According to data provided by the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, as of Friday evening there have been more than 697,000 total deaths in the U.S. attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS
According to data provided by the HHS / CDC / ASPR Community Profile Report, total new deaths in the U.S. over the last 7 days were 10,332, which is an 3% decrease over last week. Total confirmed COVID-19 hospital admissions in the U.S. over the last 7 days was just over 58,000, which is a decrease of 14% over last week.
BORDERS
DHS has extended border restrictions on nonessential travel at land & ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico with have been extended through Oct. 21.
CANADA
COVID infections and hospitalizations continue in multiple provinces, including New Brunswick, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Canada has opened up its borders to fully vaccinated foreign travelers.
LATIN AMERICA
This week, Brazil leads the region in new COVID-attributed deaths, followed by Mexico, Argentina, Cuba and Guatemala. Of every 100 infections last reported around the world, about 6 were reported from countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
EUROPE
Russia leads the European region in COVID-related deaths, followed by Romania and Ukraine. Of every 100 infections last reported around the world, about 28 were reported from countries in Europe. The region is currently reporting a million new infections about every 8 days and has reported more than 59,130,000 since the pandemic began.
IMPORTANT COVID-19 NEWS STORIES
Newsom mandates COVID vaccines for all eligible students in CA
CDC "strongly recommends" COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant "people"
NEJM: No evidence vaccines safe for pregnant women
Slovenia Halts Use of J&J shot after 20-YO woman dies of stroke
COVID tests nixed for illegals, vaccine mandated for Border Patrol
Feinstein bill requires COVID vaccine or neg test for domestic flights
Army Flight Surgeon: Ground vaxxed pilots and crews over cardiac risk
Whispers.... Mystery rise in heart attacks from blocked arteries
Navy SEALs Told They’re ‘Undeployable’ If UNvaxinated
British gov trying to bypass parliament to implement vaccine passports
SITUATION REPORTS / OFFICIAL CASE NUMBERS
HealthData.gov
World Health Organization
Centers for Disease Control (U.S.)
Johns Hopkins CSSE (Interactive map)
NATIONAL VACCINATION STANDING
According to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker website, more than 393 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered within the U.S..
VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING
According to the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) between mid-December 2020 and Sept. 24 of this year, more than 726,000 adverse events have been reported following COVID19 vaccinations. As it is estimated that only 1% of adverse events are recorded into the system, these numbers could be significantly higher.
Reports of adverse events to VAERS following vaccination, including deaths, do not necessarily mean that a vaccine caused a health problem.
Current U.S. VAERS reports related to COVID-19 vaccines include:
Deaths: 15,633
Hospitalizations: 33,703
Urgent Care: 73,124
Anaphylaxis: 1,951
Bell's Palsy: 2,532
Miscarriages: 1,171
Heart Attacks: 3,754
Myo/Pericarditis: 3,123 |
