CoViD-19 San Diego Will Pass 100,000 Total Cases On Friday, Sees Highest Weekly Deaths Of Pandemic | US Posts Second Consecutive Day of 3,000+ Deaths | China Recommends Depends | Save The Cheese

Backyard time with Ficus (Taken 12.6.2020)

Last night I had a hard time sleeping. For one, there was a fire down my alley in the middle of the night that was pretty loud for awhile. I was also stewing on a predicament, but then I was up early, dealt with it head on, and gracefully got out of the awkward situation and more importantly, got some sleep. 

By afternoon, it was pretty cold outside so I didn't stay outside long, but I did finish my wreath, and we made more progress on the tree, which I'll probably finish later tonight. I also made my Costco run. We're doing alright on paper goods, but I still make sure to pick up a package of shop towels in the absence of regular paper towels, and I was a little bummed I couldn't find Disarrono. It's a little sweet treat I like to keep around in winter. 

Anyway, the Pfizer vaccine looks like it's gonna get approved, China is recommending diapers over using airplane lavatories, and the US had another day of over 3,000 deaths. Meanwhile, San Diego has reported 59 deaths this week, from 12/5-12/9, and still have two days of data to include. This passes the highest weekly deaths, 58, which was set last week, beating the two highest weeks (56 & 55) in July.  

   

• Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 12/10 8:26):
• 69,560,744 Known Cases
• 1,581,345 Known Deaths
• US COVID-19 Stats (COVID Tracking Project):
• 215,669 New Cases/15,360,841 Known Cases (10.3%+ Change over 7 Days)
• 3,067 New Deaths/283,555 Known Deaths
• 107,258 Current Hospitalizations
• 21,023 Currently in ICU
• 7,442 Currently on ventilator
• California COVID-19 Stats:
• 29.677 New Cases/1,450,235 Total Cases (2.1% increase)
• 220 New Deaths/20,463 Total Deaths (1.1% increase)
• 9% 14-day test positivity rate
• 12,477 Hospitalizations (4.1% increase from prior day)
• 2,710 ICU hospitalized in CA (3.1% increase from prior day)
• 1,487 ICU beds available
• San Diego County Stats
• State Data:
• Southern California ICU Bed Availability: 7.7%
• 2,104 New Cases/97,551 Total Cases
• 15 Deaths/1,103 Total Deaths
• 32.9 cases/100k population (Based on week ending 12/1, Assessed on 12/8. Unadjusted Case Rate)
• 8.4% (County Calculations) 1.5% (State Calculation) Test Positivity (Assessed on 12/1.)
• 13.2% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 12/8)
• 955 hospitalized patients
• 245 ICU hospitalized patients
• 199 ICU beds available
• San Diego County Data:
• San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 12-10-2020 - County News Center
• 2,050 New Cases/99,599 Total Cases 
• 11 New Daily Deaths/1,114 Total Deaths
• 7% Daily Test Positivity/9.4% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/7.7% Test Positivity (14-day average)
• 27.0 cases/100k population (Assessed on 12/8. Unadjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.) 
• Case Investigation is 52% (under 70% goal)
• Increasing Day Over Day Hospitalizations 11.2% (over 10% trigger. 202% increase over 30 days)
• ICU Capacity 21% (137 % increase over 30 days)
• 13 New/68 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
• Business 28
• Restaurant/bar 1
• Retail 1
• Restaurant 2
• Faith-based agency 5
• Government 5
• Daycare/preschool 6
• Healthcare 5
• Construction 1
• Emergency Services 2
• Food/Bev Processing 4
• tk-12 school 1
• Warehouse/Distribution 3
• Gym 1
• Hair Salon/Barber 1
• Hotel/Resort/Spa 1
• Private Residences 1
• Universities:
• SDSU COVID-19, UCSD COVID-19, USD COVID-19, CSU San Marcos, PLNU
• COVID-19:
• CDC’s Redfield told staff to delete email, official tells House watchdog - Politico (12.10.2020)
• Lake Tahoe to shut down to tourists as California Covid deaths reach new high. A deadly surge in coronavirus cases has sent large swaths of the state back under strict lockdown rules. - The Guardian (12.10.2020)
• Evaluation of Cloth Masks and Modified Procedure Masks as Personal Protective Equipment for the Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic - JAMA (12.10.2020)
• U.S. Government May Find It Hard To Get More Doses Of Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine - NPR (12.10.2020)
• Cheese industry threatened by COVID dry ice demand - CBS58 Milwaukee (12.9.2020)
• China flight attendants advised to wear diapers for Covid protection - CNN (12.10.2020)
• FDA advisory panel endorses Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine - STAT News (12.10.2020)
• Politics/News/Other Reading:
• Visible Men: Black Fathers Talk About Losing Sons to Police Brutality. We asked the fathers and father figures of Michael Brown, Terence Crutcher, Daniel Prude, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, and Jacob Blake to reflect on the violence that forever altered their families’ lives—and what it means to raise a Black man in America. - GQ (12.10.2020)
• Holidays:
• San Diego’s Top Holiday Arts Events: 2020 Edition. These holiday performances, programs and exhibitions are stepping up to the pandemic’s challenges to deliver traditions in less-than-traditional ways. - KPBS (12.9.2020)
• Unsafe Holiday Gatherings Could Lead to a ‘Really Dark’ January, Dr. Fauci Says. Now's the time to hunker down. - Self (12.9.2020)