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Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 1-12-2021
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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for January 12th, 2021.
The United States lost more than 22,000 lives to COVID-19 last week, a record for the second week in a row. California had the most deaths at 3,315 in the week ended January 10, up 44% from the prior week. Arizona had the highest death rate per capita at 15 per 100,000 residents, followed by Rhode Island at 13 and West Virginia at 12 deaths per 100,000.
The World Health Organization’s chief scientist said you can pretty much forget herd immunity this year, even with vaccines rolling out. The advice is to maintain strict social distancing and other outbreak control measures for the foreseeable future.
An international trial testing convalescent blood plasma on COVID-19 patients has stopped enrolling severely ill patients requiring intensive care because it found the treatment had no benefit. Tests are still being done on the moderately ill.
Just who is it that doesn’t want the vaccine? Research appearing in the journal Social Science & Medicine found that Black people were 41% less likely to pursue vaccination, and women were 71% more likely to pass on the vaccine. The study’s authors say that second statistic is frightening because women make 80% of healthcare decisions for their entire families.
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive. It’s the first known cases among great apes in the United States and maybe the world. Eight gorillas that live together at the park are believed to have the virus and several have been coughing.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Morgan, KY. Jasper, TX. Tyler, TX. Barbour, WV. Kinney, TX. Crane, TX. Stonewall, TX. Hyde, NC. Newton, TX. And Sabine, TX.
There are now 9,077,487 active cases in the United States. The current Top 10 states by number of active cases: California, Florida, New York, Arizona, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Missouri, Maryland, and Colorado.
The five states with the highest risk levels and most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are West Virginia, Arizona, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Utah.
The infection reproduction rate is currently highest in Washington, Georgia, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. The states with the lowest reproduction rate are Montana, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and South Dakota.
There’ve been a total 376,051 deaths in the US reported as COVID-related, with a current national fatality rate of 1.68%.
The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: California 385. New York 216. Florida 155. Texas 111. Connecticut 92. Pennsylvania 90. Kansas 88. Tennessee 80. Ohio 75. And Illinois 70.
Globally, there are 24,074,087 active cases.
There were 599,447 new cases around the world in the last 24 hours against a high of 785,681 on January 8th.
The five countries with the most new cases: the United States 214,683. The U.K. 46,169. Brazil 28,043. Spain 24,631. And Russia 23,315.
There have now been 1,943,943 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. Up 28% over 14 days.
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The United States lost more than 22,000 lives to COVID-19 last week, a record for the second week in a row. California had the most deaths at 3,315 in the week ended January 10, up 44% from the prior week. Arizona had the highest death rate per capita at 15 per 100,000 residents, followed by Rhode Island at 13 and West Virginia at 12 deaths per 100,000.
The World Health Organization’s chief scientist said you can pretty much forget herd immunity this year, even with vaccines rolling out. The advice is to maintain strict social distancing and other outbreak control measures for the foreseeable future.
An international trial testing convalescent blood plasma on COVID-19 patients has stopped enrolling severely ill patients requiring intensive care because it found the treatment had no benefit. Tests are still being done on the moderately ill.
Just who is it that doesn’t want the vaccine? Research appearing in the journal Social Science & Medicine found that Black people were 41% less likely to pursue vaccination, and women were 71% more likely to pass on the vaccine. The study’s authors say that second statistic is frightening because women make 80% of healthcare decisions for their entire families.
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive. It’s the first known cases among great apes in the United States and maybe the world. Eight gorillas that live together at the park are believed to have the virus and several have been coughing.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Morgan, KY. Jasper, TX. Tyler, TX. Barbour, WV. Kinney, TX. Crane, TX. Stonewall, TX. Hyde, NC. Newton, TX. And Sabine, TX.
There are now 9,077,487 active cases in the United States. The current Top 10 states by number of active cases: California, Florida, New York, Arizona, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Missouri, Maryland, and Colorado.
The five states with the highest risk levels and most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are West Virginia, Arizona, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Utah.
The infection reproduction rate is currently highest in Washington, Georgia, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. The states with the lowest reproduction rate are Montana, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and South Dakota.
There’ve been a total 376,051 deaths in the US reported as COVID-related, with a current national fatality rate of 1.68%.
The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: California 385. New York 216. Florida 155. Texas 111. Connecticut 92. Pennsylvania 90. Kansas 88. Tennessee 80. Ohio 75. And Illinois 70.
Globally, there are 24,074,087 active cases.
There were 599,447 new cases around the world in the last 24 hours against a high of 785,681 on January 8th.
The five countries with the most new cases: the United States 214,683. The U.K. 46,169. Brazil 28,043. Spain 24,631. And Russia 23,315.
There have now been 1,943,943 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. Up 28% over 14 days.
For the latest updates, subscribe for free to Coronavirus 411 on your podcast app or ask your smart speaker to play the Coronavirus 411 podcast.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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