US
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#cases_casesinlast7days
Cases, + 414, 106 (7 days) = 8,249,011
Deaths, 220,362
Dr. Jay Butler, (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
distressing trend
increasing in nearly 75 percent of the country
This past week, we've seen nearly 60,000 cases a day on average, as well as 700 deaths
Past 2 weeks
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Cooler weather that is forcing people indoors
Smaller, more intimate gatherings with family, friends and neighbors may be driving infections
Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes, March-July 2020 (12th October)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2771761
March 1 and August 1, 2020
Deaths, 1, 336, 561
20% increase over expected
Highest per capita
New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Arizona, Mississippi, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Michigan
States that reopened earlier experienced more protracted increases in excess deaths
Of 225, 530 excess deaths, 150 541 (67%) were attributed to COVID-19
Two other causes reached statistical significance
Heart disease
Alzheimer disease/dementia
Important message as weather gets colder
Close contact, six feet and 15 minutes, operational definition for contact tracing
Cumulative exposures can be as hazardous as 15 sustained continuous minutes of exposure
COVID-19 in a Correctional Facility Employee Following Multiple Brief Exposures to Persons with COVID-19 — Vermont, July–August 2020
(21st October)
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6943e1.htm?s_cid=mm6943e1_w
20 year old worker
Multiple brief encounters
Six out-of-state arrivals
All tested positive the day after
Officer, a week later, loss of smell and taste, muscle weakness, runny nose, cough, shortness of breath, headache, loss of appetite and an upset stomach
Video surveillance footage
Masks not worn at cell doorways
Additional factors
Proximity
Duration of exposure
Infected persons stage
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