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U.S. COVID update:

- New cases: 202,378
- Average: 111,607 (+1,831)
- States reporting: 40/50
- In hospital: 25,594 (+231)
- In ICU: 2,757 (-12)
- New deaths: 635
- Average: 352 (+10)

More data: charts.medriva.com/us

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Coronavirus Cases:
85,440,340
Deaths:
1,030,415
Recovered:
81,851,405

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Coronavirus Cases:
85,573,432
Deaths:
1,030,775
Recovered:
81,937,406

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Coronavirus Cases:
85,730,597
Deaths:
1,031,286
Recovered:
82,151,831

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Coronavirus Cases:
85,904,127

Deaths:1,031,621
Recovered:
82,247,718

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Coronavirus Cases:
86,271,283
Deaths:
1,032,862
Recovered:
82,394,184

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Coronavirus Cases:
86,988,671
Deaths:1,035,031
Recovered:
82,825,999

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The Covid death rate for white Americans has recently exceeded the rates for Black, Latino and Asian Americans.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/briefing/covid-race-deaths-america.html

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1 in 5 adult Covid survivors in the U.S. may develop long Covid

One in five adult Covid survivors under the age of 65 in the United States has experienced at least one health condition that could be considered long Covid, according to a large new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among patients 65 and older, the number is even higher: one in four.

In an indication of how seriously the federal health agency views the problem of long Covid, the authors of the study — members of the C.D.C.’s Covid-19 Emergency Response Team — recommended “routine assess­ment for post-Covid conditions among persons who survive Covid-19.”

Long Covid is the term used to describe an array of symptoms that can last for months or longer after the initial coronavirus infection. The researchers identified post-Covid health problems in many different organ systems, including the heart, lungs and kidneys. Other issues involved blood circulation, the musculoskeletal system and the endocrine system; gastrointestinal conditions, neurological problems and psychiatric symptoms were also identified in the study.

In both age groups, Covid patients had twice the risk of uninfected people of developing respiratory symptoms and lung problems, including pulmonary embolism, the study found. Post-Covid patients aged 65 and older were at greater risk than the younger group of developing kidney failure, neurological conditions and most mental health conditions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/24/health/long-covid-infections.html

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The death rate for white Americans has recently exceeded the rates for Black, Latino and Asian Americans.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/briefing/covid-race-deaths-america.html

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I AM NOT AT ALL SURPRISED BY THIS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE.  I CONTINUE TO WHERE MY MASK WHILE IN PUBLIC.  I MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF WHO AND WHO DOES NOT WEAR THEIR MASK IN PUBLIC.  WENT TO THE LOCAL COSTCO YESTERDAY.   EVERY SINGLE BLACK PERSON WAS MASKED.   EVERY SINGLE WHITE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE DID NOT WEAR A MASK.  IT IS ALMOST AS IF THEY ARE MAKING A POLITICAL STATEMENT HERE IN NORHTHERN ALABAMA.


WHAT IS THE RATIO OF MASK WEARERS IN YOUR AREA?

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I AM NOT AT ALL SURPRISED BY THIS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE.  I CONTINUE TO WHERE MY MASK WHILE IN PUBLIC.  I MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF WHO AND WHO DOES NOT WEAR THEIR MASK IN PUBLIC.  WENT TO THE LOCAL COSTCO YESTERDAY.   EVERY SINGLE BLACK PERSON WAS MASKED.   EVERY SINGLE WHITE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE DID NOT WEAR A MASK.  IT IS ALMOS AS IF THEY ARE MAKING A POLITICAL STATEMENT HERE IN NORHTHERN ALABAMA.


WHAT IS THE RATION OF MASK WEARERS IN YOUR AREA?

People where I live (Charlotte) have reduced mask wearing significantly after the county dropped the mask mandate. Like you, I've noticed a whole lot more Black folks masked than white in public.

But when the CDC presents a map that doesn't truly reflect the level of transmission throughout the country and everyone from the White House to the national press on down minimizes the danger of COVID infection (even if it's mild) or only sparingly reports data, of course, folks aren't going to be masking now.   

[soflorattler]

I AM NOT AT ALL SURPRISED BY THIS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE.  I CONTINUE TO WHERE MY MASK WHILE IN PUBLIC.  I MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF WHO AND WHO DOES NOT WEAR THEIR MASK IN PUBLIC.  WENT TO THE LOCAL COSTCO YESTERDAY.   EVERY SINGLE BLACK PERSON WAS MASKED.   EVERY SINGLE WHITE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE DID NOT WEAR A MASK.  IT IS ALMOST AS IF THEY ARE MAKING A POLITICAL STATEMENT HERE IN NORHTHERN ALABAMA.


WHAT IS THE RATIO OF MASK WEARERS IN YOUR AREA?

Here in my area, I notice a ramp-up of people wearing masks as opposed to before the announcement of the reoccurrence of the virus. I have never stopped wearing my mask in public settings.

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https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/


Coronavirus Cases:
88,004,073
Deaths:
1,038,323
Recovered:
83,869,516

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Covid Cases Surge, but Deaths Stay Near Lows (msn.com)