Morris, Max From: Morris, Max Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:43 PM To: Morris, Max Subject: 10/13/2020 Coronavirus Daily Update These updates are being shared to multiple organizations, individuals and lists who/which are bcc’d. Best effort we are sending Daily updates during the business week, typically in the late afternoon or early evening, a Weekend Recap on Monday mornings, and any significant breaking news events provided anytime and on weekends. Please note some numbers included in the Statistics and news stories come from various sources and so can vary as they are constantly changing and not reported at the same time. All communications are TLP GREEN and can be shared freely. Know someone who might want to be added to our Updates? Of course ask them first, and then have them send us an email to [email protected]. Live the message, share the message: Be safe – Stay home and limit travel as much as possible, self-quarantine if you or any members of your family are or may be sick, if you go out wear your mask – the right way, ensure safe social distancing, and practice good hygiene – wash your hands, avoid touching your face, and sanitize used items and surfaces. A Happy Tuesday Everyone! Two days down in the week. Following is the Daily Update with Highlights, the “Good Stuff”, Expanded Stories, statistics, trends and items of interest related to the novel coronavirus pandemic. NEW CVOB WEBSITE FEATURE: The Daily Update Archive page has been updated to provide grouping for easier viewing by simply clicking on a month to expand and see the daily communications. Asking a favor of you to please take a couple of minutes to read the Special Story below on How to reach out in the time of Covid. With the challenges we have and will face, it is important to be aware of the people we know who may be struggling, the steps we can take and help available for our family and friends (and maybe strangers). Remember we all can make a difference. And don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it. It’s not a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of knowing it’s ok to reach out. Our words of inspiration tonight follow the importance of the Special Story’s message. Shannon L. Alder offered us guidance and wisdom in saying: One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone. Singer Daphne Willis’ song Somebody’s Someone expresses what we all need to remember. Her opening line is “bright light on the corner of a dark street.” She tells us – with a really great voice – that we are not alone. We have people that care for us. We have people we care for. And that it’s ok to reach out for help, to get support. Her song and words are definitely worth a listen if you get a chance. The way we have and will make it is to be there for each other. A simple call or text asking how are you? Everything ok? Just a few words but ones that can mean so much. Especially to someone who may be struggling and wants to give up. And that can include ourselves. Find the time to check on someone. Find the strength to check on yourself. Simple acts make a difference. Because … we want everyone – and you - around when our world and lives comes back to where we all want them to be . CVOB Website US State, US County, Global Trending Charts and Data as well as our Communications Archive can be found at https://www.sunknighty.net/. Highlights The US and its territories now have over 3,106,000 people who have recovered, more than 7,836,000 confirmed infections and 215,000 deaths, with Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, California, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Indiana, Ohio and Oklahoma reporting the top 10 most new daily infections. At least 26,339,000 people have now recovered worldwide, with more than 37,984,000 infections and 1,083,000 deaths reported in more than 188 countries and regions, with India, the US, Argentina, France, Iran, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and the United Kingdom recording the top 10 highest number of new cases in the last 24 hours. The US is now averaging more than 49,000 new infections daily - up 14% from the previous week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. 1 Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota on Tuesday set new 7- day average highs of cases of the novel coronavirus, and more than a dozen additional states have set new average highs at least once since Saturday, according to data tracked by The Washington Post. Health officials have worried the virus would take hold again as Americans returned to school and as pandemic fatigue encouraged cities, counties and states to loosen restrictions, and now it’s happening – as the West, Midwest, and South in particular have seen numbers going in the wrong direction, with Denver reporting an “alarming” increase in coronavirus cases, Montana counting as many cases in 11 days as it reported in the first five months of the pandemic, North Dakota breaking hospitalization records for three days in a row while Arkansas has broken them for five days straight, Wisconsin consistently reporting one of the country’s highest weekly average positivity rates, and Georgia averaging more than 1,000 new cases per day - every single day - for 114 days. According to the World Health Organization’s weekly epidemiological update published Monday, Europe registered the highest weekly incidence of COVID-19 cases of any region since the start of the pandemic, with almost 700,000 new infections reported, with the region's weekly incidence in cases and deaths increased by 34% and 16% respectively in comparison to the previous week, and the United Kingdom, France, Russia and Spain accounted for over half of all new cases reported. Germany reported its highest weekly infections numbers since April on Tuesday with 24,584 cases, and Bavarian state premier Markus Söder warned the county could lose could "lose control of the coronavirus" pandemic, and urged "something must be done this week," ahead of a key meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of Germany's federal states. France’s new confirmed cases rose by 12,993, climbing from a day earlier, with the seven-day rolling average of new infections, which smooths out daily variations, rising for an 11th day to 17,387, the highest it’s been since the start of the outbreak. A new report in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases confirmed that a 25-year-old man from Reno, Nevada, had the first known US case of coronavirus reinfection, and Dutch news reported an 89-year old woman in the Netherlands died after being infected with the coronavirus for a second time – marking the first confirmed death from a reinfection. Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said Monday it had paused the advanced clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine over the weekend because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers, and while providing no details did issue a statement that read “Adverse events – illnesses, accidents, etc. – even those that are serious, are an expected part of any clinical study, especially large studies." Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced Tuesday it was pausing its trial of a combination monoclonal antibody treatment for coronavirus for safety reasons, and while the company did not say what happened, did add the Data Safety Monitoring Board, an independent group of medical experts who monitor trials, had recommended the action. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, said Tuesday that current efforts toward Covid-19 vaccine development are “on a really good track” despite news that a second vaccine was put on hold this week, adding “A couple of the vaccines are very close to getting some sort of information.” While the world struggles to manage the initial waves of death and disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is mounting evidence accumulating that "a second wave" linked to rising rates of mental health and substance use disorders could be building, according to an article published Monday in the medical journal JAMA. Increasing coronavirus test positivity in various regions of the country might mean that a resurgence of cases is soon to come, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, said Tuesday, explaining that he’s observed a trend in various regions of the country - particularly the Midwest, the upper Northwest and the states above the Sunbelt. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a statement Tuesday, announced Senate Republicans will attempt to move forward on a targeted bill to restart the small business loan program that served as a centerpiece of the coronavirus relief efforts when the Senate returns to session next week, an effort that is likely to be blocked by Democratic leaders who have repeatedly rejected piecemeal approaches to the next relief effort. Google was one of the first to announce that July 2021 was its return date, Uber, Slack and Airbnb soon followed, and in the past week, Microsoft, Target, Ford Motor and The New York Times said they, too, had postponed the return of in-person work to next summer. 2 Facebook announced Tuesday that it will no longer allow ads that discourage people from getting vaccinated, but that ads that advocate for or against legislation or government policies around vaccines - including a COVID-19 vaccine – will still be allowed.