Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Tuesday 29-December-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Rapid Test Center of New York
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
December 29, 2020
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Topics: Quick Updates
| Quick Updates B.1.1.7 variantFirst official case report of UK variant B.1.1.7 was found in a 20 year old man in Colorado with no travel history. This suggests that the new virus is already spreading in our communities. Since we do little viral genetic sequencing in the US, there is no way to actually know how much of the new virus is circulating. Hospitals overflowing States out west are reporting record numbers of new cases. This is bad news and may be due to the new variant, which may be up to 70% more infectious. Many places have little to no ICU bed availability and some hospitals are running out of Oxygen. Vaccine Distribution falling way behind In a continuing failure of this administration’s pandemic response, right up until the very end of its term, the promised 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of December will be way off. As per the CDC CoViD Data Tracker, only 2.1 million of the 11.4 million doses already distributed have been given. President elect Biden today warned that at this rate, it will take years and not months to vaccine the American people. Stay safe, we will all get through this together. Be well, Dr. Stu Weiss |
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COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
| Coronavirus update for December 29, 2020 World Wide Updates There is currently no evidence UK coronavirus variant is linked to a higher risk of hospitalization India reports lowest 24-hour increase in Covid-19 cases in 6 months Chile records first case of Covid-19 variant United Kingdom records highest rise in daily Covid-19 cases 2 days in a row EU buys an additional 100 million doses of Pfizer vaccine Japan reports nearly 2,400 new Covid-19 cases Israel’s coronavirus cases near three-month high Scientific adviser urges further coronavirus restrictions to prevent “catastrophe” in England Preliminary tests show new UK Covid-19 strand detected in Pakistan Spain will keep a registry of people who refuse coronavirus vaccine Premier League records 18 new positive cases after the latest round of virus testing Russian official acknowledges actual coronavirus death toll is much higher than official figures The Netherlands has recorded the biggest increase in its yearly death toll since WWII UK military to support mass testing in English schools Indonesia to ban entry to foreign nationals from January 1 Philippines expands travel ban over new coronavirus variant EU calls for “immediate release” of Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Netherlands to demand negative Covid-19 test for almost all arrivals US Forces Korea has started vaccinating military and civilian healthcare workers against Covid-19 Wuhan’s Covid-19 infections may have been almost 10 times higher than official figure, study shows South Korea restricts visas for travelers from UK and South Africa India detects 6 cases of Covid-19 variant in UK passengers South Korea announces $8.5 billion emergency relief for small businesses impacted by Covid-19 Japan detects first case of South African Covid-19 variant Wuhan, China launches emergency vaccine roll out Brazil records highest death toll since mid-September Denmark extends lockdown for a fortnight France records rise in people admitted to hospital for Covid-19 Ireland records highest daily tally of cases Total Cases Worldwide: 82,207,503Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,793,497Total Recovered: 58,225,071 US Updates More than 2 million children have tested positive for Covid-19 in the US HHS says it has allocated more than 19 million Covid-19 vaccine doses New York reports more than 11,000 new Covid-19 cases Latest NFL Covid-19 testing window reveals uptick in cases Sen. Bernie Sanders says the US must help “struggling working families” McConnell blocks bill for $2,000 Covid-19 relief checks More than 67,000 people have received Covid-19 vaccine doses in New York City, mayor says Relief package will get American Airlines pilots paid — but only 60 will return to the skies, memo says About 500 doses of Covid-19 vaccine discarded at medical center in Wisconsin Kamala Harris to receive Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday Record Covid-19 hospitalizations in US could soon force health experts to ration care Colorado identifies first known case of UK Covid-19 variant in the US US expected to miss goal of vaccinating 20 million against COVID-19 by year end Parents travel without 2-year-old daughter days after United crew kicked family off flight over masks Congressional staffers eligible to receive coronavirus vaccine Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore tests positive for COVID-19 Total US cases: 19,919,539 Total US deaths: 345,795 Total Recovered: 11,787,129 Total Tested in US: 243,784,420 Total cases in CA: 2,214,244T otal deaths in CA: 24,568 Total cases in TX: 1,715,594 Total deaths in TX: 27,313 Total cases in FL: 1,292,252 Total deaths in FL: 21,409 Total cases in NY: 983,792 Total deaths in NY: 37,634 Total cases in IL: 948,006 Total deaths in IL: 17,596 Contact us |
