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Coronavirus leaves more Americans dead than WWI

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ISLAMABAD: With 740 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the United States has seen more people die from the pandemic than died in World War I, according to international media reports.

The new figure brought the country’s total COVID-19 deaths up to 119,458. The increase came after two days of death tolls under 400. And 23,351 new cases in the same 24-hour period brought the total US count up to 2,220,159, making it by far the hardest-hit of any country in the world.

The country´s pandemic death toll had already passed that of its soldiers in the Vietnam War in late April. The United States, where many businesses are reopening, continues to register around 20,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus each day. Several states are even recording their highest levels of new cases since the start of the pandemic.

China’s capital cancelled scores of flights, shut schools and blocked off some neighbourhoods as it ramped up efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has fanned fears of wider contagion.

Many in Beijing have had their daily lives upended by the resurgence of the disease over the past six days, with some fearing the entire city is headed for a lockdown as new cases rise. Health officials reported 31 new infections for June 16, taking cumulative cases since Thursday to 137 in the city’s worst resurgence in four months, with 356,000 people tested since Sunday.

The pandemic has killed at least 448,103 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to international media reports. The United States has the most deaths followed by Brazil with 45,585, Britain with 42,153, Italy with 34,448 and France with 29,547 fatalities.

Brazil recorded its highest daily jump in new cases, with nearly 35,000 registered in 24 hours, the health ministry said. The grim new record comes as the WHO´s top official for the Americas again voiced concern over the situation in Brazil.

"Brazil has 23 percent of all cases and 21 percent of all deaths in our region. And we are not seeing transmission slowing down," Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organisation, tells a news conference.

India´s official coronavirus death toll leapt by more than 2,000 to reach 12,065 on Wednesday as Germany advised its nationals to consider leaving the country because of growing health risks.

Mumbai revised its toll up by 862 to 3,165 because of unspecified accounting "discrepancies" while New Delhi saw a record jump of more than 400 deaths, taking its total to more than 1,800. The pandemic has badly hit India´s densely populated major cities and Chennai ordered a new lockdown from Friday because of a surge in cases.

Indian Occupied Kashmir reported a fresh COVID-19 death in early morning Wednesday, taking the fatality count due to the deadly disease in the territory to 65. Sweden, which has gained international attention for its softer approach to curbing the spread of the new coronavirus, said Wednesday its death toll had passed the 5,000 mark.

Peru´s health ministry said Tuesday that the hard-hit nation´s coronavirus death toll had reached 7,056, the third-highest in Latin America after Brazil and Mexico.

Officials said the number of confirmed cases is now beyond 237,000 in Peru, which has been under a nationwide lockdown for three months.

Meanwhile, German biotech firm CureVac has won permission to start human trials of a promising coronavirus vaccine, regulators announced Wednesday, as the global race to stop the pandemic gathers pace.

The Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), the German body responsible for assessing clinical trials and approving vaccines, called the approval "an important milestone". In a statement, it said it had given CureVac the green light based on "a careful assessment of the risk/benefit profile of the vaccine candidate".
 
: June 18, 2020, 16:34 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,245,568

Deaths:
120,160

Recovered:
919,405
 
The virus hits Florida’s farm workers hard, just as many get ready to travel north for harvest season.

will undoubtedly bring the virus with them.

Florida’s agricultural communities have become cradles of infection, fueling a disturbing spike in the state’s daily toll of new infections, which hit another record on Thursday, when more than 3,200 cases were reported. The implications go far beyond Florida: As case numbers in places there are swelling, many farmworkers are migrating north.

As in other agricultural communities around the country, Florida’s farming regions have a high degree of built-in risk. Fruit and vegetable pickers toil close to each other in fields, ride buses shoulder-to-shoulder and sleep in cramped apartments or in trailers with other laborers or several generations of their families.

While many of them are guest workers on temporary visas, others are undocumented, with little access to routine health care and an ingrained fear of the authorities.

the Trump administration’s misleading claim that the rising case numbers in the state should be attributed primarily to more widespread testing and not to the economic reopening.)

Farmworkers tend to be younger and fitter than the rest of the population and may not suffer as severely from the virus. Some of them joke, in gallows humor, that if the tomato fertilizer has not killed them yet, maybe the virus will not.

Other news from around the United States:

  • The governors of at least six states — Michigan, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, South Carolina and Vermont — have recently extended their state of emergency orders, even as cases in some of the states have been declining. Along with control over travel restrictions and business closures, the emergency declarations provide a direct line to federal funding for disaster relief.

  • Cases have spiked in Arizona, where a sheriff who was scheduled to meet with Mr. Trump tested positive ahead of his trip to the White House. Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County, who had called enforcement of the state’s stay-at-home order unconstitutional, said that he did not have symptoms and would self-isolate. The governor said Wednesday he would allow mayors to require mask wearing if they see the need. Across the country, there had been a bubbling backlash to stay-at-home orders. Some protesters, businesses and church leaders defied the measures.

  • New Jersey malls, as iconic in the state as the shore and the boardwalk, can reopen on June 29, the governor said. Stores will be limited to 50 percent, employees and customers must wear masks, and food courts stay closed, though restaurants can serve takeout.
 
June 18, 2020, 21:29 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,257,201

Deaths:
120,520

Recovered:
924,740
 
June 18, 2020, 23:05 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,260,095

Deaths:
120,567

Recovered:
926,957



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New York

Coronavirus Cases:

408,406

Deaths:
31,091

Recovered:
86,864

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New Jersey

Coronavirus Cases:

170,982

Deaths:
12,927

Recovered:
35,053

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California

Coronavirus Cases:

165,324

Deaths:
5,320

Recovered:
45,361
 
June 19, 2020, 12:29 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,264,220

Deaths:
120,691

Recovered:
931,149
 
US is not trying to eradicate the virus but keep it at bay while vaccines/treatments become available.
 
June 20, 2020, 22:42 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:
2,328,690

Deaths:
121,953

Recovered:
966,220
 
More young people across the South are testing positive for coronavirus, officials warn

By Christina Maxouris, CNN

June 21, 2020


The shifts in demographics have been recorded in parts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and other states -- many of which were some of the first to reopen.
And while some officials have pointed to more widespread testing being done, others say the new cases stem from Americans failing to social distance or wear masks.
In Mississippi, where one health officer called adherence to social distancing over the past weeks "overwhelmingly disappointing," officials attributed clusters of new cases to fraternity rush parties.
Despite stark warnings from experts across the US, hundreds gathered Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for President Donald Trump's first re-election campaign rally since the start of the pandemic.
Few donned masks even as Tulsa County reported its highest number of new infections in a day Saturday -- the fifth time this week the country reported a record.
Given the increases, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been conducting a scientific review about the public health benefits of masks, and will soon make an updated recommendation, a senior CDC official told CNN.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/19/us/states-face-mask-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
These are the states requiring people to wear masks when out in public

A senior official with knowledge of the review said science is being studied as to whether masks are not only "good for source control -- and keeping you from giving it to others -- but we're also seeing if masks are going to protect you from getting [Covid-19] yourself."
"We know it's a good thing to wear a mask to protect others. We are studying if it is also potentially going to keep you safe," the official added.
The CDC website has two separate pages of guidance on face coverings. One recommends people wear masks when they leave their home. The other recommends people wear a mask if they cannot properly social distance.
So far, the US has recorded more than 2.2 million cases and at least 119,719 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.


Where young people are testing positive

Saturday cases are "shifting in a radical direction" toward populations in their 20s and 30s.
Those younger groups testing positive are mostly asymptomatic and don't require clinical attention, the governor said.
"We're also seeing that not only are they testing positive because they're testing more, they're also testing positive at a higher rate increasingly over the last week," DeSantis said, adding there's evidence of transmission between those younger groups.
That increased testing, he said, comes as many people are returning to the workforce.
Experts have raised alarm about Florida's climbing cases, saying the state could become the next US coronavirus epicenter. On Saturday, Florida reported 4,049 new cases -- the most reported in a single day.


In South Carolina, health officials said Friday people under the age of 30 were increasingly testing positive for the virus -- around 18% of the state's total cases come from people between the ages of 21 and 30.
"The increases that we're seeing serve as a warning that young adults and youth are not immune to Covid-19," said Dr. Brannon Traxler, the state's Department of Health and Environmental Control physician consultant. "They also tell us that younger South Carolinians are not taking social distancing seriously."

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Tongs are used to give surgical masks to guests entering the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on June 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
And Georgia's largest hospital also reported seeing an increase in patients in their 20s and 30s, according to CNN affiliate WSB.
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June 22, 2020, 00:27 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,356,645

Deaths:
122,247

Recovered:
979,738
 
New Yorkers get ready to dine out again


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Like other places we have reported about on Monday, New York is preparing to further lift its restrictions. It is entering the second phase of its four-phase easing plan and reopening a number of facilities.

For the first time in three months, New Yorkers will be able to dine out, though only at outdoor tables. They will also be able to browse in some of the city’s major stores, including flagship department store Macy's. Playgrounds and hair salons are also due to reopen.

Workers will be able to return to their office buildings, including the World Trade Center’s office towers - though some might choose to remain at home. The city estimates 150,000 to 300,000 additional workers will return to their jobs.
 
Holy sh@t, all it take is a month and a half since i last updated it on "May 5" to add "1.16 million" new cases and "51000" death toll to the record book, looks like the "3 million" grim landmark will be reach much sooner than predicted due to the risky unprepared open up
Chances are when those "Wannabe White Americans" disappear all of the sudden here, we knew what happened LOL:dirol:
Updates "2,386,891" total cases along with "122,595" death toll
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I did say the US already reached the point of no return. Now that many states are starting to open up again and also due to the riots the number of new cases are starting to take pace. F-22Raptor has already stopped commenting here with his flattening and decreasing fantasy. Up to 3 million that is going to set another milestone.
 
June 23, 2020, 15:21 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,390,986

Deaths:
122,705

Recovered:
1,003,322
 
June 23, 2020, 20:57 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,414,811

Deaths:
123,357

Recovered:
1,006,622
 
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