Our Response to COVID-19: Information
Globally
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Once again, the highest national report of confirmed new COVID-19 cases came from the United States with 63,062 new infections, while India’s report was just a few hundred cases lower ending the day with 61,455 confirmed coronavirus cases. Brazil, Indonesia, Argentina, and Columbia reported high numbers, Spain and France are starting to show aggressive flare ups, while Iraq and Ukraine broke through their respective high marks. Together, the world reported 295,137 confirmed infections, its highest daily report yet, and the coronavirus killed 6,614 people in the last 24 hours. The world’s infections passed the 19 million mark yesterday and will reach 20 million on Sunday, the day the virus will claim its 730,000th victim.

  • COVID-19 Global cases: 19,539,748 (+295,137)
  • COVID-19 Global deaths: 723,991 (+6,614)
  • COVID-19 Global death rate: 3.71%
  • COVID-19 Global tests* (est.): 361,473,387 (+3,266,400) 
  • COVID-19 Global positivity rate: 5.40%
  • COVID-19 Global singe-day positivity rate: 8.39%

*:incomplete data set
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Note: Please forgive the occasional typos. I write these reports at the end of the work day and I have seen them creep in, undetected by my tired evening eyes. I hope they do not bother you as much as they annoy me.
Iraq COVID-19 data

  • world rank: 21
  • cases: 144,064 (+3,461) PEAK
  • deaths: 5,236 (+75)
  • tests: 1,110,258 (+17,517)
  • positivity rate: 12.98%
  • 1-day positivity rate: 19.76%
Ukraine COVID-19 data

  • world rank: 34
  • cases: 78,261 (+1,453) PEAK
  • deaths: 1,852 (+33)
  • tests: 1,135,051 (+18,410)
  • positivity rate: 6.89%
  • 1-day positivity rate: 7.89%
In the US
Today saw a boost in new cases in the United States, with Virginia and Indiana reporting their highest single-day infections, while many other states saw upticks in their daily counts. The US ends the week with 63,062 new infections, having confirmed 1,998,256 new infections and 30,121 COVID-19 deaths in the last month, since July 7, 2020.
Virginia COVID-19 data

  • US rank: 17
  • cases: 97,882 (+2,015) PEAK
  • deaths: 2,317 (+18)
  • tests: 1,313,693 (+14,436)
  • positivity rate: 7.45%
  • 1-day positivity rate: 13.96%
Indiana COVID-19 data

  • US rank: 20
  • cases: 72,254 (+1,252) PEAK
  • deaths: 2,821 (+5)
  • tests: 1,348,880 (NA)
  • positivity rate: NA
  • 1-day positivity rate: NA
US COVID-19 death toll rises for 5th straight week | abcnews.com

U.S. deaths have risen to over 160,000 total.

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 712,000 people worldwide.

Over 19 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some national governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their outbreaks.

Since the first cases were detected in China in December, the United States has become the worst-affected country, with more than 4.8 million diagnosed cases and at least 160,090 deaths.... READ MORE

  • COVID-19 USA cases: 5,095,340 (+63,062)
  • COVID-19 USA deaths: 164,02%
  • COVID-19 USA testing: 63,821,245 individual tests (+681,640)
  • COVID-19 USA positivity rate: 7.98%
  • COVID-19 USA single-day positivity date: 9.25%
In California
California sorts through coronavirus data as glitch stymies policy decisions | Politico.com
OAKLAND — California's top health official said Friday the state has identified why its infectious disease reporting system failed and is working through a backlog of 250,000 to 300,000 records — a glitch that has stymied decision-making at the state's highest levels.

“Bottom line, our data system failed,” said Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, offering an apology to residents for the blunder.

County officials across California this week have flagged problems with the state's data reporting system, saying it has resulted in an undercount of Covid-19 cases. That has made it difficult to determine case trends and has affected whether counties can allow certain sectors to move forward — most notably in-person instruction, right as the school year begins.

California has had more than 524,000 cases, the most of any state in the nation, as well as... READ MORE

USA COVID-19 DATA:

  • Cases: 5,095,340 (+63,062)
  • Deaths: 164,02%
  • Testing: 63,821,245 individual tests (+681,640)
  • Positivity rate: 7.98%
  • Single-day positivity rate: 9.25%
NOTICE: Please note that CalREDIE, the statewide electronic disease reporting system, is experiencing serious unresolved processing delays. As such, new cases presented here are likely an underestimate of true incident cases being reported. This impacts many of our statistics, including case rates and probable active estimates. | Merced County Website
  • COVID-19 California cases: 549,154 (+7,904)
  • COVID-19 California deaths: 10,209 (+188)
  • COVID-19 California death rate: 1.86%
  • COVID-19 California testing: 8,596,882 individual tests (+96,419)
  • COVID-19 California positivity rate: 6.39%
  • COVID-19 California single-day positivity rate: 8.20%
In the Central Valley
The Madera County Department of Public Health COVID-19 Update:

8/7/2020 COVID-19 UPDATE: Reporting 35 new cases bringing the total number of reported cases to 2,302. We also regret to report 3 additional deaths. 
Of the 2,302:
  • 600 active case (including 31 Madera County residents hospitalized in Madera County) 
  • 1,663 recovered (433 released from isolation) – The high number of recovered cases reflects a redefining of “recovered” to be based on cases meeting the CDC time-based criteria for ending isolation.
  • 39 deceased

3 additional deceased
  • male, 80s, underlying health conditions
  • male, 80s, underlying health conditions
  • male, 70s, underlying health conditions unknown

Today, the local counties confirmed 1,024 new infections and 27 new coronavirus deaths. Kings county has experienced data glitches and has not reported new COVID-19 cases or related fatalities information since 8/2/220 at 8:45PM, which we published Monday, a fact to keep in mind as you review the graphs below.
COVID-19 in Madera + 6 local counties (+% is the positivity rate)

  • Mariposa: 60 cases, 2 deaths, 4,088 tests, 1.47+%
  • Merced: 5,012 cases (+157), 64 deaths (+2), 26,978 tests, 18.58+%
  • Madera: 2,302 cases (+35), 39 deaths (+3), 24,533 tests, 9.38+%
  • Fresno: 17,031 cases (+406), 171 deaths (+14), 135,648 tests, 12.56+%
  • Tulare: 10,475 cases (+141), 196 deaths, est. 73,821 tests, 14.00+%
  • Kings: 4,453 cases, 56 deaths, 29,691 tests, 15.00+% no new data since 8/2
  • Kern: 22,009 cases (+285), 160 deaths (+8), 134,033 tests, 16.42+%

COVID-19 in the 7 counties together

  • 7 counties cases: 61,342 (+1,024)
  • 7 counties deaths: 688 (+27)
  • 7 counties death rate: 1.12%
  • 7 Counties tests: 429,792 (est.)
  • 7 Counties positivity rate: 14.27%
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