There were 63 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 40,971 and three new deaths were reported. Nationwide, the number of cases are going down. There were less than 100K new cases, for a total of 27.193 million. Deaths rose by 4,472 to 471,97. However, new research found that, sadly, those with dementia are more likely to be hospitalized than people who are the same age without dementia. The analysis of nearly 62 million electronic medical records in the U.S. also found that Black people with dementia were at very high risk of getting COVID-19. Researchers said that the data could not be explained entirely by common characteristics common to people with dementia (old age, living in a nursing home and having conditions like obesity asthma, diabetes and cardiovascular disease). Taking into account those risk factors, those with dementia were still twice as likely to get coronavirus than their counterparts at the same age without dementia. In California, there were a hefty 11,853 new cases (less than half of the prior day’s total of 26,660) for a total of 3.446 million, while deaths rose by 700 to 45,232. Please stay home and stay safe.
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