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Coronavirus Facts and Information thread:
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Today:
Coronavirus Cases:
14,844,210
view by country
Deaths:
612,582
Recovered:
8,896,440
Coronavirus Cases:
14,844,210
view by country
Deaths:
612,582
Recovered:
8,896,440
How Deadly Is Covid-19? Researchers Are Getting Closer to an Answer
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Six months into the pandemic, researchers are homing in on an answer to one of the basic questions about the virus: How deadly is it?
Researchers, initially analyzing data from outbreaks on cruise ships and more recently from surveys of thousands of people in virus hot spots, have now conducted dozens of studies to calculate the infection fatality rate of Covid-19.
That research—examining deaths out of the total number of infections, which includes unreported cases—suggests that Covid-19 kills from around 0.3% to 1.5% of people infected. Most studies put the rate between 0.5% and 1.0%, meaning that for every 1,000 people who get infected, from five to 10 would die on average.
The estimates suggest the new coronavirus is deadlier than the seasonal flu, though not as lethal as Ebola and other infectious diseases that have emerged in recent years. The coronavirus is killing more people than the deadlier diseases, however, in part because it is more infectious.
“It’s not just what the infection-fatality rate is. It’s also how contagious the disease is, and Covid is very contagious,” said Eric Toner, an emergency medicine physician and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, who studies health-care preparedness for epidemics and infectious diseases. “It’s the combination of the fatality rate and the infectiousness that makes this such a dangerous disease.”
Excerpted...
Six months into the pandemic, researchers are homing in on an answer to one of the basic questions about the virus: How deadly is it?
Researchers, initially analyzing data from outbreaks on cruise ships and more recently from surveys of thousands of people in virus hot spots, have now conducted dozens of studies to calculate the infection fatality rate of Covid-19.
That research—examining deaths out of the total number of infections, which includes unreported cases—suggests that Covid-19 kills from around 0.3% to 1.5% of people infected. Most studies put the rate between 0.5% and 1.0%, meaning that for every 1,000 people who get infected, from five to 10 would die on average.
The estimates suggest the new coronavirus is deadlier than the seasonal flu, though not as lethal as Ebola and other infectious diseases that have emerged in recent years. The coronavirus is killing more people than the deadlier diseases, however, in part because it is more infectious.
“It’s not just what the infection-fatality rate is. It’s also how contagious the disease is, and Covid is very contagious,” said Eric Toner, an emergency medicine physician and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, who studies health-care preparedness for epidemics and infectious diseases. “It’s the combination of the fatality rate and the infectiousness that makes this such a dangerous disease.”
COVID-19 patient autopsies reveal 'unique pattern of cell death' in hearts - Study Finds
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Doctors say damage seen in deceased coronavirus patients ‘not consistent with typical heart muscle inflammation patterns.’
NEW ORLEANS — It’s become quite evident the past few months that COVID-19 can have an adverse effect on the heart. Still, scientists and doctors are still struggling to fully understand the relationship between COVID-19 and heart health. Now, a series of autopsies performed by Louisiana State University pathologists yield some unusual observations.
The team at LSU says that the damage done to the hearts of COVID-19 patients is not consistent with typical heart muscle inflammation patterns seen with myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation). Instead, the observed pattern of cell death is quite unique, and spread across scattered, individual heart muscle cells.
“We identified key gross and microscopic changes that challenge the notion that typical myocarditis is present in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection,” says Dr. Richard Vander Heide, professor and Director of Pathology Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, in a release. “While the mechanism of cardiac injury in COVID-19 is unknown, we propose several theories that bear further investigation that will lead to greater understanding and potential treatment interventions.”
Additionally, the pathologists also note SARS-CoV-2 was not present in any heart muscle cells. This is especially odd because the first SARS coronavirus from 2003 was found within the heart muscle cells of SARS patients.
COVID-19 patients also showed no signs of blood vessel blockages in their coronary arteries.
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Doctors say damage seen in deceased coronavirus patients ‘not consistent with typical heart muscle inflammation patterns.’
NEW ORLEANS — It’s become quite evident the past few months that COVID-19 can have an adverse effect on the heart. Still, scientists and doctors are still struggling to fully understand the relationship between COVID-19 and heart health. Now, a series of autopsies performed by Louisiana State University pathologists yield some unusual observations.
The team at LSU says that the damage done to the hearts of COVID-19 patients is not consistent with typical heart muscle inflammation patterns seen with myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation). Instead, the observed pattern of cell death is quite unique, and spread across scattered, individual heart muscle cells.
“We identified key gross and microscopic changes that challenge the notion that typical myocarditis is present in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection,” says Dr. Richard Vander Heide, professor and Director of Pathology Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, in a release. “While the mechanism of cardiac injury in COVID-19 is unknown, we propose several theories that bear further investigation that will lead to greater understanding and potential treatment interventions.”
Additionally, the pathologists also note SARS-CoV-2 was not present in any heart muscle cells. This is especially odd because the first SARS coronavirus from 2003 was found within the heart muscle cells of SARS patients.
COVID-19 patients also showed no signs of blood vessel blockages in their coronary arteries.
It is now compulsory to wear a mask in an enclosed public space in France.
It was to become law from August 1st but because of concerns regarding an upsurge of cases the rule has been brought forward.
Venues concerned include meeting and performance halls, cinemas, restaurants, hotels, game rooms, educational centres, holiday centres, libraries, places of worship, indoor sports venues, museums, stations, airports, stores, shopping centres, administrations, banks and covered markets and public transport.
Failure to comply can result in a fine of €135.
It was to become law from August 1st but because of concerns regarding an upsurge of cases the rule has been brought forward.
Venues concerned include meeting and performance halls, cinemas, restaurants, hotels, game rooms, educational centres, holiday centres, libraries, places of worship, indoor sports venues, museums, stations, airports, stores, shopping centres, administrations, banks and covered markets and public transport.
Failure to comply can result in a fine of €135.
That's $156.19 USD, in case anyone was wondering.
Yes, i usually put things like that in brackets alongside the real number but didn't bother because its only relevant for Americans anti maskers wandering about in france
Meanwhile in the USA, the death toll is once again over 1000 a day.
And, as a single anecdote, today I talked with someone who has an early 20's sister who got COVID-19 and had every symptom except low blood oxygen and was sicker than a dog with all the symptoms. It took her time to recover but that illustrates that the death toll is only part of the equation. And those who have permanent disabilities is only another part. We also need to consider the suffering of those who get it and recover.
And using the numbers @Revoltingest posted earlier, if everyone gets it somewhere between 1.75 and 3.5 million people will die in the USA.
And, as a single anecdote, today I talked with someone who has an early 20's sister who got COVID-19 and had every symptom except low blood oxygen and was sicker than a dog with all the symptoms. It took her time to recover but that illustrates that the death toll is only part of the equation. And those who have permanent disabilities is only another part. We also need to consider the suffering of those who get it and recover.
And using the numbers @Revoltingest posted earlier, if everyone gets it somewhere between 1.75 and 3.5 million people will die in the USA.
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New flavor (mutation) of the plague offers faster infection.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/22/new-covid-19-mutation-helps-outbreaks-spread-quicker-expert/
https://nypost.com/2020/07/22/new-covid-19-mutation-helps-outbreaks-spread-quicker-expert/
U.S. Hits 4 Million Cases Of Coronavirus — Adding A Million New Cases In Just 15 Days
A million new cases in just 15 days.
A million new cases in just 15 days.
Some issues with this site you keep referencing. 1) The U.S. deaths do not match the numbers given by the National Center for Health Statistics. 2) It gives a number for recovered cases, but there is no universally accepted definition and standard for what a recovered COVID-19 case is. 3) The numbers don’t reconcile between the columns.
Meat processing plants in the news....
Virus Can Travel 26 Feet at Cold Meat Plants With Stale Air
Virus Can Travel 26 Feet at Cold Meat Plants With Stale Air
Feel free to find and post something better.
In the meantime, Today:
Coronavirus Cases:
15,806,249
view by country
Deaths:
639,284
Recovered:
9,634,439