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2020-04-25

 Covid-19 Info on ProvGardener

Date: 
Saturday, April 25, 2020
# RI Confirmed Cases: 
7129
# RI Deaths: 
215
Italy Total Cases: 
192994
Italy New Cases: 
3021
Italy Deaths: 
25969
Italy New Deaths: 
420
US Total Cases: 
860772
US New Cases: 
30719
US Deaths: 
44053
US New Deaths: 
1742
CDC US Cases: 
895766
CDC US Deaths: 
50439

430 new cases, 7129 total. 13 new deaths, 215 total. 1in 60s, 1in 70s, 8 in 80s, 2 in 90s, 1 was 100 +. 10 were nursing home residents. 3634 tests yesterday. 50,891 tests so far. 263 in hospital,77 ICU, 52 ventilated. 410 have been discharged. RI Artists Relief Fund so far has raised $15,000.  More donations needed. See RIArts,org for resources for artists, experiences for audiences. Shepard Fairy designed art for RI during this crisis:

"This piece was created to celebrate the courage of healthcare workers specifically, and generally symbolize the spirit of hope, strength, compassion, and resilience that we can all find in ourselves and share collectively."

Governor listed numerous outreach activities to Spanish-speakers including having the briefings translated into Spanish and posted on Facebook, is working with the community leaders, and will keep adding more outreach. Dr, Alexander-Scott emphasized that people should not postpone treatment for non-Covid-19 medical issues, and urged people with real emergencies to call 911. Foster families may be having trouble getting supplies and assistance, according to one reporter.
https://www.ri.gov/press/view/38221

http://ritv.devosvideo.com/show?video=a23b8b359497&apg=71865d99

The Providence Journal had a good summary of today's briefing.

Fed Notes: 

No press briefing

895766 cases and 50439 deaths -- The daily listing of numbers of cases and deaths on the CDC website moved to a new page (or at least I found CDC Covid Data Trcker today), and much more information is now available. There are many breakouts of the data. In comparison, today on Covid Tracking Project as of 11:13 pm, there were 931698 positive cases, and 47980 deaths. Some newspaper reports are saying 51000 deaths, and there is good reason to believe the numbers are much higher. The Stat website has 936616 total cases and 53,694 deaths. It is impossible to have accurate numbers during the thick of things in a pandemic. Nevertheless, give or take a few thousand, it's the highest number of cases and deaths in the world. What a tragic achievement. Some people would inevitably die, but not this many in the -- supposedly -- leading nation in the world. This is not how I want the US to lead.