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Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 1-26-2021
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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for January 26th, 2021.
Is it suddenly over? The Governor of California lifted stay-at-home orders across the state yesterday because coronavirus conditions are improving. Southern California still has an ICU capacity of 0%, but the Governor said the move is based on modeling for the next 4 weeks.
And we ask again, is it suddenly over? Dr. Anthony Fauci said yesterday cases and hospitalizations are dropping in most of the country. But why? He speculated it’s a natural plateau after the post-holiday surge and said it cannot likely be attributed to vaccines.
One major pharmaceutical company is giving up. Merck is abandoning two potential vaccines after early-stage studies delivered poor results. The company will focus instead on two possible treatments for the virus that also haven’t been approved by regulators yet.
Despite the concern they express for the public, many wealthy people are using a range of strategies to make sure they get the vaccine first. In Hollywood, they’re using private and concierge health services, and, until it was banned, private flights to Florida to get vaccinated. Doctors in Beverly Hills say they’re getting five-figure bribes. And there are reports of people getting temporarily fake-hired in the healthcare industry so they can get their shots.
They’re considered essential but Americans are being warned to stay out of supermarkets. New research shows a clear link between COVID-19 exposure and grocery stores. One study found that’s the most frequent location people visited prior to testing positive. The CDC advises everyone order groceries online for home delivery or pickup.
In the United States cases were down 33%, deaths down 5%, and hospitalizations down 9% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 8th.
There are now 9,812,845 active cases in the United States. The current top 5 states by number of active cases: California, New York, Florida, Arizona, and Georgia.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Forest, PA. Dimmit, TX. Chattahoochee, GA. San Miguel, CO. Hemphill, TX. Hitchcock, NE. Zavala, TX. Uvalde, TX. Val Verde, TX. And Milam, TX.
The five states with the highest risk levels and most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are Arizona, South Carolina, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and New York.
There’ve been a total 420,963 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 410. New York 217. Florida 153. Texas 135. Tennessee 111. Connecticut 92. Illinois 64. Ohio 57. Pennsylvania 56. And Georgia 53.
Globally, cases were down 20%, and deaths up 8% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 11.
Globally, there are 25,838,818 active cases.
The five countries with the most new cases: the United States 152,244. Spain 38,682. Brazil 28,364. The U.K. 22,195. And Russia 19,290.
There have now been 2,139,183 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide.
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Is it suddenly over? The Governor of California lifted stay-at-home orders across the state yesterday because coronavirus conditions are improving. Southern California still has an ICU capacity of 0%, but the Governor said the move is based on modeling for the next 4 weeks.
And we ask again, is it suddenly over? Dr. Anthony Fauci said yesterday cases and hospitalizations are dropping in most of the country. But why? He speculated it’s a natural plateau after the post-holiday surge and said it cannot likely be attributed to vaccines.
One major pharmaceutical company is giving up. Merck is abandoning two potential vaccines after early-stage studies delivered poor results. The company will focus instead on two possible treatments for the virus that also haven’t been approved by regulators yet.
Despite the concern they express for the public, many wealthy people are using a range of strategies to make sure they get the vaccine first. In Hollywood, they’re using private and concierge health services, and, until it was banned, private flights to Florida to get vaccinated. Doctors in Beverly Hills say they’re getting five-figure bribes. And there are reports of people getting temporarily fake-hired in the healthcare industry so they can get their shots.
They’re considered essential but Americans are being warned to stay out of supermarkets. New research shows a clear link between COVID-19 exposure and grocery stores. One study found that’s the most frequent location people visited prior to testing positive. The CDC advises everyone order groceries online for home delivery or pickup.
In the United States cases were down 33%, deaths down 5%, and hospitalizations down 9% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 8th.
There are now 9,812,845 active cases in the United States. The current top 5 states by number of active cases: California, New York, Florida, Arizona, and Georgia.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Forest, PA. Dimmit, TX. Chattahoochee, GA. San Miguel, CO. Hemphill, TX. Hitchcock, NE. Zavala, TX. Uvalde, TX. Val Verde, TX. And Milam, TX.
The five states with the highest risk levels and most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are Arizona, South Carolina, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and New York.
There’ve been a total 420,963 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 410. New York 217. Florida 153. Texas 135. Tennessee 111. Connecticut 92. Illinois 64. Ohio 57. Pennsylvania 56. And Georgia 53.
Globally, cases were down 20%, and deaths up 8% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since January 11.
Globally, there are 25,838,818 active cases.
The five countries with the most new cases: the United States 152,244. Spain 38,682. Brazil 28,364. The U.K. 22,195. And Russia 19,290.
There have now been 2,139,183 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide.
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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