(NEW YORK) — Here’s the latest information on the COVID-19 coronavirus as of 10:00 a.m. ET.
Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University
Global diagnosed cases: 2,994,690
Global deaths: 207,270. The United States has the most deaths of any single country, with 55,417.
Number of countries/regions: at least 185
Total patients recovered globally: 881,635
Latest reported numbers in the United States per Johns Hopkins University
There are at least 965,933 diagnosed cases in 50 states + the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. This is more than in any other country.
U.S. deaths: at least 55,417. New York City has the greatest number of reported deaths in the U.S., with 17,280.
U.S. total patients recovered: 107,045
U.S. total people tested: 5,441,079
U.S. total people hospitalized: 126,647
The greatest number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is in New York, with 288,045 confirmed cases out of a total state population of 19.5 million. That is the most reported cases than in any other single region in the world. New Jersey is next, with 109,038 reported cases out of a total population of 8.88 million.
Latest reported deaths per state
Visit https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html for the latest numbers.
School closures
For a state-by-state interactive map of current school closures, please visit the Education Week website, where numbers are updated once daily.
There are 98,277 public schools and 34,576 private schools in the U.S., according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Those schools educate almost 50.8 million public school students and 5.8 million private school students.
The latest headlines
CDC adds six new COVID-19 symptoms
When the COVID-19 pandemic was first impacting parts of the world, there were only three reported symptoms — fever, coughing and shortness of breath. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded list of symptoms by six. The complete list of symptoms now includes fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell. The symptoms may appear between two to 14 days after being exposed to the virus.
IRS recalling 10,000 workers back to the office
Death and taxes wait for no one, the old saying goes. But the COVID-19 pandemic has already pushed the usual April 15 tax filing deadline to July 15. And now, as The Wall Street Journal reports, the IRS is recalling some 10,000 workers from 10 IRS centers back to work in the office, to address the rapidly growing backlog of work, some of which cannot be done remotely. In a weekend statement announcing the move, the IRS said the recall is “essential to address mission-critical needs for the nation, and the IRS is an essential component to our country’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the Covid-19 pandemic.” The also IRS noted workers aren’t required to return but those who do will receive incentive pay. The WSJ also reports an internal email released by Democratic Reps. Richard Neal of Massachusetts and John Lewis of Georgia states that IRS executives told workers they’d be required to wear cloth face coverings in the workplace, and to bring their own in the event the government wasn’t able to provide them.
Heartburn medicine ingredient being tested as possible COVID-19 treatment
As scientists the world over search for a COVID-19 treatment, researchers in New York City since March 13 have been testing a combination of two medicines, once of which is the active ingredient in the over-the-counter heartburn medicine Pepcid. Researchers at the Northwell Health hospital network have been enrolling hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the study, which combines high doses of famotidine – the active ingredient in Pepcid – with the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, both delivered via IV. Researchers haven’t yet said revealed what results they’re experiencing, but said some data on safety will be available “in a few weeks.”
Good news!
With prom canceled, high school senior boys give flowers to senior girls
There’s no telling how many graduations and proms have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, Indiana just canceled their senior prom, but the boys are still doing their part to make their female classmates feel special. WRTV Indianapolis reports the senior boys, working with a local florist owned by a school parent, delivered flowers to all of the senior girls – taking care, of course, to maintain social distancing while they did. A school mom and her son came up with the idea, dubbed Operation Senior Prom Flowers, and collected donations to help defray the cost.
Once near death, man on vent for 32 days recovers, is sent home
Jim Bello was near death just a few weeks ago. The New York Times reports the athletic, 49-year-old lawyer came down with COVID-19 symptoms in early March, including a 103-degree fever and severe shortness of breath. Hospitalization followed, and by late March, Bello was barely holding on, despite everything doctors and staff tried. His wife, Kim, prepared herself and their kids for what appeared to be his inevitable death. Doctors allowed Kim, swaddled in protective gear, to visit Jim in person in April, to say good-bye in what wound up being a three-hour visit. A few days later, Jim improved, and continued to improve until he was breathing well enough to come off of sedation and the ventilator. And last Friday, Jim Bello was discharged, and returned home.
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