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COVID-19has surpassed heart disease and cancer as the leading cause of death in America, according to a report which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “It’s been a long time since an infectious disease was the leading cause of death for the whole country, Dr. Steven Woolf, lead author of the paper, told USA Today.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/17/covid-update-david-bernhardt-california-pfizer-vaccine/3929500001/
Almost all nursing homes in Monterey County have reported coronavirus outbreaks, and this may signal a paradigm shift where more people decide to live out their final years at home. The U.S. currently has the largest number of nursing home residents in the world and accounts for the largest number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., a total of 115K. Occupancy in nursing homes is down by 15%, due both to deaths and a decrease in admissions.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-spurs-families-to-shun-nursing-homes-a-shift-that-appears-long-lasting-11608565170
There were more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus reported in Monterey County yesterday, bringing the total to 23,582. There were five new hospitalizations, and one new death. Nationwide, the number of new cases rose by 179,803 to 17.999 million while deaths rose by 1,626 to 318,746. In California, the number of new cases rose by 40,995 to 1.910 million while deaths rose by 167 to 22,820. These numbers are not looking great, please stay at home as much as possible.
AARP Bulletin had an interesting story (November, 2020 page 32) profiling a serial elder abuse con man. It profiled a man named Steven Thomas who for over 20 years has designed programs aimed at bulking seniors out of their hard earned pay, generating about $20,000 a month doing so. He is now in prison, but has been cooperating with authorities regarding over 200 elicit sweepstakes scams. His mailers for one client persuaded 400K victims to mail in over $50 million over a five year period. He extensively used images of stock certificates as a hook to his scheme so that people would feel they were getting something of value. He also used fonts similar to what banks use, and featured embossings and ornate borders, which many people fell for!
There were 228 new cases of coronavirus reported in Monterey County yesterday, bringing the total to 222,483. Nationwide, the number of new cases rose by almost 200K to 17.819 million while deaths rose by 2,063 to 317,120. In California, the number of new cases rose by 41,590 to 1.869 million while deaths rose by 144 to 22,653. These numbers are not looking well, please stay at home as much as possible.
There were 316 new cases reported yesterday, bringing the total to 22,571 cases. Nationwide, the number of new cases rose by 251,477 to 17.626 million while deaths rose by 2,484 to 315,057. In California, the number of new cases rose by 44,175 to 1.828 million while deaths rose by 288 to 22,509. These numbers are not good, please stay at home as much as possible.
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The Monterey County Health Department put out a bulletin that there were a massive 3,304 new cases reported yesterday, bringing the total to 22,255 cases, a jump of 17% over yesterday’s count. There was a report on twitter than the jump in the cases in Monterey and the rest of California was due to processing backlogs, with about half of the new cases from California State Prisons. Nationwide, the number of new cases rose by 238,189 to 17.734 million while deaths rose by 2,384 to 312,573. In California, the number of new cases rose by 42,775 to 1.783 million while deaths rose by 227 to 22,221. These numbers are not good, please stay at home as much as possible.
If your job requires you to do a lot of sitting, make sure you take frequent breaks especially if you are diabetic. The ADA’s 2020 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes recommends doing a light activity for every 30 minutes of uninterrupted sitting. Sitting increases insulin resistance, and it also increases blood pressure and impedes blood flow. I know that this is tough to do now that the entire state of California has been put on lockdown. We can’t go to Point Lobos or the beach, but try taking a walk around the block!
There were a record number (444) of new cases of coronavirus cases reported in Monterey County, bringing the grand total to 18,951. Nationwide, there was also a new record of nearly a quarter of million cases, bringing the total over 17 million for the first time. Deaths were also at a new record of 4,255, with a cume total of 310,189. In California, new cases more than doubled with a cume total now at 1.741 million and deaths soared to 425, bringing the total close to 22K. These numbers are exploding, please stay at home as much as possible.