CoViD-19: 50% of Adults Have At Least 1 Jab | Excess Deaths Far Underestimated | Shooting Rampages Overwhelm| US-China Issue Joint Statement on Climate |

Gorilla at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Just Because (Taken 3.24.21)

Today Darren and a friend went biking for a few hours, so Nova and I finally caught the end of The Real World: Homecoming. I cannot imagine how frustrated Kevin must've been after the conversation he had with Becky. She's so full of white privilege verbal vomit. And we watched after I'd finished the Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar book which is an entire book chock full of racist interactions in the world, written in a comedic way, but no less disturbing and enraging. 

There was not much else going on for us today. Mostly just sheltering in place in the dark with the air conditioner on. Did some online shopping, watched some TV, made chilaquiles, and generally lounged. Now everyone else is in bed and I'm about to dive into a show I watched ages ago that I now see has two more seasons that I never watched. 

Today many churches returned to full capacity with no mask requirements because of that supreme court ruling, so just remember those same people who disregard common sense and health recommendations will be out in the community, eating at restaurants and shopping at the same stores you do. Protect yourself. Stay safe out there.

• COVID-19:
• Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot - AP News (4.18.21)
• Notes from the Field: Update on Excess Deaths Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 26, 2020–February 27, 2021 0 CDC MMWR (4.16.21)
  A previous report identified nearly 300,000 excess deaths during January 26–October 3, 2020, with two thirds directly associated with COVID-19 (2). Using more recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC estimated that 545,600–660,200 excess deaths occurred in the United States during January 26, 2020–February 27, 2021
• White House:  
• U.S.-China Joint Statement Addressing the Climate Crisis - US Dept of State (4.17.21)
• News:
• California Mass Shooting Suspect Was Barred From Buying Gun - AP/kpbs (4.18.21)
• Austin shooting: Police chief IDs suspect as Stephen Broderick in shooting that left 3 dead - Austin American-Statesman (4.18.21)
• Person of interest located in Wisconsin shooting that killed 3 people, injured 3 others, police say - CNN (4.18.21)
• 5 shooting victims show up at Shreveport hospital. Multiple evidence markers visible in parking lot of medical office in 3800 block of Hearne Avenue - KSLA (4.18.21)
• Other Reading:
• Opinion: Being Black in America is exhausting - The Washington Post (4.17.21)
• The wildfire season is coming quickly and it's coming earlier, California forecasters warn - CNN (4.15.21)
• Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU (4.18.21 7:20pm):
• 141,124,378 Known Cases
• 3,017,555 Known Deaths
• US COVID-19 Stats 
• CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
• JHU
• 31,669,880 Cases
• 567,217 Deaths
• CDC Data Tracker:
• +60,947 New Cases/31,444,706 Known Cases 
• +694 New Deaths/563,980 Known Deaths
• 264,505,725 Doses Delivered/209,406,814 Doses Administered
• Moderna 112,801,100 delivered/92,181,455 administered
• Pfizer 134,063,475 delivered/109,122,092 administered
• Janssen 17,641,150 delivered/7,935,549 administered
• California COVID-19 Stats:
• State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
• Vaccination progress dashboard
• Aggregate California ICU Bed Availability: 31.9%
• R-effective: 0.82
• 31,625,990 Doses Delivered/25,533,215 Doses Administered
• 2,667 New Cases/3,616,779 Total Cases (5 new cases/100k)
• 78 New Deaths/59,768 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
• 1.5% 7-day test positivity rate
• 2,140 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-5 patients, -0.2% from prior day)
• 451 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-2 patients, -0.4% from prior day)
• 2,274 ICU beds available (-2 from prior day)
• San Diego County 
• Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
• VaccinationSuperstationSD
• Vaccination Dashboard
• San Diego County Of Education School Reopening Dashboard
• State Data:
• Southern California ICU Bed Availability: 33.3%
• R-effective: 0.90
• 245 New Cases/274,812 Total Cases
• 12 Deaths/3,674 Total Deaths
• 6.3 cases/100k population (Assessed on 4/13. Unadjusted Case Rate)
• 2.5% Test Positivity (Assessed on 4/13)
• 3.0% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 4/13)
• 182 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+1 patients, 0.6% from prior day)
• 58 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+1 patients, +1.8% from prior day)
• 242 ICU beds available (-12 from prior day)
• County Data:
• 149 New Cases/274,960 Total Cases 
• 1 New Daily Deaths/1,676 Total Deaths
• 2,395,845 Doses Received/2,294,146 Doses Administered
• 1% Daily Test Positivity/2.4% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/1.8% Test Positivity (14-day average)
• 6.0 cases/100k population (Assessed on 4/13. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.) 
• 99% Case Investigation 
• -2.4% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (156 patients. -32% over 30 days)
• 30% ICU Capacity (54 patients. -38% over 30 days)
• 48 Staffed ICU Beds Available
• 5 New/22 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
• Universities:
• SDSU COVID-19, UCSD COVID-19, USD COVID-19, CSU San Marcos, PLNU

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes represents great hope for Southern California when it comes to climate change. It is located 181 miles north west of Los Angeles and is one of the globes most in tact and largest dune ecosystems. - ABC7  (4.16.21)

Off-Road Enthusiasts Sue California Coastal Commission Over Beach Ban - Courthouse News Service (4.15.21)