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July 30, 2020 -- If you have been reading these daily updates, you have noticed that data from India is highlighted almost every day. Unfortunately, of all the countries documented in these daily reports since early March, this is the only country that hasn't show any signs of bending its pandemic curve. One could argue that India has in fact delayed the growth, not by altering its trajectory, but by initially lessening its daily toll. However, that relative control ceased to work in the middle of June, the last time the country saw daily numbers lower than 10,000 new cases. Today, India and Brazil released similar numbers, but India's trajectory is far more aggressive than Brazil's. Argentina and the Philippines also smashed through their record today and high numbers from countries around the world contributed to the third highest global update. Some of these contributions come from countries that had been initial hot spots: Iran, France, Spain... countries that appeared to have controlled their early spring COVID-19 spread. Particularly Iran -- graph and latest data is featured below -- looks like it is settling on a high plateau, unable to reach down to its early May baseline, with a curve similar to what we are increasingly observing as a potential new normal in some states in the US, specifically Illinois and Virginia. Tomorrow, Iran will have counted more COVID-19 infections than the UK and will rank tenth among the most infected nations on the globe.

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Experts call for US to reset COVID-19 response as economy worsens | University of Minnesota

More than 1,000 health professionals have now signed an open letter calling for the United States to hit reset in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The reset would essentially mean another shutdown in hot spot states, with all non-essential businesses closed, universal mask mandates, and a federally controlled response to the novel coronavirus.

Similarly, Johns Hopkins University's Center for Health Security published yesterday a new report called "Resetting our Response: Changes Needed in the US Approach to COVID-19." Like the letter, the report suggests shutting down non-essential business, including bars, in hot spots, and mandating the use of non-pharma... READ MORE

COVID-19 cases soared in Ohio, Mississippi, and North Carolina today, setting new peaks to the states' pandemic curves. The three states' graphs are featured below. Also included is the graph from the state of Illinois which looks like many of the east coast states that appeared to have beaten the initial onslaught of the virus, but which are now showing signs of relaxed vigilance, which translates into rising numbers of cases and associated deaths. In Illinois, beyond the state's May 12 peak, with 4,014 single-day cases, the lowest report was down to 462 new cases on June 22, but inching back up ever since, reaching 1,772 earlier this evening.

The Madera County Department of Public Health COVID-19 Update:

7/30/2020 COVID-19 UPDATE: Reporting 36 new cases bringing the total number of reported cases to 1,886. Please note this lower number reflects an issue in the timing of data transfer which has impacted today’s reporting. 

Of the 1886: 

The seven counties confirmed 1,712 new COVID-19 infections and 6 related deaths. the county breakdown is published below. Tomorrow's update will feature a weekly report.

Madera + 6 local counties (+% is the positivity rate)

7 counties together