While COVID-19 has been swept off the front pages due to the George Floyd tragedy and ensuing protests which have spread world-wide – the pandemic is still extremely news worthy and TJV compiled all the latest developments.
Florida public health officials just announced that a two-day streak of reporting more than 2,000 cases was broken on Monday when officials reported that the state added just 1,758 new positive cases of the virus. However, the state did break above 75k on Monday, as the new cases brought Florida’s total to 75,388. The death count in the sunshine state stands at a little under 3000 and trending down, with only 7 reported deaths on Sunday.
In the US, roughly half of the states are seeing new cases rise, many alongside hospitalizations. Texas has seen hospitalizations hit record highs, while Florida, NC, SC, Arizona, Nevada and many other states are seeing an increase in new cases reported daily.
Even Georgia, which was heralded for its ability to reopen aggressively without sparking a massive resurgence in new cases, has reported a discomfiting spike over the past few days, according to the NYT.
Analysts at Jefferies have highlighted a silver lining in the US COVID-19 data: As hospitalizations spike in some states, deaths haven’t rebounded like confirmed cases have.
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Brazil has officially surpassed the UK total for COVID deaths, moving into second place behind only the US.
40,000 Beijing residents are reportedly on lockdown, with at least half of the districts in Beijing reporting new cases. Officials in Beijing blamed flights from India and Bangladesh for carrying more infected individuals (some of them foreigners) to Guangdong, with 14 of the patients confirmed in the province flying from Bangladesh and three from India. Beijing’s warning about a “high” risk of resurgence follows a warning from Saturday when officials warned that the part of Beijing surrounding Xinfadi (situated in the southwestern part of the capital city) had assumed a “wartime posture”, as nearly a dozen neighborhoods were placed back on lockdown. In total, some 80 new cases were reported in Beijing alone over the weekend, Zero Hedge reported.
Update: WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros said Monday during a press briefing that more than 100 cases have now been confirmed in Beijing, and that the latest rash of cases is being “investigated.”
Chennai, one of India’s largest cities with some 15 million residents, plans to reimpose lockdown measures on Friday as India sees a roaring spike in new cases, AFP reports.
A lockdown will be reimposed Friday on some 15 million people in the Indian city of Chennai and several neighboring districts, state officials said, as coronavirus cases surge in the region.”Full Lockdown from 19th for Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpet & Kanchipuram districts,” the Tamil Nadu state government tweeted Monday. It will be in place until the end of June.
Indian officials have gradually lifted their restrictive lockdown measures over the past few weeks following a fourth extension announced earlier this month as the number of new cases reported – chiefly in major urban areas like Mumbai and Delhi – daily continues to climb.
The UK has finally seen its abnormally high COVID-19 mortality rate recede, as officials reported just 38 deaths on Monday, up slightly from the 36 reported the day before, but still well below 50, seen as an important psychological barrier, UK Public Health Dept NHS reported
Israel reported no coronavirus deaths yesterday. 19,237 people in Israel have so far tested positive for the coronavirus; 302 people have died.
In the West Bank and East Jerusalem, 614 people tested positive; two people have died, according to a Monday report from Haaretz. Tourism has resulted in some spikes in cases
