Coronavirus Global Updates, Nov 05: : US reports more than 90K new cases in a day, yet COVID-19 is not top issue for Americans

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COVID-19 update: As at 04 November 2020, Zimbabwe had 8 427 confirmed cases, including 7 967 recoveries and 248 deaths. 







 


Coronavirus updates: United States tops 100,000 new virus cases in a day for first time


 

Here are some significant developments:

*         The United States reported more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to data tracked by The Washington Post. Seventeen states — including Kansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Oklahoma, Montana, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana and West Virginia — on Wednesday reported record numbers of patients hospitalized with covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. In many of these states, hospital capacity is under serious threat.

*         Nationwide, more than 9,445,000 coronavirus cases and more than 232,500 covid-19 fatalities have been logged since February.

*         European countries such as England, Italy and Greece have announced new restrictions, including partial or total lockdowns as they face a sweeping second wave of infections.

*         Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, urged Americans to wear masks in the winter, arguing it could save up to 130,000 lives.

*         Coronavirus cases in American children increased by record numbers in the last week of October, according to data from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association.

*         Denmark wants to cull all minks in Danish farms, to minimize the risk of them retransmitting the coronavirus to humans.

*         A top scientist involved in the development of Oxford University’s vaccine candidate said there is “a small chance” that the vaccine could become available by late December, according to Reuters.

The United States recorded more than 100,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day for the first time on Wednesday as the nation waited to learn the results of a presidential election carried out in the shadow of a pandemic.

 

The election had a dystopian feel even before infections reached record levels. On Tuesday, voters in goggles and face shields handed ballots to poll workers clad in hazmat suits or sealed behind layers of plexiglass. On Wednesday, President Trump threatened lawsuits as election officials in battleground states labored to count an extraordinary number of mail ballots.

 

Despite the pandemic’s omnipresent specter, exit polls showed that voters were more concerned about the state of the economy than public health, according to data collected by Edison Research and reviewed by The Post.

 

About 4 in 10 voters said they would prioritize the economy over efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Around one-third of voters said they were primarily motivated by the economy — a sentiment that was particularly widespread among Trump supporters, of whom 6 in 10 cited the economy as their top priority.

 

Health officials nationwide attempted to capture the attention of a distracted nation, warning that the steady increase of infections that began in mid-September is not slowing down, amid lingering uncertainty over potential vaccines.

 

Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, urged Americans “to do the right thing” and wear a mask in public to protect themselves and stop the spread of the virus as the country heads into the winter and flu season.


 


‘Lower-than-expected’ coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan due to tech issues at lab



Saskatchewan health officials said the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory experienced technical difficulties Tuesday with the validation of coronavirus tests, which resulted in “lower-than-expected” case numbers Wednesday.

They said it’s anticipated that any delayed reporting will be reflected in Thursday’s case number update.

Officials said there were 37 new cases in the daily update on Wednesday, with the overall total for the province growing to 3,408 since the first case was reported in March. They added two cases were determined to be out-of-province residents and removed from Saskatchewan’s counts.

According to a press release, 1,101 COVID-19 tests were performed on Tuesday in Saskatchewan. To date, 271,198 tests have been carried out in the province.

Officials said most of the new cases are located in the Regina zone with 14, while there are 13 in Saskatoon, six in central east and one each in far north west, north west and north central. One case reported Wednesday has a pending residence location.

In the province, 26 people are currently in hospital with COVID-19 — 22 are receiving inpatient care and four are receiving intensive care.

Seventy-eight more people have recovered, bringing total recoveries to 2,584.

There are currently 799 active cases in the province, health officials said. Active cases are total cases less recoveries and deaths.

There have been 25 COVID-19-related deaths in Saskatchewan.




Coronavirus updates: US reports more than 90K new cases in a day, yet COVID-19 is not top issue for Americans
Many signs suggest a fall surge may be in full swing as the United States reports more than 90,000 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday for the second time since the onset of the pandemic. 


While 21 states set records for new cases in a week, CNN exit polls suggest COVID-19 isn't a top issue for Americans this election year, with only 1 in 6 voters citing the pandemic as most important to their vote. In comparison, one-third of voters named the economy as their most critical issue and 1 in 5 cited racial equality. 

Ballots continue to be counted in one of the election's most contested states, Wisconsin, where health officials reported a record 5,771 new cases and 52 more deaths. In addition to being a battleground state, Wisconsin has also been one of the nation's COVID-19 hotspots the last few weeks, and officials are concerned about a 44% average rise in daily cases. 

Here's what to know today:

*	Across the Atlantic, new restrictions are in place in Austria, Greece and Sweden. Germany imposed a partial shutdown Monday, with Italy, France, Kosovo and Croatia also implementing tighter measures. England is scheduled to go back into lockdown on Thursday, though schools and universities are expected to stay open. 
*	A Republican candidate for state legislature in North Dakota, who died Oct. 5 after he had been sick with COVID-19, won a seat as state representative for District 8 on Tuesday.
*	The group that represents cruise lines with 95% of global ocean-going capacity said Tuesday that its members have agreed to extend the suspension of U.S. sailing operations for the rest of 2020.
*	The world has reached 48 million coronavirus cases. The last 1,000,000 cases were reported in less than 36 hours — a rate of 7.8 cases every second, a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows.

📈 Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 9.4 million cases and 233,600 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: more than 48 million cases and 1.22 million deaths.


Two possible COVID-19 vaccines could be ready by December, scientists say


The chair of Britain’s coronavirus vaccine task force says data evaluating the efficacy and safety of the two most advanced candidates should be available in early December.

Kate Bingham told a Parliamentary committee on Wednesday that data on the two vaccine candidates — developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, and Pfizer and BioNTech — should be available by then. After that, the vaccine candidates will need regulatory approval, Bingham says.

“If we get that, we have the possibility of deploying by year end,” she says.

Oxford Vaccine Trial Chief Investigator Andrew Pollard said results from late-stage trials could be presented by then, Reuters reported. The National Health Service in England is preparing to start distributing a possible vaccine before Christmas, just in case one is ready by then.




21 states set weekly COVID-19 case records
A USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins data through late Tuesday shows 21 states set records for new cases in a week while three states had a record number of deaths in a week.


New case records were set in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.

Stay safe and informed with updates on the spread of the coronavirus

Record numbers of deaths were reported in Montana, North Carolina and South Dakota.

For the second time since the onset of the pandemic, U.S. daily cases exceeded 90,000 on Tuesday when 91,530 new infections were recorded. Daily cases peaked Oct. 30 with 99,321 new infections. For context: The height of the summer surge saw 77,378 new daily cases reported on July 16.

Meanwhile, 40 states had more cases in the latest week than in the week before, an analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. Forty-one states had a higher rate of people testing positive on testing than the week before, an analysis of COVID Tracking Project data shows.




China bars entry for residents from Britain as cases rise in United Kingdom
China is suspending entry for most foreign passport holders who reside in Britain, reacting to a new surge of coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom.


The suspension covers those holding visas or residence permits issued prior to Nov. 3, with exceptions for diplomats and some others. Foreign nationals wishing to visit China for emergency needs may apply for special case visas.

The Chinese Embassy in London says the suspension will be “assessed in accordance with the evolving situation and any adjustment will be announced accordingly.”

China has largely contained the spread of coronavirus within the country but continues to record imported cases, including another 20 reported Thursday. Chinese officials require all people arriving in China to undergo two weeks of quarantine.


North Dakota legislature candidate who died of COVID-19 wins election
North Dakota election officials say Republican candidate David Andahl, who died on Oct. 5 after he had been sick with COVID-19 for several days, won a seat as state representative for District 8 on Tuesday.

Andahl, 55, remained on the ballot, in part because early voting had begun weeks before his death. His mother, Pat Andahl, told the Bismarck Tribune that she was unsure how he contracted the virus because he had been "very careful."

Republicans are set to choose Andahl's replacement by using a committee to make an appointment, according to previous statements by North Dakota's attorney general. But voters could call for a special election.

The pandemic hit has hit North Dakota hard in recent months. Last month, the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation called out the state for its alarming death rate following a well-documented lax approach to health mandates in the state.




Louisville-Virginia college football game postponed
Louisville's football game against Virginia on Saturday has been postponed. 


The Cardinals, who missed nine players in last week's game against Virginia Tech due to coronavirus-related issues, will not play the Cavaliers this weekend. Instead, the game will be moved to Nov. 14, replacing the Cardinals' originally scheduled bye week. 

Louisville athletics director Vince Tyra said the football program is dealing with 15 COVID-19 cases with seven more people in quarantine, for 22 virus-related issues total. Ten players have COVID-19, with five more in quarantine. The team's support staff has had five positive tests, with two more in quarantine. No members of the coaching staff tested positive or are quarantined, Tyra said. 




Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford returns to NFL's COVID-19 list
Matthew Stafford is back on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and this time his stay could cost him at least one start. The Detroit Lions placed the starting quarterback on the list Wednesday for the second time this season.


Stafford first went on the list Aug. 1, as the Lions reported to training camp, but returned three days later with what the team said was a false positive.

The Lions declined Wednesday to specify whether he tested positive for the virus or whether he is in quarantine after being in close contact with a person who had been infected.

It is not clear whether Stafford will be cleared in time to play Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings.




UK to roll out rapid COVID-19 testing in Liverpool
A half-million people in the English city of Liverpool will be regularly tested for COVID-19 in Britain’s first citywide trial of widespread, rapid testing that the government hopes will be a new weapon in combating the pandemic.


Testing will begin later this week at sites throughout the city using a variety of technologies, including new methods that can provide results in an hour or less, the government said in a statement Tuesday. Everyone who lives or works in the city in northwestern England will be offered the test, regardless of whether they have symptoms.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes mass testing will provide a way out of the coronavirus crisis, which has killed more than 46,000 people across the U.K. in Europe’s deadliest outbreak. England is scheduled to go into a second national lockdown on Thursday as the government struggles to control a second wave of infections that risks swamping hospitals and emergency rooms.

Liverpool has one of the highest infection rates in England, with more than 410 cases per 100,000 people, compared to 225 per 100,000 for the nation as a whole.

 

 

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