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.
Data from Macon County Public Health as of July 20th and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to July 20th [LINK]
Please note there is a gap for Saturdays and Sundays starting this past weekend since the health department will no longer be reporting numbers on those days.
469 Detected Cases (+5 in one day)
64 Active Positive (unchanged)
402 Recovered (+5 in one day)
3 Deaths (unchanged)
Testing Data for Macon County
4266 MCPH Tests (+20 in one day)
1427 Tests by Others (unchanged)
5693 Total Tests (+20 in one day)
226 Tests Pending Results (-10 in one day)
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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 128,161 people in North Carolina are infected, 2,010 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 129,288 confirmed cases from 1,873,668 targeted tests, and 1,167 hospitalized and 2,050 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 129,733 people infected and 2,085 deaths.
North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]
Infographic from Johns Hopkins University [LINK]
Videos
(repeat from yesterday for those who missed this section)
Dr John Campbell
Americas Update
European Update
MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY
Cheap, At Home, Paper Antigen COVID-19 Tests: How to Fix Coronavirus Testing with Dr. Michael Mina
The World After COVID-19
WHO holds Q&A on the coronavirus outbreak at Aspen Security Forum – 8/6/2020
Pandemic Heroes
Afghan all-girls robotics team designs low-cost ventilator to treat coronavirus patients [LINK]
Sports, Entetainment, and Other Crowded Venues
NBA Announces Zero positive COVID results for the 3rd consecutive week in the Orlando Bubble [LINK]
Eastern Kentucky University kicker quits, says coaches aren’t keeping players safe from COVID-19 [LINK]
Mayor Garcetti Says L.A. Will Shut Off Power At Homes Throwing Parties [LINK]
Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: Large Parties Now Illegal, Says Health Director; Case Rate Among 18-29 Year Olds Has Quadrupled Since Early June [LINK]
Noah's Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells closed for season after COVID-19 outbreak [LINK]
Is Halloween canceled? Costumers, candy makers, theme parks face scary realities [LINK]
Churchgoer spreads coronavirus to at least 91 others after single service [LINK]
Kansas City Chiefs third-round pick Lucas Niang opts out of 2020 NFL season [LINK]
Research Papers, Clinical Trials and News About Such
Social media boosting COVID misinformation, researchers say [LINK]
Work on hydroxychloroquine delayed promising studies of convalescent plasma [LINK]
Another study finds hydroxychloroquine does not help Covid-19 patients [LINK]
Scientists May Be Using the Wrong Cells to Study Covid-19
How did an African green monkey that died in 1962 get involved in the biggest research debacle of this pandemic? [LINK]
First-in-Human Trial of a SARS CoV 2 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine [LINK]
Cold-adapted live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine completely protects human ACE2 transgenic mice from SARS-CoV-2 infection [LINK]
Alcoholism treatment is potentially effective against COVID-19 [LINK]
Exploratory analysis of immunization records highlights decreased SARS-CoV-2 rates in individuals with recent non-COVID-19 vaccinations [LINK]
23andMe’s data replicates findings from the CDC showing that not only are Blacks and Latinos more likely to contract COVID-19, they are also much more likely to end up in the hospital across all age groups. [LINK]
Vaccine Data From Novavax [LINK]
COVID-19: Beyond the virus. The use of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of infections in the respiratory tract [LINK]
Expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 and the protease TMPRSS2 suggests susceptibility of the human embryo in the first trimester [LINK]
Masks, Masks, Masks
(Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!)
Doctor runs 35km with face mask on to prove it doesn't interfere with breathing [LINK]
Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis Tests Positive For COVID-19; 'Please Wear A Mask ... All Of Us Must Do Our Part' [LINK]
Nationwide Mask Mandate in April Would Likely Have Saved Nearly 40,000 American Lives, Study Finds [LINK]
NJ Woman Arrested for Assaulting Transplant Patient Who Asked Her to Wear Mask [LINK]
Police: Man spit at boy who refused to remove his mask [LINK]
First arrest in Nashville for mask violation was a homeless black man.... [LINK]
Coronavirus rallies: Germany's growing anti-lockdown movement [LINK]
Back to School
Download a PDF of "LIGHTING OUR WAY FORWARD: North Carolina's Guidebook for Re-opening Schools" [LINK]
Covid-19 may spread more easily in schools than thought, report warns [LINK]
Student suspended after uploading video showing fellow students without masks [LINK]
Teachers Union OKs Strikes If Schools Reopen Without Safety Measures In Place [LINK]
North Paulding HS students risk punishment for exposing COVID concerns [LINK]
A Mississippi town welcomed students back to school last week. Now 116 are home in quarantine. [LINK]
Texas school superintendent diagnosed with COVID-19 dies at 46 [LINK]
Georgia High School Suspended Two Students For Posting Photos Of Crowded Hallways [LINK]
Grandfather: ‘School Sent Home Death Sentence’ After COVID-19 Closes Class [LINK]
Alabama plans for 450 beds to isolate COVID-positive students [LINK]
Barrow County [Georgia] moves to all-virtual instruction after 90 staff members forced to quarantine [LINK]
Mississippi schools not required to disclose COVID outbreaks [LINK]
Gwinnett teachers honk horns for hours in protest about return to school [LINK]
In a Tokyo school, temperature checks and silent lunches as Japan restarts classes [LINK]
30 teachers among 74 DOE employees to die of COVID-19 [LINK]
COVID-19 in the USA
Facebook removes Trump post falsely claiming children are 'almost immune' to Covid-19 [LINK]
Twitter stops Trump campaign from tweeting again until false coronavirus claim is deleted [LINK]
Pandemic threatens wave of homelessness as 23 million Americans face eviction [LINK]
One-Third Of U.S. Museums May Not Survive The Year, Survey Finds [LINK]
Major U.S. Health Insurers Report Big Profits, Benefiting From the Pandemic [LINK]
250,000 Bikers vs. Covid-19: Who Wins? Sturgis SD About to Find Out [LINK]
New York City sets up quarantine checkpoints to stop COVID-19 spread [LINK]
Anthony Fauci’s family bombarded by death threats, maintaining security team [LINK]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive for coronavirus [LINK]
Michigan company United Shore has Corona outbreak after forcing employees back into the office despite having remote capabilities [LINK]
New York’s coronavirus infection rate drops below 1% as deaths plummet [LINK]
People are having seizures, losing vision and dying after drinking hand sanitizer, CDC warns [LINK]
The Winter Will Be Worse: When socializing outside gets harder in much of the U.S., daily life will get more dismal, and the virus might spread even further. [LINK]
Man who fought coronavirus wakes from coma to find COVID-19 killed his family [LINK]
US government shelves survey that painted bleak picture of Covid-19 life [LINK]
White House task force warns about COVID-19 spread in 75 Tennessee counties based on testing. [LINK]
Cleveland couple married 42 years dies 2 hours apart after losing battle to COVID-19 [LINK]
North Carolina Will Pause Further Reopening Until September To Start The School Year [LINK]
COVID-19 Around the World
Canada Sends Patrols to 'Prevent Caravans of Americans' From Surging Across the Border [LINK]
Vietnam is close to completing the conversion of a sports stadium into a 1,000-bed field hospital in its new coronavirus epicentre Danang [LINK]
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Published at 6:00pm on Thursday August 06, 2020
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