Here is an update for this afternoon on how humanity is dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic that is caused by SARS CoV-2. The story is told through links to news outlets, research papers, and videos. They are presented without comment.
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Data from Macon County Public Health as of July 14th and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to July 14th [LINK]
340 Detected Cases (+4 in one day)
116 Active Positive (-1 in one day)
223 Recovered (+5 in one day)
1 Death (unchanged)
Testing Data for Macon County
3500 MCPH Tests (unchanged)
963 Tests by Others (unchanged)
4463 Total Tests (unchanged)
369 Tests Pending Results (-79 in one day)
Macon Media posted a COVID-19 update yesterday afternoon. [LINK]
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 83,793 people in North Carolina are infected, 1,499 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 85,701 confirmed cases from 1,199,575 targeted tests, and 1,070 hospitalized and 1,5039 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 85,771 people infected and 1,522 deaths.
North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]
What Is COVID-19? A Patients Guide [LINK]
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
Videos
Dr John Campbell
Increased blood clotting
What Does an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection Look Like?
SciShow News COVID-19 News & Updates Video Playlist [LINK]
What if a COVID-19 Vaccine Is Never Developed?
Medcram Video
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 94: Inhaled Steroids COVID-19 Treatment; New Pneumonia in Kazakhstan?
Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID-19 is a topic that has generated significant interest during this pandemic, especially after dexamethasone was shown to reduce mortality in the RECOVERY randomized controlled trials. Dr. Seheult of https://www.medcram.com discusses what we know about inhaled steroids for the treatment of coronavirus, data on patients with asthma, and controversy about a new possible strain of pneumonia in Kazakhstan. (This video was recorded July 10, 2020).
COVID-19 in the USA
This map shows the risk of encountering COVID-19 at an event in counties across the U.S. The results aren't great for North Texas [LINK]
Why We’re Losing the Battle With Covid-19 [LINK]
The data that proves the first wave of coronavirus is far from over [LINK]
Ted Cruz Under Investigation For Not Wearing A Mandatory Mask On Flight [LINK]
New York City Reports No COVID Deaths in 24 Hours [LINK]
Shame on you’: Protester interrupts coronavirus update, accuses DeSantis of ‘doing nothing’ as Florida cases surge [LINK]
Texas hospitals are running out of drugs, beds, ventilators and even staff [LINK]
The Orange County School Board Votes To Allow In-Person Instruction This Fall Without Masks, Social Distancing [LINK]
This ‘pro-vax’ campaign encourages vaccine-supporting Americans to do more to fight anti-vaxxers [LINK]
3M, MIT team up to develop quicker, cheaper COVID-19 test [LINK]
Wisconsin business community concerned about mandated mask policies [LINK]
Miami is now the coronavirus epicenter as cases surge, expert says [LINK]
Arizona records 4,273 new cases, 92 new deaths, Hospilizations increase 4.2 percent [LINK]
U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia says he tested positive for COVID-19 [LINK]
Federal stockpile is thin amid coronavirus surge, internal documents show [LINK]
NC Governor Announces Plan to Reopen Schools [LINK]
COVID-19 Around the World
Daily new confirmed COVID-19 deaths per million people, Jul 14, 2020. 7-day rolling average.
[LINK] https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&time=2020-07-14&deathsMetric=true&dailyFreq=true&perCapita=true&smoothing=7&country=USA~GBR~CAN~ESP~DEU~FRA~ITA~JPN~NLD~KOR~SWE~BEL~GRC~PRT&pickerMetric=population&pickerSort=desc
Japan says China is using the coronavirus crisis to gain strategic superiority [LINK]
Face coverings to be made compulsory in England's shops from July 24 [LINK]
Spaniards share dismay over drunken Brits rampaging in Magaluf ignoring mask rules [LINK]
'Worst-case' UK winter could see 120,000 COVID deaths in second wave [LINK]
The map of Spain’s coronavirus outbreaks: 40% are linked to family gatherings [LINK]
Sweden: Week 28 positive testing ratios dropping to 3.4% from 81k samples taken (links to full data sources in comments) [LINK]
Tory activists destroy membership cards over mandatory mask wearing [LINK]
Stockholm Medical Association: "In this case we have made mistakes" [LINK]
‘Compelling’ evidence air pollution worsens coronavirus – study | World news [LINK]
Nations heading in wrong direction with Covid-19 [LINK]
Covid was a joke to young people like me [LINK]
Masks offer much more protection against coronavirus than many think [LINK]
Pandemic knocks Singapore into recession as GDP plummets 41% in second quarter [LINK]
Malaysia aims to become COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing country [LINK]
India's tech hub, other towns back in lockdown amid COVID-19 surge [LINK]
Australia tightens restrictions after new COVID-19 outbreaks [LINK]
COVID-19 Vaccine: 'Keep science away from politics' [LINK]
Man stopped for not wearing a mask bought some and shoved one in MOH officer's face, gets jail [LINK]
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Published at 5:53pm on Monday, July 13, 2020
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