A novel coronavirus pandemic has killed over 794,000 people worldwide. More than 22.7 million people throughout the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease brought on by the new respiratory disorder, according to data compiled by the middle for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The real numbers are believed to be considerably higher due to testing shortages, many unreported instances and suspicions that some federal governments are hiding or downplaying the reach of their outbreaks.
The United States is the worst-affected country in the world, with over 5.5 million diagnosed cases and at least 174,504 deaths.
Death toll could top 200,000 by Sept. 12, CDC says
New York sees lowest hospitalizations since March 16
CDC director warns flu season may strain hospitals
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10:30 a.m.: Death toll could top 200,000 by Sept. 12, CDC states
"This week's nationwide ensemble prediction forecasts that 3,700 to 9,600 new COVID-19 deaths will be reported through the week ending Sept. 12 and that 187,000 to 205,000 total COVID-19 deaths will be reported by that date," the CDC declared Friday.
This prediction is mostly flat in contrast to last week's quotes and suggests that CDC modeling is taking into consideration declining the event amounts and fewer positive evaluations in certain areas of the nation.
Last week, the CDC predicted 180,000 to 200,000 deaths by Sept. 5. There were around 174,000 deaths reported as of Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
9:45 a.m.: New York sees lowest hospitalizations since March 16
New York state, once the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, is currently marking its 14th straight day of a test-positivity speed below 1 percent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
Of those analyzed across the state on Thursday, .72% were optimistic, Cuomo said.
Complete hospitalizations in New York fell to 490 on Thursday -- the lowest number of individuals in the hospital for coronavirus because March 16, Cuomo said.
9 a.m.: 17 reportedly suspended from college for going to party without masks, distancing
Seventeen students are suspended from Minnesota's St. Olaf College after a party without masks or social distancing, ABC Minneapolis affiliate KSTP reported.
A minumum of one person at the celebration had coronavirus, the faculty said, according to KSTP.
St. Olaf College started the semester on Thursday. In-person classes are being offered.
6:07 a.m.: CDC director warns flu season could strain hospitals
As the U.S. gets closer to flu season, the combination with the COVID-19 pandemic could strain hospitals across the nation, according to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield.
"The biggest fear that I have naturally by COVID and flu at precisely the identical time, is that our hospital capacity could get strained," he said Thursday during a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) livestream.
"We need to keep vigilant to the mitigation steps right now. Since, come the autumn, if we've got flu causing its own problems and we've COVID causing its problems, and they build on each other, we can end up with another loss of life," Redfield said.
Redfield said that the CDC has bought 9.3 million extra doses of the flu vaccine, and also has a goal of"65% pesticide approval throughout the board"
"This autumn and winter could be among the most complex public health occasions we have with the two coming at the exact same time," Redfield said. "On the flip side, I'm an optimist that if the American public heeds the advice that people said about the face covering and the social distancing and the handwashing and being smart about audiences, this could be among the greatest influenza seasons we had, and especially if they really do one more thing: and that's to adopt the influenza vaccine with confidence."
The United States is the worst-affected country in the world, with over 5.5 million diagnosed cases and at least 174,504 deaths.
Death toll could top 200,000 by Sept. 12, CDC says
New York sees lowest hospitalizations since March 16
CDC director warns flu season may strain hospitals
Here's how the information is growing today. Please refresh this page for updates.
10:30 a.m.: Death toll could top 200,000 by Sept. 12, CDC states
"This week's nationwide ensemble prediction forecasts that 3,700 to 9,600 new COVID-19 deaths will be reported through the week ending Sept. 12 and that 187,000 to 205,000 total COVID-19 deaths will be reported by that date," the CDC declared Friday.
This prediction is mostly flat in contrast to last week's quotes and suggests that CDC modeling is taking into consideration declining the event amounts and fewer positive evaluations in certain areas of the nation.
Last week, the CDC predicted 180,000 to 200,000 deaths by Sept. 5. There were around 174,000 deaths reported as of Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
9:45 a.m.: New York sees lowest hospitalizations since March 16
New York state, once the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, is currently marking its 14th straight day of a test-positivity speed below 1 percent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
Of those analyzed across the state on Thursday, .72% were optimistic, Cuomo said.
Complete hospitalizations in New York fell to 490 on Thursday -- the lowest number of individuals in the hospital for coronavirus because March 16, Cuomo said.
9 a.m.: 17 reportedly suspended from college for going to party without masks, distancing
Seventeen students are suspended from Minnesota's St. Olaf College after a party without masks or social distancing, ABC Minneapolis affiliate KSTP reported.
A minumum of one person at the celebration had coronavirus, the faculty said, according to KSTP.
St. Olaf College started the semester on Thursday. In-person classes are being offered.
6:07 a.m.: CDC director warns flu season could strain hospitals
As the U.S. gets closer to flu season, the combination with the COVID-19 pandemic could strain hospitals across the nation, according to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield.
"The biggest fear that I have naturally by COVID and flu at precisely the identical time, is that our hospital capacity could get strained," he said Thursday during a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) livestream.
"We need to keep vigilant to the mitigation steps right now. Since, come the autumn, if we've got flu causing its own problems and we've COVID causing its problems, and they build on each other, we can end up with another loss of life," Redfield said.
Redfield said that the CDC has bought 9.3 million extra doses of the flu vaccine, and also has a goal of"65% pesticide approval throughout the board"
"This autumn and winter could be among the most complex public health occasions we have with the two coming at the exact same time," Redfield said. "On the flip side, I'm an optimist that if the American public heeds the advice that people said about the face covering and the social distancing and the handwashing and being smart about audiences, this could be among the greatest influenza seasons we had, and especially if they really do one more thing: and that's to adopt the influenza vaccine with confidence."