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COVID: cases grow alarmingly throughout US, Europe, UK

The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard for Tuesday, October 20, at 5:24 a.m.:

Worldwide cases: 40,514,091    Worldwide deaths:  1,120,003

U.S. cases: 8,224,396   U.S. deaths:  220,338

According to the Dashboard, the reported worldwide case report increased by 358,208 in the last 24 hours.  Deaths worldwide increased by 4,924.

According to the Johns Hopkins Dashboard, the United States has added 64,264 cases in the last 24 hours.  In that time,  the number of reported deaths from  COVID-19 increased by 573.

Several countries are seeing increases in COVID-19 cases.  The United Kingdom recorded 241 new coronavirus deaths on Tuesday — more than three times the 80 deaths reported on Monday — according to the government’s website.

On Tuesday another 21,331 cases were reported in the UK, which has a population of nearly 67 million.

This from the official UK COVID-19 website, shows the increase in those testing positive:

The UK has put several cities on “high”alert level for COVID-19, and is requiring incoming travelers from several European countries to self-isolate for 2 weeks upon arrival.

This chart, from statista.com, shows the rise in cases in Europe between January 25,2020 and October 19, 2020.
By contrast:  Australia, a country of 25 million, has had 30 cases in the last 24 hours and has 230 active cases, according to the official government website.
Health experts are warning the U.S. is going into a difficult Fall and Winter, and CNN is reporting that cases are markedly increasing in more than half the states, with hospitalizations at record highs in more than a dozen states.
The State of Hawaii, with around 1.3 million people,  yesterday reported 39 new cases with 2,803 active cases.  The Big Island reported 7 new cases Monday, with 1,059 total cases, with 244 active as of Monday.

For Monday afternoon’s full State of Hawaii report, click here.

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