Here is an afternoon update on how humanity is doing against the COVID-19 Pandemic. The story is told from curated links to news articles, press releases, and research papers. Data from health agencies and private watchdog groups as well as videos is also included. This is to supplement the daily update published with the news and weather briefing from earlier today.
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Here are some numbers from the CDC, the NCDHHS, and the Johns Hopkins Dashboard. Macon Media prefers the Johns Hopkins Dashboard because the counts include those non-residents that are left out of the CDC and NCDHHS numbers.
The CDC website [LINK] reports 49,480 people in North Carolina are infected, 1,197 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 51,389 confirmed cases from 731,341 tests, and 883 hospitalized and 1,212 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 51,390 people infected and 1,215 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).
National Map from the CDC
Data from Macon County Public Health [LINK]
Detected 252 (no change)
Recovered 27 (no change)
Deceased 1 (no change)
Actives 212 (no change)
Testing Data
MCPH Tests 2,428 (no change)
Other Tests 632 (no change)
Total Tests 3,060 (no change)
Pending 183 (-4 from yesterday)
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
Videos
International Update from Dr John Campbell
Vitamin D hits the media
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 86: COVID-19 Testing & Cases Increasing but Daily Deaths Decreasing
PRESS RELEASES
NIH halts clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine [LINK]
Glenmark becomes the first pharmaceutical company in India to receive regulatory approval for oral antiviral Favipiravir, for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 [LINK]
Mayo finds convalescent plasma safe for diverse patients with COVID-19 [LINK]
News Articles
Coronavirus Live Updates: Southern U.S. Officials Warn of New Clusters Linked to Bars and Frat Parties [LINK]
Gov. Cooper says ‘strong’ people wear face coverings as sign of compassion [LINK]
Maricopa (AZ) passes proclamation making masks required throughout county. [LINK]
Michigan is on track for COVID-19 containment, northern Michigan looks even better [LINK]
Florida’s Covid-19 surge shows the state's reopening plan is not working [LINK]
Six campaign staffers working on Tulsa rally test positive for coronavirus [LINK]
Tulsa Rally Hands Scientists a Test Case for Superspreader Event [LINK]
Fox News Poll: Voters say yes to face masks, no to rallies [LINK]
Patient dies after family members unplug ventilator to plug in cooler at Kota hospital "The patient was shifted to an isolation ward on June 15 as a safety measure after another patient in the ICU tested positive for the novel coronavirus" [LINK]
Brasil with more than fifty five thousand cases of covid-19 in the past 24 hours. [LINK]
After seeing the highest daily spike in coronavirus cases, California made face masks mandatory — here’s why other states may want to follow its lead [LINK]
Calls for 'post-Covid syndrome' to be recognised [LINK]
When he tested positive for coronavirus, he prepared for 2 weeks of misery. Months later, he was still sick. [LINK]
All MLB spring camps to temporarily close after positive coronavirus tests [LINK]
Research
A single dose of recombinant VSV-∆G-spike vaccine provides protection against SARS-CoV-2 challenge [LINK]
High-density amplicon sequencing identifies community spread and ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the Southern United States [LINK]
The Endothelial Dysfunction and Pyroptosis Driving the SARS-CoV-2 Immune-Thrombosis [LINK]
Cross-neutralization activity against SARS-CoV-2 is present in currently available intravenous immunoglobulins [LINK]
Hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin and in-hospital mortality or discharge in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection: a cohort study of 4,642 in-patients in France [LINK]
Central nervous system manifestations of COVID-19: A systematic review [LINK]
The Effect of Social Distancing Measures on Intensive Care Occupancy: Evidence on COVID-19 in Scandinavia [LINK]
Thymosin alpha 1 (Tα1) reduces the mortality of severe COVID-19 by restoration of lymphocytopenia and reversion of exhausted T cells [LINK]
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Published at 4:30pm on Saturday, June 20, 2020
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