Dear Reader:

Worldometer, Feb 13 2021: in the U.S., there have been over 28 million cases and getting close to half a million deaths. Yesterday, the following new deaths were reported in the ten countries with the biggest number of total cases: 2,908 in the U.S., 1,204 in Brazil, 758 in the UK, 553 in Russia, 530 in Spain, 523 in Germany, 429 in France, 316 in Italy,104 in India and 97 in Turkey.

anita

Dear Reader:

In my very first post where I pasted numbers from Worldometer regarding the pandemic was in my thread Coronavirus, in March 19, 2020, almost a year ago. I  will now compare the numbers from that post, to the numbers of yesterday, March 5, 2021:

March 19, 2020: “Coronavirus cases world-wide: 236,921.  Total deaths worldwide: 9,829“.

March 5, 2021: coronavirus cases world-wide: 116,870,580. Total deaths worldwide: 2,595,204 (approx.. 260 times increase/ 26000% increase of total deaths).

March 19, 2020, counties in order of most cases to least, first number is the number of total coronavirus cases; the second number, in parenthesis, is number of deaths: “China: 80,928 (3,245), Italy: 41,036 (3,405),  Iran: 18,407 (1,284), Spain: 17,395 (803), Germany: 14,544 (43), USA 11,355 (171)… UK: 2,692 (137)”.

March 5, 2021, countries listed in the same  order as the above: China: 89,962 (4,636), Italy: 3,046,762 (99,578), Iran: 1,681,682 (60,594), Spain: 3,149,012 (71,138), Germany: 2,497,067 (72,356), USA: 29,606,735 (535,908), UK: 4,213,343 (124,419).

anita

Dear Reader:

Worldometer, March 24: yesterday, there were close to 60 thousand new cases and 26 thousand new cases and 1,070 new deaths (in a not yet 3rd wave); there were 117 new deaths in Turkey- the highest number of new deaths in its third wave of the pandemic; close to 19 thousand new cases and 551 new deaths in Italy yesterday- the highest number of new deaths in Italy’s current third wave of the pandemic;  over 17 thousand new cases in Poland and 400 new deaths, the highest number of new deaths in Poland’s current second wave of the pandemic.

ETNT Health, USA, March 24: “With Spring here, and the vaccines rolling out, it’s tempting to think the coronavirus is basically over—but it’s truly not. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the President and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared Good Morning America today to remind Americans that you need to be careful to stay safe—and to stay alive.

“Dr. Fauci started off on an optimistic note. ‘Well, I’m quite optimistic about what the impact of the vaccines are going to be because every day we give up to 3 million doses of vaccine in people’s arms,’ he said. ‘I believe that’s going to ultimately have a very positive impact, but in the meanwhile…the number of cases in the country have plateaued. That’s not good. They should keep going down and down. And they’ve plateaued at a level of about 53,000 cases a day, which is not good because we’ve seen this before—when you plateau like that, there really is a danger of a resurgence,’ he said. ‘We’re actually seeing that in Europe. And quite frankly, we generally are about three to four weeks behind the dynamics of the outbreak that we see in Europe. So given that the Europeans are surging back up, that is very clear that this is a risk that we will be doing the same thing. Don’t pull back. We need to keep doing the public health measures that we talk about.’…

“Follow Fauci’s fundamentals and help end this pandemic, no matter where you live—wear a face mask that fits snugly and is double layered, don’t travel, social distance, avoid large crowds, don’t go indoors with people you’re not sheltering with (especially in bars), practice good hand hygiene, get vaccinated when it becomes available to you”.

anita

Dear Reader:

Worldometer, April 1 2021: yesterday- there were 89 thousand new cases in Brazil, and an all-time pandemic record high number of new deaths: 3,950 deaths. There was a second-wave record high number of new cases in India: more than 72 thousand new cases, and 458 new deaths. Cases are rising in France as well: almost 42 thousand cases and 325 deaths.

There were over 69 thousand new cases in the U.S. yesterday and 1,188 new deaths, in what looks like the end of a third wave turning into a beginning of a fourth wave.

anita

Dear Reader:

Worldometer, April 26, 2021: It is getting close to 150 million cases and closer to 20 million deaths world-wide.

It is getting closer to 20 million cases and close to 200 thousand deaths in India, with a steady increase of daily cases ever since March 8 (over 15 thousand cases that day), to a sharp increase since April 3 (over 90 thousand cases that day), to a record high of over 350 thousand cases yesterday, April 25.

Daily deaths have also increased sharply since March 30 (355 deaths  on that day) to a record high of 2,806 deaths yesterday, April 25.

In Brazil, there are over 14 million cases and close to 400 thousand deaths. The record high number of daily cases took place in March 25, with almost 98 thousand cases that day. The record high number of daily deaths took place on April 6, with 4,211 deaths on that day.

In the U.S. it’s getting close to 33 million cases and closer to 590 thousand deaths. The record high number of cases took place in January 8, with over 307.5 thousand cases on that day, and the record high of deaths took place on January 12, with 4,493 deaths on that day.

Associated Press, SOS messages,  panic as virus breaks India’s health system, April 26, 2021: “NEW DELHI (AP) — Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients start gasping for air in the New Delhi emergency ward where he works.

“Like other doctors across the country, which on Monday set another record for new coronavirus infections for a fifth day in a row at more than 350,000, the cardiologist has taken to begging and borrowing cylinders of oxygen just to keep his most critical patients alive for one more day…

“India was initially seen as a success story in weathering the pandemic, but the virus is now racing through its massive population of nearly 1.4 billion, and systems are beginning to collapse. SOS messages like the one Singh sent reveal the extent of panic in a country where infections are hitting new peaks daily…

“The White House said the U.S. is “working around the clock” to deploy testing kits, ventilators and personal protective equipment, and it would seek to provide oxygen supplies as well. It said it would also make available sources of raw material urgently needed to manufacture Covishield, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India. ‘Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals were strained early in the pandemic, we are determined to help India in its time of need,’ President Joe Biden said in a tweet…

“India’s government said last week it would expand its vaccination program to make all adults eligible, something long urged by health experts. But vaccinations take time to show their effect on the numbers of new infections, and there are questions of whether manufacturers will be able to keep up with the demand. The pace of vaccination across the country also appears to be struggling”.

anita

Dear Reader:

Worldometer, May 17: over 33.7 million cases and over 600 thousand deaths in the U.S., over 25.8 thousand new cases and 289 new deaths yesterday.

Over 25 million cases and closer to 280 thousand deaths in India, over 280 thousand new cases and 4,092 new deaths yesterday.

Over 15.6 million cases and over 435 thousand deaths in Brazil, over 36 thousand new cases, and 971 new deaths yesterday.

anita

Dear Reader:

Worldometer, June 4: over 173 million cases and over 3.7 million deaths recorded worldwide. Over 34 million cases and over 611 thousand deaths in the U.S., close to 17 thousand new cases and 574 new deaths yesterday.

Over 28 million cases and over 341 thousand deaths in India, over 134 thousand new cases and 2,706 new deaths yesterday,

Over 16 million cases and almost 470 thousand deaths in Brazil, over 83 thousand new cases and 2,978 new deaths yesterday.

anita

Dear Reader:

Worldometer, June 22: Almost 180 million cases and getting closer to 4 million deaths recorded worldwide. Getting closer to 35 million cases and closer to 618 thousand recorded deaths in the U.S., with 10,571 new cases and 237 new deaths yesterday (Mon June 21)

AP Associated Press, US hitting encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots, Monday, June 21: “COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while the drive to put shots in arms approached another encouraging milestone Monday: 150 million Americans fully vaccinated.

“The coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But now, as the outbreak loosens its grip, it has fallen down the list of the biggest killers.  CDC data suggests that more Americans are dying every day from accidents, chronic lower respiratory diseases, strokes or Alzheimer’s disease than from COVID-19.

“The U.S. death toll stands at more than 600,000, while the worldwide count is close to 3.9 million, though the real figures in both cases are believed to be markedly higher. About 45% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Over 53% of Americans have received at least one dose of vaccine. But U.S. demand for shots has slumped, to the disappointment of public health experts… The virus still has a chance to spread and mutate given the low vaccination rates in some states, including Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Wyoming and Idaho… COVID-19 hospitalizations in southwest Missouri have risen 72% since the beginning of the month as of Friday.  The fall will bring new waves of infection, but they will be less severe and concentrated more in places with low vaccination rates… Anyone who is not vaccinated can become infected and transmit the virus”.

anita