Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were 62 new coronavirus cases reported in Monterey County today, bringing the total to 42,261 cases.  There were no new fatalities reported.  Nationally, the number of cases were up by 2,550 for a total of 28.458 million. New cases have fallen by more than 60% since late December as more nursing home residents get vaccinated.  Deaths rose by 2,550 to 512K. In California, cases rose by 6,642 today.  That brought the cume total to 3.563 million.  There were 513 deaths reported in the Golden State, bringing the total to nearly 52K.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver : CA Deaths Surpass 50K

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There were 61 new coronavirus cases reported in Monterey County today, bringing the total to 42,199 cases.  There was one new fatality reported, for a total of 328.  Nationally, the number of cases were up by 77,804, for a total of 28.380 million. Deaths rose by 3,427 to 509K. In California, cases rose by 7,357 today.  That brought the cume total to 3.556 million.  There were 482 deaths reported in the Golden State, bringing the total over 51K.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver : CA Deaths Surpass 50K

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There were 107 new coronavirus cases reported in Monterey County today, bringing the total to 42,138 cases.  There were four new fatalities reported, for a total of 327.  Nationally, the number of cases were up by 70,768, for a total of 28.302 million. Deaths rose by 2,204 to 506K. In California, cases rose by 4,667 today.  That brought the cume total to 3.549 million.  There were 1,054 deaths reported in the Golden State (more than 3x the 306 cases reported yesterday), bringing the total over 50K.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were only 15 new coronavirus cases reported in Monterey County today, bringing the total to 42,031 cases.  There were no new fatalities reported.  Nationally, the number of cases were up by more than 2,000 from yesterday, coming in at 71,802.  That brings the total number of cases to 28.231 million.  Deaths rose by 2,424 to 503K and the CDC reported that there have been over 400K of cases and over 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 amongst health care personnel.  In California, cases rose from 4,338 yesterday to 6,521 today.  That brought the cume total to 3.544 million.  There were 306 deaths reported in the Golden State, bringing the total to close to 50K.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver : CA Cases Approach 50K

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There were 132 new coronavirus cases reported in Monterey County today. This brings the total to 42,016, with two new deaths reported.  Nationally, the numbers are better.  There were only 59,462 new cases reported, for a cume total of 28.2 million cases.  There were 1,825 deaths, for a total of 501,014.  In California, there were 4,338 new cases for a total of 3.5 million, with 205 new deaths.  That makes for a grand total of almost 50K deaths in our state.  On the good news front, a new study suggest that both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines may also prevent infections.  The Mayo Clinic studied 31K people who had received at least one dose of either vaccine.  They found the vaccines to be more than 80% effective at preventing infection for 36 days after the first dose.  Vaccine efficacy was 75% 15 days after the first dose and 89% effective from 36 days after the first dose.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were 112 new coronavirus cases reported in Monterey County today, more than double the 43 new COVID-19 cases announced yesterday.  This brings the total to 41,787, with two new deaths reported.  Nationally, the numbers are better.  There were only 71,784 new cases reported, for a cume total of 27.9 million cases.  There were 2,463 deaths, for a total of 494,051.  In California, there were 8,158 new cases for a total of 3.5 million, with 412 new deaths.  That makes for a grand total of 48,421 deaths in our state.  On a positive note, California’s positivity rate had dropped dramatically,  from 11% a month ago to just 3.5%.  Hospitalizations in our state have also dropped significantly, going down 38% over the past two weeks.

Senior News : Average American Life Expectancy Dropped By An Entire Year

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The pandemic cut the U.S. life expectancy by a full year in the first half of 2020, reflecting the toll taken by COVID-19 as well as a rise in deaths from drug overdoses, heart attacks and diseases and side-effects caused by the coronavirus.  The last time there was a drop this dramatic was during World War II.  It’s a huge step backwards.  Americans now have the same life expectancy as they did in 2006, according to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Black and Latinos were hit the hardest, with 2.7 years shaved off of the life expectancy of Black Americans, 1.9 years off of Latino Americans and 0.8 years off of White Americas.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/life-expectancy-covid-us/2021/02/17/ae9b71fe-713c-11eb-93be-c10813e358a2_story.html

 

Congratulations To Centenarian Who Celebrates Her Birthday With COVID-19 Vaccine Shot

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Congratulations are in order for Carolyn Salvado, a retired school teacher who celebrated her 100th birthday by going to the UC Health Vaccination Center at UC Gardner Neuroscience to get a COVID-19 vaccination.  “It’s important to get it [the vaccine],†she said, in order to stay healthy.  She was greeted at the Vaccination Center by a bouquet of flowers, but had to celebrate her birthday with relatives via Zoom.  This is her second shot, so hopefully she is good to go now.

https://www.ksbw.com/article/weve-been-very-cautious-woman-celebrates-100th-birthday-with-covid-19-vaccination/35547112?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Coronavirus%20Newsletter%202021-02-18&utm_term=ksbw_coronavirus_COMBINED

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver : New Cases Declining

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Coronavirus cases continue to slow, both in Monterey County and across the country.  There were 52 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 41,632 and one new death was reported.  Nationwide, there were 64,376 new cases for a cume total of 227.761 million, with 2,367 deaths for a total of 489,121.  In California, there were 8,024 new cases for a cume total of 3.5 million, while deaths rose by 418 to 47,563.  Please stay home and stay safe.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver : Vaccinations Still Lacking

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There were 239 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County over the past three days, bringing the total up to 41,580 and two new deaths were reported.  Unfortunately, Monterey County is doing much worse than every state, and much worse than Santa Cruz County.  In Monterey, we have administered 11K per 100K of the population versus 14,700 for all of California and compared to 19,736 in Santa Cruz County. Nationwide, there were only 56K new cases (they were running at more than 100K/day a few weeks ago).  That makes a total of 27.7 million.  The number of new cases is at a low not since October.  Last month, infections topped 200K per day.  Deaths rose by 1,272 to 487K.  In California, there were 5,463 new cases for a total of 3.5 million, while deaths rose by 90 to 47,145.  Please stay home and stay safe.