The US now has over 9.3 million active cases, and rising. pic.twitter.com/NqwrrhoOs5
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) January 15, 2021
More than 40,000 people have died from #Covid19 in the United States in the first 14 days of 2021.
40,000 in 14 days.
That's more than double Canada's death toll for the entire pandemic to date. pic.twitter.com/DOvWnQMzHd— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) January 14, 2021
At the current rate, by the time the sun sets on Biden's Inauguration Day, about as many Americans will have died from COVID-19 as in all of World War II, military and civilian (419,000).
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) January 15, 2021
The US had +230,457 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 23.8 million. The 7-day moving average continued to come down from its latest peak to below 244,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/eNXZvp0J3m
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) January 15, 2021
The Trump WH, tonight, proposed cutting $4b in funding from a group trying to distribute COVID vaccines globally. https://t.co/1zZb0qvC6o
— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 15, 2021
Alex Azar, the U.S. secretary of health and human services, acknowledged for the first time that a top CDC official was correct when she warned in February that the coronavirus might cause a severe disruption to American lives.https://t.co/SMiqXAiF2k
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 14, 2021
Trump manages to kill people on the way out due to pettiness.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) January 15, 2021
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China COVID-19 cases surge to over 10-month high; travel discouraged https://t.co/TJHk0XyJL7 pic.twitter.com/dHYzMADNMj
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 15, 2021
A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush. https://t.co/A616rpPpZm
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 15, 2021
India's Kumbh Mela festival, widely considered to be the world's largest human gathering, begins amid Covid concerns https://t.co/kp2HXXN06D
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 14, 2021
Japan's Hiroshima to conduct large-scale PCR tests to battle COVID-19 https://t.co/X0KH780vO0 pic.twitter.com/WihSpTHerM
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 15, 2021
Caught off-guard by scant testing, Japan battered by COVID winter https://t.co/a8XTK6zzbA pic.twitter.com/9lY4KgUSQR
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 15, 2021
Philippines extends travel ban, steps up safeguards over COVID-19 variant https://t.co/gDXALfSZ7Q pic.twitter.com/EtBCKtZ9Ip
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 15, 2021
Russia confirmed 24,715 new coronavirus cases Friday, bringing the total caseload to 3,520,531https://t.co/gMzh2LT6IC
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) January 15, 2021
Germany tops two million coronavirus cases https://t.co/YGXjIsHzab pic.twitter.com/uymNYXhOA9
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 15, 2021
French prime minister announces tighter curfew and new travel restrictions, amid "worrying" Covid infection rates https://t.co/plkqCGTfIo
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 14, 2021
Almost half of all Covid cases in Ireland reported in last two weeks https://t.co/fEBGmZhVDE
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 14, 2021
Manaus is a big city in Brazil. In May, Covid ripped through the city resulting in one of the highest infection rates in the world
If "natural herd immunity" was going to happen anywhere,it would be there
Manaus is now in a second wave which has caused more deaths than in May https://t.co/d9BZTTjXLH
— Neil Stone (@DrNeilStone) January 14, 2021
The Amazon rainforest's biggest city has watched as its stock of oxygen tanks for COVID-19 patients dwindled. The situation has turned desperate, and more than 200 patients will be airlifted to hospitals in other Brazilian states.https://t.co/3pKQAr9cZK
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 14, 2021
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Study from Israel finds rapid vax effect: After 14d from first shot, infection rates fell 33% among 200K 60+ year-olds vaccinated vs 200K not.
Of 1.7M vaccinated, just 1,127, or 0.06%, reported side effects, such as weakness, headaches, dizziness, fever, or site pain/swelling. https://t.co/gVTaQtrydK
— Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) January 15, 2021
We're at such a critical stage with #Covid19. Everyone is tired & wants to go back to pre-Covid life. But that's not an option right now. The new, more transmissible variants will take us to a fresh circle of hell if we don't fight back. By @DrewQJoseph. https://t.co/yJHa22QCb3
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) January 14, 2021
Population density and emerging coronavirus variants will determine how soon regions can resume normal life https://t.co/EZ3naNJiBd via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) January 14, 2021
Metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug that costs only pennies per dose, appears to reduce the risk of death for patients with COVID19 and type 2 diabetes https://t.co/5islVpuLsV via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) January 14, 2021
Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce join a push for digital vaccination credentials https://t.co/PQGbAVUD9V
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) January 15, 2021
How worried should we be about the different Covid variants? https://t.co/HqPNh08I5X
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 15, 2021
Thread:
While we can't rule out a laboratory origin for the COVID-19 pandemic, the evidence to date suggests zoonotic emergence. Objective investigations have been derailed by politics and conspiracy theories. I wrote this perspective piece in @NatureMedicine.https://t.co/YyeWDKSB3y
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) January 14, 2021
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The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but some states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates. https://t.co/o6v1mv3Dns
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 15, 2021
Governors across the U.S. are increasingly turning to the National Guard to help distribute coronavirus vaccines more quickly. At least 16 states and territories are using Guard members to give shots, while others are using them for logistical tasks.https://t.co/cjpdOjdzqB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 15, 2021
The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots. https://t.co/hFqMvvrAyg
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 14, 2021
COVID-19 spread in Capitol shuts down Missouri House https://t.co/g3gAZDaz2O by @KurtEricksonPD pic.twitter.com/cc2JbfteJs
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch (@stltoday) January 15, 2021
California just made it easier for people to get vaccinated. For many, it feels harder than ever https://t.co/ZJfEOGuONQ
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) January 15, 2021
As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots. Dollar General is one of the first major companies to announce extra pay for workers who get vaccinated. https://t.co/8AC6hzAGUx
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 14, 2021
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY yesterday:
575 new cases, back up to mid-December levels. 830 hospitalized, 150 in the ICU. Now at 766 reported dead. 32% of hospital beds available, 24% of ICU beds available.
We’re heading in the wrong direction again.
OzarkHillbilly
and the sun still rises in the east, water is still wet.
YY_Sima Qian
On 1/14 China reported 135 new domestic confirmed, 55 new domestic asymptomatic cases.
Liaoning Province did not report any new domestic positive cases:
Hebei Province:
Hebei Provincial Health Commission reported 90 new domestic confirmed (6 previously asymptomatic) and 9 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 3 asymptomatic cases have been released from isolation. Since the outbreak was only discovered on 1/2, this is very fast recovery, perhaps suggesting some of the cases were relatively advanced by the time they were detected and treated. There are currently 553 domestic confirmed cases (17 serious, 471 moderate and 65 mild) and 195 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province:
Heilongjiang Province:
Heilongjiang Province reported 43 new domestic confirmed (13 previously asymptomatic) and 31 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all are F1 or F2 close contacts of previously reported positive cases:
Jilin Province reported 14 new domestic asymptomatic cases, there are currently 27 asymptomatic cases there:
Baishui County in Weinan, Shaanxi Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed case, a villager returning from Jinzhong in Shanxi Province. The case is a traced close contact of the confirmed and asymptomatic cases reported by Jinzhong on 1/13, who in turn had traveled from Shijiazhuang in the beginning of the month.
Nanning in Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed case, a disinfection staff at a quarantine hotel for visitors/returnees from overseas. The person developed symptoms on 1/12, and tested positive during regular screening on 1/14. As of 8 AM on 1/15, 270 F1 and 112 F2 close contacts have been traced, as well as 331 regular contacts. 184 F1 and 97 F2 close contacts, as well as 317 regular contacts, have been tested, all negative so far.
Dongguan in Guangdong Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, a traced close contact of an imported case reported by Shenzhen on 1/13 (a truck driver from Hong Kong), has been under centralized quarantine since 1/11 when the truck driver initially tested positive. The case works at a factory that the truck driver was making delivery. All workers at the factory and all residents in the surrounding village have been tested, 23,472 individuals in all, all negative so far. They will be tested a second time today. If there is an outbreak at the factory, cases can explode very quickly.
On 1/14, China reported 9 new imported confirmed cases, 11 imported asymptomatic cases, 1 imported suspect case:
Overall in China, 28 confirmed cases recovered, 27 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation and 20 were reclassified as confirmed cases, 1 suspect cases was ruled out as COVID-19, and 1,488 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 1001 active confirmed cases in the country (273 imported), 26 are in serious condition (3 imported), 618 asymptomatic cases (245 imported) and 1 suspect case (imported). 31,912 traced contacts are currently under quarantine.
On 1/15, Hong Kong reported 38 new cases, 3 imported (from Switzerland, Indonesia and the Philippines) and 35 domestic (14 of whom do not have sources of infection identified). There are another 40+ cases preliminarily positive, awaiting retesting for confirmation.
satby
It’s incredible to me that so many health care workers would refuse the vaccine, though most of them seem to be on the younger side so maybe feel less at risk. I hope the FDA removes the “emergency use” authorization and fully approves the vaccine within the next year, because at that point employers can require vaccination legally, or so the doctor I work for has been told. At a minimum, if you work in health care or education, it should be required. And if it’s required, more people will get it.
Mary G
Orange County had more than 3,800 new cases. Hospitalizations flat, possibly because they are out of nooks and crannies to stuff patients into. People seem to be taking it more seriously and wearing masks, etc. The Trump administration is stonewalling the Biden transition team, so you know it’s a total clusterfuck that’s going to need a lot of work. Andy Slavitt, who was in charge of Medicare under Obama and fixed the botched Obamacare website, has been one of my go-tos on Twitter throughout the pandemic. He announced today that he’s joining the Biden administration on the Covid team, which is such a relief, though I am going to miss the daily threads.
mrmoshpotato
@satby:
Younger side or not, you work in healthcare.
mrmoshpotato
@Mary G: Glad to hear Andy is joining Biden’s COVID team!
?BillinGlendaleCA
I was just reading the transit blog here in LA, they reported that 1/3 of the residents of LA county have been infected with the ‘rona, that’s 3 million people.
Mousebumples
@satby: I put your in Adam’s thread last night but in the interim, I’d like to pay people to get a full series of the covid shots. Where there is some reluctance, $$$ might help make the difference.
Probably should have the vaccine readily available, though, before then.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 3,211 new cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 151,066 cases. Dr Noor Hisham also reports eight new deaths today, for a total of 586 deaths — 0.39% of the cumulative reported total, 0.51% of resolved cases.
35,253 active and contagious cases are currently in hospital; 204 are in ICU, 87 of them on respirators. Meanwhile, 1,939 patients recovered and were discharged, for a total of 115,227 patients recovered – 76.3% of the cumulative reported total.
12 new clusters were reported today: Jalan Telok Gong and Lingkaran Lintang in Selangor; Persiaran Selatan, Jalan Kluang, and Kampung Perani in Johor; Ladang Baturong and Ladang Matamba in Sabah; Damai building site in KL; Pondok Hidayah in Kelantan; Kota Road in Perak; Tembok Kemus in Melaka; and Restoran Putra in Putrajaya.
3,206 new cases today are local infections. Selangor has 888 local cases: 172 in older clusters, 127 in Jalan Telok Gong and Lingkaran Lintang clusters, 359 close-contact screenings, and 230 other screenings. Johor has 535 cases: 265 in older clusters; 80 in Persiaran Selatan, Jalan Kluang, and Kampung Perani clusters; 118 close-contact screenings, and 72 other screenings. Sabah has 514 cases: 14in older clusters, 48 in Ladang Baturong and Ladang Matamba clusters, 319 close-contact screenings, and 133 other screenings. KL has 397 local cases: 26 in older clusters, 130 in Damai building site cluster, 125 close-contact screenings, and 116 other screenings. Penang has 194 cases: 114 in existing clusters, 39 close-contact screenings, and 41 other screenings. Kedah has 142 cases: 32 in existing clusters, 47 close-contact screenings, and 63 other screenings.
Terengganu has 92 cases: 70 in existing clusters, 17 close-contact screenings, and five other screenings. Kelantan has 79 cases: 17 in older clusters, eight in Pondok Hidayah cluster, 35 close-contact screenings, and 19 other screenings. Perak has 74 cases: four in older clusters, two in Kota Road cluster, 39 close-contact screenings, and 29 other screenings. Negeri Sembilan has 70 cases: 20 in existing clusters, 34 close-contact screenings, and 16 other screenings. Pahang has 70 cases: five in existing clusters, 39 close-contact screenings, and 26 other screenings. Sarawak has 60 cases: 50 in existing clusters, and 10 other screenings. Melaka has 58 cases: eight in older clusters, eight in Tembok Kemus cluster, 22 close-contact screenings, and 22 other screenings.
Putrajaya has 24 cases: three in older clusters, four in Restoran Putra cluster, nine close-contact screenings, and eight other screenings. Labuan has nine cases: two in existing clusters, five close-contact screenings, and two other screenings.
Only Perlis reported no new cases today.
Five new cases are imported. Four were reported in KL, and one in Selangor.
The eight deaths today are a 66-year-old man in Sabah with no co-morbidities listed; a 78-year-old man in Sabah with diabetes, hypertension, psoriasis, and dyslipidaemia; a 79-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease; a 50-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and meningioma; a 62-year-old man in Kedah with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; a 66-year-old man in Selangor with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; a 76-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and chronic kidney disease; and a 72-year-old non-Malaysian woman in Johor with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and blindness.
In other news, Senior Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced at his media briefing that the state of Kelantan and Sarawak’s Sibu division, which consists of Sibu, Selangau and Kanowit districts, will be placed under movement control orders from midnight tonight to 30th January. Kelantan was previously under conditional movement control orders, and the rest of Sarawak remains under recovery movement control orders.
Ten Bears
Rounding out: Ten million active cases rising five thousand a day, half a million dead. Aeh?
rikyrah
@mrmoshpotato:
Me too ???
mrmoshpotato
@rikyrah: I need to bookmark Andy so I regularly read his Twitter feed.
satby
@Mousebumples: I’m a bit of a hard ass when it comes to carrots and sticks. This is an “at will” employment state, so if I was the doc I would make it mandatory for all staff not contraindicated because I could. And as we have no staff in that category they all would need to get it or face losing their jobs. Plenty of people would be happy to take their place, the learning curve is about two weeks.
I’m old enough to remember life (and disability and death) before vaccines, so no patience with antivaxxers.
satby
@mrmoshpotato: A “C” student can become a doctor or nurse too. Just saying they aren’t all brainiacs just because they work in health care. Like that Q pharmacist who deliberately sabotaged vaccines.
Robert Sneddon
@satby: A plumbing company in London (Pimlico Plumbers) is insisting any new employees get vaccinated as soon as possible and they’re intending to change all their existing employee contract to require vaccination too. Employee law here in the UK is a bit more protective than the US and the owner of the company may have to fight his way through the courts to get this change accepted.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55654229
satby
@Robert Sneddon: I believe the hangup here is the use under an emergency authorization, so not a regular FDA approved vaccine. In states that have a modicum of worker’s rights it’s assumed (fairly, I think) that you can’t force someone to take what is still an experimental drug or treatment. That’s seldom a factor in red “at will” states, because there’s no worker protections and people can be fired for any number of things, or nothing at all.
Another Scott
@Ten Bears: I don’t think that the US “active cases” numbers are accurate. E.g. compare Ohio and Virginia at Worldometers.info Ohio has many times more listed as recovered than Virginia. Why? Because Virginia doesn’t track the actual number. So, it looks like few leave the “active cases” count.
Hospitalization is probably the most accurate and up-to-date number. And it’s continuing to be horrific.
:-(
We need national standards for epidemic/pandemic data. You can’t understand what you don’t measure.
Cheers,
Scott.
lowtechcyclist
I experienced weakness, fever, and site pain from my shingles shots. And that was more than worth dealing with to not have to worry about getting shingles again, even though I know shingles is hardly life-threatening.
So if I happen to be the one in >1000 who has some of these side effects when I get the Covid vaccine, I’m not gonna bellyache. If it keeps me from getting Covid, it’s easily worth putting up with a few side effects.
Sloane Ranger
Yesterday in the UK we had 48,682 new cases. This is an increase in about 1100 from the day before but a reduction of 7.4% in the rolling 7-day average. New cases by nation,
England – 44,358 (up @1500)
Northern Ireland – 973 (down @170)
Scotland – 1707 (down @250)
Wales – 1644 (up @100).
Deaths – There were 1248 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday. 1114 were in England, 16 in Northern Ireland, 64 in Scotland and 54 in Wales. The rolling 7-day average is up by 50.3%.
Testing – 628,556 tests were processed on Wednesday 13th January out of a capacity of 817,535. This is an increase in the rolling 7-day average of 25.6%.
Hospitalisations – 36,797 people were in hospital on Tuesday 12th January and 3626 were on ventilators on Wednesday 13th. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions has increased by 34.9%.
Vaccinations – As of 13th January, 2,918,252 people have received their 1st dose of a vaccine. 437,977 have received their 2nd dose.
General – You might remember that I wrote about my friend’s mother who was in isolation in a care home after returning from hospital. My friend phoned me this morning to say that there has been an outbreak of COVID at the home and her mother has tested positive and is symptomatic (along with a number of other residents and staff). She had received her 1st vaccine jab a few days before symptoms began to show so my friend and her family have their fingers crossed that this will mitigate the worse effects of the virus.