This is our daily update of breaking COVID-19 news for Saturday, August 8, 2020. Previous daily updates can be found here, en up-to-date statistics are here.
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Here is the latest:
1 pm: Positive COVID-19 cases remained below 1% in New York State, according to figures released by Governor Andrew Cuomo. But there were four COVID-related deaths in the city.
“Despite increasing rates of infections across the country and in our region, we continue to see our numbers kept to low levels, all thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers to change their behavior and our data-driven, phase resume,” he said. Cuomo in a statement. “While our numbers remain low and stable, this is not the time to become independent – we need to focus on protecting our hard-won progress now. Remember, wear your mask, social distance and above all, stay New York Tough. “
Figures released by Cuomo’s office show that there were 74,857 test results, of which 703, or 0.93%, were positive. Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens had each reported death.
But hospitalizations dropped to 573, compared to 579 the day before. The number of patients in ICUs also fell, from 139 on Thursday to 133 on Friday.
The figures come a day after announced Cuomo schools could reopen across regions in the state that are in Phase 4, such as New York City.
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Dr. Fauci really wants people to “stay away from bars”
11:20 am: With the number of coronavirus cases affecting nearly 5 million in the United States (4,945,795, according to Johns Hopkins University), public health officials are trying to remind Americans how to protect themselves and others. In an interview with Brown University University of Public Health, Drs. Anthony Fauci on Friday that he would remind people of the ‘fundamental’ principles of public health ‘until I’m exhausted. ‘
According to CNN, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases remarked: “Universal wearing of a mask, physical distance, appearance, being outdoors better than indoors, washing your hands and hand hygiene – and if you are in a situation where it’s up to you, stay away from locks. “
“Those things work,” he added.
When asked what happened to the virus in the US, Fauci explained what sets us apart from other countries “how big and diverse our country is geographically, demographically, as well as the level of the virus in a particular region, state, city, province “Also, although the US did not shut down for a few months,” we never really got to a baseline, “he said. And then, when states reopened, some people decided to go back to a pre-pandemic approach to life, against one following guidelines like mask-wearing.
“We do not have to shut up completely as we do things right … and if we do these things right, I believe we can open the economy, get jobs back, people out of the doldrums, if we do it carefully and cautiously and do what the guidelines say, ” he said.
Earlier this week, Fauci’s colleague on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, Dr. Deborah Birx, said, “What we see today is different from March and April. It’s extremely widespread.”
Knowing that it is as prevalent in rural areas as it is urban, “To everyone who lives in a rural area, you are not immune or protected from this virus,” she said. “If you’re in multi-generational households, and there’s an outbreak in your countryside or in your city, you should really consider wearing a mask at home, assuming you’re positive, if your individuals in your household have comorbidities. . “
The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, has hired the “three W’s” to drive the message home.
In a speech in Baltimore, he said, “No. 1, wash your hands. No. 2, look at your distance, which means you stay at least 6 feet from others and avoid crowded places. And, No. 3. , wear a face mask. “
And when you go out, always remember the 3 Ws when you’re in public:
1️⃣ Wash hands 🖐🏾
2️⃣ View distances 👀
(Eg at least 6 ft. From others, and avoid crowds)
3️⃣ Wear a 😷Jerome Adams @JeromeAdamsMD August 7, 2020
