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2020-04-24

 Covid-19 Info on ProvGardener

Date: 
Friday, April 24, 2020
# RI Confirmed Cases: 
6699
# RI Deaths: 
202
Italy Total Cases: 
189973
Italy New Cases: 
2646
Italy Deaths: 
25549
Italy New Deaths: 
464
US Total Cases: 
83053
US New Cases: 
29127
US Deaths: 
42311
US New Deaths: 
2238
CDC US Cases: 
865585
CDC US Deaths: 
48816

437 new cases, 6699 total. 13 deaths, 202 total. 2 in 50s, 1 in 60s, 5 in 70s, 3 in 80s, 2 in 90s. This is the first day cases by zip code are available online. 267 are hospitalized 74 in ICU, 48 ventilated, 377 have been discharged. Testing of almost 3000/day - 4% of population has been tested.Working on better mobile testing at nursing homes, also trying to reach vulnerable homebound and increasing testing in poorest neighborhoods -- next week or so, Cranston, Olneyville, Central Falls, Woonsocket. Received 20,000 antibody test kits. A Test Validation Task Force will evaluate the tests, which will take a few weeks. Hoping federal government will provide extra pay for nursing home staff, but meanwhile, RI will provide workers making $20/hr or less a temporary pay increase for one month. RI National Guard will be supporting congregate care settings. 20 lenders have pledged to give residential borrowers 90-day grace period on mortgages, won't report to credit bureaus, 60-day moratorium on foreclosures and sales, and late fee waivers. Next Thursday, $1.5 million will be available for rental relief for low income people. Apply immediately for PPP assistance. Hospitals may soon resume noncritical procedures. Domestic violence is increasing and is a serious proble. Everyone is urged to learn about this by looking at the resources on Health.RI.gov, as well as watching the Facebook town hall next Thursday, April 30, at 11am.
https://www.ri.gov/press/view/38216

http://ritv.devosvideo.com/show?video=1560059cda55&apg=71865d99

Fed Notes: 

Covid-19 Press Briefing

This is the first date (I noticed) that more detailed federal data were available on the CDC data page -- ethnicity data, data by state. At least I was not aware of these data until April 24. The FAQ said some information was available from April 3 (a weekly surveillance report called, “COVIDView), and the CDC Data Tracker

Upon its launch on April 17, 2020, CDC COVID Data Tracker users will be able to track the following data daily: U.S. cases and deaths of COVID-19 and social impacts of COVID-19 disease. CDC COVID Data Tracker displays these data using visual dashboards that include interactive maps, charts and other visuals. The data and information provided by COVID Data Tracker will be expanded over time.

The following data and information are currently planned for inclusion in COVID Data Tracker in future phases:

  • Laboratory tests performed by U.S. commercial, public health and CDC laboratories.
  • School closures in the United States due to COVID-19 (i.e., includes information on planned dates of reopening and the percentage of school districts to remain closed over time — includes time projections for schools remaining closed, such as 7 days, 14 days, 21 days and 1 month)
  • Laboratory tests performed and the percentage positive by U.S. Public Health Laboratories
  • Trends in U.S. COVID-19 cases by jurisdiction, including case information over time and by age group and sex.
  • Syndromic Surveillance (i.e., trends in emergency department visits based on influenza-like-illness and Covid-19-like illness surveillance)
  • Global COVID-19 cases based on data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Global COVID-19 case trends (based on WHO data)

As part of our weekly reporting, CDC has data on hospitalization rates and demographics as part of its COVID-NET surveillance system.

COVID-19 surveillance data is also used to produce publications.  Many of these reports can be found online through CDC’s  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) . COVID-19 data are also used to inform guidance documents.

This information is from the CDC FAQ page updated on APril 17.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/faq-surveillance.html