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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 31st, 2020.
It looks like the U.K. mutation of the coronavirus is establishing firm footing in the U.S. Two states, Colorado and California, now have confirmed cases of a strain that’s said to be even more contagious. In Colorado, both cases are National Guard soldiers who were support staff at a nursing home. So far none of the cases had a recent travel history.
Canada's quarantine rules are likely about to get tougher. The country’s already requiring negative Covid tests before anyone is allowed into the country, and they’re asking residents to avoid all non-essential travel outside of Canada. Canada already required those entering the country to self-isolate 14 days and all flights from the U.K. had been banned.
Vaccinations come in a series of two shots, but those in the U.K. are being told that second one is going to be delayed. More than 500,000 people will have to wait for up to 12 weeks for round two as the NHS rethinks the rollout.
In this report, we tell you the hotspots. But is there any good news in any state? Yes. Six of them. Oregon’s infection rate has dropped 32% over the last two weeks. Minnesota really turned things around with an infection rate drop of 60% and a death rate drop of 34%. Hawaii, Colorado, and Iowa saw death rate drops of 50-75% in recent weeks. And the picture looks brighter in Vermont, although that state currently has a top 5 transmission rate.
Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on “Gilligan’s Island,” died yesterday of causes related to COVID-19 in Los Angeles. She was 82.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Pershing, NV. Montour, PA. Pleasants, WV. Glasscock, TX. Bent, CO. Oldham, TX. Pecos, TX. Woods, OK. Lassen, CA. And Montgomery, IL.
There are now 7,867,419 active cases in the United States. The current Top 10 states by number of active cases: California, Florida, New York, Arizona, Virginia, Georgia overtakes Texas, Missouri, Maryland, and Colorado.
The five states with the highest risk levels and most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are Texas, California, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island.
The infection reproduction rate is currently highest in Maine, Tennessee, Florida, New York, and Vermont. The states with the lowest reproduction rate are Alaska, Wisconsin, Oregon, North Dakota, and Washington.
There’ve been a total 342,312 deaths in the US reported as COVID-related, with a current national fatality rate of 1.75%.
The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: California 427. Pennsylvania 335. Texas 314. Illinois 215. New York and Kansas 193. New Jersey 189. North Carolina 155. And Florida and Ohio 134.
Globally, there are 22,383,914 active cases.
There were 681,655 new cases around the world in the last 24 hours against a high of 748,974 reported on December 11.
The five countries with the most new cases: the United States 234,550. Brazil 55,853. The U.K. 50,023. Russia 26,513. And France 26,457.
There have now been 1,804,138 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. Down 7% over 14 days.
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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 31st, 2020.
It looks like the U.K. mutation of the coronavirus is establishing firm footing in the U.S. Two states, Colorado and California, now have confirmed cases of a strain that’s said to be even more contagious. In Colorado, both cases are National Guard soldiers who were support staff at a nursing home. So far none of the cases had a recent travel history.
Canada's quarantine rules are likely about to get tougher. The country’s already requiring negative Covid tests before anyone is allowed into the country, and they’re asking residents to avoid all non-essential travel outside of Canada. Canada already required those entering the country to self-isolate 14 days and all flights from the U.K. had been banned.
Vaccinations come in a series of two shots, but those in the U.K. are being told that second one is going to be delayed. More than 500,000 people will have to wait for up to 12 weeks for round two as the NHS rethinks the rollout.
In this report, we tell you the hotspots. But is there any good news in any state? Yes. Six of them. Oregon’s infection rate has dropped 32% over the last two weeks. Minnesota really turned things around with an infection rate drop of 60% and a death rate drop of 34%. Hawaii, Colorado, and Iowa saw death rate drops of 50-75% in recent weeks. And the picture looks brighter in Vermont, although that state currently has a top 5 transmission rate.
Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on “Gilligan’s Island,” died yesterday of causes related to COVID-19 in Los Angeles. She was 82.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Pershing, NV. Montour, PA. Pleasants, WV. Glasscock, TX. Bent, CO. Oldham, TX. Pecos, TX. Woods, OK. Lassen, CA. And Montgomery, IL.
There are now 7,867,419 active cases in the United States. The current Top 10 states by number of active cases: California, Florida, New York, Arizona, Virginia, Georgia overtakes Texas, Missouri, Maryland, and Colorado.
The five states with the highest risk levels and most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are Texas, California, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island.
The infection reproduction rate is currently highest in Maine, Tennessee, Florida, New York, and Vermont. The states with the lowest reproduction rate are Alaska, Wisconsin, Oregon, North Dakota, and Washington.
There’ve been a total 342,312 deaths in the US reported as COVID-related, with a current national fatality rate of 1.75%.
The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: California 427. Pennsylvania 335. Texas 314. Illinois 215. New York and Kansas 193. New Jersey 189. North Carolina 155. And Florida and Ohio 134.
Globally, there are 22,383,914 active cases.
There were 681,655 new cases around the world in the last 24 hours against a high of 748,974 reported on December 11.
The five countries with the most new cases: the United States 234,550. Brazil 55,853. The U.K. 50,023. Russia 26,513. And France 26,457.
There have now been 1,804,138 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide. Down 7% 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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.