Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Monday 26-October-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
| October 26, 2020 |
COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
| Coronavirus update for October 26, 2020 World Wide Updates1 in 5 members of Russia’s lower house of parliament have had or currently have Covid-19, official says Australia’s Victoria state reports no new Covid-19 cases for first time in more than 4 months Italians warned against traveling abroad Austria mulls second national lockdown as cases spike The US average of new daily cases is now at its highest point of the pandemic China is testing millions after one asymptomatic case found Groundhog day in Wales as country enters second-wave lockdown Israel to reopen schools for some students French government advisor estimates country has 100,000 new Covid-19 cases a day Russia sees highest daily rise in Covid-19 cases Austria reports highest rise in coronavirus cases for a single weekend India sees lowest increase in new Covid-19 cases since July Melbourne to end lockdown after Victoria reports no Covid-19 cases for first time in more than 4 months China’s Xinjiang conducts mass testing for 4.7 million people after asymptomatic case reported France reports highest daily increase in Covid-19 cases with more than 52,000 infections Spain’s Prime Minister seeks to keep new state of emergency in place until May Italy’s daily Covid-19 cases are the highest ever but PM says country can “not afford a second lockdown” South Korea continues flu vaccine after 48 deaths are deemed unconnected to the shot Belgium’s intensive care units at risk of being overrun with almost 12,500 cases a day for a week ‘Germany on the verge of losing control of virus’, Merkel says UK health secretary says tier 4 restrictions can’t be rules out Italy’s interior ministry on high alert over fears of violence as protests take place in major cities against coronavirus restrictions Some doctors and nurses in Belgium who tested positive for Covid-19 have been requested to keep working if they have no symptoms Slovakia may be able to avoid harsher anti-coronavirus measures as a result of its plans for nationwide testing India’s total coronavirus infections stood at 7.91 million Colombia reaches 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases Total Cases Worldwide: 43,695,693 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,163,019 Total Recovered: 32,072,568 US Updates US to ship 36.7 million rapid Covid-19 tests to states by end of the week, HHS says Fauci says the “primary” goal of a Covid-19 vaccine is to prevent people from getting sick No. 10 Florida, Mullen return to work after COVID outbreak More than half of US states reported their highest single-day of new Covid-19 cases in October Pelosi blames White House handling of virus as a key reason why they haven’t reached stimulus deal Pennsylvania health official warns against small family gatherings during holidays Nurses make up most of the hospitalized Covid-19 cases among health care workers New Mexico sets record for hospitalizations 3 days in a row North Dakota has a 10.62% positivity rate over the past 14 days Florida reports more than 3,000 new Covid-19 cases New research shows decline in non-coronavirus hospitalizations during pandemic A Texas children’s hospital is now taking non-Covid-19 patients to help overwhelmed medical center New York City positivity rate is at 1.74%, mayor says Regional solutions can help Midwest control the coronavirus outbreak, Chicago mayor says Care rationing could be the next step for overwhelmed hospitals in Utah El Paso hits another record high in Covid-19 cases Trump adviser says White House coronavirus cases are “fairly benign” Pfizer test experimental vaccine on 12-year-olds US hits highest 7-day average of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began White House chief of staff: “We are not going to control the pandemic” US should consider national mask mandate for the winter, former USDA commissioner writes in op-ed Trump complains media too focused on virus Raiders facing stiff penalties for violating protocols Indiana hospital adds germ-killing robots in Covid-19 fight New Massachusetts COVID cases surpass 1,000 for 3rd day Montana National Guard to help with prison COVID-19 outbreak Total US cases: 8,940,416Total US deaths: 230,869Total Recovered: 5,798,931Total Tested in US: 132,597,020 Total cases in TX: 913,494 Total deaths in TX: 18,066 Total cases in CA: 908,866 Total deaths in CA: 17,367 Total cases in FL: 782,013 Total deaths in FL: 16,457 Total cases in NY: 532,697 Total deaths in NY: 33,573 Contact us |
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