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United States COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer
United States Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline.
www.worldometers.info
Last updated: June 05, 2020, 04:21 GMT
United States
Coronavirus Cases-------------------------1,924,051
Deaths----------------------------------------110,173
Just what will the number infected be in a week to two weeks from the rioting and protests?
| USA | Total | Total | |
| State | Cases | Deaths | |
| USA Total | 1,924,051 | 110,173 | |
| New York | 383,899 | 30,281 | |
| New Jersey | 164,519 | 12,006 | |
| Massachusetts | 102,063 | 7,201 | |
| Pennsylvania | 78,433 | 5,883 | |
| Illinois | 124,759 | 5,736 | |
| Michigan | 58,241 | 5,595 | |
| California | 122,808 | 4,484 | |
| Connecticut | 43,239 | 4,007 | |
| Totals | 1,077,961 | 75,193 |
These 8 states have 56.0% of the total cases and 68.2% of the deaths. These states are democrap controlled.
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52:34 min
Too Much Damage Is Being Done By The Bungled Response To Covid-19
•Premiered 4 hours ago
Peak Prosperity
Vindication! That Lancet published study vilifying HCQ that Chris has debunked point by point over the past few videos? It's just been retracted. Turns out, it was exactly the "garbage science" Chris said it was. Score a big victory for fans of truth.
But it shouldn't have to be this way...our scientists should be rigorous and honest. We need that more than ever right now. But instead, we're getting shoddy results at best, and compromised conclusions influenced by politics and money at worst. Too much damage is being done right now -- to our faith in the institutions that govern our society, to social equity, to public health and security.
As we've been warning, long after the virus subsides, it's going to take years -- possibly decades -- to recover from the wounds covid-19 has inflicted.
____________ LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO: Ivermectin Retraction Sapan Desai https://www.trialsitenews.com/observa... NEJM – HCQ No harm, no benefit https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056... News repeating “no benefit” https://www.pmlive.com/pharma_news/hy... Odds Ratio Explained https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Lebanon and HCQ https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.11...
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3:11 min
Efforts to find coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine about to take major step forward
•Jun 4, 2020
Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV
Efforts to find a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine are about to take another major step forward, though declining cases could actually hamper those efforts.
marsh
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2:55 min
Coronavirus: Hard-hit Sweden admits it could have battled COVID-19 better
•Jun 3, 2020
euronews (in English)
“I think there is potential for improvement in what we have done in Sweden, quite clearly,” Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency told Swedish media on Wednesday.
marsh
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1:51 min
Coronavirus Continues Its Economic Toll As Fears Grow Over Spread | NBC Nightly News
•Jun 4, 2020
NBC News
Nearly 1.9 million unemployment claims were filed last week, bringing the total to more than 42 million since mid-March. The number of new claims drops slightly each week and more states are continuing to reopen.
marsh
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7:12 min
Where there could be new coronavirus hotspots
•Jun 4, 2020
Yahoo Finance
Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit Medical Director Dr. Brian Garibaldi joins Yahoo Finance’s Zack Guzman to discuss the latest COVID-19 outlook as global cases surpass 6.5 million. #coronavirus #COVID-19 pandemic
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3:21 min
Coronavirus in Russia: 'I don't trust Putin any more' - BBC News
•Jun 4, 2020
BBC News
In Russia, President Putin’s approval rating has fallen to an all-time low. Russia, like many countries, is suffering acute economic hardship after weeks of coronavirus lockdown. Amid rising unemployment, there are signs of growing disillusionment with the Kremlin. Our correspondent Steve Rosenberg has been to Vladimir Putin’s home city of St Petersburg to gauge the mood. Produced by Will Vernon, camera/editing Matthew Goddard.
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5:23 min
Belgium has highest mortality rate per capita from coronavirus in the world
•Jun 4, 2020
Channel 4 News
What's the country with the worst per capita death rate from coronavirus in the world? Based on the figures alone - it appears to be Belgium.
marsh
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5:03 min
Coronavirus: Pandemic 'gripping the Amazon' as people 'die in their beds'
•Jun 4, 2020
Sky News
COVID-19 is ravaging Brazil. Sky News visited one of the worst hit neighbourhoods in Manaus to see how they are dealing with the virus.
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Prof. Karl Friston: "80% Of Brits Not Even Susceptible To COVID-19"
Prof. Karl Friston: "80% Of Brits Not Even Susceptible To COVID-19"
Fri, 06/05/2020 - 02:00
Via 21stCenturyWire.com,
As the threat of COVID-19 quickly fades from foreground and the damage from governments’ experimental panic-driven ‘lockdown’ measures, some experts are now asking an important question: why do different countries achieved such vastly different results in terms of fatalities due to Coronavirus?
The answers to this question will undoubtedly destroy official claims that the COVID lockdown was somehow science-based, let alone justified.
As it turns out, a large percentage of the population were never susceptible to this virus.
In other words: the threat was completely overblown, and lockdown and social distancing policies have never been based in reality.
UnHerd reports…
Professor Karl Friston is a computer modelling expert, world-renowned for his contributions to neuroscience. He has been applying his “dynamic causal modelling” approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, and has reached some startling results.
This is a highly informative interview with UnHerd host Freddie Sayer and Professor Karl Friston. Watch:
View: https://youtu.be/dUOFeVIrOPg
34:15 min
Prof. Karl Friston: "80% Of Brits Not Even Susceptible To COVID-19"
Fri, 06/05/2020 - 02:00
Via 21stCenturyWire.com,
As the threat of COVID-19 quickly fades from foreground and the damage from governments’ experimental panic-driven ‘lockdown’ measures, some experts are now asking an important question: why do different countries achieved such vastly different results in terms of fatalities due to Coronavirus?
The answers to this question will undoubtedly destroy official claims that the COVID lockdown was somehow science-based, let alone justified.
As it turns out, a large percentage of the population were never susceptible to this virus.
In other words: the threat was completely overblown, and lockdown and social distancing policies have never been based in reality.
UnHerd reports…
Professor Karl Friston is a computer modelling expert, world-renowned for his contributions to neuroscience. He has been applying his “dynamic causal modelling” approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, and has reached some startling results.
This is a highly informative interview with UnHerd host Freddie Sayer and Professor Karl Friston. Watch:
34:15 min
marsh
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Zerohedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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"The Data Is Likely To Be Horrific": Previewing The Worst Jobs Report In US History
Thu, 06/04/2020 - 23:11
Tomorrow's jobs report will be one for the history books: with a record 19% Unemployment, and an additional 7 million job losses added to the 20 million from last month, the labor picture will be far worse than anything observed before in US history, eclipsing the darkest days of the Great Depression.
Indeed, as NewsSquawk writes in its payrolls preview, "the data is likely to be horrific, although it tells us what we already know." So will stocks close green? Probably, since the extent of the pandemic gloom has already been heavily discounted by the market which is expecting a miraculous V-shaped recovery, and instead traders’ focus is on the direction and speed of travel. Furthermore, there is little in the BLS report that will offer any forward-looking insight – that will depend on progress regarding the reopening of economies, and official support measures. With that said, a ‘solid’ ADP report which was much better than expected stoked a rally in risk assets, which resulted in significant curve steepening and equity upside along the lines of a reflation trade, offering hope that the economy may be more resilient than feared (the more likely explanation is that the ADP report was once again massively wrong).
Meanwhile, as US data surprises have improved over the last two weeks, and risk assets seem more asymmetrically sensitive to ‘re-opening and recovery’ developments, progress on treatments, testing and tracing, as well as stimulus from global policymakers; this has underpinned the recent rally in the S&P 500 despite historically stretched p/e valuations, negative headline risk (US/China), and a limited appetite in Washington for another hefty fiscal injection.
Here's what Wall Street expects tomorrow, courtesy of NewsSquawk.com:
- Nonfarm Payrolls exp. -8.25mln (range -17mln to -1.7mln), prev. -20.5mln);
- Unemployment rate exp. 19.8% (range: 17.0-27.0%), prev. 14.7%;
- U6 unemployment prev. 22.8%;
- Participation prev. 60.2%;
- Private payrolls exp. -7.5mln, prev. -19.5mln;
- Manufacturing payrolls exp. -0.4mln, prev. -1.3mln;
- Government payrolls prev. -0.98mln;
- Average earnings M/M exp. +1.0%, prev. +4.7%; Average earnings Y/Y exp. +8.4%, prev. +7.9%;
- Average workweek hours exp. 34.3hrs, prev. 34.2hrs.
Backward-looking non-farm payroll trend-rates offer little insight in this environment. Updates on how the US labor market is progressing will likely be seen first in the weekly jobless claims/continuing claims data, regional prints and anecdotal reports from corporations bringing workers back from furlough (uncertainty remains over how many workers will be recalled) rather than the BLS Employment Situation Report. At present, analysts are eyeing how soon weekly claims can fall below the arbitrary 1mln level (it is estimated to do so around the end of June), and then the evolution of joblessness; Fed voter Kaplan expects the unemployment rate to fall to 10-11% by the end of this year, and back beneath 7.0% by the end of 2021, assuming consumers are willing to resume activity. The Fed will make economic projections in June, and although they will be subject to large caveats, they will still be useful as a barometer to gauge how quickly progress is being made in lowering unemployment in the months ahead, and by extension, what further support the economy needs.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
According to Morgan Stanley, the unemployment rate will move up from 14.7% to 17.0% in May, a stronger than consensus forecast, and a number which according to the bank will likely peak in unemployment rate for this cycle. In reality, as we noted last month, the shadow unemployment rate, which includes people absent from work for other reasons, is much higher (closer to 25.5% in April). There is considerable uncertainty as to how high the shadow unemployment rate could be due to compositional and categorization noise. For example, some people that were absent from work for other reasons are counted as employed, but are presumed to be unemployed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) can re-categorize this at any time, which could lift the unemployment rate to as high as 25%, in our view.
PARTICIPATION RATE:
The participation rate is expected to remain unchanged at 60.2%, after declining 2.5% in April. There is downside risk to the unemployment rate if labor force participation moves lower. For example, if participation declines 20bp to 60.0%, the unemployment rate would be 16.7% instead of 17.0%. The flows from employment to outside the labor force are higher than ever before, due to the provision under the CARES Act that does not require workers to actively seek work to qualify for unemployment insurance benefits.
INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS:
The high frequency weekly numbers offer a mixed signal: initial jobless claims data corresponding to the BLS jobs report survey period is yet to show that the easing of lockdown measures has resulted in any large scale return to work for furloughed workers (note: the data does not count those claiming the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits). The corresponding continuing claims report, however, surprised by falling for the first time since the pandemic, suggesting that the reopening of states was in fact pushing businesses to rehire some of the people let go when the virus hit.
WAGES:
The sharp rise seen in April’s earnings metrics is a quirk due to the data not adjusting for those on low incomes who lost jobs – these people are removed from the sample, resulting in a higher average wage of those that remain in employment. The sharp rise is therefore not a positive, and if unemployment remains elevated, there will be pressure on wage growth during the recovery. As MS further explains, in the April Payrolls report, job losses were broadly based across sectors but the incidence of unemployment fell most heavily on lower-wage segments of the labor market. This created a compositional bias in the data that caused a +4.7%M increase in earnings. Layoffs in May are expected to be more evenly distributed across the pay scale.
Consumers' appraisal of the job market was mixed, but there were signs of stabilisation, according to the Conference Board’s gauge. Whether consumers re-emerge from the pandemic with confidence to return to work will depend on stronger testing, tracing and quarantine measures needed to give consumers confidence to engage in activity; additionally, how quickly the case count declines, how soon economies can reopen, and how soon hiring picks up. For now, consumers’ short-term earnings outlook is stable, but they will likely need – and are still expecting – more fiscal support over the coming 12-months.
STIMULUS CLIFF:
Recent government stimulus has not merely offset consumers’ lost earnings, in many cases it has exceeded them, and balances in checking accounts that had fewer than USD 5,000 of funds 12-weeks ago now have between 30-40% more money in them given minimal economic activity taking place, according to Bank of America, while BEA data last week showed the savings rate surging to a record high. Whether Americans draw savings and resume consumption in the months ahead will be a function of how confident they ultimately are that a ‘second wave’ more disruptive than the first can be avoided, particularly amid some messaging from lawmakers averse to more fiscal largesse. However, it is worth being cognizant of a potential ‘stimulus cliff’; weekly federal unemployment benefits will end in July, and there seems to be a lack of political will to extend it amid concerns of ballooning deficits. The US is still expected to follow-up with further stimulus possibly in June, likely sized around the USD 1trln mark – significantly smaller than USD 3trln in the bill that the House recently passed. And while the fiscal support might not contain another round of cheques to Americans, there could be ‘back to work bonuses’ incentivising a return to work.
BUSINESS SURVEYS
The manufacturing ISM report saw the employment sub-index pickup by 4.6 points to 32.1. But the ISM said employees returning to work in late May will positively impact the index in June. Meanwhile, the non-manufacturing ISM report showed employment conditions improving to 31.8 from 30.0, in contraction for the third straight month, with no industry reporting a rise in employment. Comments from respondents include: “Furloughed as much staff as possible to reduce costs due to COVID-19” and “Terminations, furloughs, hourly reductions [and] forced vacations.”
ADP:
ADP reported 2.76mln jobs were lost from the US economy in May, better than the 9mln of losses that the Street was expecting; the prior was also revised up to -19.56mln from the initially stated -20.24mln. This decline would be less than has been implied by the 12.2mln initial jobless claims registered between April and May, according to Pantheon Macroeconomics, but is consistent with the 3.1mln increase in continuing claims in that window. “This suggests that the re-hiring of people in states beginning to reopen was very substantial, even though reported job postings on Indeed fell further between the two surveys,” and “presumably, most people were simply rehired by email, text or phone call.”
Pantheon reminds us that the ADP measure is generated by a model which incorporates macro variables as well as official payroll data from the previous month, in addition to the information gleaned from firms which use ADP’s payroll processing services. “It’s possible that ADP’s numbers are unrepresentative for May, or that the model is unreliable given the step-shift in the state of the labour market, but the safest approach probably is to assume that Friday’s official payroll numbers will be much less bad than the current consensus, -8mln, and June payrolls likely will increase substantially.”
CHALLENGER JOB CUTS:
Challenger announced US-based employers intend to cut 397,016 jobs in May (209,147 directly a result of COVID), easing from April’s total of 671,129.
"Although we saw a significant drop in May over April, we are still in record territory and the cumulative number of cuts since the pandemic began is staggering," Challenger said, "as states and cities re-open, we can expect to see these numbers decrease as more people return to work. But many lost jobs will not return soon, if ever."
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Has Sweden's COVID-19 Strategy Backfired?
by Tyler Durden
Fri, 06/05/2020 - 02:45
Anders Tegnell, Sweden's chief epidemiologist, has acknowledged that too many people have died in the country due to COVID-19. Tegnell was key in developing Sweden's more relaxed strategy which saw bars, shops, cafes and gyms remain open while the rest of Europe locked down, which he criticised as being unsustainable.
Some restrictions were indeed imposed in Sweden with schools closing for over-16s but, as Statista's Niall McCarthy notes, the public were generally trusted to remain responsible and carry out physical distancing without government enforcement.
During a radio interview, Tegnell said that:
"if we were to encounter the same disease again, knowing exactly what we know about it today, I think we would settle on doing something in between what Sweden did and what the rest of the world has done."
His comments come as figures show Sweden's per capita death rate being the highest worldwide in the seven days to June 02.
The government has now given in to opposition pressure and said it will launch an investigation into how COVID-19 was handled.
So how does Sweden's more relaxed approach to the pandemic compare with neighbouring countries?
You will find more infographics at Statista
The latest data from the Johns Hopkins University shows that as of June 01, Sweden had 43.24 deaths per 100,000 of its population. That's in stark contrast to Denmark and Finland who have recorded less than 10 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants and Norway which has had less than 5. Last week, Denmark and Norway said they would reopen tourism between their two countries from June 15 but that Sweden would continue to face restrictions.
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YES. I posted an article about this last night that went into greater detail of how the fraud was perpetrated, it's up a page or two.
More on the fraud:
Lancet Retracts Medical Study Critical of Hydroxychloroquine - Study Results Were Designed for Political Purposes... - The Last Refuge
The medical journal Lancet has now fully retracted their prior claimed “scientific study” against the use of Hodroxychloroquine. The Lancet study was quickly and purposefully used by all major media outlets to attack President Trump for his advocacy of the drug as an effective treatment for the...
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Lancet Retracts Medical Study Critical of Hydroxychloroquine – Study Results Were Designed for Political Purposes…
Posted on June 4, 2020 by sundance
The medical journal Lancet has now fully retracted their prior claimed “scientific study” against the use of Hodroxychloroquine. The Lancet study was quickly and purposefully used by all major media outlets to attack President Trump for his advocacy of the drug as an effective treatment for the COVID-19 virus.
It now appears the purpose of the fraudulent “scientific study”, conducted by a sketchy outfit called Surgisphere – who mysteriously appeared only after President Trump advocated for the treatment, was to weaponize medicine for political purposes.
After they were exposed for their role in pushing manipulated data, Lancet has now fully retracted their study in an attempt to retain credibility.
LANCET – Today, three of the authors of the paper, “Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis”, have retracted their study.
They were unable to complete an independent audit of the data underpinning their analysis. As a result, they have concluded that they “can no longer vouch for the veracity of the primary data sources.” (continue reading)
Don’t expect the media to announce the Lancet retraction, or apologize for their role in pushing the political narrative around it. Journalism is dead as the entire profession has now been exposed as nothing more than narrative engineers.
The Wuhan Virus was exploited for maximum economic damage and political value by an international group of operatives who needed to stop the rise of economic nationalism.
There are trillions at stake, and the desperate need to retain control of global economics by a small group of institutional elites in the banking, trade and finance sector; led to the virus being exploited. The resulting global crisis is based on their hoax.
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This has nothing to do with the 'protests', we won't see that spike for a few weeks yet. This is just from the reopening and people thinking they got an 'all clear' instead of 'you need to keep up the social distancing, masks, etc for the reopening to succeed.' I blame the governor and the media for not conveying this clearly enough and for not properly educating the citizens as they reopened.
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(fair use applies)
Florida sees spike in coronavirus cases while approaching new reopening phase
By Caitlin McFall | Fox News
5 hours ago
Florida saw a spike in coronavirus cases Thursday, with 1,419 new instances reported, according to the Florida Department of Health -- the highest daily increase since early March.
Florida has had more than 60,000 coronavirus cases, and has seen a three-day trend in increases as it pushes to initiate phase two of reopening its economy.
Forty-one deaths were also confirmed Thursday, bringing the state’s coronavirus death toll to morethan 2,600.
“Florida’s targeted and data-driven approach to fighting COVID-19 and our actions to protect the most vulnerable have flattened the curve in Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement Wednesday.
DeSantis is still moving forward with phase two of reopening, set to begin Friday. Bars and restaurants are allowed to operate with a greater capacity, retail stores and gyms are allowed to be opened at full capacity, and personal services like tattoo parlors and spas are allowed to partially reopen.
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach -- which have had the highest coronavirus case counts -- will remain in phase one until further notice.
Several sites in Florida are now offering free antibody testing to anyone over the age of 18, with some sites able to test up to 125 people a day.
Florida received $252 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Wednesday to assist with coronavirus-related expenses from mid-March through April.
“These additional federal funds will further our efforts to expedite critical projects as we move forward our safe, smart, step-by-step plan for Florida’s recovery,” DeSantis said.
Florida declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus on March 9. President Trump then declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency on March 13.
The Florida governor’s office, along with the Department of Health, could not immediately be reached for comment.
Florida sees spike in coronavirus cases while approaching new reopening phase
Florida saw a spike in coronavirus cases Thursday, with 1,419 new instances reported, according to the Florida Department of Health -- the highest daily increase since reporting started in early March.
www.foxnews.com
Florida sees spike in coronavirus cases while approaching new reopening phase
By Caitlin McFall | Fox News
5 hours ago
Florida saw a spike in coronavirus cases Thursday, with 1,419 new instances reported, according to the Florida Department of Health -- the highest daily increase since early March.
Florida has had more than 60,000 coronavirus cases, and has seen a three-day trend in increases as it pushes to initiate phase two of reopening its economy.
Forty-one deaths were also confirmed Thursday, bringing the state’s coronavirus death toll to morethan 2,600.
“Florida’s targeted and data-driven approach to fighting COVID-19 and our actions to protect the most vulnerable have flattened the curve in Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement Wednesday.
DeSantis is still moving forward with phase two of reopening, set to begin Friday. Bars and restaurants are allowed to operate with a greater capacity, retail stores and gyms are allowed to be opened at full capacity, and personal services like tattoo parlors and spas are allowed to partially reopen.
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach -- which have had the highest coronavirus case counts -- will remain in phase one until further notice.
Several sites in Florida are now offering free antibody testing to anyone over the age of 18, with some sites able to test up to 125 people a day.
Florida received $252 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Wednesday to assist with coronavirus-related expenses from mid-March through April.
“These additional federal funds will further our efforts to expedite critical projects as we move forward our safe, smart, step-by-step plan for Florida’s recovery,” DeSantis said.
Florida declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus on March 9. President Trump then declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency on March 13.
The Florida governor’s office, along with the Department of Health, could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Lawsuit: Amazon Failed to Protect Warehouse Workers from Coronavirus
Amazon failed to protect its workers from the coronavirus at a New York warehouse facility, according to a lawsuit filed by three employees.
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Lawsuit: Amazon Failed to Protect Warehouse Workers from Coronavirus
Katherine Rodriguez
4 Jun 2020
Amazon failed to protect its employees from the coronavirus at a New York warehouse facility, according to a lawsuit filed by three employees from the warehouse.
AFP reported that the complaint filed in federal court Wednesday said the “relentless pace of work at Amazon facilities” led to poor working conditions and that company policies “discourage workers from leaving their workstations to wash their hands and from taking the time to wipe down their workstations.”
The legal action comes after one employee from Amazon’s Staten Island, New York, facility was fired for speaking out about the company’s response to the coronavirus.
Amazon, however, claimed the employee was disobeying protocol about what to do in the pandemic.
One of the three workers in the suit claimed they caught coronavirus “from workers who were explicitly or implicitly encouraged to continue attending work and prevented from adequately washing their hands or sanitizing their workstations,” according to the lawsuit.
The three workers and their families are seeking a number of changes, including a more transparent leave and sick time policy, better contact tracing for infected workers, and back pay for quarantine leave.
The complaint alleges that Amazon continued to allow workers on the job even after they made contact with infected individuals.
Amazon, which received high praise during the early part of the pandemic for hiring 175,000 additional employees to deal with increased demand, says it has improved its health and safety at its facilities.
“We are saddened by the tragic impact COVID-19 has had on communities across the globe, including on some Amazon team members and their family and friends. From early March to May 1, we offered our employees unlimited time away from work, and since May 1 we have offered leave for those most vulnerable or who need to care for children or family members,” a spokesperson for the tech giant said in a statement.
“We also invested $4 billion from April to June on COVID-related initiatives,” the statement continued, “including over $800 million in the first half of this year on safety measures like temperature checks, masks, gloves, enhanced cleaning and sanitization, extended pay and benefits options, testing, and more. This includes two weeks paid leave for any COVID diagnosis or quarantine, and launching a $25 million fund to support our partners and contractors.”
But Amazon has had trouble putting its money where its mouth is.
The company recently ended hazard pay for its warehouse workers instituted after the outbreak of the coronavirus while Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had a net worth increase of $32 billion since January.
The company’s record on censorship has also led much to be desired.
Amazon recently banned a book about the coronavirus from lockdown critic Alex Berenson after Bezos and company suggested that he, “Please consider removing references to COVID-19 for this book.” When Berenson refused, they banned his book from being featured on Amazon’s Kindle Direct Service.
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I'm going to post all 3 examples of the hypocrisy of Democratic leaders during the pandemic in one post.
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With little social distancing, Whitmer marches with protesters
Craig Mauger and James David Dickson, The Detroit News
Published 4:14 p.m. ET June 4, 2020 | Updated 11:15 p.m. ET June 4, 2020
Highland Park — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who's voiced concerns about other demonstrations potentially spreading COVID-19 in recent weeks, participated Thursday in a civil rights march in Highland Park with hundreds of people who did not follow social distancing rules.
Whitmer drew criticism after she stood shoulder to shoulder with some march participants, who included Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. From the front line to last, the marchers started at Highland Park city hall and were a rolling quarter-mile of humanity traveling southbound on Woodward, with the skyline of downtown Detroit in the distance ahead, as a caravan of Detroit and Highland Park police vehicles escorted them while a helicopter buzzed overhead.
"Social distancing is critical to stop the spread of COVID-19 — unless you have a great photo op," state Rep. Lynn Afenoudlis, R-Grand Rapids Township, tweeted.
Whitmer spokeswoman Tiffany Brown denied the governor had violated her own executive order issued Monday that says people should remain six feet apart if participating in public gatherings.
Gov.Gretchen Whitmer, center, prays with clergy including Bishop Charles Ellis of Greater Grace Church, right, on the corner of Woodward and Warren during a rally in honor of George Floyd, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News)
"The governor took precautions for engaging in an outdoor activity, including wearing a mask even though it is not required outdoors under the order," Brown said.
Contrary to the administration's own guidance posted online, Brown said the unity march didn't violate her latest order because it states, "Nothing in this order shall be taken to abridge protections guaranteed by the state or federal constitution."
"That includes the right to peaceful protest," she said.
However, a page of frequently asked questions about the order on the governor's website specifically says, "Persons may engage in expressive activities protected by the First Amendment within the State of Michigan but must adhere to social distancing measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including remaining at least six feet from people from outside the person’s household."
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer elbow bumps with Marlo Franklin of SEIU before the start of a rally in Highland Park in honor of George Floyd on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News)
While many of the hundreds of participants on Thursday wore masks, including the governor, the six-feet distancing policy wasn't followed.
At the march that went through Highland Park and Detroit, Whitmer urged participants not to lose heart in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the death of George Floyd, and to work for change.
“Elections matter," Whitmer said during the march. "We cannot be defeated. We must move forward together. When we do that, we cannot be defeated.”
Joining Whitmer was Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, who told The Detroit News that police brutality is “one of the most important issues of our generation.”
“We're talking about the fact that we need to reframe and restructure the relationship between law enforcement and the community, particularly between law enforcement in the black community. What we're saying is that not only do black lives matter but black futures matter and black potential matters,” Gilchrist said.
Duggan echoed the call for unity, noting what he described as an unprecedented coming-together of Detroit’s top business leaders, against racism, in Detroit City Council chambers.
“These are extraordinary times,” the mayor said.
Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones said she came up to Detroit from Birmingham, Alabama, another flashpoint in the black struggle for civil rights, as Detroit was in the midst of the 1967 riot.
“We are coming together. We are uniting, and we are showing that it's not time for racism,” Jones said. “It’s not time for police brutality. It's time for change.”
Jones said she is co-sponsoring a resolution, expected to be taken up next Tuesday by city council, encouraging Michigan to pass a law requiring implicit bias training for police. Whitmer had asked for the legislation Wednesday, and on Thursday the Senate approved the bill unanimously.
Jones pleaded for more peaceful rallies like Thursday morning's gatherings.
“Unfortunately, we have seen protests that have not been peaceful protests,” she said. “Most of those people were not from the city of Detroit. So I say to them: If you do not want a peaceful protest, go back to your own backyard and protest, because here we are protesting peacefully.”
Bishop Charles Ellis III, pastor of Greater Grace Temple, said the march would be replicated in several Michigan cities, including Saginaw and Kalamazoo, and hailed it as a return to the days when “the black church created the nonviolent civil rights movement in America.”
Highland Park police, Detroit police, state police and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office all had a presence, representing law enforcement. Members of the Jewish and Chaldean communities also planned to partake in the protest, Ellis said.
Marchers young and old said they wanted to see changes in race relations and to have the needs of minorities addressed.
"You have to deal with the root cause of racism that has existed for hundreds of years in the country," said Ron Johnson, 60, of Detroit. "Education, access to health care, jobs, opportunities. Those problems exist more in urban and poor areas.”
Oten Wyatt IV, 16, of Detroit said he joined the march to be part of a movement for change.
"Put justice in place no matter who they are,” Wyatt said. “A human is a human and they all deserve justice, no matter who they are and no matter their place in society.”
Guidance from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office says people should adhere to social distancing measures during First Amendment-protected activities. (Photo: Screenshot)
On Monday, Whitmer said she had a "high level" of concern about the protests, specifically participants not wearing masks, potentially spreading COVID-19.
In past weeks, the governor repeatedly criticized protests against her stay-at-home orders for potentially spreading the virus. During an appearance on "The View" on May 13 — 22 days ago — Whitmer said the protests at the time made it "much more precarious" for the state to continue reopening its economy.
"The fact of the matter is these protests, in a perverse way, make it likelier that we are going to have to stay in a stay-home posture," Whitmer said then. "The whole point of them, supposedly, is that they don’t want to be doing that.”
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www.thegatewaypundit.com
(fair use applies)
De Blasio Broke Up a Jewish Funeral a Month Ago — But Today Allows THOUSANDS at George Floyd Funeral Service in Brooklyn
By Jim Hoft
Published June 4, 2020 at 3:37pm
In late April New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sent the NYPD in to break up the funeral for a popular rabbi in Brooklyn.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (Democrat) issued a warning to the “Jewish community” that he would arrest them for gathering in public as they did for a rabbi’s funeral in the Williamsburg neighborhood in late April.
De Blasio personally intervened at the funeral gathering as a violation of social distancing rules for the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
New York police broke up another Jewish funeral in Brooklyn in early May.
But today THOUSANDS of New Yorkers attended a memorial service for George Floyd.
De Blasio spoke at the funeral.
The city is still under de Blasio’s quarantine.
Via RedAlertNow.
~~~~~~~~~~
(fair use applies)
PA Health Secretary Twists Himself Into a Pretzel Trying to Justify Limitless BLM Protests While Standing by COVID-19 Restrictions For Small Businesses (VIDEO)
By Cristina Laila
Published June 4, 2020 at 7:22pm
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine twisted himself into a pretzel this week trying to justify limitless Black Lives Matter protesters (and rioters) while standing by Coronavirus restrictions for churches and small businesses.
Dr. Levine, who is the first transgender person appointed to a Pennsylvania Cabinet, became secretary of health in 2017.
A reporter asked Dr. Levine about Governor Tom Wolf calling business owners cowards for wanting to open their businesses just a few weeks ago and then marching this week in Harrisburg with Black Lives Matter protesters.
Dr. Levine actually admitted that the Wolf Administration is not restricting Black Lives Matter protesters because of “significant social issues that people feel that they need to have a voice.”
So only church goers and small business owners are cowards and want to kill grandma if they dare exercise their First Amendment rights. Got that?
Only a select special group of people in Pennsylvania are allowed Constitutional rights.
This is pure Marxism.
WATCH:
Recall, Dr. Rachel Levine admitted last month he moved his own mother out of a senior facility to a hotel while the Coronavirus was sweeping through nursing homes and killing elderly residents.
The Coronavirus is ravaging nursing homes across the US because of deadly Democrat policies of forcing people infected with COVID-19 back into the long-term care facilities.
Dr. Levine however made sure his 95-year-old mother was removed from the death box and transported safely to a hotel.
Feel safer yet?
With little social distancing, Whitmer marches with protesters
Gov. Whitmer, who's voiced concerns about other protests potentially spreading COVID-19, participated in a march where social distance rules were ignored
www.detroitnews.com
With little social distancing, Whitmer marches with protesters
Craig Mauger and James David Dickson, The Detroit News
Published 4:14 p.m. ET June 4, 2020 | Updated 11:15 p.m. ET June 4, 2020
Highland Park — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who's voiced concerns about other demonstrations potentially spreading COVID-19 in recent weeks, participated Thursday in a civil rights march in Highland Park with hundreds of people who did not follow social distancing rules.
Whitmer drew criticism after she stood shoulder to shoulder with some march participants, who included Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. From the front line to last, the marchers started at Highland Park city hall and were a rolling quarter-mile of humanity traveling southbound on Woodward, with the skyline of downtown Detroit in the distance ahead, as a caravan of Detroit and Highland Park police vehicles escorted them while a helicopter buzzed overhead.
"Social distancing is critical to stop the spread of COVID-19 — unless you have a great photo op," state Rep. Lynn Afenoudlis, R-Grand Rapids Township, tweeted.
Whitmer spokeswoman Tiffany Brown denied the governor had violated her own executive order issued Monday that says people should remain six feet apart if participating in public gatherings.
Gov.Gretchen Whitmer, center, prays with clergy including Bishop Charles Ellis of Greater Grace Church, right, on the corner of Woodward and Warren during a rally in honor of George Floyd, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News)
"The governor took precautions for engaging in an outdoor activity, including wearing a mask even though it is not required outdoors under the order," Brown said.
Contrary to the administration's own guidance posted online, Brown said the unity march didn't violate her latest order because it states, "Nothing in this order shall be taken to abridge protections guaranteed by the state or federal constitution."
"That includes the right to peaceful protest," she said.
However, a page of frequently asked questions about the order on the governor's website specifically says, "Persons may engage in expressive activities protected by the First Amendment within the State of Michigan but must adhere to social distancing measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including remaining at least six feet from people from outside the person’s household."
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer elbow bumps with Marlo Franklin of SEIU before the start of a rally in Highland Park in honor of George Floyd on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News)
While many of the hundreds of participants on Thursday wore masks, including the governor, the six-feet distancing policy wasn't followed.
At the march that went through Highland Park and Detroit, Whitmer urged participants not to lose heart in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the death of George Floyd, and to work for change.
“Elections matter," Whitmer said during the march. "We cannot be defeated. We must move forward together. When we do that, we cannot be defeated.”
Floyd's death, which occurred after a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on the man's neck for more than eight minutes, has sparked protests across the country, including the past seven days in Detroit.
Joining Whitmer was Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, who told The Detroit News that police brutality is “one of the most important issues of our generation.”
“We're talking about the fact that we need to reframe and restructure the relationship between law enforcement and the community, particularly between law enforcement in the black community. What we're saying is that not only do black lives matter but black futures matter and black potential matters,” Gilchrist said.
Duggan echoed the call for unity, noting what he described as an unprecedented coming-together of Detroit’s top business leaders, against racism, in Detroit City Council chambers.
“These are extraordinary times,” the mayor said.
Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones said she came up to Detroit from Birmingham, Alabama, another flashpoint in the black struggle for civil rights, as Detroit was in the midst of the 1967 riot.
“We are coming together. We are uniting, and we are showing that it's not time for racism,” Jones said. “It’s not time for police brutality. It's time for change.”
Jones said she is co-sponsoring a resolution, expected to be taken up next Tuesday by city council, encouraging Michigan to pass a law requiring implicit bias training for police. Whitmer had asked for the legislation Wednesday, and on Thursday the Senate approved the bill unanimously.
Jones pleaded for more peaceful rallies like Thursday morning's gatherings.
“Unfortunately, we have seen protests that have not been peaceful protests,” she said. “Most of those people were not from the city of Detroit. So I say to them: If you do not want a peaceful protest, go back to your own backyard and protest, because here we are protesting peacefully.”
Bishop Charles Ellis III, pastor of Greater Grace Temple, said the march would be replicated in several Michigan cities, including Saginaw and Kalamazoo, and hailed it as a return to the days when “the black church created the nonviolent civil rights movement in America.”
Highland Park police, Detroit police, state police and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office all had a presence, representing law enforcement. Members of the Jewish and Chaldean communities also planned to partake in the protest, Ellis said.
Marchers young and old said they wanted to see changes in race relations and to have the needs of minorities addressed.
"You have to deal with the root cause of racism that has existed for hundreds of years in the country," said Ron Johnson, 60, of Detroit. "Education, access to health care, jobs, opportunities. Those problems exist more in urban and poor areas.”
Oten Wyatt IV, 16, of Detroit said he joined the march to be part of a movement for change.
"Put justice in place no matter who they are,” Wyatt said. “A human is a human and they all deserve justice, no matter who they are and no matter their place in society.”
Guidance from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office says people should adhere to social distancing measures during First Amendment-protected activities. (Photo: Screenshot)
On Monday, Whitmer said she had a "high level" of concern about the protests, specifically participants not wearing masks, potentially spreading COVID-19.
In past weeks, the governor repeatedly criticized protests against her stay-at-home orders for potentially spreading the virus. During an appearance on "The View" on May 13 — 22 days ago — Whitmer said the protests at the time made it "much more precarious" for the state to continue reopening its economy.
"The fact of the matter is these protests, in a perverse way, make it likelier that we are going to have to stay in a stay-home posture," Whitmer said then. "The whole point of them, supposedly, is that they don’t want to be doing that.”
~~~~~
De Blasio Broke Up a Jewish Funeral a Month Ago -- But Today Allows THOUSANDS at George Floyd Funeral Service in Brooklyn | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft | 2
In late April New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sent the NYPD in to break up the funeral for a popular rabbi in Brooklyn.
www.thegatewaypundit.com
De Blasio Broke Up a Jewish Funeral a Month Ago — But Today Allows THOUSANDS at George Floyd Funeral Service in Brooklyn
By Jim Hoft
Published June 4, 2020 at 3:37pm
In late April New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sent the NYPD in to break up the funeral for a popular rabbi in Brooklyn.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (Democrat) issued a warning to the “Jewish community” that he would arrest them for gathering in public as they did for a rabbi’s funeral in the Williamsburg neighborhood in late April.
De Blasio personally intervened at the funeral gathering as a violation of social distancing rules for the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
New York police broke up another Jewish funeral in Brooklyn in early May.
But today THOUSANDS of New Yorkers attended a memorial service for George Floyd.
De Blasio spoke at the funeral.
The city is still under de Blasio’s quarantine.
Via RedAlertNow.
~~~~~~~~~~
PA Health Secretary Twists Himself Into a Pretzel Trying to Justify Limitless BLM Protests While Standing by COVID-19 Restrictions For Small Businesses (VIDEO)
By Cristina Laila
Published June 4, 2020 at 7:22pm
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine twisted himself into a pretzel this week trying to justify limitless Black Lives Matter protesters (and rioters) while standing by Coronavirus restrictions for churches and small businesses.
Dr. Levine, who is the first transgender person appointed to a Pennsylvania Cabinet, became secretary of health in 2017.
A reporter asked Dr. Levine about Governor Tom Wolf calling business owners cowards for wanting to open their businesses just a few weeks ago and then marching this week in Harrisburg with Black Lives Matter protesters.
Dr. Levine actually admitted that the Wolf Administration is not restricting Black Lives Matter protesters because of “significant social issues that people feel that they need to have a voice.”
So only church goers and small business owners are cowards and want to kill grandma if they dare exercise their First Amendment rights. Got that?
Only a select special group of people in Pennsylvania are allowed Constitutional rights.
This is pure Marxism.
WATCH:
Recall, Dr. Rachel Levine admitted last month he moved his own mother out of a senior facility to a hotel while the Coronavirus was sweeping through nursing homes and killing elderly residents.
The Coronavirus is ravaging nursing homes across the US because of deadly Democrat policies of forcing people infected with COVID-19 back into the long-term care facilities.
Dr. Levine however made sure his 95-year-old mother was removed from the death box and transported safely to a hotel.
Feel safer yet?
Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN cases and deaths by day for 6/03
I'll be watching to see if the protests raise the Covid numbers.
www.coronavirus.in.gov
I'll be watching to see if the protests raise the Covid numbers.
Indiana COVID-19 Home Dashboard
www.coronavirus.in.gov
Plain Jane
Just Plain Jane
I will be watching PA numbers to to see the increase from these riots. I give it till summer Solstice.
www.health.pa.gov
COVID-19 Data for Pennsylvania*
* Map, tables, case counts and deaths last updated at 12:00 p.m. on 6/5/2020
Source: Pennsylvania National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (PA-NEDSS) as of 12:00 a.m. on 6/5/2020
Page last updated: 1:45 p.m. on 6/5/2020
View the beta version of the Pennsylvania COVID-19 Dashboard.
View the Pennsylvania County Dashboard.
Case Counts, Deaths, and Negatives
* Total case counts include confirmed and probable cases.
** Negative case data only includes negative PCR tests. Negative case data does not include negative antibody tests.
*** Individuals who have recovered is determined using a calculation, similar to what is being done by several other states. If a case has not been reported as a death, and it is more than 30 days past the date of their first positive test (or onset of symptoms) then an individual is considered recovered.
Hospital Data
Positive Cases by Age Range to Date
* Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding
Hospitalization Rates by Age Range to Date
* Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding
Death Data
County Case Counts to Date
Incidence by County
Incidence is calculated by dividing the current number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported to the Department by the 2018 county population data available from the Bureau of Health Statistics. The counties are divided into 6 relatively equally-sized groups based on their incidence rate (i.e. sestiles). Cases are determined using a national COVID-19 case definition. There currently is no way to estimate the true number of infected persons. Incidence rates are based on the number of known cases, not the number of true infected persons.
Case Counts by Sex to Date
* Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding
Case Counts by Race to Date*
* 57% of race is not reported. Little data is available on ethnicity.
** Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding
Case Counts by Region to Date
EpiCurve by Region
Case counts are displayed by the date that the cases were first reported to the PA-NEDSS surveillance system. Case counts by date of report can vary significantly from day to day for a variety of reasons. In addition to changes due to actual changes in disease incidence, trends are strongly influenced by testing patterns (who gets tested and why), testing availability, lab analysis backlogs, lab reporting delays, new labs joining our electronic laboratory reporting system, mass screenings, etc. Trends need to be sustained for at least 2-3 weeks before any conclusions can be made regarding the progress of the pandemic.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in Pennsylvania
COVID-19 Cases Associated with Nursing Homes and Personal Care Homes to Date
This data represents long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania, including Department of Health and Department of Human Services regulated facilities.
Pennsylvania COVID-19 Numbers
Current number of positive results, age breakdowns, hospitalizations, and more.
www.health.pa.gov
COVID-19 Data for Pennsylvania*
* Map, tables, case counts and deaths last updated at 12:00 p.m. on 6/5/2020
Source: Pennsylvania National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (PA-NEDSS) as of 12:00 a.m. on 6/5/2020
Page last updated: 1:45 p.m. on 6/5/2020
View the beta version of the Pennsylvania COVID-19 Dashboard.
View the Pennsylvania County Dashboard.
Case Counts, Deaths, and Negatives
| Total Cases* | Deaths | Negative** | Recovered*** |
| 74,385 | 5,886 | 424,201 | 70% |
* Total case counts include confirmed and probable cases.
** Negative case data only includes negative PCR tests. Negative case data does not include negative antibody tests.
*** Individuals who have recovered is determined using a calculation, similar to what is being done by several other states. If a case has not been reported as a death, and it is more than 30 days past the date of their first positive test (or onset of symptoms) then an individual is considered recovered.
| Confirmed Cases | Probable Case by Definition and High-Risk Exposure | Probable Case by Serology Test and Either Symptoms or High-Risk Exposure |
| 72,292 | 2,093 | 620 |
Hospital Data
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- View hospital dataOpens In A New Window (mobile version)
Positive Cases by Age Range to Date
| Age Range | Percent of Cases* |
| 0-4 | < 1% |
| 5-12 | < 1% |
| 13-18 | 2% |
| 19-24 | 6% |
| 25-49 | 37% |
| 50-64 | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% |
Hospitalization Rates by Age Range to Date
| Age Range | Percent of Cases* |
| 0-4 | < 1% |
| 5-12 | < 1% |
| 13-18 | < 1% |
| 19-24 | 1% |
| 25-49 | 15% |
| 50-64 | 26% |
| 65+ | 57% |
* Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding
Death Data
County Case Counts to Date
| County | Total Cases | Negatives |
| Adams | 264 | 3456 |
| Allegheny | 1973 | 33692 |
| Armstrong | 64 | 1394 |
| Beaver | 598 | 4095 |
| Bedford | 43 | 862 |
| Berks | 4167 | 13382 |
| Blair | 53 | 3146 |
| Bradford | 46 | 1822 |
| Bucks | 5197 | 22339 |
| Butler | 239 | 4028 |
| Cambria | 59 | 4372 |
| Cameron | 2 | 139 |
| Carbon | 245 | 2709 |
| Centre | 154 | 2345 |
| Chester | 2959 | 15247 |
| Clarion | 27 | 719 |
| Clearfield | 43 | 1223 |
| Clinton | 60 | 699 |
| Columbia | 352 | 1520 |
| Crawford | 30 | 1189 |
| Cumberland | 659 | 6526 |
| Dauphin | 1434 | 11098 |
| Delaware | 6608 | 23583 |
| Elk | 6 | 361 |
| Erie | 332 | 5967 |
| Fayette | 95 | 3594 |
| Forest | 7 | 92 |
| Franklin | 788 | 5484 |
| Fulton | 16 | 258 |
| Greene | 27 | 855 |
| Huntingdon | 234 | 969 |
| Indiana | 91 | 1528 |
| Jefferson | 15 | 566 |
| Juniata | 95 | 398 |
| Lackawanna | 1575 | 6915 |
| Lancaster | 3337 | 18040 |
| Lawrence | 82 | 1536 |
| Lebanon | 1000 | 4869 |
| Lehigh | 3829 | 15920 |
| Luzerne | 2782 | 12486 |
| Lycoming | 166 | 2544 |
| McKean | 13 | 692 |
| Mercer | 110 | 1886 |
| Mifflin | 59 | 1376 |
| Monroe | 1335 | 6704 |
| Montgomery | 7416 | 38213 |
| Montour | 53 | 3380 |
| Northampton | 3136 | 15348 |
| Northumberland | 206 | 1612 |
| Perry | 67 | 913 |
| Philadelphia | 18977 | 65203 |
| Pike | 478 | 2173 |
| Potter | 8 | 164 |
| Schuylkill | 653 | 5570 |
| Snyder | 53 | 454 |
| Somerset | 38 | 2082 |
| Sullivan | 3 | 105 |
| Susquehanna | 124 | 936 |
| Tioga | 19 | 647 |
| Union | 70 | 1309 |
| Venango | 15 | 628 |
| Warren | 5 | 433 |
| Washington | 141 | 4889 |
| Wayne | 123 | 1173 |
| Westmoreland | 456 | 10955 |
| Wyoming | 34 | 569 |
| York | 1040 | 14820 |
Incidence by County
Incidence is calculated by dividing the current number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported to the Department by the 2018 county population data available from the Bureau of Health Statistics. The counties are divided into 6 relatively equally-sized groups based on their incidence rate (i.e. sestiles). Cases are determined using a national COVID-19 case definition. There currently is no way to estimate the true number of infected persons. Incidence rates are based on the number of known cases, not the number of true infected persons.
Case Counts by Sex to Date
| Sex | Positive Cases | Percent of Cases* |
| Female | 40,798 | 55% |
| Male | 32,871 | 44% |
| Neither | 3 | 0% |
| Not reported | 713 | 1% |
Case Counts by Race to Date*
| Race | Positive Cases | Percent of Cases** |
| African American/Black | 9216 | 12% |
| Asian | 1100 | 1% |
| White | 21,025 | 28% |
| Other | 471 | 1% |
| Not reported | 42,573 | 57% |
** Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding
Case Counts by Region to Date
| Region | Positive | Negative | Inconclusive |
| Northcentral | 1104 | 16601 | 17 |
| Northeast | 13347 | 64933 | 168 |
| Northwest | 576 | 15431 | 19 |
| Southcentral | 5548 | 54175 | 83 |
| Southeast | 48175 | 201577 | 998 |
| Southwest | 3542 | 71484 | 46 |
EpiCurve by Region
Case counts are displayed by the date that the cases were first reported to the PA-NEDSS surveillance system. Case counts by date of report can vary significantly from day to day for a variety of reasons. In addition to changes due to actual changes in disease incidence, trends are strongly influenced by testing patterns (who gets tested and why), testing availability, lab analysis backlogs, lab reporting delays, new labs joining our electronic laboratory reporting system, mass screenings, etc. Trends need to be sustained for at least 2-3 weeks before any conclusions can be made regarding the progress of the pandemic.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in Pennsylvania
| Potential Cases | Confirmed Cases | Determined Not a Case | Under Investigation |
| 39 | 19 | 5 | 15 |
COVID-19 Cases Associated with Nursing Homes and Personal Care Homes to Date
This data represents long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania, including Department of Health and Department of Human Services regulated facilities.
- COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facilities Data (updated 6/5/2020 at 1:45 p.m. - note: file only contains DOH facility data)
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Veteran Member
Dr. Anthony Fauci says whether schools reopen in the fall is 'complicated,' will depend on the region
White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNBC on Friday that the decision to reopen schools this fall will depend on the coronavirus' transmission in the region.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says whether schools reopen in the fall is ‘complicated,’ will depend on the region
PUBLISHED FRI, JUN 5 20201:59 PM EDT Noah Higgins-Dunn
The question of whether to reopen schools in the fall has a “complicated answer” and the decision will depend on the coronavirus’ transmission in certain regions of the U.S., White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday.
“It has to be a bit of a — and I don’t mean lengthwise — a bit of a complicated answer, because the United States is a large country,” he said during an interview Friday on CNBC’s “Halftime Report.”
“When you’re talking about getting back to a degree of normality and school openings and things like that, it’s always related to the level of activity of the virus,” he said.
For instance, the level of virus transmission near cities such as Casper, Wyoming, will likely be much different from that of other metropolitan areas, he said, and the decision to reopen schools shouldn’t be a “uni-dimensional judgment.”
“When you’re talking about getting back to a degree of normality and school openings and things like that, it’s always related to the level of activity of the virus,” he said.
For instance, the level of virus transmission near cities such as Casper, Wyoming, will likely be much different from that of other metropolitan areas, he said, and the decision to reopen schools shouldn’t be a “uni-dimensional judgment.”
“There are varying degrees of infection activity depending upon the region, the state, the city, the town and the county,” he said.
Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the number of cases has plateaued and is coming down as a nation overall. However, there are certain regions where there are blips in infections.
“In general, things tend to be going in the right direction,” he said. “There are some areas that are doing better than others and others that are doing worse,” he said.
As states eye reopening schools and universities across the U.S. this fall, some health experts are concerned that gathering students could cause increased transmission of Covid-19, although younger people are considered to be at lower risk of serious illness.
New infections will begin to creep up in the fall and winter months, Fauci said. However, a second wave of infections later this year is preventable, he said.
“It’s in the way we and the efficiency and effectiveness in which we put the manpower, the systems, the tests to identify, isolate and contact trace, that will determine how successful we are in preventing that wave,” he said.
marsh
On TB every waking moment
8:45 min
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 80: COVID-19 Retractions & Data (Hydroxychloroquine, ACE Inhibitors)
•Jun 5, 2020
MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY
COVID-19 Update 80 with Roger Seheult, MD of https://www.medcram.com who discusses the recent retractions from well-established peer-reviewed journals The Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine. The retracted COVID 19 studies primarily focused on the efficacy and associated mortality of the medications hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, ace-inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blockers, and relied on data from a small company called Surgisphere. The Guardian first reported about and error in the Surgisphere data set which has served to undermine the validity of these studies for many including most of the authors of the studies themselves (This video was recorded June 5, 2020).
------------------------------------------- Links referenced in this video: Johns Hopkins Tracker - https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html The Lancet (Original Article) - https://www.thelancet.com/action/show... The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... Surgisphere - https://surgisphere.com/2020/05/29/re... The Lancet (Retraction) - https://marlin-prod.literatumonline.c... STAT - https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/04/l... The Scientist - https://www.the-scientist.com/news-op... WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/authors-... Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl... Science Magazine - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/... MedPageToday - https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectio...
marsh
On TB every waking moment
8:48 min
087 - Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo from the Center for Health Security Answers More COVID-19 Questions
•Jun 5, 2020
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
What can people do to reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19 during a protest? Do higher-risk patients ever have mild novel coronavirus or do they always get very sick? When is it ok to resume routine medical and dental care? Will people who have had COVID-19 be eligible for a vaccine when it’s available? Are gloves necessary like masks?
marsh
On TB every waking moment
15:46 min
Vital update
•Jun 5, 2020
Dr. John Campbell
COVID -19, Update, Friday 5th June Lancet Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis, (May 22nd) Serious scientific questions about the validity of data ‘Expression of Concern’ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... Lead author, Prof Mandeep Mehra, (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston) asked Lancet for retraction Richard Horton appalled, ‘This is a shocking example of research misconduct in the middle of a global health emergency’ Retraction reference https://www.thelancet.com/lancet/arti... https://www.thelancet.com/lancet/arti...
A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19 (3rd June) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056...
Measles Cambodia Nepal Ethiopia Measles https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sh... Highly contagious, serious, viral 1963 Major epidemics every 2–3 years, an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year. 140 000 people died from measles in 2018 Mostly children under the age of 5 years Passed through direct contact and through the air. Infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body 2000 – 2018, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 23.2 million deaths. Global measles deaths have decreased by 73% from an estimated 536 000 in 2000 to 142,000 in 2018.
Vaccines Global vaccine summit 10 in human trials Oxford group AZ can make 2 billion doses Moderna Phase II clinical trial Safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity Phase I, neutralising antibody titres at or above convalescent sera Phase III trial in July
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39:06 min
International Update
•Jun 5, 2020
Dr. John Campbell
UK Cases, 283,097 8,000 – 9,400 new UK cases per day 75% not tested or isolated Deaths, + 176 = 39,987 MPs in voting queues MP working while obviously symptomatic Alok Sharma then self-isolated, but later tested negative
Barry Gardiner MP https://www.standard.co.uk/news/polit... Been social distancing since March. Today I broke it to join the #BlackLivesMattter demo outside Parliament and take a knee with thousands of brave young people calling for Justice. F
ace coverings, compulsory on public transport in England from 15 June Advice now Coverings must be worn on buses, trams, trains, coaches, aircraft and ferries. Very young children, disabled people and those with breathing difficulties exempt Linda Bourouiba JAMA, 26th March https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32215...
Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions: Potential Implications for Reducing Transmission of COVID-19 Sneeze (10-30 m/s), 7 – 8 m or 23-26 feet Cough 5 - 6 metres or 19 feet, Breath 2 metres or 7 feet
US Cases, 1,872,660 Deaths, 108,211 George Floyd tested positive Fentanyl, methamphetamine, THC https://www.npr.org/sections/live-upd... https://globalnews.ca/news/7029209/ge... Cases should increase over the next weeks Deaths will increase in the weeks after Proportionally more African Americans will die CDC,
Wear Cloth Face Coverings https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-... Wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain Cloth face coverings may slow the spread of the virus Help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings can be made from household items.
Nicaragua Cases, 1,118 Deaths, 46 Daniel Ortega, encouraged to carry on as normal Virus only effects the rich Deaths, 1,000 Water supply problems Brazil: More than 500,000 coronavirus cases confirmed Cases, 614,941 Deaths, + 1,349 = 34,021 Record number of daily deaths Virus spreading in more rural Amazon areas Large number of deaths No testing COVID cemeteries, multiple graves Not yet at peak Lockdown continues to be lifted Egypt Cases, 29,767 Deaths, 1,126 https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/... https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Egyptian Health Ministry distributing a million drug doses of Vitamin D to quarantine hospitals An important element to support the immune cells of the doctors treating coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. They stay for long time inside hospitals without being subjected to sunlight Senegal Cases, 4,021 Deaths, 45 State of emergency until end of June Dakar, riots protesting at lock downs Dry season, cattle dying of thirst
South Korea Great contact tracing Track and trace Down to one hour Messages sent out as emergencies to phones Quarantine app monitored for 14 days for arrivals China Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province North-east Chinese city near Russia border Testing 2.8 million residents after 15 asymptomatic coronavirus patients found last week. Everyone over the age of 6 by Saturday
1,196 medical personnel dispatched Germany German Centre for Addiction Issues, three million Germans between the ages of 18 and 64 had an alcohol problem in 2018 Alcohol sales up during lockdown
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Dear Abby: Friend insulted when told not to enter during my quarantine
‘You mean you won’t let me in the house?,’ asks the woman when the 87-year-old asks her to stay on the porch.
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Dear Abby: Friend insulted when told not to enter during my quarantine
By Abigail Van Buren Jun 4, 2020, 6:00am CDT (Sagely advise adjusts to the times)
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DEAR ABBY: I am self-quarantined for a number of reasons because of the virus. I am 87 and live alone. My daughter is very concerned that I not become ill because her husband is in treatment for cancer. Obviously, she doesn’t want to have to come care for me and endanger her husband’s already reduced immunity.
A friend called to ask how I am doing. I told her I was self-quarantined, and she asked if I needed anything. I told her I didn’t have eggs, but it was no big deal. She said she would bring me some.
I sent her a text and asked her to leave them on the porch, and she said, “You mean you won’t let me in the house?” She said she isn’t sick and can’t understand why I’m doing this. I tried to explain that you can be contagious without symptoms, but she was still insulted.
I thought everyone in the world knew the basics of quarantine, but apparently she’s still taking it personally. She hasn’t called for three days, and I’m heartsick. Advice? — SHUT IN IN ARIZONA
DEAR SHUT IN: In spite of the fact that the federal, state and local governments are releasing information on a daily basis about the importance of social distancing and self-quarantining, there is still confusion in the minds of some of the public. Your friend is a perfect example of this. You are doing what you’re doing for the right reason, and I hope you will continue, not only for your son-in-law’s sake, but also for your own.
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President Trump Holds a News Conference
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War Room Pandemic Ep 214 - When the Spending Starts, the Mending Starts
•Streamed live 6 hours ago
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Raheem Kassam, Jack Maxey, and Greg Manz discuss the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as the new jobs numbers have shown that an economic recovery is imminent as the stock market soars. Calling in is Larry Lindsey to provide insights on the economic numbers. Steve Bannon and Bill Gertz also call in.
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War Room Pandemic Ep 215 - Summer of Hope (w/ Harlan Hill, Raynard Jackson and Jason Trennert)
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Raheem Kassam, Jack Maxey, and Greg Manz are joined by Harlan Hill to discuss the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as the new jobs numbers contrast a bright future with the bleak present America is experiencing right now amid the protests and riots. Raynard Jackson calls in to talk about his reactions to the George Floyd situation. Jason Trennert also calls in to discuss the latest jobs numbers.
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LIVE: President Donald Trump Speech at Puritan Medical Products in Guilford, ME 6/5/20
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7:03 min
Funeral Homes in Mexico Show Coronavirus’ Hidden Death Toll | Coronavirus News
•Jun 5, 2020
The New York Times
Mexico is reopening, but those handling the dead say the Coronavirus epidemic there is far from over. Crematoriums and funeral homes are overwhelmed, and mortality data shows the death toll is far higher than official numbers.
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2:55 min
New coronavirus spikes in California, Arizona, Utah l ABC News
•Jun 5, 2020
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At least 16 states have reported an increase in COVID-19 and more than 21,000 new cases and 1,000 new deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours across the U.S. as new hot spots emerge.
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Prof. Karl Friston: "80% Of Brits Not Even Susceptible To COVID-19"
Prof. Karl Friston: "80% Of Brits Not Even Susceptible To COVID-19"
Fri, 06/05/2020 - 02:00
Via 21stCenturyWire.com,
As the threat of COVID-19 quickly fades from foreground and the damage from governments’ experimental panic-driven ‘lockdown’ measures, some experts are now asking an important question: why do different countries achieved such vastly different results in terms of fatalities due to Coronavirus?
The answers to this question will undoubtedly destroy official claims that the COVID lockdown was somehow science-based, let alone justified.
As it turns out, a large percentage of the population were never susceptible to this virus.
In other words: the threat was completely overblown, and lockdown and social distancing policies have never been based in reality.
UnHerd reports…
Professor Karl Friston is a computer modelling expert, world-renowned for his contributions to neuroscience. He has been applying his “dynamic causal modelling” approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, and has reached some startling results.
This is a highly informative interview with UnHerd host Freddie Sayer and Professor Karl Friston. Watch:
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Ya know, I hope 80%, 90% or more are not even susceptible.
I hope that most that get the virus, don't even notice it.
But at the same time, there's been so much utter bullshit slung, I'm having a very hard time trying to determine which line of bullshit is the least bullshitty.
And I'm beginning to wonder if that was part of the plan.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci: Coronavirus pandemic has exposed inequities in America's health-care system
•Jun 5, 2020
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CNBC's Meg Tirrell interviews White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci about his outlook for the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
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28:53 min
New York Gov. Cuomo speaks on coronavirus and George Floyd protests — 6/5/2020
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 375,133 people across the state, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Cuomo said Thursday New York is expanding its testing facilities to the thousands of people who participated in recent George Floyd protests.
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14:33 min
El-Erian discusses the jobs report, the Fed, inequality and economic recovery
•Jun 5, 2020
Yahoo Finance
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz spoke with Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Adam Shapiro about the latest jobs report and inequality in ...
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3:47 min
Concerns grow over possible spike in coronavirus cases as states open and protests continue
•Jun 5, 2020
CBS This Morning
As states continue to reopen their economies, experts urge Americans to remain vigilant and continue to follow public health guidelines. But relaxed attitudes and massive civic demonstrations in major U.S. cities could cause a resurgence of the virus. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
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Spreading coronavirus amid George Floyd protests | WNT
•Jun 3, 2020
ABC News
An Oklahoma State football player tested positive for COVID-19 after being at a protest in Tulsa, and Dr. Deborah Birx continues to work with mayors to expand coronavirus testing.
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WATCH LIVE: Walz to announce next steps in reopening Minnesota
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KARE 11
Sources say Gov. Tim Walz will announce 'Phase 3' of the plan to reopen Minnesota. Includes indoor dining and gradual reopening of health clubs.
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Swift, Silent,...Sleepy
Says the guy who has been the head of NIH. Duh... It's a wonder he didn't notice before now! How many presidents has he served under?
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