CORONAVIRUS UPDATE 16JULY 2020 10AM ET
(THURSDAY)
HERE IS YOUR CORONAVIRUS UPDATE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE HUMAN REPORT.ORG...JIM WATKINS
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IN THE U.S. AT THIS HOUR….
3.61 MILLION TOTAL CASES
71,750 NEW CASES IN ONE DAY, A NEW RECORD
140,200 DEATHS FROM COVID
1,001 NEW DEATHS ON WEDNESDAY...
STATES WITH THE MOST ACTIVITY...
TEXAS LEADS WITH 154 UP FROM 131
CALIFORNIA WITH 126, DOWN FROM 139
FLORIDA WITH 112, DOWN FROM 132
ARIZONA WITH 97, UP FROM 92, ITS TWO HIGHEST DEATH DAYS...
ALABAMA WITH 47, UP FROM 40, ITS HIGHEST DAY SO FAR
NEW JERSEY WITH 43, UP FROM 23...
President Donald Trump and the administration’s public health officials recommended that Americans wear masks when necessary, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Trump told CBS News in a Wednesday interview that he encourages people to don facial coverings in a bid to curb the spread, but said it should be left up to state governors on whether to impose mask requirements. President Trump added that States should follow CDC guidelines, which says masks should be mandatory...
BEST BUY, WALGREENS AND WALMART ADD TO THE LIST OF MAJOR RETAILERS WHICH WILL REQUIRE FACE MASKS TO BE WORN WHILE SHOPPING IN THESE STORES TO HELP CURB THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS...
TOKYO AND HONG KONG CONTINUE TO DO BATTLE WITH FIGHTING OUTBREAKS…JAPAN RECENTLY ISSUED A “RED ALERT” DUE TO A SPIKE IN NEW CASES….HONG KONG HEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE ISLAND NATION IS UNDERGOING A 3RD WAVE OF OUTBREAKS, REPORTING 42 NEW CASES WHICH HAS OCCURRED JUST AS BEIJING OPENING A NEW NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICE…INCLUDING A LARGE STAFF FORCE THAT HAD NOT BEEN TESTED FOR COVID UPON ENTERING THE COUNTRY TO SET UP THE NEW FACILITY…
GLOBAL HOT SPOTS…
BRAZIL 1,260 DEATHS
US IS 2ND WITH 1,001
MEXICO WITH 836
INDIA WITH 614
IRAN WITH 199
IN TOTAL, THERE HAVE BEEN 13.7 MILLION CORONAVIRUS CASES SINCE JANUARY…JUST UNDER 588,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM COVID RELATED ILLNESS…
FOR PERSPECTIVE, WE TOOK AT THE FIVE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH EACH YEAR…ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEA;LTH ORGANIZATION…
HEART ATTACK OR HEART FAILURE ACCOUNTS FOR 17 MILLION DEATHS PER YEAR, FOLLOWED BY RESPIRATORY FAILURE, WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE TWO MOST COMMON UNDERLYING CONDITIONS OF COVID DEATHS, IN ADDITION TO HYPERTENSION, OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE BROUGHT ON BY POOR DIET OR BEING OVER WEIGHT…
DIABETES KILLS 1.37 MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM MALARIA THIS YEAR THAN COVID 19, AT 619,000...
WITH YOUR CORONAVIRUS UPDATE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE HUMAN REPORT.ORG...I’M JIM WATKINS