal cameras that can detect fever amid coronavirus pandemic Total US cases: 4,154,272 Total US deaths: 147,075 Total Recovered: 1,970,826 Total Tested in US: 48,020,777 Total cases in NY: 437,273 Total deaths in NY: 32,654 Total cases in CA: 425,616 Total deaths in CA: 8,107 Total cases in FL: 389,868 Total deaths in FL: 5,520 Total cases in TX: 371,750 Total deaths in TX: 4,653 |
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