Coronavirus, COVID-19, coronavirus variants, and vaccine updates for 7-28-2021

This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for July 28th, 2021.

The CDC has again altered its mask guidance, recommending even fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with "substantial" and "high" transmission. That pretty much includes two-thirds of all US counties. A source says new unpublished data showing vaccinated people with the Delta variant can have as much virus as the unvaccinated was the main driver for the CDC's change.

The White House is strongly considering requiring all federal employees prove they’ve been vaccinated or submit to regular testing and wear a mask, essentially an expansion of the VA mandate announced this week. A final decision may come next week. In 2020, there were more than 4.2 million federal workers nationwide, including those in the military.

Israel has authorized the use of Pfizer’s vaccine for vulnerable children between five and 11. Officials said kids should be given the shot if they have a high likelihood of serious illness or death from Covid-19 because of underlying conditions. Each case would require special approval and lower dosages of the vaccine will be given.

Tokyo had the highest number of infections yesterday since the pandemic began. Hospitals have been asked to prepare more beds. That’s trouble for the Prime Minister, whose ratings have hit their lowest level since he took office. And it’s trouble for the Olympics as 31% of Japanese citizens still say the Games should be postponed again or cancelled.

Cambodian authorities stopped five large containers of frozen water buffalo meat imported from India after determining three containers were tainted with the coronavirus. The contents of the three containers will be destroyed later this week. Cambodia only recently began allowing imports from India again. China’s also recently found the virus in food imports, imposing bans on pork from Britain and Denmark, beef from Argentina, fish from India, and chicken from Russia.

In the United States cases were up 144%, deaths are up 7%, and hospitalizations are up 72% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending up since July 5. 

There are now 5,155,138 active cases in the United States.

Keeping in mind that several states have stopped reporting their daily case numbers, the five states with the most new cases: California 8,546. Texas 7,961. Louisiana 6,818. Georgia 3,610. And Missouri 2,414.

The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Dimmit, TX. Tangipahoa, LA. Grimes, TX. Phillips, AR. Taney, MO. Uvalde, TX. Douglas, MO. St. Mary, LA. Ascension, LA. And Nassau, FL.

There have been at least 611,274 deaths in U.S. recorded as Covid-related.

The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that’s been fully vaccinated: Vermont unchanged at 67.3%, Massachusetts at 63.6%, and Maine unchanged at 63.2%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 34.1%, Mississippi unchanged at 34.2%, and Arkansas unchanged at 36%. The percentage of the U.S. that’s been fully vaccinated is again unchanged at 49.1%.

The 5 countries with the largest recent 24-hour increase in the number of fully vaccinated people: The Philippines up 4%. And Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Oceana, and Australia 3%.

Globally, cases were up 21% and deaths were up 24% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending up since June 21.

There are once again over 14 million active cases around the world, at 14,130,677

The five countries with the most new cases: The United States 61,581. Indonesia 45,203. India 42,928. Brazil 41,411. And Iran 34,951.

There have now been at least 4,175,925 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide.

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