This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for September 28th, 2020.

More than 1,000 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in a single day. That’s the first time since June 5 the state has seen a daily number that high. An aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo stressed the new positive-case number came out of nearly 100,000 tests, compared to about 60,000 tests a day in June.

A COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use in China. And it’s been given to hundreds of thousands before final regulatory approval for general use. Chinese companies gave the vaccine to top executives and leading researchers first, then injected a far greater number that appears ready to rise.

When the pandemic first started, most experts were worried Africa would be hit especially hard. Nine months in, most African countries have actually done significantly better than other parts of the world. The reason, at least right now, is a mystery.

France’s health minister said hospitals in Paris and Marseille are putting off elective surgeries to make room for COVID patients. Health authorities reported 14,000 new infections Saturday. France has reported the third-highest death toll in Europe after Britain and Italy.

The former superintendent and medical director of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts have been indicted on criminal neglect charges. They allegedly combined 42 veterans – some positive, some not – into one unit. Six or seven veterans were put into rooms meant for four. And beds were put close together in a dining room. Patients were also allowed to mingle.

The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Woodward, OK. Anderson, TX. Roosevelt, MT. Edwards, TX. Logan, ND. Concho, TX. Frio, TX. Lavaca, TX. Waseca, MN. And Emmons, ND.

There are 2,551,434 active cases in the United States. The current Top 10 states by number of active cases: Florida, California, Georgia, Arizona, Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Alabama, Texas, and Illinois.

The five states with the most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Utah, and Oklahoma.

The retransmission rate is currently highest in Wyoming, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Montana, and Idaho. While the lowest retransmission is found in Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, Hawaii, and Ohio.

There’ve been a total 204,750 deaths in the US reported as COVID-related, with a current national fatality rate of 2.93%.

The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: Texas 35. Georgia 32. Arkansas 23. California and Louisiana 21. Virginia 15. Illinois and Massachusetts 13. Ohio 11. And Florida and Maryland 10.

Globally, there are 7,666,639 active cases.

There are 275,185 new cases around the world in the last 24 hours, against a high of 312,135 on September 11th.

The five countries with the most new cases: India 82,767. United States 33,782. Brazil 14,194. France 11,123. And Argentina 8,841.

There have been 995,610 deaths worldwide. Down 10% over 14 days. 

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