Heavy Mental pic.twitter.com/l8T32UJJAw
— Schooley (@Rschooley) July 31, 2020
The US reported +1,462 new coronavirus deaths today, bringing the total to 156,747. The 7-day moving average rose to 1,100/day, its highest since May 25. pic.twitter.com/k8PU2HRVS2
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 1, 2020
US daily numbers via @COVID19Tracking:
Newly reported deaths
Today: 1,308
Yesterday: 1,262
One week ago (7/24): 1,178Newly reported cases
T: 68K
Y: 70K
7/24: 75KNewly reported tests
T: 719K
Y: 813K
7/24: 930KPositive test rate
T: 9.4%
Y: 8.6%
7/24: 8.1%— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 31, 2020
18 U.S. States have partially controlled or downward-trending #COVID19 outbreaks.
The rest? 32 have "Uncontrolled spread" (dark brown) as of today.https://t.co/48lRtWAzD4 pic.twitter.com/U2UbcXE5jL
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 31, 2020
U.S. records over 25,000 coronavirus deaths in July https://t.co/VKveCgKZDo pic.twitter.com/9LWnfJ7RpW
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2020
"Hot spots": Average number of new cases per 100,000 people, across the US, in the past week: https://t.co/yKEwCLLAth pic.twitter.com/jJ7JbPawmG
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 1, 2020
Read @ResolveTSL's full report on the 15 essential indicators states should be tracking. Thank you to our partners on the report: @PublicHealth, @ASPPHtweets, @JHSPH_CHS, @HealthyAmerica1, and @cmyeaton. https://t.co/HiUba8zfmT
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) July 31, 2020
Great questions @JoannalnNY_MPH –where should ppl turn for #COVID19 US trends info, given the US govt numbers are no longer reliable?
Try these:https://t.co/pNgbdK3j88 &https://t.co/g5iRI3uXcl &https://t.co/48lRtWSb1E
and your local health department website. https://t.co/DUd2yZldv7
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 31, 2020
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The WHO reported 292,527 new #COVID19 cases on Friday, a new record. It says the pandemic's effects "will be felt for decades to come."
▪️5,200 people have died every day in July, on average
▪️Nearly 40 countries reported new case records this week pic.twitter.com/E20YDifLfB— AJ+ (@ajplus) July 31, 2020
Another sad #covid19 record today globally:
292,527 new cases reported to @WHO in 24 hours. That’s more than 3 new cases per second. We’ll likely see the first day with more than 300,000 cases soon.
Also a devastating 6,812 new deaths reported. pic.twitter.com/IlheCQsL0c— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) July 31, 2020
International evidence could hardly be more clear: if you control the virus, spending in restaurants, entertainment venues etc bounces back. If not. It doesn’t. @FT trackerhttps://t.co/ffw9E2QSwK pic.twitter.com/KYDktRjpXp
— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) July 31, 2020
People who visited Italy accounted for more than 1/4 of the 1st #coronavirus cases outside China in the early weeks of 2020, according to a new CDC study that found most initial infections were linked to just 3 countries: Italy 27% Iran 22% & China 11% https://t.co/aJigYauks2 pic.twitter.com/1mgVx3QADA
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 31, 2020
Danish officials said Friday they were now recommending the use of face masks on public transport to curb the spread of COVID-19, just days after saying they did not "make sense in the current situation"https://t.co/rxBG9RPub6
— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 31, 2020
Greece enforces mask-wearing in all indoor public places https://t.co/VsWtvXU3R5 via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 31, 2020
Egypt reports lowest coronavirus daily figure since May 3 https://t.co/XmcwrTVSrb pic.twitter.com/FTP8NAfIkm
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2020
Russia plans mass vaccination against coronavirus from October, RIA reports https://t.co/5KdzxNNdJe pic.twitter.com/PYdR8nZgpe
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,560 new coronavirus cases, 62 deaths https://t.co/DV5us1yx7N pic.twitter.com/YQP1scHJlb
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2020
'Losing battle': Philippine doctors, nurses urge new COVID-19 lockdowns https://t.co/pgzHzOmmHx pic.twitter.com/Be5elAvu7j
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2020
Japan's Okinawa region has declared a state of emergency and asked people to stay home for two weeks as the popular tourist destination sees an "explosive spread" of coronavirus caseshttps://t.co/xbfuvOOuA6
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 1, 2020
"We're not ready for another surge"
Dr Amara Khalid, who works in one of Pakistan’s busiest hospitals, has kept a video diary of the country’s struggle with coronavirushttps://t.co/PQWaD2nr3V pic.twitter.com/V1zKZcALa4
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 31, 2020
To date, Ethiopia has recorded just over 16,600 coronavirus infections and 260 deaths — modest figures given its population of 110 million.
Yet the numbers have been trending sharply upward and have doubled in less than three weeks https://t.co/1xyAucrUPe
— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 31, 2020
Brazil registers 52,383 coronavirus cases, 1,212 deaths in 24 hours https://t.co/HrrZj0aFj3 pic.twitter.com/ly0wG7HmXb
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2020
Coronavirus: Mexico's death toll becomes world's third highest https://t.co/dJSV5b0iTz
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 1, 2020
Devastating economic data pours in as nations count the cost of efforts to contain the #coronavirus pandemic, even as fresh spikes force countries including Britain to put the brakes on a return to normality https://t.co/WR5VbrSgYD pic.twitter.com/7NKY2dYlzS
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 1, 2020
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Drugmakers win $2.1 billion vaccine deal: Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline are the latest to get funds from Operation Warp Speed in exchange for millions of doses of an experimental vaccine. Production facility at Sanofi in Val-de-Reuil France https://t.co/2jlj1yJoNA pic.twitter.com/QU3RvSBqtJ
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 31, 2020
Google says 20 U.S. states, territories 'exploring' contact tracing apps https://t.co/Khz0t78c8z pic.twitter.com/XrUiHQCrnS
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2020
We thought #COVID19 was just a respiratory virus—we were wrong https://t.co/AlIgclPMQa via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 31, 2020
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we had 2 experts on @NewsHour tonight, one economist @krogoff, the other emergency physician @meganranney. they made identical points: until the virus is brought under control, life can't get back to normal; and the virus can't be controlled w/out a coordinated national effort
— Judy Woodruff (@JudyWoodruff) July 31, 2020
Nevada had a record number of deaths today. pic.twitter.com/goFEDmkOCF
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 1, 2020
‘Not Sparing Anyone’: The death toll is so high in the Rio Grande Valley, funeral directors have purchased refrigerated trucks to help handle the dead. The pandemic has been devastating throughout much of Texas https://t.co/j5vxOZB8i8
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 31, 2020
Thread:
2/ Yesterday, SF’s health director (& my former resident) Grant Colfax offered gloomy projections (“as many as 1800 deaths by the end of the year”) & committed to opening new hospital beds in the city https://t.co/FGjsAzwJal. While it’s Grant’s job to paint worst-case scenarios…
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter) August 1, 2020
Guten tag, the unroll you asked for: @Bob_Wachter: 1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 136 San Francisco is experiencing a surge, so it might seem odd to focus… https://t.co/RxEJx0MKHD Share this if you think it's interesting. ?
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) August 1, 2020
75% of immigrant households have had a Covid-19-related job loss, survey says https://t.co/w5zRvUNS8w
— Adam Gaffin (@universalhub) July 31, 2020
DEVASTATING animation—and clear contrast of how other countries succeeded while US has failed under poor leadership. Chaos has a price. #COVID19 @CAPAction pic.twitter.com/yEZyzh48lO
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 30, 2020
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