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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Daily COVID-19 Update for Thursday, August 13, 2020
Latest Numbers From Macon County Public Health Added





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Videos
Pandemic Heroes
Things That Don't Fit Anywhere Else
Research
Masks
Schools
COVID-19 in the USA
COVID-19 Around the World
Sports, Entertainment, and Other Crowded Venues
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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 this afternoon and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to August 13th [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.




484 Detected Cases (+7 since Friday)
53 Active Positive (unchanged since Friday)
427 Recovered (+7 in one day since Friday)
4 Death (unchanged since Friday)

Testing Data for Macon County

4477 MCPH Tests (+97 since Friday)
1733 Tests by Others (+30 since Friday)
6110 Total Tests (+265 since Friday)
194 Tests Pending Results (+83 since Friday)


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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.

CDC [LINK]

137,895 Detected Infections
2,204 Reported Deaths


NCDHHS [LINK]

139,061 Detected Infections
1,823,283 Total Tests
1,062 Reported Current Hospitalizations
2,249 Reported Deaths

Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK]

139,739 Detected Infections
2,290 Reported Deaths


North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]

Infographic from Johns Hopkins University [LINK] https://bao.arcgis.com/covid-19/jhu/county/37113.html




Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]



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Videos


Coronavirus Briefing: NC Gov. Roy Cooper (08/13/20)




TWiV 652: Rules of contagion with Adam Kucharski




Epidemiologist Adam Kucharski joins TWiV to discuss SARS-CoV-2, including R0, incubation period, herd immunity, asymptomatic infection, superspreaders, children as drivers of pandemics, and how this one will end.

Show notes and audio download at https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-652/

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Pandemic Heroes


Grocery workers say morale is at an all-time low: ‘They don’t even treat us like humans anymore’ [LINK]





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Research Papers, Clinical Trials, and News About Such


Here's How Scientists Know Coronavirus Wasn't Made in a Lab [LINK]

Pfizer's COVID vaccine shows 'robust' results in early trial [LINK]

USC scientists identify the order of COVID-19's symptoms [LINK]

Measure the risk of airborne COVID-19 in your office, classroom, or bus ride [LINK]

These Covid-19 vaccine candidates could change the way we make vaccines — if they work [LINK]

Many community outbreaks of COVID traced to restaurants, bars [LINK]

Excess Deaths in New York City During the COVID-19 and 1918 Influenza Pandemics [LINK]

Effect of Convalescent Plasma on Mortality among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Initial Three-Month Experience [LINK]

Vaping linked to COVID-19 risk in teens and young adults [LINK]

Obesity and Mortality Among Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19: Results From an Integrated Health Care Organization [LINK]

Antibody prevalence for SARS-CoV-2 following the peak of the pandemic in England: REACT2 study in 100,000 adults [LINK]

Acute Lung injury evolution in Covid-19 [LINK]

Might SARS‐CoV‐2 Have Arisen via Serial Passage through an Animal Host or Cell Culture? [LINK]

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence survey among 18,000 healthcare and administrative personnel at hospitals, pre-hospital services, and specialist practitioners in the Central Denmark Region [LINK]

Systems biological assessment of immunity to mild versus severe COVID-19 infection in humans [LINK]

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in children with household exposition to adults with COVID-19: preliminary findings [LINK]

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and Infection Fatality Ratio, Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, Louisiana, USA [LINK]

Lung and gut microbiota are altered by hyperoxia and contribute to oxygen-induced lung injury in mice [LINK]

Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 — sustained after all? [LINK]

Brazil: Researchers from USP-Ribeirão Preto Report Coronavirus Reinfection of a Patient - Nursing technician also had recurrence of symptoms; it is the second case in world literature [LINK]









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Masks, Masks, Masks
(Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!)

Effects of universal masking on Massachusetts healthcare workers' COVID-19 incidence [LINK]

Teenage Chili’s hostess reportedly attacked by large group of women after trying to enforce COVID-19 guidelines [LINK]

American Airlines Bans Masks with Exhaust Valves and Vents [LINK]

‘Enough with the masks!’: Behind an Idaho small town's struggle to contain the coronavirus surge [LINK]

Woman hits american airlines employee after being told to wear a mask in Phoenix [LINK]

‘Wearing face masks work’: DHEC releases new data showing local masks ordinances slow COVID-19 spread (South Carolina) [LINK]




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Back to School


Download a PDF of "LIGHTING OUR WAY FORWARD: North Carolina's Guidebook for Re-opening Schools" [LINK]

New Jersey School District Nixes In Person Learning After 400 Teachers Opt Out [LINK]

35 students, teachers test positive for COVID-19 at North Paulding HS [LINK]

Employees sent home after COVID-19 exposure at Florida school [LINK]





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COVID-19 in the USA


'Archbishop' of Florida church selling bleach 'miracle cure' arrested with son [LINK]

The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000 [LINK]

U.S. reports 1,485 coronavirus deaths in a single day [LINK]

Major Antibody Study Finds 3.4 Million in England Had Covid-19 [LINK]

Washington mayor dies of coronavirus complications (North Carolina) [LINK]

Coronavirus found on imported meat [LINK]

Record U.S. coronavirus fatalities and 'startling surge' of cases in children and teens [LINK]

Florida breaks 9,000 dead from COVID-19, posts 6,236 new infections Thursday [LINK]

What Fauci says the U.S. really needs to reopen safely [LINK]

In N.Y.C.’s Coronavirus Surge, a Frightening Echo of the 1918 Flu [LINK]

Gov. Ige defends virus response of health officials amid criticism (Hawaii) [LINK]

COVID-19 Virus Found on Surfaces at Supermarkets, LAX, ATMs [LINK]

On Native American Land, Contact Tracing Is Saving Lives [LINK]




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COVID-19 Around the World


WHO Walks Back Claim That Asymptomatic Coronavirus Transmission Is 'Very Rare' [LINK]

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Kenyan blood donors [LINK]

New Zealand economy knocked back to 2016 levels thanks to coronavirus lockdowns [LINK]

Japan reports 1,176 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths for August 13th. [LINK]

Coronavirus: Over 500 new cases in Italy in 24 hours - English [LINK]

Revealed: Nordic health officials' emails about herd immunity and schools [LINK]

Calabria closes nightclubs and dance halls (Southern Italy) [LINK]

Italy introduces mandatory COVID-19 testing for tourists returning from summer holidays [LINK]

Galicia, Canary Islands ban smoking in public areas as Covid-19 cases continue to rise [LINK]

South Korea installs anti-virus bus shelters with temperature sensors and UV lamps | World news [LINK]




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Sports, Entertainment, Public Transportation, and Other Crowded Venues


NYC MTA Ridership is down more than 75% [LINK]

Covid-19 Testing Site Opens on Disney World Property [LINK]

‘Con Air’ Is Spreading COVID-19 All Over the Federal Prison System | U.S. Marshals are transporting prisoners without testing them for coronavirus [LINK]

They’re Desperate to Reopen Their Gyms, No Matter What the Law Says [LINK]

Adam Silver Opens Up About the NBA Bubble: 'It’s Better Than What We Had Envisioned' [LINK]

Government backs mask recommendation, telecommuting on a regional basis (Finland) [FINNISH]

Florida State receiver claims FSU negligence in coronavirus protocols [LINK]

SoCon postpones fall conference competition [LINK]




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Published at 6:00pm on Friday, August 13, 2020





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