The Math Behind Social Distancing; U.S. Cases Up To 143,532; ’15-Days’ Guidelines Extended To April 30 – Kane County Connects

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9:42AM MONDAY, MARCH 30

This is a screenshot from the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University as of 9:38 a.m.

Here’s the morning update as of 9:40 a.m. Monday, March 30.

Today’s Read

Check out The Math Behind Social Distancing.

8:30PM SUNDAY, MARCH 29

The U.S. will extend its “15 Days To Slow The Spread” to April 30, federal officials said Sunday.

President Donald Trump made the announcement at around 5 p.m. Sunday, March 29.

Click this link to read the Coronavirus Guidelines For America.

The best news from the national and worldwide statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic is that deaths in Italy are continuing to decrease and that the number of recoveries worldwide are more than 150,000. The numbers of confirmed cases are still under 500 for many states, as you can see by the CDC’s map above.

That said, the statistics also underline the importance of staying at home, following the CDC guidelines — washing your hands and maintaining physical distance — because we are on the steeply-rising arch of the bell curve here in the U.S.

Worldometer reports 721,412 cases, 33,956 deaths and 151,004 recoveries worldwide as of 8:25 p.m. Sunday, March 29.
As of today (Sunday), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website shows 122,653 confirmed cases and 2,112 nationwide.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday between 100,000 and 200,000 could die from coronavirus before the crisis is done.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, and many other elected leaders, stress their urgent needs for medical supplies.
Cuomo Extends PAUSE Order Through April 15th As NY Nears 1,000 Deaths
The CDC issued a request Saturday asking residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to avoid non-essential travel for 14 days.
Coronavirus deaths fall again in Italy but lockdown extension looms

4:30PM FRIDAY, MARCH 27

Congress Passes $2.2 Trillion Stimulus

Here are some headlines as of 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 27:

7:40AM FRIDAY, MARCH 27

Here are some morning headlines:

What The Stimulus Does

SOURCE: the White House news release

The CARES Act, as it’s called, will provide:

$1,200 direct payments to middle-class Americans, plus $500 for each child—a total of $3,400 for a family of four
$100 billion in direct support to our hospital systems, first responders, and health care workers
$370+ billion to small business owners to keep employees on the payroll
Delays federal student loan payments for the next 6 months

4PM THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Screenshot from Markets Insider around 3:55 p.m. Thursday, March 26.

Today’s national economic headlines are classic and startling good-news-bad-news stories.

As Congress is poised to pass an unprecedented $2.2 trillion stimulus package that earned unanimous approval in the Senate, stock markets had their best day ever.

On the flip side of that good news come reports from Illinois and the federal government of the massive numbers of workers who have applied for unemployment in recent days. Nationally, the number of unemployment filings were 3.2 million, according to numerous sources.

Other headlines this afternoon include:

9AM THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Here’s an update on some of the headlines this morning:

Worldometer shows 490,271 cases, 22,156 deaths and 118,060 recoveries as of 8:40 a.m. Thursday.
The Dow is up 500 points in early trading this morning, after the Senate passed a $2 trillion stimulus package and the House is expected to vote today.
More than 3 million people have filed for unemployment in the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today From The World Health Organization

As of today, the U.S. has recorded the third-highest number of cases worldwide, behind China and Italy. Here’s a look at what WHO is reporting as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

5PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

This map gives you a good visual of U.S. hotspots. Screenshot from the New York Times website.

Afternoon headlines:

10:40AM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

Early headlines:

Today From Worldometers

SOURCE: https://www.worldometers.info/

Quick facts:

Every year an estimated 290,000 to 650,000 people die in the world due to complications from seasonal influenza (flu) viruses.
This figure corresponds to 795 to 1,781 deaths per day due to the seasonal flu.

Sources and info:

7PM TUESDAY, MARCH 24

President Donald Trump says he wants “the country opened” by Easter, according to the National Review and other sources.

Worldometer has the totals at 421,413 cases, 18,810 deaths and 107,388 recoveries worldwide as of 7:32 p.m. Tuesday.

The CDC shows 44,183 cases and 544 deaths as of 1:47 p.m.

Other interesting national and world updates:

PREVIOUS POSTS / LINKS / CDC & IDPH CASE TOTALS

7PM MONDAY, MARCH 23

8PM SUNDAY, MARCH 22

Worldometer has the totals at 336,075 cases, 14,613 deaths and 97,636 recoveries worldwide as of 7:45 p.m.

A $2 trillion rescue package has stalled in Congress, according to the Chicago Tribune.

New York State now has roughly 5 percent of the world’s cases. according to the New York Times and other sources.

Sen. Rand Paul has tested positive for CODId-19, according to the Associated Press and many other sources.

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued its relentless rise in Europe on Sunday with Italy announcing 651 dead in one day, bringing its total to 5,476, according to CNBC and other sources

1:43PM UPDATE FRIDAY, MARCH 20

Here’s the latest:

The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. is up to 201, with the total number of cases up to 15,219 — a 50% increase since this morning’s CDC report.
Worldwide, the death toll has topped 11,100, as Italy saw its biggest one-day increase on Friday.
The Tribune is reporting that Gov. JB Pritzker will order a “shelter in place” that will start today. The state’s daily press conference generally starts after 2:30 p.m. so check the COVID-19 STATE landing page for updates.
Meanwhile, Tax Day has been moved back to July.
The U.S. closed the border to and from Mexico for non-essential traffic.

10:50AM UPDATE

White House news conference going on now. Click here to watch.

UPDATED 8:30AM FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020

Here’s a quick morning update from the national and international news side:

The CDC reports 10,442 confirmed cases and 150 deaths nationwide as we start the day.
As we heard last night, California’s governor has ordered residents to stay home.
And the stock market is rising as the day begins.

Tune in later today for additional updates.

UPDATED 5 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020

Government and health officials say the next few days are likely to be very important in determining where we are on the COVID-19 bell curve, according to USA Today and other sources.

Soon, the United States will find out whether it’s likely to be the next South Korea or Italy or even China when it comes to the acceleration of coronavirus cases and deaths.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a “stay at home” order for the entire state, according to USA Today and other sources.

Congress today is weighing a $1 trillion relief plan, according to the New York Times and many other sources.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed direct payments of $1,200 per person and $2,400 for couples as part of a sweeping Republican response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Associated Press and other sources.

Stocks ended slightly higher, according to MarketWatch and other sources.

Italy’s death toll soars, the New York Times and other sources report.

Two additional members of the U.S. House of Representative have tested positive, according to NBC News and other sources.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced she will keep Chicago Public Schools closed until April 20 and has created a $100 million fund to provide low-interest loans to small businesses, the Tribune reports.

Regionally, Metra’s regular schedule remains in place through Friday, but the train service is consider options for an alternative schedule.

Locally and statewide, Kane County reports its sixth COVID-19 case while the state of Illinois reports 522 total cases and four deaths — including three new deaths reported today (Thursday).

KCC Adds Local COVID-19 Business/Consumers Landing Page

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