Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were 385 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 39,425 with one more death.  Although the number of cases is slowing nationwide, they are picking up in our County with 2,140 cases in the last week, up 15%.  January has been the deadliest month for COVID-19 deaths.  It was announced that Congressman Stephen Lynch tested positive for coronavirus after receiving two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.  Of course the vaccine is not 100% effective, so there will be cases like this—hopefully they will be isolated.  In the U.S., the number of new cases rose by 165,636, about flat with yesterday’s report.  That brings the total up to 26 million.  Deaths rose by 3,114 to 437,897.  In California, the number of new cases was up by 22,583 to 3.3 million, while deaths rose by 643 (+2%) to 40,240. These numbers are not looking great, please stay home and stay safe.

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Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were 187 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 39,040 with 4 more deaths.  Nationwide, there were 165,264 new cases, bringing the total up to 25.9 million, while deaths rose by 3,867 to 434,783.  COVID-19 is now the number one cause of death in the United States with more than 3,000 people dying at 3,000 a day, nearly 50% higher than the second leading cause of death.  In California, there were 17,576 new cases for a cume total of 3.3 million, while deaths rose by 587 (+2%) to 39,597.  These numbers are still high, please stay home and stay safe.

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Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were279 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 38,713 with 13 more people in the hospital and 13 more deaths.  Nationwide, there were 151,616 new cases for a total of 25.5 million, while deaths rose by 4,023 to 427,215.  In California, there were 21,784 new cases for a cume total of 3.2 million, while deaths rose by 738 (+2%) to 38,295.  These numbers are depressing, please stay home and stay safe.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were 1,149 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County for the last two days, bringing the total up to 38,434 with 13 more people in the hospital and two new deaths.  Nationwide, there were 155,677 new cases for a total of 25.4 million, while deaths rose by 2,971 to 423,192.  In California, there were 15,434 cases for a cume total of 3.2 million, while deaths rose by 208 to 37,557.  These numbers are stark, please stay home and stay safe.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were 338 new cases of COVID-19 announced for Monterey County, for a cume total of 36,464.  There were thankfully no new deaths.  Nationwide, there were 185,070 new cases, for a total of 24.399 million.  Deaths rose by more than 3,000 to 403,929.  In California, there were 26,598 new cases reported, for a total of 3.077 million, while deaths rose by 535 (+2%) to 34,480.  These numbers are not looking good, please stay home and stay safe.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were 303 new cases of COVID-19 announced for Monterey Count, for a cume total of 36,126.  There were five new deaths.  Nationwide, there were 1,972 new cases for a total of 400,810.  This is almost as many (409K) Americans who died in 2019 from Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, the flu, pneumonia and strokes combined.  In California, there were 28K new cases for a total of 3.050 million, while deaths rose by 303 to 33,945.  These numbers are heart wrenching, please stay home and stay safe.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver

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There were 496 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 34,959 with no new hospitalizations and 1 new death for a total of 249.  Nationwide, there were 238,390 new cases for a total of 23.409 million, while deaths rose by 3,040 to 389,944.  In our state, there were 36,642 cases for a cume total of 2.904 million, while deaths rose by 601 to 32,287.  These numbers are bleak, please stay home and stay safe.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver : Deaths Up Significantly

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There were 440 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 34,482 with no new hospitalizations and no new deaths.  Nationwide, there were 301K new cases and over 4K deaths.  This means that we set a new record for deaths from COVID-19 and the highest tallies for new infections and new deaths have all occurred in 2021.  More than 131,300 people are now hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the COVID tracking project.  In California, new cases totaled 40K for a cume total of 2.867 million, while deaths rose by more than 2% (+536) to 31,686.  Please stay home as much as possible.  Stay safe.

Cancer Death Rates Drop Significantly

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The death rate from cancer dropped by 2.4% between 2017-2018, good news as new and exciting treatment come to market.  Cancer is consistently among the leading causes of death.  The most success has come in lung cancer with this accounting for 149 deaths for every 100K people in 2018.

Monterey, CA Coronavirus Update From A Carmel Caregiver : Deaths Up Significantly

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There were 311 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 34,072 with no new hospitalizations and 1 new death for a total of 248.  Nationwide, new cases were up 229,712 (+1%) and deaths almost doubled from yesterday’s count of 2,048 to 3,662.  In California, new cases were up 41,911 to 2.828 million, while deaths rose by 589 to 30,561.  Please stay home as much as possible.  Stay safe.