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July 29, 2020 -- The most infected three countries: the US, Brazil and India together added 190,688 (66.23%) of today's global tally of newly confirmed coronavirus infections. Brazil reported an explosion of new cases, topping the world with a sobering 70,869 new infections and 1,554 new COVID-19 deaths. India has passed the 50,000 bar twice in the last four days, setting a new high watermark, earlier today, at 52,249 and reporting 35,003 deaths from COVID-19. The country's overall positivity rate, from 17,743,740 administered tests to date is 8.93%, slowly rising every day because India's positivity rate over the last 14 days is 11.62%. To the North, China reported 101 new cases, its first triple digit one-day case count since the end of March. Although it is a relatively small number compared to the many global raging hot spots, the trend is not welcome and I suspect a lock down is imminent in the north eastern city of Dalian, situated at the end of a peninsula, half way between Beijing and Pyongyang. According to the South China Morning Post, as of yesterday, half of the 6 million residents of the city of Dalian have already been tested (although the newspaper claims that was all done in three days, which is hard to conceive, let alone believe IMHO).

  • COVID-19 Global cases: 17,179,092 (+287,919)
  • COVID-19 Global deaths: 669,948 (+6,613)
  • COVID-19 Global death rate: 3.90%
  • COVID-19 Global tests* (est.): 330,707,054 (+2,802,086) 
  • COVID-19 Global positivity rate: 5.19%
  • COVID-19 Global singe-day positivity rate: 10.28%

*:incomplete data set
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India COVID-19 data

  • 1,584,384 cases (+52,249) PEAK
  • 35,003 deaths (+779)
  • death rate: 2.21%
  • Tests: 17,743,740
  • Positivity rate: 8.93%
  • 14-day positivity rate: 11.62%
China COVID-19 data

  • 84,060 cases (+101)
  • 4,634 deaths (+0)
  • death rate: 5.51%
  • Tests: 93,410,003 (est.)
  • Positivity rate: 0.09% (est.)
  • 14-day positivity rate: NA
Brazil COVID-19 data

  • 2,555,518 cases (+70,869) PEAK
  • 90,188 deaths (+1,554)
  • death rate: 3.53%
  • Tests: 12,601,096
  • Positivity rate: 20.28%
Iraq COVID-19 data

  • 118,300 cases (+2,968) PEAK
  • 4,603 deaths (+68)
  • death rate: 3.89%
  • Tests: 965,318
  • Positivity rate: 12.26%
  • 14-day positivity rate: 14.55%
In the US
The US adds 67,570 new infections and 1,413 new COVID-19 deaths, the highest 24 hour death count in over 2 months

  • COVID-19 USA cases: 4,465,913 (+67,570)
  • COVID-19 USA deaths: 153,704 (+1,413)
  • COVID-19 USA death rate: 3.37%
  • COVID-19 USA testing: 56,574,207 individual tests (+895,101)
  • COVID-19 USA positivity rate: 8.07%
  • COVID-19 USA single-day positivity date: 7.55%

The death count has been growing in the United States over the last few days, from an average of 715 deaths per day two weeks ago to 1,097 daily COVID-19 deaths over the last 9 days. Here are today's top 5 fatality reports:

  1. Texas 257
  2. Florida 216
  3. California 183
  4. Georgia 79
  5. Louisiana 72
Florida data (new deaths graph)

  • 451,423 cases (+9,446)
  • 6,335 deaths (+216) PEAK
  • death rate: 1.40%
  • Tests: 3,531,721
  • Positivity rate: 12.78%
  • One-day positivity rate: 20.28%
Texas data (new deaths graph)

  • 424,139 cases (+9,262)
  • 6,261 deaths (+257) PEAK
  • death rate: 148%
  • Tests: 3,849,040
  • Positivity rate: 11.02%
  • One-day positivity rate: 12.90%
In California
California and Florida hit new daily record high coronavirus deaths | cbsnews.com
Both California and Florida — the two states with the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country — set new records for single-day coronavirus deaths on Wednesday. The heartbreaking milestones come as the U.S. surpasses 150,000 deaths from the virus.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said 197 people in the state died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, the state's highest in a single day. The state also reported 8,755 new positive cases.

According to Johns Hopkins University, California has the highest number of confirmed cases in the U.S., with at least 473,785. If California were its own country, it would have the fifth-highest number of cases behind only the U.S., Brazil, India and Russia.

"Please — WEAR A MASK," Newsom tweeted.

Florida's Department of Health confirmed Wednesday that 216 people died from the virus on Tuesday, a new single-day record for the state just one day after setting its previous record of 186 new deaths. An additional 9,448 people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the state's total to at least 451,423 confirmed cases.

The Sunshine State surpassed New York — a former hot spot that reported six new COVID-19 fatalities Wednesday — in total confirmed cases Saturday. Many ICUs across the state are at or nearing capacity.
California breaks yesterday's 24-hour fatality record: 187 new COVID-19 victims
  • COVID-19 California cases: 485,757 (+8,888)
  • COVID-19 California deaths: 8,897 (+183) PEAK
  • COVID-19 California death rate: 1.83%
  • COVID-19 California testing: 7,517,466 individual tests (+99,600)
  • COVID-19 California positivity rate: 6.46%
  • COVID-19 California single-day positivity rate: 8.92%
In the Central Valley
The Madera County Department of Public Health COVID-19 Update:

7/29/2020 COVID-19 UPDATE: Reporting 9 new cases bringing the total number of reported cases to 1,850. Please note this lower number reflects an issue in the timing of data transfer which has impacted today’s reporting. We regretfully report five additional COVID-related deaths.

Of the 1850 -
  • 850 active case (including 40 Madera County residents hospitalized in Madera County) 
  • 972 recovered (47 released from isolation)
  • 28 deceased  (5 additional deceased)

Five new deaths:
  1. male, 50s, underlying health conditions
  2. female, 80s, underlying health conditions
  3. female, 80s, underlying health conditions
  4. male, 50s, underlying health conditions
  5. female, 80s, underlying health conditions

The seven counties confirmed 1,450 new COVID-19 infections and 12 related deaths. the county breakdown is published below.
Madera + 6 local counties (+% is the positivity rate)

  • COVID-19 Mariposa: 51 cases (+3), 2 deaths, 3,563 tests, 1.43+%
  • COVID-19 Merced: 3,875 cases (+112), 34 deaths (+5), 23,632 tests, 16.40+%
  • COVID-19 Madera: 1,850 cases (+9), 28 deaths (+5), 18,086 tests, 10.23+%
  • COVID-19 Fresno: 13,933 cases (+597), 120 deaths, 121,305 tests, 11.49+%
  • COVID-19 Tulare: 9,076 cases (+214), 173 deaths, est. 72,032 tests, 12.60+%
  • COVID-19 Kings: 4,036 cases (+70), 50 deaths (+2), 28,723 tests, 14.05+%
  • COVID-19 Kern: 17,344 cases (+448), 135 deaths, 123,419 tests, 14.05+%

7 counties together

  • COVID-19 7 counties cases: 50,165 (+1,450)
  • COVID-19 7 counties deaths: 542 (+12)
  • COVID-19 7 counties death rate: 1.08%
  • COVID-19 7 Counties tests: 390,760 (est.)
  • COVID-19 7 Counties positivity rate: 12.84%
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