# Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2022 Breaking News **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [January 1, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022 "2022-01-01T05:02:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/281 "2022-02-06T08:13:01Z")
I’m sorry to hear it. ---
**Author:** ![Bootb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/282 "2022-02-06T15:39:53Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > [Masks work](https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7106e1.htm?s_cid=mm7106e1_w%20%5Bcdc.gov%5D). The better masks are at filtering, the better they work at preventing positive test results. > > This study was pre-omicrin. > > Here is the money shot. I saw that image posted on Facebook. A Covidiot was pooh-poohing it, snarking that the study was based on “self-reported” practices. ---
**Author:** ![Tfletch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tfletch1/32/5340_2.png) [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/283 "2022-02-06T16:35:14Z")
> [@Bootb](#): > > I saw that image posted on Facebook. A Covidiot was pooh-poohing it, snarking that the study was based on “self-reported” practices. Unless there’s a massive conspiracy afoot, these types of self-reporting obscure effects. For example, people who claim to wear a mask but don’t or they wear them wrong. Then it appears that masks don’t work. Lying the other way around requires people to believe mitigation strategies to work, but everyone just wants to fuck around with scientists. So people would lie and say they didn’t wear a mask but did or they say they went out in public in the past two weeks but they never did. And the liars’ results would have to demonstrate that the results would match laboratory and previous studies with Healthcare workers. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/284 "2022-02-06T21:02:26Z")
**Case count update as of February 6** _Worldwide:_ 395,493,143 total cases 5,755,881 dead 314,102,557 recovered _In the US:_ 78,001,369 total cases 925,794 dead 47,939,340 recovered **Differences in last 11 days:** _Worldwide:_ 32,430,850 total cases 109,997 dead 27,200,754 recovered _In the US:_ 3,824,966 total cases 27,114 dead 2,518,022 recovered **January 26ths numbers for comparison:** > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > 363,062,293 total cases > 5,645,884 dead > 286,901,803 recovered > > _In the US:_ > > 74,176,403 total cases > 898,680 dead > 45,421,318 recovered ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/285 "2022-02-07T14:04:44Z")
As of Monday morning the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus New Reported Cases map is in the blue for every state, which means rates of cases are decreasing. The most recent record high in Daily Reported Cases (7-day average) seems to be **Maine** last Friday, Feb 4 2022, when they had 1131 new cases. All the other states peaked weeks ago. The US continues to fall globally, reporting just under 220,000 daily cases. We actually seem to be reporting fewer daily cases than France (just under 260,000 cases) for the first time since possibly ever. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/286 "2022-02-07T15:07:15Z")
Finally signs of progress on this stupidity might be under way… > **[Ottawa declares state of emergency as police boost enforcement, target...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/convoy-protest-ottawa-sunday-impasse-1.6341548)** > > The City of Ottawa declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon in response to ongoing protests in the downtown core, while Mayor Jim Watson described the situation in the nation's capital as the "the most serious emergency our city has... > [@](#): > > Ottawa Police issued a statement late Sunday saying that seven people had been arrested and more than 100 tickets had been issued. The force said 60 criminal investigations were underway, mostly for mischief, theft, hate crimes and property damage. Let’s get this nonsense contained and dealt with ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/287 "2022-02-07T23:14:07Z")
> [@CBC as quoted by Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > The force said 60 criminal investigations were underway, mostly for mischief, theft, hate crimes and property damage. Did they say anything about the attempted arson of that apartment building? Maybe not merely attempted arson. Completed arson. As I read it, they did start a fire, although it was quickly put down. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/288 "2022-02-08T00:15:30Z")
Apparently, they post just after midnight GMT, so I missed the numbers for Sunday. | **Case count update as of** | 2/8/2022 | | --- | --- | | | | | _Worldwide_: | | | | | | Total cases | 397,799,622 | | Dead | 5,767,112 | | Recovered | 317,299,692 | | | | | _In the US_: | | | | | | Total cases | 78,248,857 | | Dead | 928,136 | | Recovered | 48,182,351 | | | | | **Differences since 02/06/2022** : | | | | | | _Worldwide_: | | | | | | Total cases | 2,306,479 | | Dead | 11,231 | | Recovered | 3,197,135 | | | | | _In the US_: | | | | | | Total cases | 247,488 | | Dead | 2,342 | | Recovered | 243,011 | > [@Morgyn](#): > > **Case count update as of February 6** > > _Worldwide:_ > > 395,493,143 total cases > 5,755,881 dead > 314,102,557 recovered > > _In the US:_ > > 78,001,369 total cases > 925,794 dead > 47,939,340 recovered ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/289 "2022-02-08T01:45:54Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > The US continues to fall globally What do you mean by “globally”? ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/290 "2022-02-08T03:35:26Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Apparently, they [Worldometers] post just after midnight GMT, so I missed the numbers for Sunday. Up at the top of the table is a button labeled “Yesterday” and one to its right labeled “2 Days Ago”. Click on them to get the final table from those days. In fact, I suggest you wait until after they reset the table for the new day and get the numbers from the Yesterday table, just so you don’t miss any last minute updates. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/291 "2022-02-08T13:40:07Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > [Masks work](https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7106e1.htm?s_cid=mm7106e1_w%20%5Bcdc.gov%5D). The better masks are at filtering, the better they work at preventing positive test results. You have to be very careful with those sort of studies. Unless it is truly random and includes _all_ the preventative behaviours taken by the population involved then it is difficult to know what contribution the mask has made to any overall reduction. i.e. People more likely to wear a mask are potentially more likely to take greater care over social contact etc. People who take the time, care and expense to source and wear high-filtration masks may be even _more_ inclined to take additional care. indeed, the first line in the report paragraph that talks about limitations states > this study did not account for other preventive behaviors that could influence risk for acquiring infection, including adherence to physical distancing recommendations That is a huge, huge caveat and there are plenty of others in there. Personally I don’t think there is any doubt that mask-wearing (and specifically the type of mask) will have an effect on infection rate, but the bald figures in that graphic have a massive asterisk against them. Using it as a slam-dunk argument when it is so easy to pick holes in it would be a mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/292 "2022-02-08T14:01:06Z")
Cervid Covid: Covid in becoming wide-spread and endemic in the wild deer population, which will be impossible to eradicate. It presents a danger of becoming a breeding-ground for yet more Covid variants, as well as an on-going source of re-infection to humans and pets. [https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-backyard-132245840.html](https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-backyard-132245840.html) > [@](#): > > Kapur and his colleagues have now analyzed samples from more than 4,000 dead Iowa deer, diligently marking the location of each infected animal on a map of the state. “It’s completely mad,” he said. “It looks like it’s everywhere.” > > From the start of the pandemic, experts were aware that a virus that emerged from animals, as scientists believe SARS-CoV-2 did, could theoretically spread back to animals. Mink have garnered much attention after the virus spread through mink farms in Europe and North America, leading to massive culls of the animals. But white-tailed deer, which may wander into urban and rural backyards, are also easily infected. > > Infections in free-ranging deer, which display few signs of illness, are tricky to detect and difficult to contain. Deer also live alongside us in dizzying numbers; about 30 million white-tailed deer roam the continental United States. (ETA: TIL Deer are cervids.) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/293 "2022-02-08T14:08:37Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > What do you mean by “globally”? Jeez – if I stop spelling everything out under the assumption that I’ve stated things enough times, I’m inevitably questioned by someone who hasn’t read my earlier posts. On the plot of global new reported cases of COVID (seven-day average), the US as a whole continues to decline. It’s down to about 200,000 cases right now (per day, I emphasize). That sounds like a lot, but a.) it’s literally 1/4 of what it was a couple of weeks ago and b.) it’s about level with France’s number of daily reported cases, which is really something. As of today, the entire IS map on that page is in the blue, except for one state with a rising trend – Mississippi. But even they are far below the record high number of daily cases reported on January 21. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/294 "2022-02-09T04:19:26Z")
In a reversal due to falling cases and lower positivity: > **[Maui to drop booster mandate for 'fully vaccinated' people](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maui-will-no-longer-require-covid-booster-for-people-to-be-fully-vaccinated/ar-AATzMya)** > > Cases declined 67% from Jan. 20 to Feb. 2. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/295 "2022-02-09T05:01:51Z")
| Case count update as of | 2/9/2022 | | --- | --- | | | | | _Worldwide_: | | | | | | Total cases | 401,173,142 | | Dead | 5,782,786 | | Recovered | 320,961,162 | | | | | _In the US_: | | | | | | Total cases | 78,556,193 | | Dead | 932,443 | | Recovered | 48,828,328 | | | | | **Differences since yesterday** : | | | | | | _Worldwide_: | | | | | | Total cases | 3,373,520 | | Dead | 15,674 | | Recovered | 3,661,470 | | | | | _In the US_: | | | | | | Total cases | 307,336 | | Dead | 4,307 | | Recovered | 645,977 | | | | | | | | **Yesterday’s Numbers** | | | | | | _Worldwide_: | | | | | | Total cases | 397,799,622 | | Dead | 5,767,112 | | Recovered | 317,299,692 | | | | | _In the US_: | | | | | | Total cases | 78,248,857 | | Dead | 928,136 | | Recovered | 48,182,351 | ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/296 "2022-02-09T14:18:39Z")
Good news! All states are still in the Blue on the Johns Hopkins newly reported COVID cases map, except for Mississippi and Alabama 9indicated increasing rates), but no new record highs, continuing a trend that has lasted a week. The US as a whole is still around 200,000 cases per day, way down from its peak of about 4 times that, and mingling with the case rate of countries like France and Russia. ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/297 "2022-02-09T17:12:56Z")
@Morgyn, I wanted to thank you for taking up the mantle. I missed the daily numbers and am glad to see them back. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/298 "2022-02-09T17:23:03Z")
You’re welcome, but I still hope @Snowboarder_Bo comes back. I’m ADD and overloaded at work, so I suspect I won’t be as reliable as he has been. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/299 "2022-02-09T18:56:02Z")
Yeah, I’ll add my thanks too, @Morgyn. And I agree with you - come back @Snowboarder_Bo, we miss you! j ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/300 "2022-02-10T03:41:39Z")
| Case count update as of | 2/10/2022 | 3:32 GMT | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | _Worldwide_: | | | | | | | | Total cases | 403,655,678 | | | Dead | 5,795,867 | | | Recovered | 323,704,329 | | | | | | | _In the US_: | | | | | | | | Total cases | 78,824,393 | | | Dead | 935,922 | | | Recovered | 49,217,354 | | | | | | | **Differences since yesterday** : | | | | | | | | _Worldwide_: | | | | | | | | Total cases | 2,482,536 | | | Dead | 13,081 | | | Recovered | 2,743,167 | | | | | | | _In the US_: | | | | | | | | Total cases | 268,200 | | | Dead | 3,479 | | | Recovered | 389,026 | | | | | | | | | | | **Yesterday’s Numbers** | | | | | | | | _Worldwide_: | | | | | | | | Total cases | 401,173,142 | | | Dead | 5,782,786 | | | Recovered | 320,961,162 | | | | | | | _In the US_: | | | | | | | | Total cases | 78,556,193 | | | Dead | 932,443 | | | Recovered | 48,828,328 | | [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022.md?page=16)