# Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2022 Breaking News
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022
**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
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/81 "2022-01-07T18:06:42Z")
The Johns Hopkins site map of Daily Reported Cases (7-day average) shows all states in the red again today, meaning it’s going up in all of them. For January 6, new record highs were reported in:
**Vermont** – 1874
**New Hampshire** – 3321
**New York** – 84652
**Massachusetts** – 27358
**Rhode Island** – 7254
**Connecticut** – 13362
**Washington DC** – 3133
**Pennsylvania** – 25522
**Virginia** – 21052
**South Carolina** – 14984
**Georgia** – 22266
**Florida** – 69087
**Michigan** – 24603
**West Virginia** – 4848
**North Carolina** – 25310
**Wisconsin** – 12460
**Illinois** – 47496
**Indiana** – 16958
**Kentucky** – 12193
**Tennessee** – 12674
**Mississippi** – 9009
**Minnesota** – 8506
**Iowa** – 5199
**Missouri** – 13310
**Arkansas** – 5897
**Louisiana** – 16233
**South Dakota** – 2066
**Nebraska** – 3700
**Kansas** – 7458
**Oklahoma** – 5554
**Texas** – 77264
**Colorado** – 12450
**New Mexico** – 3704
**Nevada** – 5022
**Utah** – 8894
**Arizona** – 9958
**Washington (state)** – 16226
**Oregon** – 7001
**California** – 84100
That’s 38 states plus DC. Notice that it’s now spread to the center of the country, as well. A couple of days ago it was mainly on the coasts. States not on this list either had their peak a day or two ago, or are frighteningly close to setting a new record in the first time since a year ago.
The US as a whole registered 845175 new cases (7-day average) as of yesterday, setting a new daily world record that is more than three times the record we’d set a year ago and more than four times our nearest competitor, which is now France. Almost all countries are seeing steep rises in cases that is almost truly exponential.
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### Author:  [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/82 "2022-01-07T22:46:45Z")
There are no words for this.
> **[COVID-19 may have killed nearly 3 million in India, far more than official...](https://www.science.org/content/article/covid-19-may-have-killed-nearly-3-million-india-far-more-official-counts-show)**
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> New analysis bolsters idea that country’s seemingly low death rate was misleading
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/83 "2022-01-07T22:53:47Z")
Won’t someone think of the children?
> **[Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-pandemics-rochelle-walensky-0f9d46ab55b0f2f6951ffddd6ca8a511)**
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> Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for the vaccine.
Not this lady:
> **[14-year-old found in trunk at Houston-area drive-thru COVID testing site,...](https://www.ketk.com/news/crime-public-safety/14-year-old-found-in-trunk-at-houston-area-drive-thru-covid-testing-site-mother-charged/)**
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> HOUSTON – A Houston mother was charged after her child was found in the trunk of the car while she was at a drive-thru COVID testing site, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s O…
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### Author:  [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/84 "2022-01-07T23:17:13Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> Not this lady:
They complain when you bring your COVID-positive kid out in public, but then they complain when you lock them in a trunk for quarantine. You just can’t win with some people.
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### Author:  [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/85 "2022-01-07T23:44:49Z")
…or to smuggle him in to an event? I’m not clear on why she was being tested.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/86 "2022-01-08T02:09:09Z")
303,781,056 total cases
5,497,048 dead
258,235,948 recovered
In the US:
60,464,426 total cases
858,346 dead
42,172,251 recovered
Yesterday’s numbers for comparison:
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> 300,684,964 total cases
> 5,489,503 dead
> 257,483,676 recovered
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> In the US:
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> 59,564,116 total cases
> 855,843 dead
> 42,089,198 recovered
If this trend continues the world will have more than 1,000,000,000 (one billion) confirmed cases before the end of 2022.
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/87 "2022-01-08T14:02:58Z")
New record daily reported cases (7-day average) as of January 7 2022:
**Maine** – 1359
**Rhode Island** – 8742
**New Jersey** – 34406
**Florida** – 99140
**Pennsylvania** – 26470
**South Carolina** – 18233
**Georgia** – 22266
**Alabama** – 11061
**Wisconsin** – 13428
**Minnesota** – 8770
**Iowa** – 5199
**Missouri** – 15978
**Arkansas** – 7568
**South Dakota** – 2357
**Hawaii** -3144
North Dakota will break its record by tomorrow – It has 1386 today and is rising very rapidly
Wyoming will probably do so, as well – 844 today
Idaho, too – 1566 today
Over the past two days, then, we had 40 states and DC setting new record high daily reported cases, with three more about to do so for the first time since a year ago.
The US set a new record of 856306 new reported cases as of yesterday (7-day averaged)
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/88 "2022-01-08T20:39:45Z")
“Omicron isn’t so bad; this won’t be a big deal” said people lacking imagination.
> **[Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-education-pandemics-76830eee3a8c2a5688df4fc77488195a)**
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> Ambulances in Kansas speed toward hospitals then suddenly change direction because hospitals are full. Employee shortages in New York City cause delays in trash and subway services and diminish the ranks of firefighters and emergency workers.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/89 "2022-01-09T02:08:11Z")
305,992,785 total cases
5,502,256 dead
258,949,730 recovered
In the US:
60,954,028 total cases
859,046 dead
42,221,173 recovered
Yesterday’s numbers for comparison:
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
>
> 303,781,056 total cases
> 5,497,048 dead
> 258,235,948 recovered
>
> In the US:
>
> 60,464,426 total cases
> 858,346 dead
> 42,172,251 recovered
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/90 "2022-01-09T02:13:31Z")
India:
> **[Lessons forgotten: Election rallies feed Indian virus surge](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-elections-india-dd68e5b47a844766c6790c7d908ba479)**
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> NEW DELHI (AP) — Coronavirus cases fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant are rocketing through India, prompting the federal government and states to swiftly reintroduce a string of restrictions.
> “The highly transmissible omicron variant chases and catches you. But our politicians are out there to welcome it with a hug,” said Dr. T. Jacob John, an Indian virologist. “I fear it is beginning to look a lot like last year.”
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### Author:  [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/91 "2022-01-09T04:31:47Z")
An update on Omicron in Ontario, Canada. It implies that being unvaccinated might increase risk of ICU admission by about 14 times. The unvaccinated ICU admissions may also be aged 40-60 rather than elderly people with other conditions.
> **[COVID-19 hospitalizations look different in the Omicron wave, and vaccination...](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-covid-19-hospitalizations-omicron-canada-data-vaccinated-unvaccinated/)**
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> Hospitals across Canada are filling up again with COVID-19 patients, and unvaccinated patients are much more likely to be in ICU than fully vaccinated ones
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/92 "2022-01-09T12:32:23Z")
Tianjin, China:
> **[China's Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-winter-olympics-sports-health-beijing-84d7be3e7dfb2da4cce5b6e87d321a46)**
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> A major Chinese city near Beijing has placed its 14 million residents on partial lockdown after 40 children and adults tested positive for COVID-19, including at least two with the omicron variant.
> The city began mass testing of its 14 million residents on Sunday after a cluster of 20 children and adults tested positive for COVID-19, including at least two with the omicron variant. Officials said the virus has been circulating so the number of cases could grow.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/93 "2022-01-10T00:24:52Z")
Here’s some news:
> **[A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer](https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/05/1070046189/a-texas-team-comes-up-with-a-covid-vaccine-that-could-be-a-global-game-changer)**
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> Peter Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi used an oldie-but- goodie technology to devise a vaccine that's easy to make — and relatively cheap. India has already ordered 300 million doses.
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### Author:  [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/94 "2022-01-10T00:27:15Z")
Quebec announced that you have to have a vaccine passport to go into provincial alcohol and cannabis stores, and vaccination requests have syrocketed.
> **[Vaccine appointments multiply after Quebec requires shots for weed, alcohol...](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-quebec-covid-vaccine-weed-alcohol-20220109-efwgntmd7jghzmbzgns5vjhmpe-story.html)**
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> They’re going shots for shots.
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### Author:  [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/95 "2022-01-10T02:45:47Z")
As a dedicated pot smoker and drinker, I fully approve.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/96 "2022-01-10T03:27:36Z")
307,890,832 total cases
5,505,883 dead
259,535,992 recovered
In the US:
61,263,030 total cases
859,356 dead
42,257,508 recovered
Yesterday’s numbers for comparison:
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
>
> 305,992,785 total cases
> 5,502,256 dead
> 258,949,730 recovered
>
> In the US:
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> 60,954,028 total cases
> 859,046 dead
> 42,221,173 recovered
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### Author:  [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/97 "2022-01-10T04:50:11Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#):
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> Quebec announced that you have to have a vaccine passport to go into provincial alcohol and cannabis stores, and vaccination requests have syrocketed.
Now that’s \*&^%$# brilliant!
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/98 "2022-01-10T14:25:52Z")
The Johns Hopkins site didn’t update since Saturday morning, January 8. Here are the updates since then, with new Record High Daily Reported Cases (7-day averaged) from January 8 and 9:
**New Jersey** – 33845
**Delaware** – 3168
**Pennsylvania** – 28736
**Alabama** – 11596
**Arizona** – 10518
**Hawaii** – 4289
There’s something very odd about these trends. States that had been shooting upwards at dizzying clips suddenly reversed. States poised to set new records suddenly stopped. The country went from completely red on the map (indicating upward trends in new cases) to many blue. There had been about 40 states setting new records over January 7-8, and now only 6 new records. It’s not as if I’m rooting for COVID, but this suddenly stop seems – untrustworthy. Of course, the extreme rise just before it was unprecedented, as well. We’ll see what happens over the next week.
The US as a whole did the same thing – braking from a skyrocket, unprecedented rise in cases to suddenly braking and reversing course. we’re down to just under 600,000 new cases reported as of yesterday 97-day average), down over 100,000 from the previous day.
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/99 "2022-01-10T14:31:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#):
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> Quebec announced that you have to have a vaccine passport to go into provincial alcohol and cannabis stores, and vaccination requests have syrocketed
The dispensary I frequent has the best mask compliance of any store I’ve visited during the pandemic.
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### Author:  [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/100 "2022-01-10T15:28:53Z")
FWIW:
> …
> The current surge in COVID cases will likely drop off as suddenly as it began, both doctors said. [Dr. Jan] Patterson [an infectious disease physician at UT Health San Antonio] predicts this surge will be of shorter duration than those in the past and may die down in a month or two based on what’s occurred in other countries, though she can’t say that with 100 percent certainty.
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> The number of COVID cases is rapidly and sharply declining in South Africa, for instance, after case counts started to surge there around Thanksgiving.
> …
>
> [Cite](http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/odn/sanantonioexpressnews/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=SAEN%2F2022%2F01%2F10&entity=Ar00106&sk=F972DA10&mode=text)
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