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Coronaplague Roundup

2020-04-09

New York's Coronavirus Death Toll is Almost Certainly Far Higher Than Reported
[PJMedia] Before the pandemic struck New York City, 20-25 people a day were dying at home according to the city medical examiner's office. Now, that number is more than 200, raising questions about how many of those who die in their own beds actually died of coronavirus.

As of Monday afternoon, the official death toll in New York was 2,378. But that only includes people who tested positive for the virus. It doesn't include those who aren't tested and die of COVID-19 symptoms. And the city's medical examiner doesn't test dead bodies for the virus.

Cuomo: Use of antimalarial drug in New York hospitals 'anecdotally' positive

[THEHILL] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Monday that early responses to the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine “anecdotally” suggest its use in the coronavirus fight has been “effective,” but that official data was still forthcoming.

Asked about the progress of the trials at his daily press briefing, Cuomo noted that state officials have allowed use of the drug in combination with the antibiotic Zithromax in hospitals “at their discretion.” He said the federal government would increase supplies to New York pharmacies, but that New York has imposed a 14-day limit to protect the supplies for people who rely on it to treat other medical conditions.

“The tests in the hospital, they’re too short a period of time to get a scientific report,” Cuomo said. “Hospital administrators, doctors want to have a significant data set before they give a formal opinion. Anecdotally, you’ll get suggestions that it has been effective. But we don’t have any official data yet from a hospital or a quote-unquote study, which will take weeks if not months.”

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#BREAKING| #Egypt confirms new 110 #coronavirus cases, raising the total to 1,560 cases and 103 deaths.#BaghdadPost #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/MoPKrgfG13
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) April 8, 2020

#BREAKING | #France reports new 541 new #Coronavirus case, rising the total number to 19869#BaghdadPost #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/Q7Nz1YLQVe
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) April 8, 2020

The #UK reports 931 new coronavirus deaths, raising the UK death toll to 7,095. #BaghdadPost #Iraq #COVID19 #coronavirus #COVID19Pandemic #StayAtHome pic.twitter.com/GaERcNcpmc
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) April 8, 2020

#BreakingNews | #UK Prime Minister #BorisJohnson is responding to treatment for the coronavirus and remains in a stable condition in hospital, according to his official spokesman#BaghdadPost #Iraq #COVID19 #coronavirus #COVID19Pandemic #StayAtHome pic.twitter.com/ZU0gGXUObz
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) April 8, 2020

Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 969 to 20,549, 147 new deaths
[THEBAGHDADPOST] The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 969 to 20,549 as of Wednesday, health authorities said, with 147 new deaths. The country’s total death toll from the disease is now 2,248, the Netherlands’ National Institute for Health (RIVM) said in a daily update.

The #UnitedStates surpasses 400,000 novel #coronavirus cases, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.#COVID_19 https://t.co/gOnZx1aQvx pic.twitter.com/0PMMjXQitT
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) April 8, 2020

Posted by:trailing wife

#5 I wasn't clear enough. The comment was meant for the end stage problem on ventilators where 4 out of 5 on the ventilators die. One theory goes as follows:

It seems corona attaches to the hemoglobin and prevents the release of oxygen to the cells so the bodies organs slowly die of asphyxiation. If you didn't use blood for these patients but used artificial blood that is like freon there is nothing a virus could do to stop the oxygen to the organs.

So in that case artificial blood that can't be infected could be a win win.

Posted by: 3dc 2020-04-09 11:28

#4 NY total not high enough, doesn't count folks who died at home. Minnesota directed how to count coronavirus deaths: If they died of coronavirus-like symptoms (like pneumonia or ARDS, etc.) and may have been exposed, then it's a coronavirus death. We don't need no stinking tests!

Posted by: Bobby 2020-04-09 11:07

#3 The blood hemoglobin infection idea has been bothering me. Before 911 the military was working on artificial blood for the battlefield that was similar to Freon but carried oxygen and was not living at all. This would have nothing for a virus to infect. I wonder if anyone has thought of trying the artificial blood.

Posted by: 3dc 2020-04-09 10:48

#2 Germany has more nurses?

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-04-09 10:08

#1 From worldometers site
Netherlands Coronavirus Cases: 20,549. Deaths: 2,248. Recovered: 250

Germany Coronavirus Cases: 113,296. Deaths: 2,349. Recovered: 46,300

Sweden Coronavirus Cases: 8,419. Deaths: 687. Recovered: 205.

One of the three is not like the other two.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-09 03:36

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