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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Monday/Tuesday, April 5-6

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  1. 1.

    Lacuna Synecdoche

    via Anne Laurie @ Top:

    NEW: US currently vaccinating for Covid-19 nearly five times faster than the global average, according to CNN analysis
    — Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) April 5, 2021

    So much better than the Trump initiative to infect people with Covid-19 at five times the average global rate.​

  2. 2.

    West of the Rockies

    A 2:30 a.m. PST insomnia observation…

    Sure seems like a lot of evangelicals are selfish, greedy, ignorant-ass creatures.

  7. 7.

    YY_Sima Qian

    On 4/5 China reported 15 new domestic confirmed & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all in Yunnan Province. There are currently 63 domestic confirmed & 27 domestic asymptomatic cases in the Province.

    • Ruili in Dehong Prefecture reported 15 new domestic confirmed (4 moderate & 11 mild, 12 previously asymptomatic) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases. There are currently 63 domestic confirmed & 26 domestic asymptomatic cases there. Of the 3 new domestic confirmed cases (1 moderate & 2 mild), 2 are Chinese nationals and 1 is a Burmese national. Of the new domestic asymptomatic cases, 1 is a Chinese national & 1 is a Burmese national. 3 communities remain at High Risk. 3 residential compounds, 1 factory & 2 villages remain at Medium Risk.
    • Gengma County in Lincang City did not report any new positive cases. There is 1 domestic asymptomatic case there.

    Imported Cases

    On 4/5 China reported 9 new imported confirmed cases, 15 imported asymptomatic cases:

    • Taiyuan in Shanxi Province – 4 confirmed cases, all coming from Poland
    • Shanghai Municipality – 2 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Ethiopia & Russia
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 2 confirmed cases, both Chinese nationals returning from Cambodia; 6 asymptomatic cases, 3 Chinese nationals returning from Myanmar & 1 each from Bangladesh & Malaysia, & a foreign national coming from Iran
    • Shenzhen in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from South Africa
    • Foshan in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, 1 Chinese national returning from Kazakhstan, off a flight that landed at Guangzhou
    • Changzhou in Jiangsu Province – 1 confirmed case (previously asymptomatic), coming from Japan
    • Chengdu In Sichuan Province – 4 asymptomatic cases, 2 Chinese nationals returning from Myanmar & 1 each from Tanzania & Ghana (via Amsterdam Schiphol)
    • Xi’an in Shaanxi Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from the Sudan (via Frankfurt)
    • Fuzhou in Fujian Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Papua New Guinea
    • Zhengzhou in Henan Province – 1 asymptomatic case, no information released

     

    Overall in China, 18 confirmed cases recovered, 4 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & 13 were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 214 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 344 active confirmed cases in the country (180 imported), 2 in critical/serious condition (both imported), 304 asymptomatic cases (277 imported), 2 suspect cases (all imported). 7,773 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    As of 4/5, 142.802M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 2.832M doses in the past 24 hrs. The the last 3 days formed a Tomb Sweeping Day long weekend in China, which probably explains the reduced vaccination rate.

    On 4/6, Hong Kong reported 7 new cases, 4 imported & 3 domestic (all have source of infection identified).

  8. 8.

    West of the Rockies

    @rikyrah:

    For sure, the US under TFG was spinning down the drain fast.  Republican governors assisted, giving in to their ignorant-ass wingnut base.

    Man… what if Jim Clyburn in SC didn’t push harrrrd for Joe?  I’m not sure anyone else besides Biden could have withstood the Orange Menace.  We end up with another Trump term and are in a world of hurt.

  9. 9.

    NeenerNeener

    Monroe County, NY stats:

    New cases = 190
    Confirmed active cases = 2713
    2.4% test positivity

    Deaths at 1207 now

    37.1% of Monroe County has had at least 1 vaccine dose.
    23.5% are totally vaccinated.

  10. 10.

    Soprano2

    Since we had so much Covid infection and death, it actually makes sense for us to vaccinate our people first. When it comes to Covid, we’re like a 3rd world country.

    And yes, if Trump had been re-elected we’d be like Brazil right now; Texas appears to be there already.

  12. 12.

    Matt McIrvin

    @West of the Rockies: Eh… the Trumpist argument here would just be that all this vaccination is just Biden taking credit for the fruit of Trump’s amazing vaccine initiative. Or it would be, if so many weren’t crowing about how they’re not getting the vaccine.

  13. 13.

    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s Director-General of Heath Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 1,300 new Covid-19 cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 353,329 cases. He also reports five new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,300 deaths — 0.37% of the cumulative reported total, 0.38% of resolved cases.
    There are currently 14,161 active and contagious cases; 189 are in ICU, 88 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 1,412 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 337,868 patients recovered – 95.62% of the cumulative reported total.

    10 new clusters were reported today: Integrasi Rawang Tiga and Jalan Badli Shah in Selamgor; Jalan Maju in Sarawak; Jalan Kota Kubang Labu and Kampung Palekbang in Kelantan; Jalan Mega Industri and Padang Hijau in Johor; Taman Peruda in Kedah; Kampung Belaoh in Terengganu; and Belacon in Sabah.

    Belacon is a religious cluster. Kampung Palekbang, Taman Peruda, and Kampung Belaoh are community clusters. The rest are workplace clusters.

    1,276 new cases today are local infections. Sarawak tops the list today, reporting 381 local cases: 165 in older clusters, three in Jalan Maju cluster, 184 close-contact screenings, and 29 other screenings. Selangor reports 237 local cases: 24 in older clusters, four in Integrasi Rawang Tiga and Jalan Badli Shah clusters, 104 close-contact screenings, and 105 other screenings.

    Kelantan reports 126 cases: 13 in older clusters, 21 in Jalan Kota Kubang Labu and Kampung Palekbang clusters, 68 close-contact screenings, and 24 other screenings. Sabah reports 112 cases: 40 in older clusters, nine in Belacon cluster, 39 close-contact screenings, and 24 other screenings. Penang reports 110 cases: 16 in existing clusters, 27 close-contact screenings, and 67 other screenings.

    Johor reports 97 local cases: 17 in older clusters, 32 in Jalan Mega Industri and Padang Hijau clusters, 26 close-contact screenings, and 22 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 77 local cases: two in existing clusters, 41 close-contact screenings, and 34 other screenings. Perak reports 61 cases: 50 in existing clusters, seven close-contact screenings, and four other screenings. Kedah reports 27 cases: 10 in older clusters, two in Taman Peruda cluster, seven close-contact screenings, and eight other screenings.

    Negeri Sembilan reports 14 cases: eight in existing clusters, and six other screenings. Pahang reports 11 cases: eight in existing clusters, two close-contact screenings, and one other screening.

    Terengganu reports nine cases: three in Kampung Belaoh cluster, five close-contact screenings, and one other screening. Labuan reports five local cases: one in an existing cluster, three close-contact screenings, and one other screening. Melaka reports six local cases: four in existing clusters, and two close-contact screenings. And Putrajaya reports three cases: two in existing clusters, and one close-contact screening.

    Perlis reports no new cases today.

    24 new cases today are imported: 10 in Kuala Lumpur, five in Selangor, four in Sarawak, three in Labuan, one in Johor, and one in Melaka.

    The deaths reported today are a 66-year-old woman in Sabah with hypertension, heart disease, and dyslipidaemia; a36-year-old man in Sabah with hypertension, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnoea; an 80-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; a 54-year-old man in Sabah with no co-morbidities listed; and a 65-year-old woman in Kelantan with diabetes.

  15. 15.

    Mousebumples

    i’m unwilling (@chris_notcapn) tweeted at 0:02 PM on Mon, Apr 05, 2021:

    Holy shit.

    A new HIV vaccine with a 97% antibody response rate in phase I human trials. It is based on the Moderna’s COVID vaccine.

    https://t.co/WMQzRBkKXh

    (https://twitter.com/chris_notcapn/status/1379117182999789575?s=03)

    From info seen in the replies, apparently Moderna is targeting some complicated diseases for vaccination (eg HIV, RSV) and BioNTech wants to try to make cancer treatments.

    Here’s hoping these new mRNA technologies can make a tremendous difference beyond COVID going forward.

  16. 16.

    Bruce K in ATH-GR

    Greece: for the 24-hour period ending Monday evening, 1866 new cases … but at a positivity rate of 11.43 percent. Whether that’s due to fewer tests on Sunday, with more of those being on an emergency basis, thus increasing the likelihood that someone who seeks out a test on Sunday is going to be positive … I don’t know.

    73 dead, and there are 759 patients in ICU on ventilators.

    And I just read something worrying in the Greek press: supposedly there’s a new study linking the Astra-Zeneca vaccine to cases of thrombosis, but authorities are saying the benefits outweigh the risks. I don’t know what that’s going to do to vaccination efforts in places that depend on the AZ shot…

  17. 17.

    Soprano2

    @West of the Rockies: Full baseball stadiums with no masks are still not a good idea right now, yet they’re doing that. Maybe they’ll do better than I think, but they’re definitely not taking precautions anymore. Outside is definitely safer than inside, but being crowded together like that is still not a good idea.

  18. 18.

    Sloane Ranger

    Monday in the UK was a public holiday so these figures should be read with that in mind, plus Wales and Northern Ireland are reporting 48 hours worth of data as they didn’t report anything on Sunday. Bearing these facts in mind, 2762 new cases were reported yesterday. This is a reduction of 33.5% in the rolling 7-day average. New cases by nation,

    England – 2236

    Northern Ireland – 89

    Scotland – 248

    Wales – 189.

    Deaths – There were 26 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday. This is a reduction of 44% in the rolling 7-day average. Deaths by nation, England – 16, Northern Ireland – 2, Scotland – 0 and Wales – 8.

    Testing – Not updated (Public Holiday)

    Hospitalisations – Not updated (see above)

    Vaccinations – As of 4 April a total of 31,581,623 people had received the 1st shot of a vaccine and 5,432,126 had received both. This means that 60% of UK residents have received 1 dose of a vaccine and 10.3% have had both. There has been a slowdown in the number of people being vaccinated over the last few days. This might be related to this having been the Easter weekend and people choosing not to have their shots during this period or it might be a genuine slowdown. We’ll see over the next few days.

    General – Boris Johnson has spoken and he has confirmed what I wrote yesterday. The relaxation for England will go ahead next week and we are on course for the next stage of relaxations on 17 May (which includes international leisure travel) but he warned people not to book foreign holidays as yet.  Not that that has stopped the holiday industry from upping their ads for same.

    The Government seems divided about vaccine passports. Boris has said they are only looking at them for international travel but Vaccine Minister, Nadhim Zahawi has said they are being explored for some internal uses.

  19. 19.

    Robert Sneddon

    @Sloane Ranger: ​
     

    This means that 60% of UK residents have received 1 dose of a vaccine and 10.3% have had both. There has been a slowdown in the number of people being vaccinated over the last few days. This might be related to this having been the Easter weekend and people choosing not to have their shots during this period or it might be a genuine slowdown.

    The Scottish First Minister reported a total of 259 new COVID-19 cases from yesterday and zero reported deaths, with the caveat that the reporting offices weren’t necessarily fully staffed over the holiday weekend so it may take up to Thursday to catch up with the true numbers. The test positivity rate is about 2.0%.

    She also said that the first deliveries of the Moderna mRNA vaccine have arrived in the UK. Scotland has been allocated over 1 million doses out of a UK total of 17 million or so which will arrive over the next few months under contract. They should start being injected into people’s arms some time in the next couple of weeks.

    Pretty much everyone in Scotland above the age of 60 has now been vaccinated with at least one dose (that includes me). The uptake in the 55-59 age range is 92% and for people aged 50-54 it’s 72%. Vaccine hesitancy doesn’t seem to be much of a thing here in Scotland, surprisingly.

  20. 20.

    Sloane Ranger

    @Robert Sneddon: 

    Vaccine hesitancy doesn’t seem to be much of a thing here in Scotland, surprisingly.

    All parts of the UK are reporting good take up with the vaccine. BoJo said yesterday during the presser that over 99% of people have come back for their 2nd shot so that’s very positive.

  21. 21.

    J R in WV

    @Soprano2: ​
     

    Full baseball stadiums with no masks

    How stupid do you have to be to risk your life going to a baseball game like that?

    GQP Stupid!

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