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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Monday / Tuesday, April 26-27

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  1. 1.

    NeenerNeener

    Monroe County, NY stats:

    139 new cases
    4313 active cases
    1226 deaths

    2.9% test positivity
    210 people hospitalized, 46 people in the ICU

    48.1% with at least 1 vaccination

    35.6% totally vaccinated

    The vaccination rate is slowing down a lot.

  2. 2.

    OzarkHillbilly

    Despite the J&J pause and loads of anti-#vaccine disinformation, polls show that most American adults are either already #COVID19 vaxed, or plan to get it: Just NOT w/the J&J vaccine.

    One is far more likely to get killed in a car accident while driving to get the J&J vaccine than one is to get sick from it.

  3. 3.

    Joey Maloney

    My “yellow card” vax record stays in my passport’s Faraday cover. My Covid “green card” is online.

  4. 4.

    OzarkHillbilly

    A private school in Miami, citing false claims, bars vaccinated teachers from contact with students.
    Teachers who get the vaccine over the summer will not be allowed to return .. effectively making teachers’ employment contingent on avoiding the vaccine.

    Ohboyohboyoboyo A superspreader school! Sadly, the disease being spread there is stupidity and there is no known cure for that.

  5. 5.

    Robert Sneddon

    The UK’s vaccination record is a credit-card-sized cardboard slip with hand-written details of when the vaccination(s) took place and which vaccine, batch numbers etc. It’s not any kind of vaccination passport or proof the card’s owner has been vaccinated at all (no name or other ID).

    I get my second vaccination tomorrow here in Edinburgh, AstraZeneca. It’s just over 11 weeks since my first vaccination, within the promised 12 week extended interval decided on by the JCVI advisory group to try and prevent the health services crashing under the load of the large numbers of cases back in January and February. Most vaccinations happening right now in the UK are second-dose to catch up with the first-dose vaccinations carried out over the previous couple of months.

  9. 9.

    e julius drivingstorm

    Does anyone know whether or not comprehensive vaccine records have been computerized so that we may eventually be issued a federal ID card if necessary? Such an ID could also be used to satisfy Republican voter ID requirement shenanigans – Oh and wouldn’t it be nice if prospected voters were required to have the vaccine? (not all snark, but quite a bit).

  10. 10.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    @CliosFanBoy: Then the good news is the students will have already been infected by their parents who would have to be MAGAhead loons to send their kids to a school like that.

  11. 11.

    Cermet

    India is a disaster solely due to its fascist leader Modi; still, hope our emergency supplies of equipment (esp. oxygen generators) are rushed there asap.

    They wasted a year that they could have been far better prepared for a return of the virus. The loonies that said they were ‘immune’ because the first wave was minor did bother to look at India’s population to age pyramid – younger people (under 25) make up a huge majority as a percentage of the population (and old people 60 and up, very few in comparison) and since the early Covid-19 didn’t readily infect young people (and was quickly suppressed by those that did get ill), they assumed they were safe overall. Stupid not to also realize that the virus would mutate becoming more infectious and more likely to hit the younger population. Africa is likely in a similar situation.

    It will be a long and terrible spring in India (AC units are already causing fires in hospitals – not a good sign for the summer season yet to come.) Hope the local countries can speed supplies/equipment to India.

  12. 12.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    Worth keeping in mind that India has four times the population of the US. The current number for India still aren’t as bad as a percentage of the total popular at the ours’ are. Not to say it isn’t a tragedy, but we are hardly ones to go tsk tsk them.

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    OzarkHillbilly

    @e julius drivingstorm: In the rush to get vaccines in arms and the plethora of agencies/hospitals/pharmacies involved in that effort, it’s probably safe to say whatever record keeping is done is a mish mash of incompatibility.

  14. 14.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    My wallet is designed to hold Euros because I bought it in Europe after my pocket was picked. It still isn’t big enough for that card.

  15. 15.

    Baud

    @Enhanced Voting Techniques:

    We shouldn’t tsk tsk anyone, but unlike a lot of other countries going through the fascist experiment right now, we defeated our the first chance we got.  That’s the only reason we’re doing as well as we are.

  16. 16.

    Baud

    How the US went from having one of the worst Covid responses to being a global leader in vaccinations under Biden

    I didn’t scam every tweet in AL’s post, so sorry if this is a repost.

  20. 20.

    debbie

    Has anyone heard anything about how they will be addressing refrigeration of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines they want countries in Africa and Asia to be able to manufacture? This does not seem do-able.

  21. 21.

    MisterForkbeard

    @NeenerNeener: My county in California went from 100-400 cases per day back in January to… 15/day or less for the last 10 days. We’ve had .5 death a week for a month or so.

    It’s great, huge shift from where we were and it’s a good position for a county of 500k people.

  22. 22.

    JAFD

    Received a letter last week from Joseyh DiVincenzo, Essex County Executive, saying “We hope you found … the process to get vaccinated easy and convenient. … I am pleased to present you with the enclosed plastic holder to protect your card …”

    Well, it’s a suitably sized plastic envelope inscribed “Essex Coounty, New Jersey Vaccination Record / Putting Essex County’s Health First.” and should I ever need to carry that card around anywhere, will undoubtedly be useful.  As most of nearby Krispy Kreme shops are in Manhattan, keeping my vax card with my PATH and MTA senior fare cards…

    Hoping all youse jackals are keeping healthy, happy and hydrated.

  23. 23.

    prostratedragon

    @debbie:  Saw recently that Pfizer is coming out with a version that needs less special handling, including ordinary rather than super cold refrigeration. That should help some.

  24. 24.

    YY_Sima Qian

    On 4/26 China reported 0 new domestic confirmed & 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered, both at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. There are currently 46 domestic confirmed & 11 domestic asymptomatic cases in Yunnan Province. 3 communities remain at High Risk. 3 residential compounds, 1 factory & 2 villages remain at Medium Risk.

    Imported Cases

    On 4/26 China reported 11 new imported confirmed cases, 15 imported asymptomatic cases:

    • Yunnan Province (location not specified) – 3 confirmed cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Myanmar, via land border crossing
    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 5 confirmed cases (2 previously asymptomatic), 2 Chinese nationals returning from Egypt & 1 each from Tanzania (via Amsterdam Schiphol), Nigeria (via Amsterdam Schiphol) & India (via Kathmandu); 4 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Egypt, Nigeria (via Amsterdam Schiphol), Myanmar & India (via Kathmandu)
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 2 confirmed cases, a Chinese national returning from the Ukraine (via Amsterdam Schiphol) & the US; 3 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Cambodia, the Philippines & the UAE
    • Foshan in Guangdong Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, both Chinese nationals returning from Iraq, off a flight that landed at Guangzhou
    • Shanghai Municipality – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from the DRC (via Paris CdG)
    • Hohhot in Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region – 1 confirmed case, off a flight diverted from Beijing, no further information released
    • Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province – 1 confirmed case (previously asymptomatic), coming from Egypt
    • Chongqing Municipality – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Nepal
    • Xi’an in Shaanxi Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, both Chinese nationals returning from Nigeria (via Frankfurt)
    • Dalian in Liaoning Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Tianjin Municipality – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from the US

     

    Overall in China, 6 confirmed cases recovered, 14 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & 4 were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 905 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 316 active confirmed cases in the country (270 imported), 4 in critical/serious condition (all imported), 321 asymptomatic cases (310 imported), 3 suspect cases (all imported). 8,336 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    As of 4/26, 229.489M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 4.588M doses in the past 24 hrs.

    On 4/27, Hong Kong reported 8 new case, 5 imported (from the Indonesia, Japan, India & Turkey) & 3 domestic (all have sources of identification identified).

  25. 25.

    Sloane Ranger

    Monday in the UK we had 2064 new cases. This is a decrease of 6.5% in the rolling 7-day average. Some of these cases might have actually been identified over the weekend but not reported until yesterday. New cases by nation,

    England – 1752 (up 351)

    Northern Ireland – 73 (no change from Sunday)

    Scotland – 142 (down 34)

    Wales – 97 (up 35).

    Deaths – There were 6 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday. Deaths by nation, England – 3, Northern Ireland – 1, Scotland – 0 and Wales – 2.

    Testing – 1,477,709 tests were conducted on Sunday, 25 April. This is an increase of 6.2% in the rolling 7-day average. The PCR testing capacity estimated by labs on this day was 639,654.

    Hospitalisations – Not updated.

    Vaccinations – By 25 April, a total of 33,752,885 people had received 1 shot of a vaccine and 12,897,123 had received both. In percentage terms this means that 64.1% of all adults in the UK had received 1 dose of a vaccine and 24.5% were fully vaccinated. As Robert Sneddon noted above, this month the NHS has concentrated on giving 2nd doses in order to meet the 12 weeks interval decided upon.

    Unlike the US, we are, in typically British fashion, forming an orderly queue based on age and it has just been announced that those aged 42 and over are now eligible to get vaccianted. Hate to boast, but, although the US may have a higher percentage of fully vaccinated people, we in the UK have more of our population with at least some protection against the virus and there is little organised opposition against getting the shots. It helps that people generally trust the NHS and all the major political parties and organised religious groups are aboard the vaccine train and urging everyone to also get on.

  26. 26.

    JAFD

    @JAFD:Apologies to Mr.  Joseph DiVincenzo

    Mr, JAFD should remember not to click ‘post comment’ until after his second cuppa of the morn.

  27. 27.

    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s Director-General of Heath Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 2,733 new Covid-19 cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 398,451 cases. He also reports 13 new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,462 deaths — 0.37% of the cumulative reported total, 0.39% of resolved cases.

    There are currently 25,414 active and contagious cases; 294 are in ICU, 138 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 2,019 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 371,575 patients recovered – 93.25% of the cumulative reported total.

    11 new clusters were reported today: Jalan Sejati, Persiaran Setia Murni, and Jalan Puchong in Selangor; Akar Peluru in Kedah; Cangkat Minden in Penang; Jalan Bukit Emas in Negeri Sembilan; Teknologi Ayer Keroh in Melaka; Jalan Kempas-Muar in Johor; Bandar Baru Sentul in Kuala Lumpur; Sungai Tuah in Sarawak; and Jalan Padang Tembak in Kelantan.

    Teknologi Ayer Keroh, Jalan Kempas-Muar, and Jalan Padang Tembak are workplace clusters. Persiaran Setia Murni and Jalan Puchong are education clusters at Ministry of Education schools. Jalan Sejati and Cangkat Minden are also education clusters. Akar Peluru, Bandar Baru Sentul, and Sungai Tuah are community clusters. Jalan Bukit Emas is a high-risk group cluster.

    2,768 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 750 cases: 29 in older clusters; 37 in Jalan Puchong, Jalan Sejati, and Persiaran Setia Murni clusters; 502 close-contact screenings; and 182 other screenings. Kelantan reports 484 cases: 86 in older clusters, 10 in Jalan Padang Tembak cluster, 322 close-contact screenings, and 66 other screenings. Sarawak reports 432 cases: 101 in older clusters, 28 in Sungai Tuah cluster, 245 close-contact screenings, and 58 other screenings.

    Kuala Lumpur reports 373 local cases: two in older clusters, six in Bandar Baru Sentul cluster, 234 close-contact screenings, and 131 other screenings.

    Johor reports 220 cases: 47 in older clusters, 66 in Jalan Kempas-Muar cluster, 79 close-contact screenings, and 28 other screenings. Penang reports 115 cases: 30 in older clusters, three in Cangkat Minden cluster, 46 close-contact screenings, and 36 other screenings.

    Sabah reports 81 local cases: eight in existing clusters, 61 close-contact screenings, and 12 other screenings. Terengganu reports 61 cases: 46 in existing clusters, 10 close-contact screenings, and five other screenings. Kedah reports 51 cases: 24 in older clusters, six in Akar Peluru cluster, 12 close-contact screenings, and nine other screenings.

    Negeri Sembilan reports 39 cases: nine in older clusters, 17 in Jalan Bukit Emas cluster, seven close-contact screenings, and six other screenings. Perak reports 38 cases: 12 in existing clusters, 19 close-contact screenings, and seven other screenings. Pahang reports 35 cases: three in existing clusters, 18 close-contact screenings, and 14 other screenings. Melaka reports 33 cases: 18 in Teknologi Ayer Keroh cluster, 11 close-contact screenings, and four other screenings.

    Putrajaya reports 15 cases: four in existing clusters, nine close-contact screenings, and two other screenings. And Perlis reports one case, a close-contact screening.

    Labuan reports no new cases today.

    Five new cases today are imported: four in Kuala Lumpur, and one in Sabah.

    The deaths reported today are a 70-year-old man in Johor with hypertension and dyslipidaemia; a 54-year-old man in Sarawak with a prolapsed intervertebral disc; a 79-year-old man in Johor with no co-morbidities listed; a 48-year-old woman in Sarawak with hypertension; a 62-year-old man in Kuala Lumpur, DOA with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; a 45-year-old woman in Sarawak with diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia; a 78-year-old man in Negeri Sembilan with no co-morbidities listed; a 71-year-old man in Kelantan with dibetes, hypertension, and heart disease; a 64-year-old man in Kelantan with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic obstructive lung disease; an 80-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, gout, liver disease, and chronic kidney disease; an 83-year-old man in Penang with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; a 65-year-old woman in Negeri Sembilan with diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease; and a 32-year-old non-Malaysian man in Selsangor, DOA with no co-morbidities listed.

  28. 28.

    CliosFanBoy

    I get my second shot today (Team Pfitzer!) so we’ll see how sick it makes me for the next couple of days. Wheeeeeeee

  29. 29.

    Another Scott

    @e julius drivingstorm: Andy Slavit (I think it was) said weeks ago at one of the Covid briefings that there was not going to be a federal “passport”.  The CDC probably gets reports on each vaccination, but I don’t know how much personal information is attached.

    It’s unfortunate that we cannot have sensible official documentation, but the Teabaggers would like nothing better than yet another thing to distract from the job at hand, so it’s smart (in this political environment) for Biden’s team not to spend any time on it.

    Cheers,

    Scott.

  30. 30.

    Robert Sneddon

    Scotland — 133 new cases, 1 death. Test positivity is at 1%. Over 42,000 people were vaccinated yesterday, mostly second-dose appointments. The headline numbers are noticeably better than they were even a month ago. I’m looking forward to the new cases number falling and staying below 100 soon.

     

    Shops, restaurants, gyms etc. in Scotland opened up for business again on Monday with occupancy limits, distancing, mask requirements etc. Pubs can serve alcohol outdoors, no indoor drinking permitted quite yet. The intention is to move from Level 3 to Level 2 with nearly everything open and limited restrictions of activities by the middle of May if things continue to improve.

  31. 31.

    J R in WV

    @OzarkHillbilly: ​

    …whatever record keeping is done is a mish mash of incompatibility.

    I love your use of the technical term “mish mash” — so elegant, so accurate!!

  32. 32.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    Good lord, I saw a picture of the woman who runs that “School” in Florida, really a Christian Madras; some Rich Family’s Fail Son married his sex worker and dad gave her a job to keep it respectable is the look of it.

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