2020 ENDS!
December 31st #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 228,663 New U.S. cases
- 19,046 New India cases
- 56,003 New Brazil cases
- 19,927 New France cases
- 27,747 New Russia cases
- 55,892 New UK cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 23,477 New Italy cases
- 32,486 New Germany cases
- 13,464 New Poland cases
- 9,699 New Ukraine cases
- 12,159 New Mexico cases
- 31,249 New cases in California
- Over 83.8 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.8 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 20.4 million
- Over 228K new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 83,809,705
- Daily new cases: 746,674
- Global deaths: 1,825,780 with 13,672 new deaths
- Global recovered: 59,325,746
- Mortality rate: 2.18%
- Recovery rate: 70.79%
- U.S. cases: 20,445,654
- U.S. new cases: 228,663
- U.S. deaths: 354,215
- U.S. recovered: 12,125,806
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 3,437
- Texas cases: 1,776,304 with 17,175 new cases
- Texas deaths: 28,227 – 329 Today
- Dallas County cases: 193,318
- Dallas County new cases: – 1,774
- Dallas County deaths: 2,00 – 36 today
Today’s Headlines
December 31:
Vitamin D can help reduce coronavirus risk by 54%: Boston University doctor
[Boston Herald] Stop waiting for a miracle drug: A Boston University doctor says a sufficient amount of vitamin D can cut the risk of catching coronavirus by 54%.
“People have been looking for the magic drug or waiting for the vaccine and not looking for something this simple,” said Dr. Michael Holick, professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine.
Holick and his colleagues studied blood samples from Quest Diagnostics of more than 190,000 Americans from all 50 states and found that those who had deficient levels of vitamin D had 54% higher COVID positivity compared to those with adequate levels of vitamin D in the blood.
The risk of getting coronavirus continued to decline as vitamin D levels increased, the study, published in the Public Library of Science One peer-reviewed journal shows.
“The higher your vitamin D status, lower was your risk,” Holick said.
Many people are vitamin D-deficient because there are only small amounts in food, Holick said. Most vitamin D comes from sun exposure and many are deprived, especially during winter months.
But the sunshine vitamin is easy to find and relatively cheap in drug stores, and taking vitamin D pills comes at no risk. “It’s perfectly safe,” Holick said.
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America’s Vaccine Rollout Is Already a Disaster
[NYMAG] It’s happening all over again. For months, Americans who despaired about the country’s coronavirus-suppression efforts looked desperately to the arrival of a vaccine for a kind of pandemic deliverance. Now that it has arrived, miraculously fast, we are failing utterly to administer it with anything like the urgency the pace of dying requires — and, perhaps most maddeningly, failing in precisely the same way as we did earlier in the year. That is, out of apparent, near-total indifference.
Almost as soon as the coronavirus arrived in the United States, public-health officials understood quite precisely the basic building blocks of a proper response: test, trace, isolate — in the three-beat mantra of those early months. There were, along the way, misunderstandings and miscalculations — about surface versus aerosol transmission, about mask-wearing, about the relative safety of outdoor socializing, among others. But the basic path was abundantly clear, as nearly every epidemiologist kept screaming, and yet the country failed spectacularly to walk down it. Within hours of receiving WHO guidance on January 13, scientists in Thailand began deploying a COVID-19 test, as the Washington Post recently recounted; it took the CDC 46 days to produce one that worked. By March 1, South Korea was administering 11,000 tests per day, a rapidly growing figure; in the U.S., a country about seven times larger, the number was 183. Early, low-end estimates suggested 500,000 to 700,000 tests each day were necessary to slow the spread of the disease, and high-end estimates ran to 3 million per day; the U.S. didn’t reach 700,000 daily tests until mid-June, and still hasn’t reached that threshold of 3 million per day. As recently as August, lab delays caused by pent-up demand meant it was taking so long to deliver results that the tests themselves were effectively meaningless.
…How badly are we doing? In September, President Trump promised 100 million vaccinations by the end of the year. As a country, we have only 40 million doses, and had aimed, according to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, to vaccinate 20 million by year-end. That’s bad enough. But we have administered only 2 million of those — barely 10 percent of the goal. At this rate, achieving sufficient vaccination to reach herd immunity and bring the pandemic to a close in the U.S. will take about seven years. In Israel, they are vaccinating about one percent of the population each day, meaning the full program of population-wide vaccination will be done by this March…
December 30th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 239,287 New U.S. cases
- 21,957 New India cases
- 55,853 New Brazil cases
- 26,457 New France cases
- 26,513 New Russia cases
- 50,023 New UK cases
- 16,202 New Italy cases
- 24,838 New Germany cases
- 12,780 New Poland cases
- 7,986 New Ukraine cases
- 12,406 New Mexico cases
- 32,525 New cases in California
- Over 83 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.8 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 20.2 million
- Over 239K new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 83,063,031
- Daily new cases: 740,841
- Global deaths: 1,812,108 with 15,816 new deaths – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global recovered: 58,867,005
- Mortality rate: 2.18%
- Recovery rate: 70.87%
- U.S. cases: 20,216,991
- U.S. new cases: 239,287
- U.S. deaths: 350,778
- U.S. recovered: 11,998,794
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 4,199 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas cases: 1,759,131 with 19,715 new cases
- Texas deaths: 27,898 – 314 Today
- Dallas County cases: 191,544
- Dallas County new cases: – 2,292
- Dallas County deaths: 1,971 – 16 today
Today’s Headlines
December 30:
‘We are getting crushed.’ What’s behind the alarming rise in California’s Covid-19 cases
(CNN) Since the Thanksgiving holiday, California has faced a surge of Covid-19 infections unparalleled across the United States, leading to continued daily record highs in hospitalizations and deaths.

‘Out of control’: Dr. Fauci on Covid-19 surge
CNN‘s Jim Sciutto speaks to Dr. Anthony Fauci about the growing coronavirus pandemic, where Fauci says January may be even worse than December.
1st reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
DENVER — The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday, adding urgency to efforts to vaccinate Americans.
The variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver in Elbert County and has no travel history, state health officials said.
Elbert County is a mainly rural area of rolling plains at the far edge of the Denver metro area that includes a portion of Interstate 70, the state’s main east-west highway.
Colorado Politics reported there is a second suspected case of the variant in the state according to Dwayne Smith, director of public health for Elbert County. Both of the people were working in the Elbert County community of Simla. Neither of them are residents of that county — expanding the possibility of the variant’s spread throughout the state.
The Colorado State Laboratory confirmed the virus variant, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was notified.
Scientists in the U.K. believe the variant is more contagious than previously identified strains. The vaccines being given now are thought to be effective against the variant, Colorado health officials said in a news release.
December 29th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 196,080 New U.S. cases
- 20,529 New India cases
- 57,605 New Brazil cases
- 11,395 New France cases
- 27,787 New Russia cases
- 53,135 New UK cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 11,210 New Italy cases
- 15,960 New Germany cases
- 7,624 New Poland cases
- 6,988 New Ukraine cases
- 12,099 New Mexico cases
- 35,197 New cases in California
- Over 82.3 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.7 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 19.9 million
- Over 196K new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 82,322,190
- Daily new cases: 650,855
- Global deaths: 1,796,292 with 14,787 new deaths
- Global recovered: 58,331,524
- Mortality rate: 2.18%
- Recovery rate: 70.86%
- U.S. cases: 19,977,704
- U.S. new cases: 196,080
- U.S. deaths: 346,579
- U.S. recovered: 11,844,472
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 3,397
- Texas cases: 1,739,416 with 22,696 new cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas deaths: 27,584 – 271 Today
- Dallas County cases: 189,252
- Dallas County new cases: – 1,129
- Dallas County deaths: 1,955 – 19 today
Today’s Headlines
December 29:
Wuhan’s infections may have been 10 times higher
(CNN) Nearly half a million residents in the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus first emerged may have been infected with Covid-19 — almost 10 times its official number of confirmed cases, according to a study by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

December 28th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 207,777 New U.S. cases
- 16,072 New India cases
- 32,605 New Brazil cases
- 2,960 New France cases
- 27,787 New Russia cases
- 41,385 New UK cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 8,581 New Italy cases
- 14,872 New Germany cases
- 3,211 New Poland cases
- 4,385 New Ukraine cases
- 5,996 New Mexico cases
- 38,705 New cases in California
- Over 81.6 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.7 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 19.7 million
- Over 207K new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 81,671,335
- Daily new cases: 529,206
- Global deaths: 1,781,505 with 9,621 new deaths
- Global recovered: 57,797,388
- Mortality rate: 2.18%
- Recovery rate: 70.77%
- U.S. cases: 19,781,624
- U.S. new cases: 207,777
- U.S. deaths: 343,182
- U.S. recovered: 11,696,727
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,044
- Texas cases: 1,715,594 with 18,880 new cases
- Texas deaths: 27,313 – 126 Today
- Dallas County cases: 188,123
- Dallas County new cases: – 1,243
- Dallas County deaths: 1,936 – 5 today
December 27th #COVID19 Status
U.S. numbers are significantly low due to lack of activity during this holiday. Expect this to be the case through the weekend.
Highest Growth Zones:
- 140,000 New U.S. cases
- 20,333 New India cases
- 8,479 New Brazil cases
- 8,822 New France cases
- 28,284 New Russia cases
- 32,340 New UK cases
- 8,937 New Italy cases
- 12,153 New Germany cases
- 3,842 New Poland cases
- 6,113 New Ukraine cases
- 6,217 New Mexico cases
- 23,079 New cases in California
- Over 81.1 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.7 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 19.5 million
- Over 140K new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 81,142,129
- Daily new cases: 424,395
- Global deaths: 1,771,884 with 7,263 new deaths
- Global recovered: 57,291,222
- Mortality rate: 2.18%
- Recovery rate: 70.61%
- U.S. cases: 19,573,847
- U.S. new cases: 140,000
- U.S. deaths: 341,138
- U.S. recovered: 11,495,875
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,217
- Texas cases: 1,696,714 with 12,887 new cases
- Texas deaths: 27,187 – 58 Today
- Dallas County cases: 186,880
- Dallas County new cases: – 6,074
- Dallas County deaths: 1,931 – 6 today
Today’s Headlines
December 27:
The casualties of this year’s viral conspiracy theories
[BBC] — Conspiracy theories ripped through the internet this year, destroying relationships and endangering lives.
The flurry of online falsehoods about coronavirus began as soon as the pandemic hit.
As luck would have it, I had just begun my job reporting on the impact of online disinformation.
With the help of a BBC team of experts, I got to work looking into the spread of one really viral post.
At first glance, the post seemed legitimate, because the information was attributed to a trusted source: a doctor, an institution, or well-educated “uncle”. It hopped across Facebook profiles around the world, translated into Italian, Arabic and a dozen other languages.
But along with useful information like “wash your hands”, it listed false cures and phony diagnostic tests.
One of the people most responsible for its online spread was an 84-year-old pensioner from Buckinghamshire.
Peter Lee Goodchild assured me that he did not intend to share bad information – but his version of the dodgy post accumulated more than 400,000 shares in early spring.
Have his online habits changed since he went super viral? Not a whole lot.
“Four times I’ve been pulled up by Full Fact or one of the others who vet Facebook to say ‘No that’s incorrect’ or ‘That wasn’t said’ or ‘That didn’t happen’,” Peter explained when I spoke to him later.
He told me he posts on Facebook now more than ever.
Peter may have had good intentions, and although some of the information in his viral post was wrong, it wasn’t critically dangerous.
That’s not always the case when it comes to online falsehoods. Our team found numerous links around the world between misleading and false posts online and serious real world harm.
False claims about 5G technology inspired arsons attacks on phone masts and assaults on telecommunications workers. We catalogued mass poisonings and overdoses of hydroxychloroquine – a drug that world leaders like Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro falsely claimed cures or prevents Covid-19.
December 26th #COVID19 Status
U.S. numbers are significantly low due to lack of activity during this holiday. Expect this to be the case through the weekend.
Highest Growth Zones:
- 223,681 New U.S. cases
- 18,574 New India cases
- 17,246 New Brazil cases
- 3,093 New France cases
- 29,258 New Russia cases
- 34,693 New UK cases
- 10,405 New Italy cases
- 10,432 New Germany cases
- 4,878 New Poland cases
- 7,709 New Ukraine cases
- 4,974 New Mexico cases
- 56,830 New cases in California
- Over 80.7 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.7 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 19.4 million
- Over 223K new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 80,717,733
- Daily new cases: 510,578
- Global deaths: 1,764,621 with 6,981 new deaths
- Global recovered: 56,908,850
- Mortality rate: 2.19%
- Recovery rate: 70.50%
- U.S. cases: 19,433,847
- U.S. new cases: 223,681
- U.S. deaths: 339,921
- U.S. recovered: 11,410,501
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,658
- Texas cases: 1,671,790 with 5,691 new cases
- Texas deaths: 27,129 – 20 Today
- Dallas County cases: 180,806
- Dallas County new cases: – 1,388
- Dallas County deaths: 1,925 – 4 today
Today’s Headlines
December 26:
Covid symptoms: What are they and how long should I self-isolate for?
The three main symptoms of coronavirus are a fever, a continuous dry cough, or a loss of smell or taste.
According to the UK National Health Service, anyone with these symptoms should get a Covid test and stay at home to help stop the virus from spreading.
But how do you know if you have Covid-19, or you are ill with something else? What do the symptoms feel like?
And how long do you need to self-isolate for exactly?
BBC health and science correspondent Laura Foster explains.
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December 25th #COVID19 Status
Christmas Day
U.S. numbers are significantly low due to lack of activity during this holiday. Expect this to be the case through the weekend.
Highest Growth Zones:
- 98,840 New U.S. cases
- 22,350 New India cases
- 22,967 New Brazil cases
- 20,262 New France cases
- 29,018 New Russia cases
- 32,725 New UK cases
- 19,037 New Italy cases
- 18,411 New Germany cases
- 9,091 New Poland cases
- 11,035 New Ukraine cases
- 19,679 New Mexico cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 21,797 New cases in California
- Over 80.2 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.7 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 19.2 million
- Over 98K new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 80,207,155
- Daily new cases: 475,655
- Global deaths: 1,757,640 with 8,211 new deaths
- Global recovered: 56,471,521
- Mortality rate: 2.19%
- Recovery rate: 70.41%
- U.S. cases: 19,210,166
- U.S. new cases: 98,840
- U.S. deaths: 338,263
- U.S. recovered: 11,257,711
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,197
- Texas cases: 1,666,099 with 2,347 new cases
- Texas deaths: 27,109 – 151 Today
- Dallas County cases: 179,418
- Dallas County new cases: – None Reported
- Dallas County deaths: 1,921 – 17 today
December 24th #COVID19 Status
Christmas Eve
U.S. numbers are significantly low due to lack of activity during this holiday. Expect this to be the case through the weekend.
Highest Growth Zones:
- 194,174 New U.S. cases
- 23,914 New India cases
- 58,916 New Brazil cases
- 21,634 New France cases
- 29,935 New Russia cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 39,036 New UK cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 18,039 New Italy cases
- 26,418 New Germany cases
- 13,105 New Poland cases
- 11,490 New Ukraine cases
- 12,485 New Mexico cases
- 34,959 New cases in California
- Over 79.7 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.7 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 19 million
- Over 194k new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 79,731,500
- Daily new cases: 677,806
- Global deaths: 1,749,149 with 11,800 new deaths
- Global recovered: 56,128,897
- Mortality rate: 2.19%
- Recovery rate: 70.40%
- U.S. cases: 19,111,326
- U.S. new cases: 194,174
- U.S. deaths: 337,066
- U.S. recovered: 11,219,123
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,848
- Texas cases: 1,663,752 with 7,093 new cases
- Texas deaths: 26,958 – 242 Today
- Dallas County cases: 179,418
- Dallas County new cases: – None Reported
- Dallas County deaths: 1,904 – 33 today
December 23rd #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 232,524 New U.S. cases
- 24,246 New India cases
- 46,657 New Brazil cases
- 14,929 New France cases
- 27,250 New Russia cases
- 39,237 New UK cases
- 13,908 New Italy cases
- 31,297 New Germany cases
- 12,358 New Poland cases
- 10,136 New Ukraine cases
- 11,653 New Mexico cases
- 44,598 New cases in California
- Over 79 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.7 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 18.9 million
- Over 232k new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 79,053,694
- Daily new cases: 691,738
- Global deaths: 1,737,629 with 13,797 new deaths
- Global recovered: 55,647,083
- Mortality rate: 2.20%
- Recovery rate: 70.39%
- U.S. cases: 18,917,152
- U.S. new cases: 232,524
- U.S. deaths: 334,218
- U.S. recovered: 11,101,833
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 3,394
- Texas cases: 1,656,659 with 20,672 new cases
- Texas deaths: 26,716 – 255 Today
- Dallas County cases: 179,418
- Dallas County new cases: 2,512
- Dallas County deaths: 1,871 – 18 today
December 22nd #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
December 21st #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 206,137 New U.S. cases
- 19,174 New India cases
- 25,621 New Brazil cases
- 5,797 New France cases
- 29,350 New Russia cases
- 33,364 New UK cases
- 10,869 New Italy cases
- 19,333 New Germany cases
- 4,633 New Poland cases
- 6,545 New Ukraine cases
- 5,370 New Mexico cases
- 43,102 New cases in California
- Over 77.7 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.7 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 18.4 million
- Over 206k new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 77,716,246
- Daily new cases: 546,855
- Global deaths: 1,708,924 with 9,364 new deaths
- Global recovered: 54,591,959
- Mortality rate: 2.20%
- Recovery rate: 70.25%
- U.S. cases: 18,473,716
- U.S. new cases: 206,137
- U.S. deaths: 326,772
- U.S. recovered: 10,802,496
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,903
- Texas cases: 1,614,282 with 16,809 new cases
- Texas deaths: 26,161 – 142 Today
- Dallas County cases: 174,540
- Dallas County new cases: 1,814
- Dallas County deaths: 1,841 – 10 today
Today’s Headlines
December 21, 2020:
Countries cut UK off as Johnson holds crisis meeting on new coronavirus variant
(CNN)British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was due to chair an emergency meeting with ministers Monday after the announcement of a potentially fast-spreading new coronavirus variant prompted a chaotic border shutdown.

Covid-19: UK isolation grows as more countries ban travel
[BBC] — More countries have banned arrivals from the UK because of concerns at the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.
India is the latest state to suspend flights from the UK, joining Hong Kong, Canada, Switzerland and Germany.
The French government said on Monday it will establish a protocol “to ensure movement from the UK can resume”.
As queues grow in Kent, the prime minister is due to chair a meeting of the government’s emergency committee.
Norway, Belgium and the Irish Republic have also suspended flights from the UK. India will halt flights from Tuesday evening, until the evening of 31 December.
Austria is also set to bring in a ban, while Bulgaria has suspended flights to and from the UK from midnight. Unlike the short-term measures in many other nations, its ban lasts until 31 January.
European Union member states are currently meeting in Brussels to discuss a co-ordinated response.
Thailand had kept its coronavirus cases under control. Now it’s testing thousands as it battles a shrimp market outbreak
[CNN] — Thailand on Sunday began testing tens of thousands of people for coronavirus and extended curbs on movement, a day after locking down a province following the country’s worst outbreak yet.

December 20th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 189,811 New U.S. cases
- 24,549 New India cases
- 25,445 New Brazil cases
- 12,799 New France cases
- 28,948 New Russia cases
- 35,928 New UK cases
- 15,102 New Italy cases
- 20,822 New Germany cases
- 8,590 New Poland cases
- 8,325 New Ukraine cases
- 6,870 New Mexico cases
- 41,801 New cases in California
- Over 77.1 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 18.2 million
- Over 189k new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 77,169,391
- Daily new cases: 549,246
- Global deaths: 1,699,560 with 7,788 new deaths
- Global recovered: 54,088,483
- Mortality rate: 2.20%
- Recovery rate: 70.09%
- U.S. cases: 18,267,579
- U.S. new cases: 189,811
- U.S. deaths: 324,869
- U.S. recovered: 10,622,082
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,468
- Texas cases: 1,597,473 with 10,572 new cases
- Texas deaths: 26,019 – 109 Today
- Dallas County cases: 172,726
- Dallas County new cases: 1,143
- Dallas County deaths: 1,831 – 8 today
Today’s Headlines
December 19, 2020:
New coronavirus variant: What do we know?
[BBC] The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban.
So how has it gone from being non-existent to the most common form of the virus in parts of England in a matter of months?
The government’s advisers on new infections have “moderate” confidence that it is more able to transmit than other variants.
All the work is at an early stage, contains huge uncertainties and a long list of unanswered questions.
As I’ve written before, viruses mutate all the time and it’s vital to keep a laser focus on whether the virus’ behaviour is changing.
Why is this variant causing concern?
- It is rapidly replacing other versions of the virus
- It has mutations that affect part of the virus likely to be important
- Some of those mutations have already been shown in the lab to increase the ability of the virus to infect cells
All of these come together to build a case for a virus that can spread more easily.
However, we do not have absolute certainty. New strains can become more common simply by being in the right place at the right time – such as London, which had only tier two restrictions until recently.
But already the justification for tier four restrictions is in part to reduce the spread of the variant.
“Laboratory experiments are required, but do you want to wait weeks or months [to see the results and take action to limit the spread]? Probably not in these circumstances,” Prof Nick Loman, from the Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium, told me.
December 19th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 189,415 New U.S. cases
- 26,834 New India cases
- 49,243 New Brazil cases
- 17,565 New France cases
- 28,209 New Russia cases
- 27,052 New UK cases
- 16,305 New Italy cases
- 31,553 New Germany cases
- 11,245 New Poland cases
- 11,742 New Ukraine cases
- 12,129 New Mexico cases
- 36,929 New cases in California
- Over 76 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 18 million
- Over 189k new U.S. cases –
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 76,620,145
- Daily new cases: 613,120
- Global deaths: 1,691,772 with 10,693 new deaths
- Global recovered: 53,747,151
- Mortality rate: 2.21%
- Recovery rate: 70.15%
- U.S. cases: 17,888,353
- U.S. new cases: 189,415
- U.S. deaths: 323,401
- U.S. recovered: 10,545,445
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,556
- Texas cases: 1,586,901 with 14,307 new cases
- Texas deaths: 25,910 – 247 Today
- Dallas County cases: 171,583
- Dallas County new cases: 1,723
- Dallas County deaths: 1,823 – 13 today
Today’s Headlines
December 19, 2020:
Ventilator blast kills nine in Turkey
Nine people have been killed after an oxygen ventilator exploded at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in southern Turkey, officials say.
[BBC] — The blast caused a fire in the intensive care unit of the private Sanko University Hospital in Gaziantep, the local governor’s office said.
New strain of Covid-19 can spread more quickly
London (CNN) Parts of Britain will go back into lockdown during Christmas after a newly identified strain of Covid-19 proved to spread more quickly than previous strains of the virus.

California’s Covid surge has no parallel across the U.S.
(CNN) Since the Thanksgiving holiday, California has faced a surge of Covid-19 infections unparalleled across the United States, leading to continued daily record highs in hospitalizations and deaths.

… Yet the spike cannot be attributed to Thanksgiving alone. California cases were already beginning to rise earlier in November. State officials at the time directly tied it to Covid-19 fatigue, with more instances of private, indoor gatherings that can expose individuals to greater risk of infection.
December 18th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 261,583 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 25,378 New India cases
- 52,385 New Brazil cases
- 15,674 New France cases
- 28,552 New Russia cases
- 28,507 New UK cases
- 15,401 New Italy cases
- 31,553 New Germany cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 11,010 New Poland cases
- 12,630 New Ukraine cases
- 12,248 New Mexico cases
- 49,593 New cases in California
- Over 76 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 17.8 million
- Over 261k new U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 76,007,025
- Daily new cases: 724,227
- Global deaths: 1,681,079 with 12,723 new deaths
- Global recovered: 53,275,902
- Mortality rate: 2.21%
- Recovery rate: 70.09%
- U.S. cases: 17,888,353
- U.S. new cases: 261,583 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 320,845
- U.S. recovered: 10,394,286
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,917
- Texas cases: 1,572,594 with 16,588 new cases
- Texas deaths: 25,663 – 262 Today
- Dallas County cases: 169,860
- Dallas County new cases: 2,248
- Dallas County deaths: 1,810 – 22 today
Today’s Headlines
December 18, 2020:
- In the Stupidity Knows No Bounds Category:
- In the cutting off your nose to spite your face category:
- In the shooting yourself in the foot category:
- In the Willful Ignorance category:
Houston doctor says half of the nurses in his unit don’t want COVID-19 vaccine for political reasons
[Fox News] — Health care workers were the first nationwide to receive the COVID-19 vaccine this week, but a doctor at Houston Memorial Medical Center said Wednesday that half of his unit’s nurses don’t want it, calling it a “political toy.”
“Yesterday I had a – not a fight – but I had a friendly argument with more than 50 percent of my nurses, in my unit, telling me that they would not get the vaccine,” Dr. Joseph Varon told NPR’s Steve Inskeep Wednesday.
“Of course I pushed the concept that people should get vaccinated, and I asked, ‘why not?’ And, you know, at the end of the day, like I have said before, coronavirus has become a political toy, and most of the reasons why most of my people don’t want to get the vaccine are politically motivated.”
Varon said that he and his staff will have access to the vaccine next week. Despite some hesitation, he said others are “very happy” and “actually kind of annoyed” that they didn’t make the first round of vaccination.
The first shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine contained about three million doses, with many more to come over the next weeks and months.
About 27% of those in a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Tuesday, said they probably or definitely will not get the COVID-19 vaccine, even if it is free and deemed safe.
The number of Americans who said they probably or definitely will get it when it’s available now stands at 71%, an increase from 63% in September.
The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines begins distribution just as the U.S. reaches 16,716,777 confirmed cases and 303,773 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
December 17th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 234,252 New U.S. cases
- 28,375 New India cases
- 68,832 New Brazil cases
- 18,254 New France cases
- 28,214 New Russia cases
- 35,383 New UK cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 18,233 New Italy cases
- 30,951 New Germany cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 11,953 New Poland cases
- 12,047 New Ukraine cases
- 11,799 New Mexico cases
- 44,937 New cases in California
- Over 75.2 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 17.6 million
- Over 234k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 75,282,798
- Daily new cases: 748,643 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,668,356 with 13,130 new deaths
- Global recovered: 52,852,602
- Mortality rate: 2.22%
- Recovery rate: 70.21%
- U.S. cases: 17,626,770
- U.S. new cases: 234,252
- U.S. deaths: 317,928
- U.S. recovered: 10,291,057
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 3,351
- Texas cases: 1,556,006 with 15,015 new cases
- Texas deaths: 25,401 – 255 Today
- Dallas County cases: 167,612
- Dallas County new cases: 1,382
- Dallas County deaths: 1,788 – 23 today
Today’s Headlines
December 17, 2020:
Japanese leader appears to flout virus guidelines as country grapples with record cases
Tokyo (CNN)Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has expressed “remorse” for attending a group dinner with celebrity friends in apparent breach of his own government’s coronavirus guidelines, as infection rates in the country continue to surge.

The COVID Vaccine Could Temporarily Paralyze This Body Part, FDA Warns
[NEWSBREAK] The COVID Vaccine Could Temporarily Paralyze This Body Part, FDA Warns. Less than a week after Pfizer’s highly effective vaccine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), more good news came when the agency stated that it plans to approve another highly effective vaccine from pharmaceutical company Moderna as soon as the end of the week. But the FDA also met these announcements with a warning for doctors that the COVID vaccine from both companies could potentially cause a strange side effect: Bell’s palsy, which is temporary facial paralysis. Read on to see what the agency says about this issue, and for more on your inoculation, check out If You Cut the Line for the COVID Vaccine, It Could Have This Scary Effect.
California reports record number of new cases by an order of magnitude
[OBLIVIOTS] — Yesterday California set an all time high for new cases of OVER 61,000.
The problem counties in this order are:
- Los Angeles Highest by far at 566,005 cases
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San Bernadino
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Riverside
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San Diego
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Orange
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Kern
- Sacramento
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Santa Clara (Silicon Valley)
Yesterday was a banner day for case growth worldwide, as 727,572 new cases were reported. This is a ALL TIME HIGH by quite a bit.
719,776 was the previous high on December 11th, but we are generally trending in the mid 500k to low 600k per day range overall.
So posting over 700 THOUSAND new cases per day is getting dangerously close to posting ONE MILLION new cases in a day.
As it is, we are globally adding ONE MILLION CASES every TWO days now.
Let’s ALL be very careful out there.
Try not to be a statistic, OK?
December 16th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 248,739 New U.S. cases
- 18,164 New India cases
- 68,437 New Brazil cases
- 17,615 New France cases
- 26,509 New Russia cases
- 25,161 New UK cases
- 17,568 New Italy cases
- 28,969 New Germany cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 12,455 New Poland cases
- 10,622 New Ukraine cases
- 10,297 New Mexico cases
- 61,732 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 74.5 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 17.3 million
- Over 248k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 74,634,155
- Daily new cases: 727,572 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,655,226 with 13,591 new deaths
- Global recovered: 52,372,534
- Mortality rate: 2.22%
- Recovery rate: 70.27%
- U.S. cases: 17,392,518
- U.S. new cases: 248,739
- U.S. deaths: 314,577
- U.S. recovered: 10,170,735
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 3,509 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas cases: 1,540,991 with 20,953 new cases
- Texas deaths: 25,146 – 256 Today
- Dallas County cases: 166,230
- Dallas County new cases: 2,438
- Dallas County deaths: 1,765 – 25 today
December 15th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 200,957 New U.S. cases
- 26,401 New India cases
- 44,849 New Brazil cases
- 11,532 New France cases
- 26,689 New Russia cases
- 18,450 New UK cases
- 14,839 New Italy cases
- 21,377 New Germany cases
- 6,874 New Poland cases
- 8,416 New Ukraine cases
- 11,228 New Mexico cases
- 35,384 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 73.8 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 17 million
- Over 200k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 73,805,583
- Daily new cases: 616,165
- Global deaths: 1,641,635 with 13,735 new deaths – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global recovered: 51,816,716
- Mortality rate: 2.22%
- Recovery rate: 70.21%
- U.S. cases: 17,143,779
- U.S. new cases: 200,957
- U.S. deaths: 311,068
- U.S. recovered: 9,871,663
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,979
- Texas cases: 1,520,083 with 19,718 new cases
- Texas deaths: 24,890 – 220 Today
- Dallas County cases: 163,792
- Dallas County new cases: 1,947
- Dallas County deaths: 1,740 – 12 today
Today’s Headlines
December 15, 2020:
Deadliest place in America: They shrugged off the pandemic…
QUINTER, Kansas — Sitting in the front seat of a red pickup as wind-whipped sorghum husks fly down Main Street like snowflakes, Ivy Charles fingers the white surgical mask slipped down beneath her chin.
“He was a puzzle piece who can never be replaced,” she says, tears welling into her tired eyes. “He was supposed to get better. We weren’t expecting him to die.”
Just over a month ago, the now-rampaging coronavirus pandemic tore through this rural town of 1,000 and surrounding Gove County, killing 20 residents. Among them was Charles’ father, Edward “Mac” McElhaney, 78.
Here, where most everyone knows most everyone else, the pandemic has killed farmers and their wives. The town’s unofficial historian. The beloved grandmother whose sour cream chocolate cake with chocolate fudge frosting was always the talk of the party. The mom whose piano-playing still echoes in the heads of her friends.
And it has drained the hearts of the survivors. Those who feel guilty that they recovered. The ambulance workers battling to treat their own relatives. The exhausted doctor who watched nearly half his patients die.
“It was overwhelming and sad and you don’t think you have that many tears to shed,” says Charles, 46. “And you do.”
As of Thursday, coronavirus has killed a higher percentage of Gove County residents than any other county in the United States: One out of every 132 people has died.
Their intertwined stories illuminate the toll the pandemic has taken on communities across the country as emotional debates over how to control the infection have unfolded amid mounting losses.
Even today, mask-wearing remains controversial in Gove County, and friendships are being strained as authorities struggle to persuade their neighbors to follow basic public health guidelines, such as avoiding large gatherings.
December 14th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 205,555 New U.S. cases
- 21,791 New India cases
- 27,419 New Brazil cases
- 3,063 New France cases
- 27,328 New Russia cases
- 20,263 New UK cases
- 12,025 New Italy cases
- 18,658 New Germany cases
- 4,896 New Poland cases
- 6,451 New Ukraine cases
- 5,930 New Mexico cases
- 29,643 New cases in California
- Over 73.1 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 16 million
- Over 205k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 73,190,418
- Daily new cases: 543,772
- Global deaths: 1,627,900 with 8,992 new deaths
- Global recovered: 51,323,676
- Mortality rate: 2.22%
- Recovery rate: 70.12%
- U.S. cases: 16,942,822
- U.S. new cases: 205,555
- U.S. deaths: 308,089
- U.S. recovered: 9,871,663
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,630
- Texas cases: 1,500,320 with 12,951 new cases
- Texas deaths: 24,670 – 55 Today
- Dallas County cases: 161,845
- Dallas County new cases: 1,699
- Dallas County deaths: 1,728 – 2 today
Today’s Headlines
December 14, 2020:
Yes, a Covid-19 vaccine has arrived. But here’s what NOT to do
(CNN) The country’s first Covid-19 vaccines could be administered as soon as Monday, after the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received green lights from the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FDA commissioner’s advice on taking the vaccine if you have allergies
[CNN] FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn spoke to CNN’s Jake Tapper about Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine as the first batch was shipped out across the US. Hahn advised Americans with allergies to read the vaccine’s product labeling on the FDA’s website to check for any components that might cause an allergic reaction.
December 13th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 187,901 New U.S. cases
- 27,336 New India cases
- 21,395 New Brazil cases
- 11,533 New France cases
- 28,080 New Russia cases
- 18,447 New UK cases
- 17,937 New Italy cases
- 17,891 New Germany cases
- 8,976 New Poland cases
- 9,176 New Ukraine cases
- 8,608 New Mexico cases
- 33,176 New cases in California
- Over 72.6 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 16 million
- Over 187k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 72,646,646
- Daily new cases: 542,607
- Global deaths: 1,618,908 with 7,408 new deaths
- Global recovered: 50,864,816
- Mortality rate: 2.23%
- Recovery rate: 70.02%
- U.S. cases: 16,737,267
- U.S. new cases: 187,901
- U.S. deaths: 306,459
- U.S. recovered: 9,724,439
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,377
- Texas cases: 1,487,369 with 8,542 new cases
- Texas deaths: 24,615 – 101 Today
- Dallas County cases: 160,146
- Dallas County new cases: 1,810
- Dallas County deaths: 1,726 – 4 today
Today’s Headlines
December 13, 2020:
US starts huge vaccine delivery operation
[BBC] The US public will start receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from Monday after it was authorised for emergency use, officials say.
The vaccine offers up to 95% protection against Covid-19 and was deemed safe by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
On Saturday, the US recorded a daily toll of 3,309 Covid-related deaths.
The figure, reported on the Johns Hopkins University website, is the highest total in a single day anywhere in the world.
Coronavirus deaths have been rising sharply since November in the US.
Authorising the emergency use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on Friday, the FDA – which had come under intense pressure from the Trump administration to do so – said the move was a “significant milestone” in the pandemic.
A mass inoculation drive using doses of the same vaccine has already begun in the UK.
Loading process of first shipment of Pfizer vaccine has begun
[CNN] The loading process of the first shipment of Pfizer vaccine has begun at the Kalamazoo facility in Michigan. This first shipment of vaccine will be going to all 50 states.
Gen. Gustave Perna, chief operating officer of the federal government’s vaccine initiative Operation Warp Speed previously said he expected 145 sites across all the states to receive the vaccine on Monday, another 425 sites on Tuesday, and the final 66 sites on Wednesday, which will complete the initial delivery of the Pfizer orders for the vaccine.
Germany to go into lockdown over Christmas
[BBC] Germany is to go into a hard lockdown over the Christmas period as the number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus reaches record levels.
Chancellor Angela Merkel blamed Christmas shopping for a “considerable” rise in social contacts.
The latest figures showed 20,200 more infections and a further 321 deaths.
The new lockdown will run from 16 December to 10 January. Announcing the move after meeting leaders of the country’s 16 states, Mrs Merkel said there was “an urgent need to take action”.
Restaurants, bars and leisure centres have already been closed since November, and some areas of the country had imposed their own lockdowns.
Under the national lockdown, essential shops, such as those selling food, will stay open, as can banks. Outlets selling Christmas trees can also continue trading. Hair salons are among the businesses which must close.
December 12th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 253,065 New U.S. cases
- 30,354 New India cases
- 44,282 New Brazil cases
- 13,947 New France cases
- 28,137 New Russia cases
- 21,501 New UK cases
- 19,902 New Italy cases
- 21,816 New Germany cases
- 11,499 New Poland cases
- 12,811 New Ukraine cases
- 12,057 New Mexico cases
- 29,214 New cases in California
- Over 72.1 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 16 million
- Over 253k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 72,104,039
- Daily new cases: 666,711
- Global deaths: 1,611,500 with 10,332 new deaths
- Global recovered: 50,490,379
- Mortality rate: 2.23%
- Recovery rate: 70.02%
- U.S. cases: 16,549,366
- U.S. new cases: 253,908
- U.S. deaths: 305,082
- U.S. recovered: 9,644,325
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,332
- Texas cases: 1,478,827 with 20,984 new cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas deaths: 24,514 – 216 Today
- Dallas County cases: 158,336
- Dallas County new cases: 2,111
- Dallas County deaths: 1,722 – 8 today
December 11th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 256,065 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 30,034 New India cases
- 52,770 New Brazil cases
- 13,406 New France cases
- 28,585 New Russia cases
- 21,672 New UK cases
- 18,726 New Italy cases
- 28,344 New Germany cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 13,105 New Poland cases
- 13,514 New Ukraine cases
- 12,253 New Mexico cases
- 39,193 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 71.4 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.6 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 16 million
- Over 256k new U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 71,437,328
- Daily new cases: 719,776 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,601,168 with 12,820 new deaths
- Global recovered: 49,636,688
- Mortality rate: 2.24%
- Recovery rate: 69.48%
- U.S. cases: 16,295,458
- U.S. new cases: 256,065 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 302,750
- U.S. recovered: 9,507,419
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 3,058
- Texas cases: 1,425,119 with 15,084 new cases
- Texas deaths: 24,298 – 232 Today
- Dallas County cases: 154,376
- Dallas County new cases: NO DATA
- Dallas County deaths: 1,694 – NO DATA today
December 10th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 219,351 New U.S. cases
- 34,666 New India cases
- 53,425 New Brazil cases
- 13,750 New France cases
- 27,927 New Russia cases
- 20,964 New UK cases
- 16,998 New Italy cases
- 28,179 New Germany cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 13,750 New Poland cases
- 13,371 New Ukraine cases
- 11,897 New Mexico cases
- 31,983 New cases in California
- Over 70.7 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.5 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 16 million
- Over 219k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 70,717,552
- Daily new cases: 695,348 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,588,348 with 12,575 new deaths
- Global recovered: 48,162,714
- Mortality rate: 2.25%
- Recovery rate: 68.11%
- U.S. cases: 16,039,393
- U.S. new cases: 219,351
- U.S. deaths: 299,692
- U.S. recovered: 9,330,865
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,994
- Texas cases: 1,410,035 with 13,483 new cases
- Texas deaths: 24,066 – 245 Today
- Dallas County cases: 154,376
- Dallas County new cases: 2,088
- Dallas County deaths: 1,694 – 23 today
Today’s Headlines
December 10, 2020:
A Guide to Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccine that’s likely to go into any American arms is Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine, which was designed and developed by the German biotech company BioNTech. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how it works.
Quick Summary
Design type: mRNA
Dose number: 2, 21 days apart
Efficacy: 95% efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in adults without prior evidence of infection a week or more after receipt of the second dose.
Safety: No serious safety concerns reported. The shots, however, routinely elicit a fairly strong temporary reaction in many people that can include injection site pain, fatigue, headache and chills.
Expected dose availability: Worldwide, up to 50 million doses, or enough for approximately 25 million people, by the end of 2020, with up to 1.3 billion doses expected in 2021.
Expected timeline: First doses not available in U.S. until at least a few days after Dec. 10, when an advisory committee is meeting to review the company’s emergency use authorization submission to the Food and Drug Administration.
Operation Warp Speed involvement: No support for the trials or research and development, but the U.S. government inked a $1.95 billion deal in July as part of OWS to buy 100 million doses, with the potential to acquire up to 500 million more, assuming the vaccine is authorized.
Storage considerations: -70°C (-94°F) for long-term storage; after thawing, vaccine vials can be stored at refrigerator temperatures for up to five days.
Infected after 5 minutes, from 20 feet away
SEOUL — Dr. Lee Ju-hyung has largely avoided restaurants in recent months, but on the few occasions he’s dined out, he’s developed a strange, if sensible, habit: whipping out a small anemometer to check the airflow.
It’s a precaution he has been taking since a June experiment in which he and colleagues re-created the conditions at a restaurant in Jeonju, a city in southwestern South Korea, where diners contracted the coronavirus from an out-of-town visitor. Among them was a high school student who became infected after five minutes of exposure from more than 20 feet away.
The results of the study, for which Lee and other epidemiologists enlisted the help of an engineer who specializes in aerodynamics, were published last week in the Journal of Korean Medical Science. The conclusions raised concerns that the widely accepted standard of six feet of social distance may not be far enough to keep people safe.
The study — adding to a growing body of evidence on airborne transmission of the virus — highlighted how South Korea’s meticulous and often invasive contact tracing regime has enabled researchers to closely track how the virus moves through populations.
December 9th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 228,333 New U.S. cases
- 26,351 New India cases
- 54,203 New Brazil cases
- 14,595 New France cases
- 26,190 New Russia cases
- 16,578 New UK cases
- 12,755 New Italy cases
- 23,928 New Germany cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 12,166 New Poland cases
- 12,585 New Ukraine cases
- 11,974 New Mexico cases
- 32,161 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 69.2 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.5 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 15.8 million
- Over 228k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 69,234,626
- Daily new cases: 667,100
- Global deaths: 1,575,773 with 12,643 new deaths
- Global recovered: 47,985,810
- Mortality rate: 2.28%
- Recovery rate: 69.31%
- U.S. cases: 15,820,042
- U.S. new cases: 228,333
- U.S. deaths: 296,698
- U.S. recovered: 9,226,411
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 3,300 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas cases: 1,396,552 with 15,192 new cases
- Texas deaths: 23,821 – 287 Today
- Dallas County cases: 152,288
- Dallas County new cases: 1,348
- Dallas County deaths: 1,671 – 21 today
Today’s Headlines
December 9, 2020:
We Had the Vaccine the Whole Time
[NYMAG] You may be surprised to learn that of the trio of long-awaited coronavirus vaccines, the most promising, Moderna’s mRNA-1273, which reported a 94.5 percent efficacy rate on November 16, had been designed by January 13. This was just two days after the genetic sequence had been made public in an act of scientific and humanitarian generosity that resulted in China’s Yong-Zhen Zhang’s being temporarily forced out of his lab. In Massachusetts, the Moderna vaccine design took all of one weekend. It was completed before China had even acknowledged that the disease could be transmitted from human to human, more than a week before the first confirmed coronavirus case in the United States. By the time the first American death was announced a month later, the vaccine had already been manufactured and shipped to the National Institutes of Health for the beginning of its Phase I clinical trial. This is — as the country and the world are rightly celebrating — the fastest timeline of development in the history of vaccines. It also means that for the entire span of the pandemic in this country, which has already killed more than 250,000 Americans, we had the tools we needed to prevent it .
To be clear, I don’t want to suggest that Moderna should have been allowed to roll out its vaccine in February or even in May, when interim results from its Phase I trial demonstrated its basic safety. “That would be like saying we put a man on the moon and then asking the very same day, ‘What about going to Mars?’ ” says Nicholas Christakis, who directs Yale’s Human Nature Lab and whose new book, Apollo’s Arrow, sketches the way COVID-19 may shape our near-term future. Moderna’s speed was “astonishing,” Christakis says, though the design of other vaccines was nearly as fast: BioNTech with Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca.
Could things have moved faster from design to deployment? Given the grim prospects for winter, it is tempting to wonder. Perhaps, in the future, we will. But given existing vaccine infrastructure, probably not. Already, as Baylor’s Peter Hotez pointed out to me, “Operation Warp Speed” meant running clinical trials simultaneously rather than sequentially, manufacturing the vaccine at the same time, and authorizing the vaccine under “emergency use” in December based only on preliminary data that doesn’t track the long-term durability of protection or even measure the vaccine’s effect on transmission (only how much it protects against disease). And as Georgetown virologist Angela Rasmussen told me, the name itself may have needlessly risked the trust of Americans already concerned about the safety of this, or any, vaccine. Indeed, it would have been difficult in May to find a single credentialed epidemiologist, vaccine researcher, or public-health official recommending a rapid vaccine rollout — though, it’s worth noting, as early as July the MIT Technology Review reported that a group of 70 scientists in the orbit of Harvard and MIT, including “celebrity geneticist” George Church, were taking a totally DIY nasal-spray vaccine, never even intended to be tested, and developed by a personal genomics entrepreneur named Preston Estep (also the author of a self-help-slash-life-extension book called The Mindspan Diet). China began administering a vaccine to its military in June. Russia approved its version in August. And while most American scientists worried about the speed of those rollouts, and the risks they implied, our approach to the pandemic here raises questions, too, about the strange, complicated, often contradictory ways we approach matters of risk and uncertainty during a pandemic — and how, perhaps, we might think about doing things differently next time. That a vaccine was available for the entire brutal duration may be, to future generations trying to draw lessons from our death and suffering, the most tragic, and ironic, feature of this plague.
Allergy warning for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine after UK health workers suffer reaction
London (CNN) People with a “significant history of allergic reactions” should not be given the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, UK health authorities said Wednesday, after two health care workers experienced symptoms after receiving a shot the day before.

December 8th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 222,663 New U.S. cases
- 32,067 New India cases
- 47,850 New Brazil cases
- 13,713 New France cases
- 26,097 New Russia cases
- 12,281 New UK cases
- 14,837 New Italy cases
- 18,319 New Germany cases
- 8,310 New Poland cases
- 10,811 New Ukraine cases
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11,006 New Mexico cases
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26,000 New cases in California
- Over 68.5 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.5 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 15.5 million
- Over 220k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 68,567,526
- Daily new cases: 628,531
- Global deaths: 1,563,130 with 12,867 new deaths
- Global recovered: 47,461,000
- Mortality rate: 2.28%
- Recovery rate: 69.22%
- U.S. cases: 15,591,709
- U.S. new cases: 222,663
- U.S. deaths: 293,398
- U.S. recovered: 9,087,069
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,955
- Texas cases: 1,381,360 with 14,651 new cases
- Texas deaths: 23,534 – 199 Today
- Dallas County cases: 150,940
- Dallas County new cases: 1,105
- Dallas County deaths: 1,650 – 19 today
Today’s Headlines
December 8, 2020:
First Britons receive Covid-19 vaccine
Cardiff, Wales (CNN) The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to begin vaccinating its citizens with a Covid-19 shot outside of clinical trials — a landmark moment in the coronavirus pandemic.

Florida police raid home of former state Covid-19 data scientist
(CNN) Florida police raided the home of a former state coronavirus data scientist on Monday, escalating a feud between the state government and a data expert who has accused officials of trying to cover up the extent of the pandemic.

December 7, 2020:
Most of California under strict new lockdown as cases surge
[BBC] Most parts of the US state of California are under a strict new lockdown, as Covid-19 continues to surge across the country.
Many businesses will be closed, and people will be banned from meeting anyone outside their household.
On Sunday, the US had a record number of people in hospital with Covid-19.
The country has seen a sharp rise in cases and Covid-related deaths in recent weeks, a surge that could be partly down to last month’s Thanksgiving holiday, when millions of Americans travelled around the US.
The new restrictions in California – the country’s most populous state – were triggered by intensive care capacity in hospitals shrinking.
The measures apply to the southern part of the state and its central valley, while other areas could follow within days. San Francisco has also gone into lockdown, with the mayor imposing a separate set of orders.
California’s lockdown in March, in which all non-essential businesses were closed, was seen as an early model for the US at the beginning of the pandemic.
What are the new restrictions?
Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered that when capacity at intensive care units in any of five regions of the state goes below 15%, that region will go into lockdown within 24 hours.
The stay-at-home orders triggered in this way will be similar to the far-reaching order issued for the state after the pandemic first hit in March, but with a few significant relaxations:
- All retail stores are able to stay open, although only at 20% capacity, along with outside spaces such as parks and beaches
- Gatherings are prohibited, and people are required to stay at home and minimise contact with other households
- Bars, hair salons and indoor restaurants are closed
The lockdown will last for at least three weeks, and until ICU capacity goes above 15% again. Mr Newsom said the measures would help to “flatten the curve” and reduce the pressure on health services.
“We are at a tipping point in our fight against the virus and we need to take decisive action now to prevent California’s hospital system from being overwhelmed in the coming weeks,” he said last week.
December 7th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 209,517 New U.S. cases
- 27,107 New India cases
- 24,525 New Brazil cases
- 3,411 New France cases
- 28,142 New Russia cases
- 14,718 New UK cases
- 18,887 New Italy cases
- 15,161 New Germany cases
- 4,421 New Poland cases
- 8,641 New Ukraine cases
-
6,399 New Mexico cases
-
27,366 New cases in California
- Over 67.9 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.5 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 15.3 million
- Over 209k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 67,938,995
- Daily new cases: 546,706
- Global deaths: 1,550,263 with 8,518 new deaths
- Global recovered: 47,023,575
- Mortality rate: 2.28%
- Recovery rate: 69.21%
- U.S. cases: 15,369,046
- U.S. new cases: 209,517
- U.S. deaths: 290,443
- U.S. recovered: 8,982,246
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,537
- Texas cases: 1,366,709 with 14,479 new cases
- Texas deaths: 23,335 – 83 Today
- Dallas County cases: 149,835
- Dallas County new cases: 1,663
- Dallas County deaths: 1,631 – 3 today
December 6th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 176,104 New U.S. cases
- 32,272 New India cases
- 26,363 New Brazil cases
- 11,022 New France cases
- 29,039 New Russia cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 17,271 New UK cases
- 18,887 New Italy cases
- 14,750 New Germany cases
- 9,176 New Poland cases
- 11,590 New Ukraine cases
-
7,455 New Mexico cases
-
28,371 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 67.3 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.5 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 15.1 million
- Over 176k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 67,392,289
- Daily new cases: 536,493
- Global deaths: 1,541,745 with 7,192 new deaths
- Global recovered: 46,581,935
- Mortality rate: 2.29%
- Recovery rate: 69.12%
- U.S. cases: 15,159,529
- U.S. new cases: 176,104
- U.S. deaths: 288,906
- U.S. recovered: 8,855,593
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,091
- Texas cases: 1,352,230 with 9,451 new cases
- Texas deaths: 23,252 – 70 Today
- Dallas County cases: 148,172
- Dallas County new cases: 1,852
- Dallas County deaths: 1,628 – 8 today
December 5th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 210,890 New U.S. cases
- 36,111 New India cases
- 42,226 New Brazil cases
- 12,923 New France cases
- 28,782 New Russia cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 15,539 New UK cases
- 21,052 New Italy cases
- 17,812 New Germany cases
- 12,427 New Poland cases
- 13,825 New Ukraine cases
-
11,625 New Mexico cases
-
25,364 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 66.8 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.5 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 14.9 million
- Over 210k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 66,855,796
- Daily new cases: 624,903
- Global deaths: 1,534,553 with 10,096 new deaths
- Global recovered: 46,235,859
- Mortality rate: 2.30%
- Recovery rate: 69.16%
- U.S. cases: 14,983,425
- U.S. new cases: 210,890
- U.S. deaths: 287,825
- U.S. recovered: 8,787,738
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,275
- Texas cases: 1,342,779 with 11,263 new cases
- Texas deaths: 23,182 – 205 Today
- Dallas County cases: 146,320
- Dallas County new cases: 1,675
- Dallas County deaths: 1,620 – 16 today
December 4th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 237,339 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 36,638 New India cases
- 47,435 New Brazil cases
- 11,221 New France cases
- 27,403 New Russia cases
- 16,298 New UK cases
- 24,110 New Italy cases
- 23,541 New Germany cases
- 13,236 New Poland cases
- 15,131 New Ukraine cases
-
12,127 New Mexico cases
-
24,138 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 66.2 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.5 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 14.7 million
- Over 237k new U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 66,230,893
- Daily new cases: 694,867 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,524,457 with 12,542 new deaths
- Global recovered: 45,899,406
- Mortality rate: 2.30%
- Recovery rate: 69.34%
- U.S. cases: 14,772,535
- U.S. new cases: 237,339 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 285,550
- U.S. recovered: 8,658,882
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,721
- Texas cases: 1,331,516 with 14,059 new cases
- Texas deaths: 22,977 – 248 Today
- Dallas County cases: 144,945
- Dallas County new cases: 906
- Dallas County deaths: 1,604 – 19 today
December 3rd
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 221,255 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 36,816 New India cases
- 50,866 New Brazil cases
- 12,696 New France cases
- 28,145 New Russia cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 14,878 New UK cases
- 23,219 New Italy cases
- 22,910 New Germany cases
- 14,863 New Poland cases
- 14,496 New Ukraine cases
-
11,030 New Mexico cases
-
21,825 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 65.5 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.5 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 14.5 million
- Over 221k new U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 65,536,026
- Daily new cases: 691,315 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,511,915 with 12,569 new deaths – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global recovered: 45,376,598
- Mortality rate: 2.31%
- Recovery rate: 69.24%
- U.S. cases: 14,535,196
- U.S. new cases: 221,255 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 282,829
- U.S. recovered: 8,561,427
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,964 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas cases: 1,317,457 with 17,542 new cases
- Texas deaths: 22,729 – 224 Today
- Dallas County cases: 143,739
- Dallas County new cases: 2,122
- Dallas County deaths: 1,585 – 20 today
December 2nd
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 205,451 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 35,254 New India cases
- 48,124 New Brazil cases
- 14,064 New France cases
- 25,345 New Russia cases
- 16,170 New UK cases
- 20,709 New Italy cases
- 20,171 New Germany cases
- 13,823 New Poland cases
- 13,141 New Ukraine cases
-
11,251 New Mexico cases
-
18,264 New cases in California
- Over 64.8 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 14.3 million
- Over 205k new U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 64,844,711
- Daily new cases: 650,037
- Global deaths: 1,499,346 with 12,517 new deaths
- Global recovered: 44,611,170
- Mortality rate: 2.31%
- Recovery rate: 69.80%
- U.S. cases: 14,313,941
- U.S. new cases: 205,451 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 279,865
- U.S. recovered: 8,462,347
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,889 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas cases: 1,299,915 with 17,247 new cases
- Texas deaths: 22,505 – 211 Today
- Dallas County cases: 141,617
- Dallas County new cases: 1,640
- Dallas County deaths: 1,565 – 16 today
Today’s Headlines
December 2, 2020:
White House coronavirus task force warns states: ‘We are in a very dangerous place’
Washington (CNN) The White House coronavirus task force issued extremely dire warnings to states in weekly reports this week, urging public health officials to circumvent state and local policies amid record high cases, hospitalizations and deaths, as well as fears of a surge upon a surge following Thanksgiving.

December 1st
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 188,620 New U.S. cases
- 36,456 New India cases
- 52,248 New Brazil cases
- 8,083 New France cases
- 26,402 New Russia cases
- 13,429 New UK cases
- 19,347 New Italy cases
- 15,898 New Germany cases
- 9,113 New Poland cases
- 12,498 New Ukraine cases
-
8,819 New Mexico cases
-
16,893 New cases in California
- Over 64.1 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 14.1 million
- Over 188k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 64,194,674
- Daily new cases: 605,383
- Global deaths: 1,486,829 with 12,909 new deaths
- Global recovered: 44,441,249
- Mortality rate: 2.32%
- Recovery rate: 69.23%
- U.S. cases: 14,108,490
- U.S. new cases: 188,620
- U.S. deaths: 276,976
- U.S. recovered: 8,333,018
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,644
- Texas cases: 1,280,720 with 12,584 new cases
- Texas deaths: 22,294 – 237 Today
- Dallas County cases: 139,977
- Dallas County new cases: 1,179
- Dallas County deaths: 1,549 – 10 today
November 30th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 169,466 New U.S. cases
- 31,179 New India cases
- 21,538 New Brazil cases
- 4,005 New France cases
- 26,338 New Russia cases
- 12,330 New UK cases
- 16,376 New Italy cases
- 14,156 New Germany cases
- 5,736 New Poland cases
- 9,946 New Ukraine cases
-
6,472 New Mexico cases
-
16,491 New cases in California
- Over 63.5 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 13.9 million
- Over 169k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 63,589,291
- Daily new cases: 519,902
- Global deaths: 1,473,920 with 8,828 new deaths
- Global recovered: 43,984,119
- Mortality rate: 2.32%
- Recovery rate: 69.17%
- U.S. cases: 13,919,870
- U.S. new cases: 169,466
- U.S. deaths: 274,332
- U.S. recovered: 8,222,879
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,260
- Texas cases: 1,267,486 with 13,479 new cases
- Texas deaths: 22,057 – 85 Today
- Dallas County cases: 138,798
- Dallas County new cases: 702
- Dallas County deaths: 1,539 – 3 today
Today’s Headlines
November 30, 2020:
Fauci warns of ‘surge in cases’ post Thanksgiving
The US could see “surge upon surge” of coronavirus cases as people return home from the Thanksgiving holiday, a top US disease expert has warned.
Thanksgiving typically heralds the busiest week for travel in the US.
The US has recorded more than 13 million coronavirus cases and more than 266,000 people have died.
As of Sunday, the number of Covid-19 cases recorded in November has surpassed four million, double the figure recorded in October.
Last year, an estimated 26 million people passed through US airports in the week surrounding the holiday.
Health experts had called for people to spend Thanksgiving at home, but this week US airports marked their busiest period since mid-March.
Anywhere from 800,000 to more than one million travellers passed through US airport checkpoints on any day during the past week, according to Transport Security Administration statistics.
“There is almost certainly going to be an uptick because of what has happened with the travel,” Dr Fauci told CNN’s State of the Union.
Covid vaccine: Moderna seeks approval in US and Europe
Moderna is filing for US and European regulatory approval of its coronavirus vaccine so that it can be recommended for widespread use.
Clinical studies show the jab is more than 94% effective at protecting people from becoming ill with Covid-19.
Pfizer, which has a similar jab, has already filed for the same US approval.
UK regulators are also reviewing data on the Pfizer vaccine, as well as another type of Covid vaccine from AstraZenca and Oxford University for emergency approval.
Moderna says it hopes to gain UK approval soon, now that it has trial data from 30,000 volunteers – including high risk groups like the elderly – that suggest it works.
A leaderless America slips deep into a grim pandemic winter
Trump sulks after his election defeat and leaves US in limbo
(CNN)America is sliding into a winter limbo of alarming spikes in Covid-19 cases and deepening economic pain while an apathetic lame duck White House and a deadlocked Congress provide no political leadership.

November 29th #COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 140,047 New U.S. cases
- 41,284 New India cases
- 26,683 New Brazil cases
- 9,784 New France cases
- 26,683 New Russia cases
- 12,155 New UK cases
- 20,646 New Italy cases
- 13,637 New Germany cases
- 11,482 New Poland cases
- 12,978 New Ukraine cases
- 6,388 New Mexico cases
- 15,957 New cases in California
- Over 63 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 13.7 million
- Over 140k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 63,059,389
- Daily new cases: 505,379
- Global deaths: 1,465,092 with 6,989 new deaths
- Global recovered: 43,544,036
- Mortality rate: 2.32%
- Recovery rate: 69.04%
- U.S. cases: 13,750,404
- U.S. new cases: 140,047
- U.S. deaths: 273,072
- U.S. recovered: 8,107,203
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 818
- Texas cases: 1,254,007 with 12,073 new cases
- Texas deaths: 21,972 – 54 Today
- Dallas County cases: 138,905
- Dallas County new cases: 3,303
- Dallas County deaths: 1,536 – 8 today
Today’s Headlines
November 29, 2020:
Covid-19 killing Americans at staggering rate
(CNN) As millions of Americans head home after Thanksgiving, the coronavirus could be hitching a ride — threatening to plant seeds of infection across the country as the US on Sunday topped more than 100,000 new cases for the 27th consecutive day.

November 28th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 156,103 New U.S. cases
- 39,567 New India cases
- 51,922 New Brazil cases
- 12,580 New France cases
- 27,100 New Russia cases
- 15,871 New UK cases
- 26,315 New Italy cases
- 14,645 New Germany cases
- 15,177 New Poland cases
- 16,294 New Ukraine cases
-
10,008 New Mexico cases
-
11,119 New cases in California
- Over 62.5 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 13.6 million
- Over 156k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 62,564,010
- Daily new cases: 575,956
- Global deaths: 1,458,103 with 8,989 new deaths
- Global recovered: 43,188,484
- Mortality rate: 2.33%
- Recovery rate: 69.03%
- U.S. cases: 13,610,357
- U.S. new cases: 156,103
- U.S. deaths: 272,254
- U.S. recovered: 8,041,239
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,228
- Texas cases: 1,241,934 with 6,096 new cases
- Texas deaths: 21,918 – 64 Today
- Dallas County cases: 134,793
- Dallas County new cases: 982
- Dallas County deaths: 1,528 – 5 today
Today’s Headlines
November 28, 2020:
Being outdoors doesn’t mean you’re safe from COVID-19 – a White House event showed what not to do
[The Conversation] If you think you’re safe from the coronavirus just because you’re outdoors, think again.
While the wind and the large volume of air make the outdoors less risky than being indoors, circumstances matter.
Someone who is infectious can cough or sneeze, or just talk and, if you happen to inhale those respiratory droplets or they plop into your eye, you can get infected. If you shake hands with an infected person and then touch your eyes, nose or mouth, you also run a chance of getting infected. You don’t have to be inhaling an infected person’s air for very long. What matters is the dose.
As an infectious disease doctor, I get a lot of questions from patients about COVID-19 risks. Here are some answers about the risks outdoors.
Doesn’t wind make outside safer than inside?
It’s true that the wind helps disperse respiratory droplets that can carry viruses.
When you’re indoors, one of the big concerns about how the coronavirus spreads is aerosols – tiny, light droplets people emit along with larger droplets when they breathe. These particles can linger in the air, and the concentration can build up in enclosed, poorly ventilated spaces. There’s less of a risk in open outdoor settings because of the sheer volume of air and available space to physically distance.
At least one study, not yet peer reviewed, found COVID-19 patients were nearly 20 times more likely to have been infected indoors than outdoors.
But that doesn’t mean you’re in a protective bubble when outdoors.
November 27th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 171,914 New U.S. cases
- 41,353 New India cases
- 33,780 New Brazil cases
- 12,459 New France cases
- 27,543 New Russia cases
- 14,739 New UK cases
- 28,342 New Italy cases
- 22,018 New Germany cases
- 17,304 New Poland cases
- 16,218 New Ukraine cases
-
12,081 New Mexico cases
-
15,958 New cases in California
- Over 61.9 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 13.4 million
- Over 171k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 61,988,054
- Daily new cases: 679,938 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,449,114 with 11,279 new deaths
- Global recovered: 42,787,565
- Mortality rate: 2.34%
- Recovery rate: 69.03%
- U.S. cases: 13,454,254
- U.S. new cases: 110,714
- U.S. deaths: 271,026
- U.S. recovered: 7,846,872
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,471
- Texas cases: 1,235,838 with 9,019 new cases
- Texas deaths: 21,834 – 18 Today
- Dallas County cases: 133,811
- Dallas County new cases: 0 – Not reporting Thursday / Friday
- Dallas County deaths: 1,523 – 8 today
November 26th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 110,714 New U.S. cases
- 43,166 New India cases
- 37,672 New Brazil cases
- 13,563 New France cases
- 25,487 New Russia cases
- 17,555 New UK cases
- 29,001 New Italy cases
- 21,576 New Germany cases
- 16,690 New Poland cases
- 15,331 New Ukraine cases
-
8,107 New Mexico cases
-
10,133 New cases in California
- Over 61.3 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 13.2 million
- Over 110k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 61,308,116
- Daily new cases: 588,159
- Global deaths: 1,437,835 with 11,012 new deaths
- Global recovered: 42,395,359
- Mortality rate: 2.35%
- Recovery rate: 69.15%
- U.S. cases: 13,248,676
- U.S. new cases: 110,714
- U.S. deaths: 269,555
- U.S. recovered: 7,846,872
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,336
- Texas cases: 1,231,253 with12,423 new cases
- Texas deaths: 21,816 – 206 Today
- Dallas County cases: 133,811 – Thanksgiving Data Gap
- Dallas County new cases: 0 = Dallas not reporting Thursday and Friday
- Dallas County deaths: 1,515 – 18 today
Today’s Headlines
November 26, 2020:
Potential setback for AstraZeneca Vaccine
(CNN) When the British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca announced on Monday that its experimental coronavirus vaccine is 70% effective on average, the world exhaled a collective sigh of relief and stocks rallied. Another vaccine with promising results had arrived.

November 25th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 182,966 New U.S. cases
- 44,489 New India cases
- 45,449 New Brazil cases
- 16,282 New France cases
- 23,675 New Russia cases
- 18,213 New UK cases
- 25,852 New Italy cases
- 20,825 New Germany cases
- 15,356 New Poland cases
- 13,862 New Ukraine cases
-
10,335 New Mexico cases
-
14,062 New cases in California
- Over 60.7 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 13.1 million
- Over 182k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 60,719,957
- Daily new cases: 614,221
- Global deaths: 1,426,823 with 11,955 new deaths
- Global recovered: 42,031,393
- Mortality rate: 2.35%
- Recovery rate: 69.22%
- U.S. cases: 13,137,962
- U.S. new cases: 182,935
- U.S. deaths: 268,219
- U.S. recovered: 7,805,280
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,328
- Texas cases: 1,226,819 with 14,692 new cases
- Texas deaths: 21,610 – 193 Today
- Dallas County cases: 133,811
- Dallas County new cases: 1,368
- Dallas County deaths: 1,497 – 18 today
November 24th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 177,833 New U.S. cases
- 44,376 New India cases
- 33,445 New Brazil cases
- 9,155 New France cases
- 24,326 New Russia cases
- 11,299 New UK cases
- 23,227 New Italy cases
- 16,258 New Germany cases
- 32,733 New Poland cases
- 12,287 New Ukraine cases
-
10,794 New Mexico cases
-
16,563 New cases in California
- Over 60.1 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 12.9 million
- Over 177k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 60,105,736
- Daily new cases: 591,230
- Global deaths: 1,414,868 with 12,850 new deaths – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global recovered: 41,553,765
- Mortality rate: 2.35%
- Recovery rate: 69.13%
- U.S. cases: 12,955,007
- U.S. new cases: 177,833
- U.S. deaths: 265,891
- U.S. recovered: 7,636,684
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,204
- Texas cases: 1,212,127 with 20,519 new cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas deaths: 21,417 – 194 Today
- Dallas County cases: 132,443
- Dallas County new cases: 1,716
- Dallas County deaths: 1,479 – 11 today
Today’s Headlines
November 24, 2020:
Keeping indoor air clean can reduce the chance of spreading coronavirus
[The Conversation] The vast majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs indoors, mostly from the inhalation of airborne particles that contain the coronavirus. But in spite of the obvious risks posed by being inside, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, small household gatherings are driving much of the recent surge in cases.
The best way to prevent the virus from spreading in a home would be simply to keep infected people away. But this is hard to do when an estimated 40% of cases are asymptomatic and asymptomatic people can still spread the coronavirus to others. Next safest is to entertain outside, but if you can’t, there are a few things you can do to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus.
First – and most important – always wear masks, make sure everyone stays at least 6 feet away from other people and don’t spend too much time indoors. But in addition to these precautions, making sure the air inside is as clean as possible can also help. I am an indoor air quality researcher who studies how to reduce the transmission of airborne infectious diseases. Using increased ventilation or running an appropriately sized air cleaner or filter can add an extra layer of protection.
COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time – but are these game-changers safe?
[The Conversation] There are now two COVID-19 vaccines that, at least according to preliminary reports, appear to be 94.5% and 95% effective. Both were developed in a record-breaking 11 months or so.
I am an infectious diseases specialist and professor at the University of Virginia. I care for patients with COVID-19 and am conducting the local site for a phase 3 clinical trial of Regeneron’santibody cocktail as a tool to prevent household transmission of COVID-19. I’m also conducting research on how dysregulation of the immune system during SARS-CoV-2 infection causes lung damage.
Despite the vaccines’ relatively rapid development, the normal safety testing protocols are still in place.
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How is safety assured when vaccine development is so fast?
Safety is the first and foremost goal for a vaccine.
In my opinion, safety is not compromised by the speed of vaccine development and emergency use authorization. The reason that vaccines may be approved so quickly is that the large clinical trials to assess vaccine efficacy and safety are happening at the same time as the large-scale manufacturing preparation, funded by the federal government’s Operation Warp Speed program.
Typically, large-scale manufacturing begins only once the vaccine has been tested in clinical trials. In the case of COVID-19, the U.S. government wanted to be ready to begin distributing the vaccine the moment the results of the phase 3 trials were known and the safety data had been analyzed.
How long does most vaccine development take?
Vaccines typically take at least a decade to develop, test and manufacture. Both the chickenpox vaccine and FluMist, which protects against several strains of the influenza virus, took 28 years to develop. It took 15 years to develop a vaccine for human papilloma virus, which can cause six kinds of cancer. It also took 15 years to develop a vaccine for rotavirus, which commonly causes severe, watery diarrhea. It took Jonas Salk six years to develop and test the first polio vaccine, starting with the isolation of the virus.
New model: Grim prediction for US as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations explode nationwide
(CNN) Covid-19 is running unabated across almost every American community, and one model projects it will take the country just under two months to reach a staggering 20 million cases.

Doctors say CDC should warn people about side effects from Covid vaccine
[CNBC]
Key Points:
- The CDC must be transparent about the side effects people may experience after getting their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine, doctors urged during a meeting Monday with CDC advisors.
- Dr. Sandra Fryhofer said that both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines require two doses and she worries whether her patients will come back for a second dose because of potentially unpleasant side effects after the first shot.
- Both companies acknowledged that their vaccines could induce side effects that are similar to symptoms associated with mild Covid-19, such as muscle pain, chills and headache.
Public health officials and drugmakers must be transparent about the side effects people may experience after getting their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine, doctors urged during a meeting Monday with CDC advisors as states prepare to distribute doses as early as next month.
Dr. Sandra Fryhofer of the American Medical Association noted that both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines require two doses at varying intervals. As a practicing physician, she said she worries whether her patients will come back for a second dose because of the potentially unpleasant side effects they may experience after the first shot.
…Participants in Moderna and Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine trials told CNBC in September that they were experiencing high fever, body aches, bad headaches, daylong exhaustion and other symptoms after receiving the shots. While the symptoms were uncomfortable, and at times intense, the participants said they often went away after a day, sometimes sooner, and that it was better than getting Covid-19.
November 23rd
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 188,513 New U.S. cases
- 37,528 New India cases
- 16,603 New Brazil cases
- 4,452 New France cases
- 25,173 New Russia cases
- 15,450 New UK cases
- 22,927 New Italy cases
- 14,537 New Germany cases
- 15,002 New Poland cases
- 10,945 New Ukraine cases
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7,483 New Mexico cases
-
17,893 New cases in California
- Over 59.5 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.4 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 12.7 million
- Over 188k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 59,514,506
- Daily new cases: 529,013
- Global deaths: 1,402,018 with 8,347 new deaths
- Global recovered: 41,155,412
- Mortality rate: 2.36%
- Recovery rate: 69.15%
- U.S. cases: 12,777,174
- U.S. new cases: 188,513
- U.S. deaths: 263,687
- U.S. recovered: 7,548,940
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 991
- Texas cases: 1,191,608 with 10,912 new cases
- Texas deaths: 21,223 – 58 Today
- Dallas County cases: 130,727
- Dallas County new cases: 1,329
- Dallas County deaths: 1,468 – 2 today
Today’s Headlines
November 23, 2020:
One in five covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a mental illness within three months
[MIT] — The news: There have been increasing numbers of anecdotal reports of a link between surviving covid-19 and developing mental health problems in recent months. Now we have some numbers to back those reports up. A new study, published in Lancet Psychiatry, has found that almost one in five people who have had covid-19 go on to be diagnosed with a mental illness within three months of testing positive.
How the calculations were made: The researchers from Oxford University and NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre gathered the electronic health records of 70 million patients in the US, including 62,354 who had been diagnosed with covid-19 from January 20 to April 1 2020 but did not need to be hospitalized. They found that 18% of patients were diagnosed with a mental health issue in the 14 to 90 days after a covid-19 diagnosis.
To see how covid-19 patients compared to those suffering with other issues, the team compared data with six other conditions (including flu and fractures) over the same time period. They found that the likelihood of a covid-19 patient being diagnosed with a mental health issue for the first time was twice that of those with other conditions. Anxiety disorders, insomnia, and dementia were the most common diagnoses.
November 22nd
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 137,995 New U.S. cases
- 44,404 New India cases
- 18,615 New Brazil cases
- 0 New France cases
- 24,581 New Russia cases
- 18,662 New UK cases
- 28,337 New Italy cases
- 13,830 New Germany cases
- 17,856 New Poland cases
- 12,079 New Ukraine cases
-
9,187 New Mexico cases
-
8,695 New cases in California
- Over 58.9 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 12.5 million
- Over 137k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 58,985,493
- Daily new cases: 490,765
- Global deaths: 1,393,671 with 7,101 new deaths
- Global recovered: 40,766,899
- Mortality rate: 2.36%
- Recovery rate: 69.11%
- U.S. cases: 12,588,661
- U.S. new cases: 137,995
- U.S. deaths: 262,696
- U.S. recovered: 7,452,540
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 906
- Texas cases: 1,178,718 with 6,611 new cases
- Texas deaths: 21,165 – 77 Today
- Dallas County cases: 129,398
- Dallas County new cases: 1,074
- Dallas County deaths: 1,466 – 3 today
Today’s Headlines
November 22, 2020:
U.S. Covid-19 hospitalizations reach a record high in November
(CNN)November isn’t even over, and the US has already seen more new Covid-19 cases than any other month of this entire pandemic.

Hospitals are getting overwhelmed
No, soaring COVID-19 cases are not due to more testing – they show a surging pandemic
[The Conversation] COVID-19 cases are surging upward around the U.S., reaching 100,000 daily cases for the first time on Nov. 4 and 150,000 only eight days later. Some believe this increase in reported cases is a result of increases in testing, as more than 1.5 million tests are performed every day in the U.S. But the evidence is clear that these high numbers reflect a true increase in the number of COVID-19 infections.
Hospitalizations, deaths and test-positivity rates are going up. Taken together, this means that serious COVID-19 illness is on the rise and cases are being undercounted.
Steep increases in hospitalizations and deaths
Rather than being an artifact of changes in testing policy, the rise in cases reflects ongoing transmission and serious illness.
Even as COVID-19 treatments have improved and death rates have fallen, record-breaking levels of hospitalizations are already overwhelming ICUs in many parts of the country. Hospitalizations and deaths will continue to climb even if the surge in new cases abates because the majority of cases are diagnosed before serious illness develops. Today’s new infections will add to the death toll for weeks to come.
These hospitalizations and deaths represent confirmed COVID-19 infections. A COVID-19 diagnosis for hospitalized cases must be justified based on symptoms and test results. COVID-19 is simply the only plausible explanation for ongoing high hospitalization and death rates.
High and rising test positivity
High and rising test-positivity rates provide more evidence that COVID-19 is spreading uncontrollably around the country.
Test positivity can be calculated in two ways: as the percentage of all COVID-19 tests that come back positive, or, the percentage of people tested for active infection that return a positive result. For example, Iowa’s test-positivity rate of 37.2% between Oct. 26 and Nov. 9 implies that for every 100 people tested for COVID-19, 37 are positive.
Test positivity tells public health officials whether a testing program is casting a wide enough net to catch the majority of COVID-19 cases.
A high test-positivity rate indicates that the people getting tested are mostly those who have symptoms or think they’ve been exposed to someone with COVID-19. But people can be infected or contagious even if they aren’t showing symptoms. A low test-positivity rate means that access to testing is wide enough to reach large numbers of people who may not know they have the coronavirus. This greatly increases the chances of diagnosing people without symptoms or known exposure who may nonetheless be infected.
National Guard deployed to El Paso to support morgue crisis
(CNN) Members of the Texas National Guard were mobilized to El Paso County, Texas, to help with the morgue crisis as the state battles a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.

Much-hyped Hong Kong-Singapore ‘travel bubble’ postponed amid Covid-19 spike

November 21st
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 175,940 New U.S. cases
- 45,295 New India cases
- 32,622 New Brazil cases
- 17,881 New France cases
- 24,822 New Russia cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 19,875 New UK cases
- 34,764 New Italy cases
- 16,612 New Germany cases
- 24,213 New Poland cases
- 14,580 New Ukraine cases
-
6,719 New Mexico cases
-
13,278 New cases in California
- Over 58.4 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 12.4 million
- Over 175k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 58,494,728
- Daily new cases: 589,044
- Global deaths: 1,386,570 with 8,986 new deaths
- Global recovered: 40,467,900
- Mortality rate: 2.37%
- Recovery rate: 69.18%
- U.S. cases: 12,450,666
- U.S. new cases: 175,940
- U.S. deaths: 261,790
- U.S. recovered: 7,403,847
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,507
- Texas cases: 1,172,107 with 10,888 new cases
- Texas deaths: 21,088 – 132 Today
- Dallas County cases: 128,324
- Dallas County new cases: 2,183
- Dallas County deaths: 1,463 – 13 today
Today’s Headlines
November 21, 2020:
The world is not prepared to handle the Covid-19 vaccine
(CNN) Vaccines like to be kept cool, none more so than the Pfizer candidate for Covid-19, which has to be deep-frozen. And that’s going to be an issue for developing countries — and for rural areas in the developed world.
Unique challenges
WHO recommends against using remdesivir to treat Covid-19
(CNN)The World Health Organization has updated its ongoing guidance on Covid-19 medications to advise against using the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat hospitalized patients, no matter how severe their illness may be.

Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota led to a Covid-19 outbreak in Minnesota
(CNN)The motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, in August has been linked to a Covid-19 outbreak in Minnesota, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlighting how one state’s lax rules during the pandemic affect others with stricter measures in place.

Canada’s largest city is going into lockdown for at least 28 days
[CNN] Toronto, Canada’s biggest city, is going into lockdown for at least 28 days to limit the spread of Covid-19, according to a news release from the Office of the Premier of Ontario published Friday.
The lockdown will go into effect Monday and it includes Peel Region, which is part of the Greater Toronto Area.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in the news release that Covid-19 numbers are “rising rapidly in certain regions,” adding the lockdown will protect “hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, and every person in this province.”
“We cannot afford a province-wide lockdown, so we are taking preventative action today by moving Toronto and Peel into lockdown level restrictions … We need to take decisive action to stop the spread of this deadly virus,” Ford said.
November 20th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 204,014 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 46,288 New India cases
- 37,075 New Brazil cases
- 22,882 New France cases
- 24,318 New Russia cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 20,252 New UK cases
- 37,239 New Italy cases
- 23,450 New Germany cases
- 22,464 New Poland cases
- 14,575 New Ukraine cases
-
6,426 New Mexico cases
-
13,822 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 57.9 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 12.2 million
- Over 204k new U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 57,905,684
- Daily new cases: 674,049 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,377,584 with 12,123 new deaths
- Global recovered: 40,105,102
- Mortality rate: 2.38%
- Recovery rate: 69.26%
- U.S. cases: 12,070,712
- U.S. new cases: 196,985 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 258,333
- U.S. recovered: 7,316,323
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,950
- Texas cases: 1,161,219 with 13,943 new cases
- Texas deaths: 20,956 – 190 Today
- Dallas County cases: 126,141
- Dallas County new cases: 1,974
- Dallas County deaths: 1,450 – 21 today
November 19th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 196,985 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 46,182 New India cases
- 35,686 New Brazil cases
- 21,150 New France cases
- 23,610 New Russia cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 22,915 New UK cases
- 36,176 New Italy cases
- 23,676 New Germany cases
- 23,975 New Poland cases
- 13,357 New Ukraine cases
-
4,472 New Mexico cases
-
12,953 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 57.2 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 12 million
- Over 196k new U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 57,231,635
- Daily new cases: 673,413 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,365,461 with 10,845 new deaths
- Global recovered: 39,720,721
- Mortality rate: 2.39%
- Recovery rate: 69.40%
- U.S. cases: 12,070,712
- U.S. new cases: 196,985 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 258,333
- U.S. recovered: 7,243,488
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 2,079
- Texas cases: 1,147,276 with 16,984 new cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas deaths: 20,766 – 226 Today
- Dallas County cases: 124,167
- Dallas County new cases: 1,860
- Dallas County deaths: 1,429 – 19 today
November 18th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 178,016 New U.S. cases
- 45,439 New India cases
- 35,645 New Brazil cases
- 28,383 New France cases
- 20,985 New Russia cases
- 19,609 New UK cases
- 34,280 New Italy cases
- 20,801 New Germany cases
- 19,883 New Poland cases
- 12,495 New Ukraine cases
-
3,918 New Mexico cases
-
14,015 New cases in California – ALL TIME HIGH
- Over 56.5 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 11.8 million
- Over 178k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 56,558,222
- Daily new cases: 615,342
- Global deaths: 1,354,616 with 11,240 new deaths – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global recovered: 39,349,808
- Mortality rate: 2.40%
- Recovery rate: 69.57%
- U.S. cases: 11,873,727
- U.S. new cases: 178,016
- U.S. deaths: 256,254
- U.S. recovered: 7,160,966
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,604
- Texas cases: 1,130,292 with 13,339 new cases
- Texas deaths: 20,540 – 205 Today
- Dallas County cases: 122,307
- Dallas County new cases: 947
- Dallas County deaths: 1,401 – 19 today
November 17th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 157,654 New U.S. cases
- 38,532 New India cases
- 35,018 New Brazil cases
- 45,522 New France cases
- 22,410 New Russia cases
- 20,051 New UK cases
- 32,191 New Italy cases
- 16,206 New Germany cases
- 19,152 New Poland cases
- 11,968 New Ukraine cases
-
1,757 New Mexico cases
-
8,397 New cases in California
- Over 55.9 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 11.6 million
- Over 157k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 55,942,880
- Daily new cases: 593,472
- Global deaths: 1,343,376 with 11,048 new deaths – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global recovered: 38,961,033
- Mortality rate: 2.40%
- Recovery rate: 69.64%
- U.S. cases: 11,695,711
- U.S. new cases: 157,654
- U.S. deaths: 254,255
- U.S. recovered: 7,087,796
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,604
- Texas cases: 1,116,913 with 10,678 new cases
- Texas deaths: 20,335 – 117 Today
- Dallas County cases: 121,360
- Dallas County new cases: 1,831
- Dallas County deaths: 1,391 – 8 today
Today’s Headlines
November 17, 2020:
Doctors Begin to Crack Covid’s Mysterious Long-Term Effects
[WSJ] Nearly a year into the global coronavirus pandemic, scientists, doctors and patients are beginning to unlock a puzzling phenomenon: For many patients, including young ones who never required hospitalization, Covid-19 has a devastating second act.
Many are dealing with symptoms weeks or months after they were expected to recover, often with puzzling new complications that can affect the entire body—severe fatigue, cognitive issues and memory lapses, digestive problems, erratic heart rates, headaches, dizziness, fluctuating blood pressure, even hair loss.
What is surprising to doctors is that many such cases involve people whose original cases weren’t the most serious, undermining the assumption that patients with mild Covid-19 recover within two weeks. Doctors call the condition “post-acute Covid” or “chronic Covid,” and sufferers often refer to themselves as “long haulers” or “long-Covid” patients.
“Usually, the patients with bad disease are most likely to have persistent symptoms, but Covid doesn’t work like that,” said Trisha Greenhalgh, professor of primary care at the University of Oxford and the lead author of an August BMJ study that was among the first to define chronic Covid patients as those with symptoms lasting more than 12 weeks and spanning multiple organ systems.
For many such patients, she said, “the disease itself is not that bad,” but symptoms like memory lapses and rapid heart rate sometimes persist for months.
South Dakota: What dying Covid-19 patients tell this nurse
The overarching message here is that so many Covid patients refuse to believe what is happening to them. Right up to their very last breath they still deny the facts.
[CNN] CNN’s Alisyn Camerota speaks with Jodi Doering, a nurse from South Dakota who says some of her coronavirus patients often don’t want to believe that Covid-19 is real, even in their dying moments.
How bad is Russia’s Covid crisis? Packed morgues and excess deaths
Moscow (CNN)The limbs of a lifeless body hang off a stretcher in a hospital ward as coronavirus patients battle for their lives just a few feet away. An elderly woman gasps for breath, her desperate panting a grim soundtrack to one of many disturbing cell-phone videos emerging from hospitals across Russia.

November 16th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 171,678 New U.S. cases
- 28,555 New India cases
- 13,647 New Brazil cases
- 9,406 New France cases
- 22,778 New Russia cases
- 21,363 New UK cases
- 27,352 New Italy cases
- 14,582 New Germany cases
- 20,816 New Poland cases
- 9,832 New Ukraine cases
-
2,874 New Mexico cases
-
11,209 New cases in California
- Over 55.3 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 11.5 million
- Over 171k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 54,817,107
- Daily new cases: 491,350
- Global deaths: 1,324,457 with 6,216 new deaths
- Global recovered: 38,138,525
- Mortality rate: 2.42%
- Recovery rate: 69.57%
- U.S. cases: 11,538,057
- U.S. new cases: 171,678
- U.S. deaths: 252,651
- U.S. recovered: 7,019,304
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 819
- Texas cases: 1,106,235 with 11,879 new cases
- Texas deaths: 20,218 – 78 Today
- Dallas County cases: 120,715
- Dallas County new cases: 1,831
- Dallas County deaths: 1,383 – 10 today
November 16, 2020:
Governors left to manage Covid-19 spread as rates projected to get worse
(CNN)State and local leaders have been left to manage the spread of Covid-19 as infections increase at unprecedented speed — and as things get worse, their participation will likely be more important, experts say.

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective, according to company data
(CNN) The Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data released Monday by the company, making it the second vaccine in the United States to have a stunningly high success rate.

Today’s Headlines
November 16, 2020:
Governors left to manage Covid-19 spread as rates projected to get worse
(CNN)State and local leaders have been left to manage the spread of Covid-19 as infections increase at unprecedented speed — and as things get worse, their participation will likely be more important, experts say.

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective, according to company data
(CNN) The Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data released Monday by the company, making it the second vaccine in the United States to have a stunningly high success rate.

November 15th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 140,341 New U.S. cases
- 30,715 New India cases
- 14,134 New Brazil cases
- 27,228 New France cases
- 22,572 New Russia cases
- 24,962 New UK cases
- 33,977 New Italy cases
- 14,045 New Germany cases
- 21,854 New Poland cases
- 10,681 New Ukraine cases
-
3,269 New Mexico cases
-
8,817 New cases in California
- Over 54 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 11.3 million
- Over 140k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 54,817,107
- Daily new cases: 491,350
- Global deaths: 1,324,457 with 6,216 new deaths
- Global recovered: 38,138,525
- Mortality rate: 2.42%
- Recovery rate: 69.57%
- U.S. cases: 11,366,379
- U.S. new cases: 140,341
- U.S. deaths: 251,832
- U.S. recovered: 6,935,630
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 576
- Texas cases: 1,093,645 with 6,658 new cases
- Texas deaths: 20,075 – 11 Today
- Dallas County cases: 118,884
- Dallas County new cases: 1,458
- Dallas County deaths: 1,373 – 0 today
Today’s Headlines
November 15, 2020:
How close are we to a vaccine?
[BBC] Hopes are rising that an effective vaccine against Covid-19 will be available within the next year.
Preliminary findings show a vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19. Meanwhile results from other advanced trials are expected soon.
Why do we need a vaccine?
If you want your life to get back to normal, then we need a vaccine.
Even now, the vast majority of people are still vulnerable to a coronavirus infection. It is only the restrictions on our lives that are preventing more people from dying.
But vaccines safely teach our bodies to fight the infection. This can either stop us catching coronavirus in the first place or at least make Covid less deadly.
The vaccine, alongside better treatments, is “the” exit strategy.
Which vaccines look most likely to succeed?
Pfizer/BioNtech is the first pharmaceutical company to share data from the final stages of testing – known as a phase 3 trial.
This is a crucial point in vaccine development, where some experimental vaccines will fail.
About 43,000 people have been given the vaccine, and no safety concerns have been raised.
Normal life back next winter, says vaccine creator
[BBC] The impact of a new Covid vaccine will kick in significantly over summer and life should be back to normal by next winter, one of its creators has said.
Last week, BioNTech and co-developers Pfizer said preliminary analysis showed their vaccine could prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19.
About 43,000 people took part in tests.
The UK is expected to get 10 million doses by the end of the year, with a further 30 million doses already ordered. The vaccine is given in two doses, three weeks apart.
Older residents and staff in care homes are likely to be prioritised, followed by health workers and the over-80s. People would then be ranked by age.
In an interview on BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Prof Sahin said he was confident the vaccine would reduce transmission between people as well as stop symptoms developing in someone who has had the vaccine.
Austria locks down as new wave grips Europe
[BBC] Austria is moving from a night curfew and partial shutdown to a second national lockdown that will be in place for at least two and a half weeks.
He said schools would close and students would learn from home when new measures come into force on Tuesday.
Austria reported a record number of 9,586 new daily infections on Friday.
That figure was nine times higher than at the peak of the initial wave earlier this year. The country has recorded more than 191,000 cases since the start of the pandemic, and 1,661 Covid-related deaths.
The new lockdown measures, which will see all non-essential shops and services – including hairdressers – close, will remain in place until 6 December. People have been told to work at home wherever possible.
Austria’s Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said it was the last chance to stop the health service from collapsing under the pressure of new infections.
November 14th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 161,674 New U.S. cases
- 41,659 New India cases
- 29,463 New Brazil cases
- 32,095 New France cases
- 22,702 New Russia cases
- 26,860 New UK cases
- 37,249 New Italy cases
- 16,077 New Germany cases
- 25,571 New Poland cases
- 12,524 New Ukraine cases
-
5,860 New Mexico cases
-
7,747 New cases in California
- Over 54 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 11.2 million
- Over 161k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 54,325,757
- Daily new cases: 579,054
- Global deaths: 1,318,241 with 8,833 new deaths
- Global recovered: 37,867,937
- Mortality rate: 2.43%
- Recovery rate: 69.71%
- U.S. cases: 11,226,038
- U.S. new cases: 161,674
- U.S. deaths: 251,256
- U.S. recovered: 6,891,015
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,281
- Texas cases: 1,086,987 with 8,793 new cases
- Texas deaths: 20,064 – 118 Today
- Dallas County cases: 117,426
- Dallas County new cases: 1,543
- Dallas County deaths: 1,373 – 12 today
Today’s Headlines
November 14, 2020:
Covid-19 hospitalizations set a new record across the US
[CNN] The United States has more people hospitalized with Covid-19 than ever before, according to the Covid Tracking Project (CTP).
There were 68,516current hospitalizations reported on Friday across the entire US, according to CTP. The seven-day average for current hospitalizations is now 62,123, which is up 20.01% from last week.
Nineteen states reported record high Covid-19 hospitalizations today, according to the Covid Tracking Project.
Those states are; Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Record high hospitalizations are expected to continue daily as new Covid-19 cases continue to skyrocket.
Recovering Covid-19 patients struggle to return to normal
[CNN] Surviving Covid-19 is hard enough for those who get severely ill from the disease, but returning to normal is a struggle, too, according to new research.
It found that survivors were likely to face health and financial hardships even months later.
A team of scientists led by Dr. Vineet Chopra of the University of Michigan Health System looked at 488 Covid-19 patients treated and released from hospitals in Michigan. They surveyed them about two months after their release, between March 16 and July 1.
Health impact: A third of the survivors reported ongoing health issues, such as a cough, new or worsening conditions and persistent loss of taste or smell, the researchers reported in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
Emotional impact: Nearly half said they were “emotionally affected” by their illness and a small number, 28, sought mental health care after discharge.
Financial impact: Another 36% reported “at least a mild financial impact from their hospitalization.” Of those employed before their illness, 40% said they either lost their job or were too sick to return to work. Just over a quarter of those who returned to work reported reduced hours or modified responsibilities.
November 13th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 190,428 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 45,343 New India cases
- 35,849 New Brazil cases
- 23,794 New France cases
- 21,983 New Russia cases
- 27,301 New UK cases
- 40,902 New Italy cases
- 23,184 New Germany cases
- 24,051 New Poland cases
- 11,787 New Ukraine cases
-
5,558 New Mexico cases
-
10,067 New cases in California
- Over 53 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.3 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 11 million
- Over 190k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 53,746,703
- Daily new cases: 660,941 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,309,408 with 10,141 new deaths
- Global recovered: 37,521,858
- Mortality rate: 2.44%
- Recovery rate: 69.81%
- U.S. cases: 11,064,364
- U.S. new cases: 190,428 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 249,975
- U.S. recovered: 6,789,146
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,390
- Texas cases: 1,078,194 with 12,762 new cases
- Texas deaths: 19,946 – 216 Today
- Dallas County cases: 115,883
- Dallas County new cases: 767
- Dallas County deaths: 1,361 – 11 today
Today’s Headlines
November 13, 2020:
Even if you’re asymptomatic, COVID-19 can harm your heart, study shows
COVID-19 can do some pretty scary things to the human heart. It can trigger blood clots in severe cases and cause inflammation and scarring.
New research now shows that even young people with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic are at risk for developing potentially dangerous inflammation around the heart.
I am an imaging cardiologist who is developing diagnostic techniques to assess changes in heart muscle function in patients with COVID-19. In a study released Nov. 4, my colleagues and I found evidence of heart abnormalities in over one-third of student athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 and underwent cardiac screening at West Virginia University this fall.
While we didn’t detect ongoing damage to the heart muscle itself, we frequently found evidence of inflammation and excess fluid in the pericardium, the sac around the heart. Almost all of the 54 students tested had either mild COVID-19 or were asymptomatic.
November 12th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 165,306 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 43,861 New India cases
- 34,640 New Brazil cases
- 33,172 New France cases
- 21,608 New Russia cases
- 33,470 New UK cases
- 37,977 New Italy cases
- 23,462 New Germany cases
- 22,683 New Poland cases
- 11,057 New Ukraine cases
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5,658 New Mexico cases
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9,158 New cases in California
- Over 53 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 10.8 million
- Over 165k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 53,085,762
- Daily new cases: 653,250 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,299,267 with 9,734 new deaths
- Global recovered: 37,210,160
- Mortality rate: 2.45%
- Recovery rate: 70.09%
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- U.S. cases: 10,873,936
- U.S. new cases: 165,306 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 248,585
- U.S. recovered: 6,726,120
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,188
- Texas cases: 1,065,432 with 10,233 new cases
- Texas deaths: 19,730 – 157 Today
- Dallas County cases: 115,116
- Dallas County new cases: 808
- Dallas County deaths: 1,350 – 9 today
November 11th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 149,446 New U.S. cases
- 48,285 New India cases
- 47,724 New Brazil cases
- 35,879 New France cases
- 19,851 New Russia cases
- 22,950 New UK cases
- 32,961 New Italy cases
- 20,536 New Germany cases
- 25,221 New Poland cases
- 10,611 New Ukraine cases
- 7,646 New Mexico cases
- 6,088 New cases in California
- Over 52.4 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 10.7 million
- Over 149k new U.S. cases
- Global cases: 52,432,512
- Daily new cases: 626,961 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,289,533 with 10,347 new deaths
- Global recovered: 36,675,916
- Mortality rate: 2.46%
- Recovery rate: 69.95%
- U.S. cases: 10,708,630
- U.S. new cases: 149,446 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 247,397
- U.S. recovered: 6,648,679
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,598
- Texas cases: 1,055,199 with 12,760 new cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas deaths: 19,573 – 120 Today
- Dallas County cases: 114,308
- Dallas County new cases: 1,304
- Dallas County deaths: 1,341 – 10 today
November 10th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 137,228 New U.S. cases
- 44,679 New India cases
- 25,517 New Brazil cases
- 22,180 New France cases
- 20,977 New Russia cases
- 20,412 New UK cases
- 35,090 New Italy cases
- 16,668 New Germany cases
- 25,454 New Poland cases
- 10,179 New Ukraine cases
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5,746 New Mexico cases
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8,439 New cases in California
- Over 51.8 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 10.5 million
- Over 137k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 51,805,551
- Daily new cases: 562,132
- Global deaths: 1,279,186 with 9,881 new deaths
- Global recovered: 36,392,212
- Mortality rate: 2.47%
- Recovery rate: 70.25%
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- U.S. cases: 10,559,184
- U.S. new cases: 137,228
- U.S. deaths: 245,799
- U.S. recovered: 6,601,331
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,351
- Texas cases: 1,042,439 with12,212 new cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- Texas deaths: 19,453 – 123 Today
- Dallas County cases: 113,004
- Dallas County new cases: 1,401
- Dallas County deaths: 1,331 – 10 today
Today’s Headlines
November 10, 2020:
Vitamin D to be delivered to millions of vulnerable people
[Yahoo] Free supplies of vitamin D will be delivered to more than two million clinically vulnerable people and care home residents over the winter amid growing optimism about the role of the supplement in cutting the risk of death from Covid-19.
Ministers are drawing up plans for four-month supplies of the vitamin to be delivered directly to care home residents in England and those deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable. The move follows a similar move by the Scottish Government.
Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, is said to be seeking to act in light of emerging evidence about Vitamin D, while Boris Johnson told MPs last week that “we are indeed looking at the possible beneficial effects of vitamin D, and … we will be updating the House shortly”.
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Brazil suspends trials of China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, citing ‘serious adverse event’
(CNN)Brazil’s health regulator has suspended trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine following a “serious adverse event” involving a volunteer recipient, according to sources cited by CNN’s affiliate, CNN Brasil.

Biden wants to see masks mandated in all 50 states
(CNN) While health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask rules. Now, President-elect Joe Biden wants to change that.

November 9th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 133,476 New U.S. cases
- 37,211 New India cases
- 11,651 New Brazil cases
- 20,155 New France cases
- 21,798 New Russia cases
- 21,350 New UK cases
- 25,269 New Italy cases
- 16,485 New Germany cases
- 21,713 New Poland cases
- 8,687 New Ukraine cases
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4,960 New Mexico cases
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7,659 New cases in California
- Over 51.2 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 10.4 million
- Over 133k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 51,243,419
- Daily new cases: 505,547
- Global deaths: 1,269,305 with 7,175 new deaths
- Global recovered: 36,052,794
- Mortality rate: 2.48%
- Recovery rate: 70.36%
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- U.S. cases: 10,421,956
- U.S. new cases: 133,476
- U.S. deaths: 244,448
- U.S. recovered: 6,552,810
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 680
- Texas cases: 1,030,227 with10,251 new cases
- Texas deaths: 19,330 – 44 Today
- Dallas County cases: 111,603
- Dallas County new cases: 1,248
- Dallas County deaths: 1,321 – 2 today
November 8th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 105,662 New U.S. cases
- 46,661 New India cases
- 10,554 New Brazil cases
- 38,619 New France cases
- 20,498 New Russia cases
- 20,572 New UK cases
- 32,614 New Italy cases
- 14,026 New Germany cases
- 24,785 New Poland cases
- 9,387 New Ukraine cases
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5,887 New Mexico cases
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5,320 New cases in California
- Over 50.2 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 10.1 million
- Over 124k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 50,731,151
- Daily new cases: 467,970
- Global deaths: 1,256,352 with 7,573 new deaths
- Global recovered: 35,793,227
- Mortality rate: 2.49%
- Recovery rate: 70.55%
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- U.S. cases: 10,288,480
- U.S. new cases: 105,662
- U.S. deaths: 243,768
- U.S. recovered: 6,483,420
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,027
- Texas cases: 1,019,976 with 7,548 new cases
- Texas deaths: 19,286 – 39 Today
- Dallas County cases: 108,631
- Dallas County new cases: 848
- Dallas County deaths: 1,319 – 1 today
- 124,232 New U.S. cases
- 21,056 New Brazil cases
- 20,396 New Russia cases
- 46,318 New India cases
- 6,810 Mexico cases
- 4,869 New cases in California
- Over 50.2 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 10.1 million
- Over 124k new U.S. cases
- Global cases: 50,263,181
- Daily new cases: 596,680
- Global deaths: 1,256,352 with 7,573 new deaths
- Global recovered: 35,548,003
- Mortality rate: 2.50%
- Recovery rate: 70.72%
- U.S. cases: 10,182,818
- U.S. new cases: 124,232
- U.S. deaths: 243,257
- U.S. recovered: 6,441,744
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,027
- Texas cases: 1,012,428 with 5,273 new cases
- Texas deaths: 19,247 – 93 Today
- Dallas County cases: 108,631
- Dallas County new cases: 0
- Dallas County deaths: 1,318 – 11 today
November 6th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 139,064 New U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 18,247 New Brazil cases
- 20,582 New Russia cases – ALL TIME HIGH
- 49,851 New India cases
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5,931 Mexico cases
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6,645 New cases in California
- Over 49.6 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 10 million
- Over 139k new U.S. cases – ALL TIME HIGH
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 49,666,501
- Daily new cases: 647,315 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,248,779 with 9,361 new deaths
- Global recovered: 35,253,391
- Mortality rate: 2.51%
- Recovery rate: 70.98%
- U.S. cases: 10,058,586
- U.S. new cases: 139,064 – ALL TIME HIGH
- U.S. deaths: 242,230
- U.S. recovered: 6,391,208
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,277
- Texas cases: 1,007,155 with 9,239 new cases
- Texas deaths: 19,154 – 124 Today
- Dallas County cases: 108,631
- Dallas County new cases: 999
- Dallas County deaths: 1,307 – 14 today
Today’s Headlines
November 6, 2020:
More states announce restrictions as US tops 100k new Covid-19 infections for 2nd day
[OBLIVIOTS] — Our tracking data shows higher numbers and more days. We have tracked 4 days exceeding 100k per day in the last week, with the high being 124,985 on 11/3. Yesterday’s total was 118,167 new cases. We have found Johns Hopkins’ data to be very conservative with the notable exception of China’s numbers, where they report more aggressive data than other tracking sites. We have no concrete explanation for this anomaly, but you can draw your own conclusion. The embedded spreadsheets have all this data.
(CNN)The US reported more than 121,000 infections Thursday, beating a daily case record it set just 24 hours ago.

‘It is everywhere’
November 5th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 118,167 New U.S. cases
- 23,317 New Brazil cases
- 19,404 New Russia cases
- 47,622 New India cases
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5,567 Mexico cases
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6,177 New cases in California
- Over 49.0 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 9.9 million
- Over 118k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 49,019,186
- Daily new cases: 597,173 – ALL TIME HIGH
- Global deaths: 1,239,786 with 8,632 new deaths
- Global recovered: 34,980,782
- Mortality rate: 2.53%
- Recovery rate: 71.36%
- U.S. cases: 9,919,522
- U.S. new cases: 118,167
- U.S. deaths: 240,953
- U.S. recovered: 6,340,472
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,188
- Texas cases: 997,916 with 9,951 new cases
- Texas deaths: 19,030 – 126 Today
- Dallas County cases: 107,632
- Dallas County new cases: 1,138
- Dallas County deaths: 1,293 – 13 today
Today’s Headlines
November 5, 2020:
Covid-19 Milestones Set Once Again
- U.S.: 108,827 yesterday — a high of 124,985 on November 3rd
- India: 50,465 yesterday — a high of 97,859 on September 16th
- France: 40,558 yesterday — a high of 52,518 on November 2nd
- Russia: 19,768 yesterday — all time high
- Spain: 25,042 yesterday — a high of 48,570 on November 2nd
- Argentina: 10,652 yesterday — a high of 18,326 on October 21st
- UK: 25,177 yesterday — a high of 26,687 on October 21st
- Italy: 30,548 yesterday — a high of 31,756 on October 31st
- Germany: 20,228 yesterday — all time high
- Poland: 24,692 yesterday — all time high
- Ukraine: 9,524 — all time high
- Netherlands: 7,633 yesterday — a high of 11,119 on October 30th
- Chechia: 15,731 yesterday — all time high
- Switzerland: 10,073 yesterday – a high of 21,926 on November 2nd
- Portugal: 7,497 yesterday — all time high
- Austria: 6,901 yesterday — all time high
November 4th
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 108,827 New U.S. cases
- 23,815 New Brazil cases
- 19,768 cases
- 50,465 New India cases
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5,225 Mexico cases
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5,297 New cases in California
- Over 48.4 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 9.8 million
- Over 108k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 48,422,013
- Daily new cases: 575,887
- Global deaths: 1,230,786 with 10,544 new deaths — ALL TIME HIGH
- Global recovered: 34,671,485
- Mortality rate: 2.54%
- Recovery rate: 71.60%
- U.S. cases: 9,801,355
- U.S. new cases: 108,827
- U.S. deaths: 239,829
- U.S. recovered: 6,292,019
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,188
- Texas cases: 988,325 with 10,639 new cases
- Texas deaths: 18,904 – 150 Today
- Dallas County cases: 106,494
- Dallas County new cases: 866
- Dallas County deaths: 1,280 – 3 today
November 3rd
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 124,985 New U.S. cases – A NEW RECORD
- 12,920 New Brazil cases
- 18,648 Russia cases
- 46,033 New India cases
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5,250 Mexico cases
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5,209 New cases in California
- Over 47.8 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 9.6 million
- Over 124k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 47,846,126
- Daily new cases: 526,209
- Global deaths: 1,220,242 with 8,974 new deaths
- Global recovered: 34,353,326
- Mortality rate: 2.55%
- Recovery rate: 71.80%
- U.S. cases: 9,692,528
- U.S. new cases: 124,985 -A NEW RECORD
- U.S. deaths: 238,641
- U.S. recovered: 6,236,170
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 1,644
- Texas cases: 977,686 with 8,439 new cases
- Texas deaths: 18,754 – 92 Today
- Dallas County cases: 105,628
- Dallas County new cases: 719
- Dallas County deaths: 1,277 – 8 today
Today’s Headlines
November 3, 2020:
‘Missing Link’ identified by experts in Europe’s handling of Covid-19
London (CNN)Lockdowns are multiplying throughout Europe as Covid-19 cases rise exponentially, threatening to push health services across the continent to breaking point.

November 2nd
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 93,632 New U.S. cases
- 8,501 New Brazil cases
- 18,257 Russia cases
- 37,592 New India cases
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3,763 Mexico cases
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5,352 New cases in California
- Over 47.3 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 9.5 million
- Over 93k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 47,319,917
- Daily new cases: 496,847
- Global deaths: 1,211,268 with 5,947 new deaths
- Global recovered: 34,035,485
- Mortality rate: 2.56%
- Recovery rate: 71.93%
- U.S. cases: 9,567,543
- U.S. new cases: 93,632
- U.S. deaths: 236,997
- U.S. recovered: 6,171,402
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 526
- Texas cases: 969,247 with 8,320 new cases
- Texas deaths: 18,662 – 48 Today
- Dallas County cases: 104,909
- Dallas County new cases: 1,517
- Dallas County deaths: 1,269 – 1 today
Today’s Headlines
November 2, 2020:
Nearly 50,000 Americans hospitalized as experts warn of growing healthcare pressure
(CNN)The fall surge has left nearly 50,000 people hospitalized across the US due to Covid-19, and experts say the strain healthcare systems are under could soon get worse.

November 1st
#COVID19 Status
Highest Growth Zones:
- 71,321 New U.S. cases
- 10,100 New Brazil cases
- 18,665 Russia cases
- 46,441 New India cases
-
4,430 Mexico cases
-
3,532 New cases in California
- Over 46.8 million Global cases
- Global Deaths topped 1.2 Million
- U.S. Cases topped 9.4 million
- Over 71k new U.S. cases
Details, Details, Details…:
- Global cases: 46,823,070
- Daily new cases: 449,291
- Global deaths: 1,205,321 with 5,128 new deaths
- Global recovered: 33,754,837
- Mortality rate: 2.57%
- Recovery rate: 72.09%
- U.S. cases: 9,473,911
- U.S. new cases: 71,321
- U.S. deaths: 236,471
- U.S. recovered: 6,103,605
- U.S. Daily fatalities: 399
- Texas cases: 960,927 with 4,193 new cases
- Texas deaths: 18,614 – 33 Today
- Dallas County cases: 103,392
- Dallas County new cases: 750
- Dallas County deaths: 1,268 – 1 today