This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for October 14th, 2020.
A 25-year-old man in Nevada becomes the fifth known person in the world to contract the coronavirus on two separate occasions. In fact, he became more seriously ill after the second infection. He has recovered but reinfection casts doubt on the prospect of protective immunity and vaccines.
Speaking of vaccines, Johnson & Johnson paused its trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. The online system used to enroll patients in the study has been closed. And Eli Lilly’s late-stage trial of its monoclonal antibody treatment, also paused over potential safety concerns.
Is it safe to fly? Well, a study by the International Air Transport Association shows about 1 billion people have traveled by plane since the start of 2020, and just 44 cases have been confirmed among them. It did state "there is no way to establish an exact tally" of positive cases connected to air travel.
Restrictions are increasing across Europe. Italy and France are restricting parties and limiting restaurants and bars. The Netherlands closed all bars and restaurants, and to discourage partying at home, banned the sale of alcohol after 8pm. The Czech Republic is closing all schools and Latvia is ordering teens to switch to distance learning.
An athlete many say is the most famous in the world has tested positive. Cristiano Ronaldo has been sent away from his Portuguese football team and is self-quarantining at home. He appears to be asymptomatic. So far none of his teammates have tested positive.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Toole, MT. Jerauld, SD. Norton, KS. Aurora, SD. Faulk, SD. Roosevelt, MT. Miner, SD. Glacier, MT. Johnson, TN. And Chase, NE.
There are 2,642,953 active cases in the United States. The current Top 10 states by number of active cases: California, Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Texas, Illinois, and Alabama.
The five states with the most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wisconsin, and Idaho.
The retransmission rate is currently highest in Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Alaska, and Vermont. While the lowest retransmission is found in Mississippi, Texas, Delaware, West Virginia, and Washington.
There’ve been a total 215,861 deaths in the US reported as COVID-related, with a current national fatality rate of 2.79%.
The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: Florida 121. Texas 86. California 63. North Carolina 43. Colorado 37. Wisconsin 34. Michigan 30. Illinois 29. Indiana 27. And Georgia and Arkansas 25.
Globally, there are 8,416,503 active cases.
There are 297,134 new cases around the world in the last 24 hours, compared to a high of 359,265.
The five countries with the most new cases: India 63,517. United States 51,534. The UK 17,234. Russia 13,868. And Argentina 13,305.
There have now been 1,085,015 deaths worldwide. Down 1% over 14 days.
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