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COVID-19 Update 2020-04-06

Coronavirus

There are 1,343,266 confirmed cases of COVID-19 confirmed globally so far today, up from 784,741 last Monday, with 74,612 deaths and 278,191 recoveries.

Global confirmed cases increased by 71,418 yesterday, compared to a 48,461 increase on March 25th and a 20,585 increase on March 18th. There are +70,365 new cases reported globally so far today.

Spain, Italy and Germany all report over 100,000 confirmed cases.

There are +28,043 new confirmed cases in the US so far today, bringing the total to 364,716.

About two fifths of all US confirmed cases are in New York, followed by New Jersey, Michigan, California, Louisiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Illinois. New cases in Washington state have slowed dramatically.

There are 15,993 confirmed cases in the California so far today, compared to 130,689 cases in New York.

Los Angeles county now reports four times as many confirmed cases as Santa Clara.

The total cases confirmed in Santa Cruz county is 71.

FEMA has asked families to limit food stockpiling and “Please only buy what your family needs for a week”, explaining that “Freight flows are not disrupted, but stores need time to restock.”

Many local department stores have had shortages of certain items. Several stores limited the number of certain items per customer to prevent hoarding. Some stores are offering pick up or delivery services.

There is no reason to expect food shortages.

Visit the Coronavirus Daily Update Page on KSCO.com for more info.

You can find out more from the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency, by going to santacruzhealth.org.

If you experience Fever, Cough or Shortness of Breath, please call your Health Care Professional.

Regardless of how healthy you are, to protect the most vulnerable, don’t be a disease vector. Take action by staying home as much as possible.

As is always true to prevent any communicable disease, stay home if you are sick, wash your hands frequently, cough or sneeze into your elbow, avoid touching your face, and remember, don’t pick your nose!!

– The COVID-19 Update from KSCO’s Director of Digital Media, Jonty McCollyer

Sources And Further Info

Dr. John Campbell’s Daily Report

Coronavirus lockdown: People are buying tons of alcohol

https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/coronavirus-lockdown-people-alcohol-buying

Covid vs. US Daily Average Cause of Death

https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/1712761/

Coronavirus: New guidelines on how many weeks of groceries most families should buy

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/23/coronavirus-new-guidelines-on-how-many-weeks-of-groceries-most-families-should-buy

Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973

New Coronavirus Stable for Hours on Surfaces

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/new-coronavirus-stable-hours-surfaces

National Guard head: ‘Tens of thousands’ of Guardsmen could be used to help with coronavirus

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/488460-national-guard-head-tens-of-thousands-of-guardsmen-could-be-used-to-help-with

Coronavirus can travel twice as far as official ‘safe distance’ and stay in air for 30 minutes, Chinese study finds

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3074351/coronavirus-can-travel-twice-far-official-safe-distance-and-stay

Local hospital provides free COVID-19 eVisits

https://www.ksbw.com/article/local-hospital-provides-free-covid-19-evisits/31673723

Locations with Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, by WHO Region

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/world-map.html

Paid sick leave: Who gets it during the coronavirus outbreak

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/16/paid-sick-leave-coronavirus-house-bill/

Worldometer Coronavirus Cases

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus

Map: Coronavirus cases in the Bay Area, Northern California

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/04/map-coronavirus-cases-in-the-bay-area-northern-california/

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