the no-nonsense, nothing-but-the-facts-m'am C19 thread

[Halfmiler2]

The Tuesday (12/8/20) early afternoon numbers:

Globally: 67,929K cases & 1,546K deaths
The USA: 15,039K cases & 287K deaths
NY State: 722K cases & 34,637 deaths
NYC only: 339K cases & 24,387 deaths
NJ State: 377K cases & 17,426 deaths
Bergen: 38,602 cases & 2,172 deaths

Global numbers exclude China (86.6K cases, 4.6K deaths) which has reported almost nothing for 8 months.

NJ: 5,820 new cases & 90 new confirmed deaths
NY: 9,335 new cases & 75 new confirmed deaths
NJ has 3,481 & NY had 4,835 hospitalizations.
The Rt for NJ rose to 1.08.

The Wednesday (12/9/20) early afternoon numbers:

Globally: 68,300K cases & 1,556K deaths
The USA: 15,249K cases & 289K deaths
NY State: 733K cases & 34,723 deaths
NYC only: 343K cases & 24,416 deaths
NJ State: 382K cases & 17,542 deaths
Bergen: 38,879 cases & 2,180 deaths

NY, NJ, NYC, and Bergen County deaths include confirmed and probable deaths.

NJ: 4,665 new cases, 91 new confirmed deaths
NY: 10,600 new cases, 97 new confirmed deaths
NJ has 3,553 & NY has 4,993 hospitalizations.
The Rt for NJ rose to 1.10.
The NJ spot positivity test rate rose to 13.1%.

[tandfman]

Canada approves Pfizer vaccine....

https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pan...-emergency-use

The U.S. FDA has now found the Pfizer vaccine to be safe and effective. The FDA's vaccine review committee will vote tomorrow on whether to authorize the U.S. to start shipping the vaccine and the FDA Commissioner will make the formal authorization decision, taking the committee's vote into consideration.

https://time.com/5919077/fda-pfizer-vaccine-data/

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U.S. daily reported deaths from COVID-19 top 3,000 for the first time

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-dai...time-1.5224971

[Halfmiler2]

The Wednesday (12/9/20) early afternoon numbers:

Globally: 68,300K cases & 1,556K deaths
The USA: 15,249K cases & 289K deaths
NY State: 733K cases & 34,723 deaths
NYC only: 343K cases & 24,416 deaths
NJ State: 382K cases & 17,542 deaths
Bergen: 38,879 cases & 2,180 deaths

NY, NJ, NYC, and Bergen County deaths include confirmed and probable deaths.

NJ: 4,665 new cases, 91 new confirmed deaths
NY: 10,600 new cases, 97 new confirmed deaths
NJ has 3,553 & NY has 4,993 hospitalizations.
The Rt for NJ rose to 1.10.
The NJ spot positivity test rate rose to 13.1%.

The Thursday (12/10/20) early afternoon numbers:

Globally: 69,053K cases & 1,570K deaths
The USA: 15,511K cases & 292K deaths
NY State: 743K cases & 34,799 deaths
NYC only: 347K cases & 24,411 deaths
NJ State: 387K cases & 17,608 deaths
Bergen: 39,303 cases & 2,187 deaths

Global numbers exclude China’s reported numbers (86.6K cases, 4.6K deaths) which have barely changed over 8 months.

NJ: 5,370 new cases, 68 new confirmed deaths
NY: 10,178 new cases, 94 new confirmed deaths
NJ had 3,706 & NY has 5,164 hospitalizations.
NYC probable deaths were revised downward.
The Rt for NJ rose to 1.12.

[18.99s]

WEEKLY CASES PER CAPITA

Is that table per 100,000?

[Atticus]

Is that table per 100,000?

Yes, sorry, that got lost in the cut'n'paste.

[gh]

meanwhile, in the air around you....

Infected after 5 minutes, from 20 feet away: South Korea study shows coronavirus’ spread indoors


https://www.latimes.com/world-nation...g-for-covid-19

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meanwhile, in vaccine world.....

AstraZeneca to trial combination of own vaccine, together with Russia’s shot

Decision by pharmaceutical giant a major sign of recognition for Sputnik V, which has been viewed with skepticism by the West


https://www.timesofisrael.com/astraz...-russias-shot/

[Halfmiler2]

The Thursday (12/10/20) early afternoon numbers:

Globally: 69,053K cases & 1,570K deaths
The USA: 15,511K cases & 292K deaths
NY State: 743K cases & 34,799 deaths
NYC only: 347K cases & 24,411 deaths
NJ State: 387K cases & 17,608 deaths
Bergen: 39,303 cases & 2,187 deaths

Global numbers exclude China’s reported numbers (86.6K cases, 4.6K deaths) which have barely changed over 8 months.

NJ: 5,370 new cases, 68 new confirmed deaths
NY: 10,178 new cases, 94 new confirmed deaths
NJ had 3,706 & NY has 5,164 hospitalizations.
NYC probable deaths were revised downward.
The Rt for NJ rose to 1.12.

The Friday (12/11/20) early afternoon numbers:

Globally: 69,747K cases & 1,582K deaths
The USA: 15,715K cases & 295K deaths
NY State: 754K & 34,884 deaths
NYC only: 350K cases & 24,421 deaths
NJ State: 390K cases & 17,662 deaths
Bergen: 39,588 cases & 2,193 deaths

NY, NJ, NYC, Bergen County deaths include confirmed & probable deaths.

NJ: 3,821 new cases, 55 new confirmed deaths
NY: 10,595 new cases, 89 new confirmed deatgs
NJ has 3,571 & NY had 5,321 hospitalizations.
The Rt for NJ rose to 1.14.
The NJ spot positivity test rate fell to 9.95%.

[tandfman]

NY State Rt rate is 1.19.

[Halfmiler2]

The Rt for NJ in the spring peaked around 5.0 if I recall correctly.

[Halfmiler2]

The Friday (12/11/20) early afternoon numbers:

Globally: 69,747K cases & 1,582K deaths
The USA: 15,715K cases & 295K deaths
NY State: 754K & 34,884 deaths
NYC only: 350K cases & 24,421 deaths
NJ State: 390K cases & 17,662 deaths
Bergen: 39,588 cases & 2,193 deaths

NY, NJ, NYC, Bergen County deaths include confirmed & probable deaths.

NJ: 3,821 new cases, 55 new confirmed deaths
NY: 10,595 new cases, 89 new confirmed deatgs
NJ has 3,571 & NY had 5,321 hospitalizations.
The Rt for NJ rose to 1.14.
The NJ spot positivity test rate fell to 9.95%.

The Saturday (12/12/20) early afternoon numbers:

Globally: 71,363K cases & 1,596K deaths
The USA: 16,025K cases & 299K deaths
NY State: 765K cases & 34,983 deaths
NYC only: 354K cases & 24,450 deaths
NJ State: 396K cases & 17,732 deaths
Bergen: 40,115 cases & 2,196 deaths

Global numbers exclude China (86.7K cases, 4.6K deaths) -it has reported almost nothing for 8 months.

NJ: 6,247 new cases, 71 new confirmed deaths
NY: 11,129 new cases, 88 new confirmed deaths
NJ had 3,543 hospitalizations.
The Rt for NJ edged up to 1.15.
The NJ spot positivity test rate rose to 10.8%.

[TN1965]

What Happens When a Superspreader Event Keeps Spreading

WASHINGTON — When it was disclosed last spring that the coronavirus had stealthily infected 99 people after the Cambridge, Massachusetts, pharmaceutical company Biogen held a two-day conference in February, it helped add the term “superspreader” to the pandemic lexicon.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/happens-s...152015822.html

[Conor Dary]

Meanwhile....

How Many Vaccine Doses Will Your State Get?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ine-doses.html

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Meanwhile....

How Many Vaccine Doses Will Your State Get?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ine-doses.html

we already had a back-and-forth on that about 20 posts back