By Dr. Stuart Weiss

Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP

November 4, 2020

Election Night, sipping a nice full body Cabernet.

Election Night #2, switched to a nice rich Ale.

One grim headline from the New York Times tonight:

For the first time, the U.S. recorded over 100,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day. Many areas are facing their worst weeks of the pandemic yet.

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COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY

Coronavirus update for November 4, 2020 World Wide Updates Four regions in Italy will become coronavirus “red zones” France hits highest rate of ICU patients since April Cambodian PM self-quarantines after meeting with Hungarian FM who tested positive for Covid-19 New record increase in Covid-19 cases in Greece, as government considers fresh lockdown UK records another significant jump in Covid-19 cases Denmark to cull its entire mink population over coronavirus mutation fears Switzerland will deploy the army to help manage its Covid-19 crisis, as hospitalizations rise Egypt will exercise a “zero tolerance” policy towards people who break Covid-19 rules British lawmakers approve England’s second national lockdown, set to begin overnight Poland imposes new rules on schools and businesses British Prime Minister says UK health service could “collapse” under Covid-19 strain Seven out of 10 Swedes are now covered by tighter restrictions Europe saw 43% increase of Covid-19 deaths in past week, says WHO Kenya extends coronavirus curfew until January 2021 Netherlands reports drop in new virus cases for fifth day in a row, as other European nations surge Belgian military deployed to overwhelmed hospital amid record-high virus admissions South Korea reports 118 new Covid-19 cases, including 98 local infections Hungary in talks with China, Russia and Israel to buy vaccine as Covid-19 cases rise European countries hit record high case counts as new lockdowns are imposed Austria records more than 6,000 new infections for the first time Vatican museums will close under Italy’s new restrictions Indonesia wants to vaccinate 9 million people with China’s experimental vaccine in late December  Oxford vaccine chief “optimistic” that trial results could be reached by end of 2020 About 1,000 people to be tested for Covid-19 following Samsung chairman’s funeral in Korea Italy to enforce “stay at home” order as cases rise Poland reports record rise in cases The border between Australia’s two most-populous states will open on November 23 Russia reports highest daily virus toll, recording more than 19,700 new cases North Korean officials who violate the country’s emergency coronavirus laws could face execution Japan reports more than 800 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to more than 103,000 China’s Xinjiang reports surge in Covid-19 infections, conducts new round of mass testing India’s capital records highest daily surge in Covid-19 cases  WHO reports 46 million global Covid-19 cases, with a growing proportion among young people British government trying citywide coronavirus testing program in Liverpool to slow virus spread KLM pilots agree to pay cuts in support of government bailout amid coronavirus pandemic Cyprus brings in night-time curfew to stem rising cases Spain death toll reaches 38,118 after revising methodology, a sharp rise from Tuesday Lithuania announces three-week national lockdown Total Cases Worldwide: 48,349,443 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,228,902 Total Recovered: 34,600,962 US Updates Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers cancel practices after players test positive New York City’s coronavirus case metrics are a “concern” as hospitalizations rise, says mayor US reports more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases Montana reports third-highest day for new coronavirus cases since pandemic began New Mexico records highest number of new Covid-19 cases Wearing masks could save 130,000 US lives by March, NIH director says Governor says El Paso County judge “illegally” shutdown businesses  Indiana college student, 20, found dead in dorm room had coronavirus and never got test results, family says Nearly 1,900 new cases confirmed, and 40-plus new deaths confirmed in Georgia North Dakota politician who died from coronavirus wins House race Hand sanitizer jams Iowa ballot scanner Nashville flight leaves runway and deplanes after passenger refuses to wear face mask US Congress faces new fight on budget with coronavirus Wisconsin and Minnesota report record new coronavirus cases Baltimore County to delay reopening four schools for children with disabilities as coronavirus cases rise A Utah inmate with COVID-19 has led as the virus spreads through the prison South Carolina announces 647 new COVID-19 cases and 16 additional deaths Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford back for second stint on reserve/COVID-19 list El Paso, Texas hits all-time high coronavirus spike with 3,100 new cases Warren County Courthouse in Kentucky closed due to COVID-19 89 new COVIDD-19 cases reported statewide in Hawaii, including 73 on Oahu Coronavirus hospitalizations surpass 1,000 in Oklahoma 30 University of Vermont students in quarantine after another tests positive for COVID-19 Mt. Lebanon High School in Pennsylvania temporarily closing and employee and student tests positive for coronavirus Total US cases: 9,776,006Total US deaths: 239,568Total Recovered: 6,273,100Total Tested in US: 149,762,678 Total cases in TX: 983,304 Total deaths in TX: 18,873 Total cases in CA: 949,924 Total deaths in CA: 17,781 Total cases in FL: 821,123 Total deaths in FL: 16,922 Total cases in NY: 552,522 Total deaths in NY: 33,741 Contact us

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