Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 7-06-2021

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A very politically charged decision in Britain, which plans to get rid of laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month despite surging delta variant numbers. The Prime Minister has even admitted doing so will likely drive the number of cases higher. While he stressed the pandemic is far from over, he said Britain would have to “learn to live with this virus.”
Super spreader events are still a thing, especially where young people are involved. A club in The Netherlands had 165 of 600 attendees test positive after its grand reopening June 26. Attendees weren’t required to wear masks or distance - but did have to show a negative test to get in.
A terrible scam has been revealed in India in which thousands of people given fake vaccines. Doctors and medical workers are among 14 people arrested for being involved. At 12 fake vaccination drives, recipients paid to get what they thought were vaccines, but which were in fact, saline water. The perpetrators made up to $28,000 this way.
Speaking of scams, kids have apparently figured out how to fake a positive COVID-19 test so they can stay out of school. All it takes is a Coke. Actually, any soda will do, or even fruit juice. Putting a few drops directly onto LFT tests will make two lines appear that indicate the presence of the virus. This trick is largely being taught via TikTok.
Another poll is suggesting that when it comes to trying to scare Americans about the delta variant, they aren’t buying it. The ABC News/Washington Post poll says 30% of adults haven’t gotten a vaccine and likely aren’t going to. Of this group, 73% think health officials are exaggerating the risk of the delta variant and 79% think they have little or no risk of getting sick.
In the United States cases were up 5%, deaths are down 38%, and hospitalizations are down 17% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending up since June 22.
There are now 4,865,446 active cases in the United States.
The five states with the most current active cases: California 1,683,562. Virginia 612,488. Maryland 441,854. Kentucky 404,672. And Washington 222,082.
The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Dimmit, TX. Shelby, TX. Reeves, TX. Joplin, MO. Dallas, MO. Hopkins, TX. Karnes, TX. Titus, TX. Ottawa, OK. And Moffat, CO.
There have been 605,567 deaths in U.S. recorded as Covid-related.
The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that’s been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 66%, Massachusetts at 62.1%, and Maine at 61.9%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Mississippi at 29.9%, Alabama at 32.9%, and Arkansas at 34.5%. The percentage of the U.S. that’s been fully vaccinated is 47.4%.
The 5 countries with the largest recent 24-hour increase in the number of fully vaccinated people: Zambia up 9%, Trinidad and Tobago 7%, Pakistan 5%, and Malaysia and Australia 3%.
Globally, cases were up 6% and deaths down 14% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending up since June 22.
There are now 11,630,898 active cases around the world.
The five countries with the most new cases: India 34,067. Indonesia 29,745. The U.K. 27,334. Colombia 25,366. And Russia 24,353.
There have now been 3,983,508 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide.
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