Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #61

[astheworldfallsdown]

Coronavirus: No deaths and 18 new cases confirmed in Ireland

Ireland

HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE confirmed that there have been no new deaths related to Covid-19 in Ireland.

It means that the number of people in this country with the coronavirus who have sadly died remains at 1,706.

This is the second day that no new Covid-19-related deaths have been confirmed, with the first being 25 May.

The National Public Health Emergency Team has also said that a further 18 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed, brining the total in this country to 25,321.

Today’s data from the HPSC shows that, as of midnight on Saturday, 13 June:

• 57% of cases are female and 43% are male
• The median age of confirmed cases is 48
• 3,278 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
• Of those hospitalised, 417 cases have been admitted to ICU
• 8,130 cases are associated with healthcare workers
• Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,213, followed by Cork with 1,533 cases and Kildare with 1,434 cases
• Of those for whom transmission status is know, community transmission accounts for 37%, close contact accounts for 60% and travel abroad accounts for 2%.

A bi-weekly media briefing about Covid-19 is taking place in the Department of Health this evening involving chief medical officer Dr. Tony Holohan, deputy CMO Dr. Ronan Glynn and the HSE’s integrated care lead Dr Siobhán Ní Bhriain.

In a statement this evening, Dr Holohan said: “An analysis of cases reported in the last 14 days tells us that the number of daily cases remains on a downward trend. This combined with hospitalisation and ICU trends indicates that the behaviours adopted by the general public continue to suppress the disease in the community.”

This evenings briefing is taking place after the Taoiseach and Minister for Health both launched a government information campaign on the wearing of face coverings this morning.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I do not understand why masks are not sold in more places. It would be so good to see selections of them in the clothing stores and at the grocery, for instance.
I may try making my own masks, too.

I totally agree. I did spot some at Marks & Spencers a few weeks ago (£5 for 3 I think) and I've just seen cotton ones for sale on Boden in their beautiful fabrics, £20 for 3.

But you're right, they should be available in all supermarkets, petrol stations etc.

 

[mickey2942]

I remember all you guys saying that Florida was going to end up royally screwed by the virus.

Are care home stats being included in the US death rate yet? Last I heard I think a third of states were underreporting by failing to add those deaths to the tally.

It will be interesting to see what the excess death rates are, worldwide, by the end of the year. So many countries aren't being truthful or accurate in their reported numbers. India's stats are crazy low, Russia's too. While the UK does include care home deaths, it is said the actual figure may be 10-20% higher than the official stats; I'm not sure where those extra deaths are occurring though.

The most concerning part about the focus on testing, is who they are missing. If they are not doing contact tracing on every single person who tested positive, it is basically just a waste of time.

With the positive cases in FL, I think that we can triple the number of positive cases. That would "estimate" the ones who are not being tested, to see a complete picture.

And, I would like to see aggregate death rates. Which is impossible to find. That would be a true piece of information.

 

[mickey2942]

Ruh Ro. CNN is reporting that several Dallas Cowboys & Houston Texans players have tested positive.

But I thought things were going so well in TX.

Texas will have the same problem as Florida. Under count of positive cases. Relying on "testing" only works with a population like South Korea or China, every single person has document status.

Here, we have so many undocumented people, no one has an accurate count. And those folks are not going to go get tested for anything. Believe me.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Coronavirus: No deaths and 18 new cases confirmed in Ireland

Ireland

HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE confirmed that there have been no new deaths related to Covid-19 in Ireland.

It means that the number of people in this country with the coronavirus who have sadly died remains at 1,706.

This is the second day that no new Covid-19-related deaths have been confirmed, with the first being 25 May.

The National Public Health Emergency Team has also said that a further 18 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed, brining the total in this country to 25,321.

Today’s data from the HPSC shows that, as of midnight on Saturday, 13 June:

• 57% of cases are female and 43% are male
• The median age of confirmed cases is 48
• 3,278 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
• Of those hospitalised, 417 cases have been admitted to ICU
• 8,130 cases are associated with healthcare workers
• Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,213, followed by Cork with 1,533 cases and Kildare with 1,434 cases
• Of those for whom transmission status is know, community transmission accounts for 37%, close contact accounts for 60% and travel abroad accounts for 2%.

A bi-weekly media briefing about Covid-19 is taking place in the Department of Health this evening involving chief medical officer Dr. Tony Holohan, deputy CMO Dr. Ronan Glynn and the HSE’s integrated care lead Dr Siobhán Ní Bhriain.

In a statement this evening, Dr Holohan said: “An analysis of cases reported in the last 14 days tells us that the number of daily cases remains on a downward trend. This combined with hospitalisation and ICU trends indicates that the behaviours adopted by the general public continue to suppress the disease in the community.”

This evenings briefing is taking place after the Taoiseach and Minister for Health both launched a government information campaign on the wearing of face coverings this morning.

This is great news, well done to Ireland. They contained it, managed it, and are seeing the benefit.

The UK death rate is also "good" (for want of a better word), with 38 deaths reported today and 36 yesterday, on our weekend days. Just hoping they don't surge back up after all the beach visits, protests, and shops reopening.

 

[margarita25]

Ruh Ro. CNN is reporting that several Dallas Cowboys & Houston Texans players have tested positive.

But I thought things were going so well in TX.

Deshaun Watson was at the George Floyd rally where there were 60,000 people.

I also saw reports of increased police officers getting infected after the protests:

Houston police see uptick in COVID cases after George Floyd protests

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ETA/

Coronavirus: Ezekiel Elliott, several Cowboys and Texans players test positive for COVID-19, per report

Report: Several Texans players tested positive for COVID-19

Several Cowboys Reportedly Test Positive for COVID-19: NFL Insider

 

[margarita25]

Yes, I believe that's the case. I keep wondering what it takes to change the status to recovered. I think it's 3 negative tests over a certain period of time. Where I live, about 1/3rd of the positives who are not recovered are listed as quarantined at home.

Some may be lost to follow-up. Perhaps the remainder haven't been virus-free for long enough? I'm wondering if each area uses the same rules.

I know that CDC isolation recommendations are as follows:

“Recommendation: For persons recovered from COVID-19 illness, CDC recommends that isolation be maintained for at least 10 days after illness onset and at least 3 days (72 hours) after recovery. Illness onset is defined as the date symptoms begin.

Recovery is defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications with progressive improvement or resolution of other symptoms. Ideally, isolation should be maintained for this full period to the extent that it is practicable under rapidly changing circumstances.

Communities, Schools, Workplaces, & Events.

 

[24Roses]

Iowa numbers today: 137-142 (IMO) new confirmed cases and IMO 2 more have passed away. We now have a total of 24,041-24,046 confirmed cases and 653 have passed away. 14,461 have recovered.Iowa COVID-19 Information (link numbers will change daily around 11:00 a.m.)
COVID-19 Update: reported cases and deaths continue to trend down

 

[tabitha111]

Researcher: Asymptomatic Coronavirus Patients Can Still Face Organ Damage

(SCARY!!)

Researcher: Asymptomatic Coronavirus Patients Can Still Face Organ Damage
Sunday, June 14, 2020

"People can go through a whole infection and not know it at all," he said.

"But the other thing that we uncovered that was a surprise to us, and I don't think most people know this, is that even though you don't have symptoms, which is silent enough as it is, there's another level of silence, which is you can have internal organ damage and not know it."

One study looked at CT scans conducted on individuals aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. In that case, 54% of 76 asymptomatic individuals showed significant subclinical lung abnormalities.

BBM & SBM

 

[margarita25]

Researcher: Asymptomatic Coronavirus Patients Can Still Face Organ Damage

(SCARY!!)

Researcher: Asymptomatic Coronavirus Patients Can Still Face Organ Damage
Sunday, June 14, 2020

"People can go through a whole infection and not know it at all," he said.

"But the other thing that we uncovered that was a surprise to us, and I don't think most people know this, is that even though you don't have symptoms, which is silent enough as it is, there's another level of silence, which is you can have internal organ damage and not know it."

One study looked at CT scans conducted on individuals aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. In that case, 54% of 76 asymptomatic individuals showed significant subclinical lung abnormalities.

BBM & SBM

Whaaat?

 

[SA55]

DBM

 

[SA55]

Yes, I believe that's the case. I keep wondering what it takes to change the status to recovered. I think it's 3 negative tests over a certain period of time. Where I live, about 1/3rd of the positives who are not recovered are listed as quarantined at home.

Some may be lost to follow-up. Perhaps the remainder haven't been virus-free for long enough? I'm wondering if each area uses the same rules.

I have a question for you, since I greatly appreciate all your logic, linked references and opinions. Any idea what chances are that you would be infected by virus if you were in close proximity to someone contagious?
I'm trying hard to remain rational and calm when talking with family that is totally dismissing this threat as totally political and irrelevant to their lives. Just would like to be better prepared with my responses if I can't avoid another ridiculous conversation.

 

[margarita25]

Houston:
More local restaurants temporarily close after positive COVID-19 tests

Seems to be a new pattern emerging wrt to restaurants. Moo.

 

[ilovewings]

Researcher: Asymptomatic Coronavirus Patients Can Still Face Organ Damage

(SCARY!!)

Researcher: Asymptomatic Coronavirus Patients Can Still Face Organ Damage
Sunday, June 14, 2020

"People can go through a whole infection and not know it at all," he said.

"But the other thing that we uncovered that was a surprise to us, and I don't think most people know this, is that even though you don't have symptoms, which is silent enough as it is, there's another level of silence, which is you can have internal organ damage and not know it."

One study looked at CT scans conducted on individuals aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. In that case, 54% of 76 asymptomatic individuals showed significant subclinical lung abnormalities.

BBM & SBM

That is beyond frightening-- This virus is beyond evil!

 

[Chelly]

I have a question for you, since I greatly appreciate all your logic, linked references and opinions. Any idea what chances are that you would be infected by virus if you were in close proximity to someone contagious?
I'm trying hard to remain rational and calm when talking with family that is totally dismissing this threat as totally political and irrelevant to their lives. Just would like to be better prepared with my responses if I can't avoid another ridiculous conversation.

I would love to know the answer to this as well. I ask everyone I know if they personally know anyone who has had the virus. The answer is always no.

I believe the threat is increasing and have begun to wear a plastic face shield over my mask. Much safer.

 

[ilovewings]

A word to the wise: I am ordering paper products on-line- and guess what i am finding, at least at Walmart? yesterday all toilet paper products were available, today many of Charmin products are out of stock. also i wanted to have Bounty delivered to my home but they won't deliver it, you have to go to the store. I believe with the cases upticking and a second wave expected, people are beginning to stock up. I know the supermarket and drugstores around my house have small packages of toilet paper and they are all expensive as well. Just sayin'

 

[tresir2012]

Researcher: Asymptomatic Coronavirus Patients Can Still Face Organ Damage

(SCARY!!)

Researcher: Asymptomatic Coronavirus Patients Can Still Face Organ Damage
Sunday, June 14, 2020

"People can go through a whole infection and not know it at all," he said.

"But the other thing that we uncovered that was a surprise to us, and I don't think most people know this, is that even though you don't have symptoms, which is silent enough as it is, there's another level of silence, which is you can have internal organ damage and not know it."

One study looked at CT scans conducted on individuals aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. In that case, 54% of 76 asymptomatic individuals showed significant subclinical lung abnormalities.

BBM & SBM

Woah. This has taken how long to come out?

 

[ilovewings]

Woah. This has taken how long to come out?

Too long-- although with the way this virus keeps changing, maybe it is relatively new information and they had to verify it before they made it public

 

[tabitha111]

West Virginia Governor Calls In National Guard To Contain Coronavirus Outbreak At A Church

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) — A coronavirus outbreak at a West Virginia church has caused at least 17 virus cases, prompting the governor to call in the National Guard for decontamination work, state officials said Saturday.

[...]
“I want to strongly encourage all West Virginians, especially when in church settings, to follow the guidelines and use every other pew, maintain social distancing and please wear masks,” Gov. Jim Justice said in a release. “A lot of the attendance at our churches are those that are elderly and at higher risk, so we are cautioning everyone to strictly follow our guidelines.”

 

[tresir2012]

How many confirmed cases are there in your area?

From todays UK briefing.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, known as Sage, believes the R number across the whole of the UK is currently between 0.7 and 0.9.

The government says the R number is between 0.8 and 1.0 in most English regions - but between 0.8 and 1.1 in the South West.

The estimate for Scotland is between 0.6 and 0.8. In Northern Ireland, it is between 0.5 and 0.9, while it is between 0.7 and 1.0 in Wales.

The government has said that the R number is one of the most important factors in deciding when lockdown measures can be eased.

(With the info that Cagney posted of 38 deaths today and 36 yesterday, these are the lowest daily figures for three months. This is really encouraging. The deaths are nearly down to normal based on the info in this link.)