# 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
**Page:** 9
### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/161 "2022-01-15T20:28:23Z")
New daily COVID reported case records (7-day average) reported Saturday January 15 (aa of January 14 2022)
**Vermont** – 2410
**Maine** – 1530
**Delaware** – 3368
**Ohio** – 25105
**West Virginia** – 4366
**Tennessee** – 19380
**Mississippi** – 12020
**Minnesota** – 15804
**Iowa** – 5825
**Arkansas** – 10531
**North Dakota** – 2306
**South Dakota** – 2350
**Nebraska** – 5068
**Idaho** – 2686
**Arizona** – 17943
Fifteen states. This list would be twice as long if I listed record highs from January 13 as well as January 14
The US as a whole has a new record high of 931252
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/162 "2022-01-16T02:22:22Z")
326,786,853 total cases
5,553,734 dead
266,432,374 recovered
In the US:
66,664,283 total cases
873,149 dead
43,059,089 recovered
Yesterday’s numbers for comparison:
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> 324,056,386 total cases
> 5,546,754 dead
> 265,270,133 recovered
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> In the US:
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> 66,140,710 total cases
> 871,518 dead
> 42,996,672 recovered
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### Author:  [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/163 "2022-01-16T05:20:15Z")
Arizona had a super spreader event today, maybe kinda watch our number closer in the coming couple of weeks. Slaps hands to stop from making a political jab, but all of you guys already know all about it already.
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### Author:  [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/164 "2022-01-16T05:27:56Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> Arizona had a super spreader event today, maybe kinda watch our number closer in the coming couple of weeks. Slaps hands to stop from making a political jab, but all of you guys already know all about it already.
It took me a while to find it on Google. It listed a hockey game and concert before the political rally you were (most likely) talking about.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/165 "2022-01-16T11:04:23Z")
California:
> **[Californians asked not to use strained ERs for virus testing](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-california-public-health-f8f3cada493dbab20a824cddc6a3355d)**
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> SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With California bracing for an unprecedented number of hospitalizations amid a staggering surge in coronavirus infections, health officials pleaded with residents Friday to reserve emergency rooms for true emergencies and not run...
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2022, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/166 "2022-01-16T11:07:02Z")
Beijing:
> **[Chinese city Xi'an lifts some restrictions after lockdown](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-winter-olympics-sports-health-beijing-f9fb6ea315985b81223697fc0760c401)**
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> BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese city of Xi’an has gradually begun lifting restrictions after over three weeks of lockdown, as authorities sought to stamp out a local outbreak before the Beijing Winter Olympic Games are due to start.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/167 "2022-01-16T15:15:05Z")
Here’s some news:
> **[COVID deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-pandemics-nursing-homes-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-31685a926b0ee4e97e1b314a52b1f41c)**
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> COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get more residents and staff members vaccinated and boosted.
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### Author:  [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/168 "2022-01-16T21:27:53Z")
Hawaii hit a new record high of single-day new cases yesterday, with 5977 reported. That’s the first time it went over 5000, and that’s just a hair short of 6000. Today, it’s back to a “reasonable” 3878 cases. It was only early last month that daily new cases were in the low double digits.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/169 "2022-01-16T21:55:14Z")
Brace yourselves for more supply chain problems; China is reportedly locking down ports.
> **[Supply Chain Woes Could Worsen as China Imposes New Covid Lockdowns...](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/business/economy/china-supply-chain-covid-lockdowns.html)**
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> American manufacturers are worried that China’s zero-tolerance coronavirus policy could throw a wrench in the global conveyor belt for goods this year.
> **[China Covid-19 Lockdowns Hit Factories, Ports in Latest Knock to Supply Chains](https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-covid-19-lockdowns-hit-factories-ports-in-latest-knock-to-supply-chains-11641918247)**
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> Toyota, Samsung and Volkswagen are among companies with production affected as economists warn of more challenging bottlenecks ahead.
> **[China’s strict COVID-zero response to Omicron may cause supply chain chaos](https://fortune.com/2022/01/13/china-omicron-covid-zero-port-shutdown-lockdown-supply-chain/)**
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> Omicron outbreaks threaten to close China's ports and factories and prolong global supply chain disruptions.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/170 "2022-01-17T02:55:46Z")
328,775,317 total cases
5,557,739 dead
267,453,015 recovered
In the US:
66,995,533 total cases
873,564 dead
43,090,644 recovered
Yesterday’s numbers for comparison:
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
>
> 326,786,853 total cases
> 5,553,734 dead
> 266,432,374 recovered
>
> In the US:
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> 66,664,283 total cases
> 873,149 dead
> 43,059,089 recovered
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### Author:  [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/171 "2022-01-17T05:02:09Z")
We are long time preppers. We plan and buy for a year ahead. Even our pantry is starting to show holes and I just put “culture buttermilk” on a three week schedule because not having it was hard and I know I can’t depend of finding it in the store when I need it.
I knew this was going to be bad when it started. I had no idea how limited my imagination was back then.
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### Author:  [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/172 "2022-01-17T06:20:21Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> We plan and buy for a year ahead.
Meanwhile I’m still a slave to the supply chain - I just noticed I’m down to six rolls of toiler paper, three rolls of paper towels and a single box of kleenex 😃. Time to hit Target again to continue with my semi-hand-to-mouth existence. I’m kind of amused at myself that despite the pandemic I still haven’t developed much of a “hoarding” mentality. Even perfectly reasonable supply. I hardly ever even make use of my Costco membership (just enough on the occasional big purchase to make it worthwhile). I do occasionally stock up, but as with now I tend to wind it back down rather than keep supplies topped off.
Mostly personality I guess - I’m more a grasshopper than an ant. But it also makes a bit of difference that I’m living an apt existence these days as well. I really don’t have anywhere to store sixty rolls of TP.
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/173 "2022-01-17T15:41:22Z")
the Johns Hopkins site finally published today’s data. Here are the new Record Daily COVID Cases reported (7-day average) for January 15 and 16 2022:
**Vermont** – 2799
**Delaware** – 3431
**Ohio** – 34283
**Alabama** – 12964
**North Dakota** – 2186
**Arkansas** – 10270
**Alaska** – 2000
That’s only 7 states. Most of them are in the blue (meaning declining case rates), and have rebounded very dramatically in the last week or so. The US as a whole is down in daily reported cases by almost 200,000 cases – we 're at 603586 total reported new cases 97-day average) today.
There may be hope for us yet.
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### Author:  [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/174 "2022-01-17T16:44:45Z")
We’re playing “eat from the feeezer” so we’ll have room to rotate in new food. We tend to have a two months’ supply of food, medicine, household items, and medical supplies since we’re in a wildfire/earthquake/ice zone even without the pleasures of plague isolation.
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### Author:  [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/175 "2022-01-17T16:50:39Z")
Prescriptions are the weak link in our chain. We can only get our doctors to write the scripts for 6 months at a time despite being willing to pay out of pocket for the extra 6 months.
It sounds like you are doing it right, though. Prepping involves good inventory control, allowing your supplies to spoil is worse than not stocking up at all.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/176 "2022-01-17T22:00:53Z")
Kansas:
> **[Two large Kansas school districts shuttered as COVID surges](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-kansas-city-kansas-fcae6cbbd59fe3f502fb72b947520b4c)**
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> OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Two large school districts in Kansas have canceled classes this week as COVID-19 cases surge among their staff and students. Olathe Public Schools and Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools canceled classes for Tuesday and Wednesday,...
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/177 "2022-01-17T22:01:17Z")
Oklahoma City:
> **[4 Oklahoma City hospitals report no ICU beds as virus surges](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-oklahoma-oklahoma-city-638444958c759b719b478a234ddf1738)**
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> OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Four hospitals in Oklahoma City reported Monday that they have no intensive care beds available amid a surge in coronavirus cases fueled by the omicron variant. St. Anthony, Mercy, Integris and OU Health on Monday each reported...
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/178 "2022-01-18T03:12:39Z")
331,369,666 total cases
5,563,436 dead
269,043,110 recovered
In the US:
67,631,191 total cases
874,321 dead
43,165,667 recovered
Yesterday’s numbers for comparison:
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
>
> 328,775,317 total cases
> 5,557,739 dead
> 267,453,015 recovered
>
> In the US:
>
> 66,995,533 total cases
> 873,564 dead
> 43,090,644 recovered
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/179 "2022-01-18T05:46:36Z")
Japan:
> **[Japan ready to expand virus restrictions as infections surge](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-japan-pandemics-b66b70a1a2d564dc3b4ea85ea67fad16)**
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> Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people.
> [@](#):
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> Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people.
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> Japan has never had a lockdown during the pandemic but has focused instead on asking restaurants and bars to close early. Crowds are back in many parts of Japan, with people packing stores and events, while COVID-19 cases jump.
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> The order will be finalized this week and is likely to take effect Friday for Tokyo and nine other regions, including Chiba, Kanagawa, Aichi and Kumamoto, the government spokesman said Tuesday.
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> An order was issued earlier this month for Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima prefectures. Other areas seeing surging infections, such as Osaka, may be added later.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/180 "2022-01-18T05:48:35Z")
Australia:
> **[Australia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-australia-victoria-f14fb8c8819d5d2adb7eaf789b2a8a5e)**
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> Australia has reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths, and its second-largest state declared an emergency in hospitals to cope with surging patient admissions and a staffing shortage due to the coronavirus.
> [@](#):
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> The 74 deaths occurred in its three most populous states. New South Wales reported 36, Victoria reported 22 and Queensland 16. The previous daily record was 59 coronavirus-related deaths on Sept. 4, 2020.
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> Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said there were signs that New South Wales’ infection rate was peaking and Victoria was near a plateau.
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> The New South Wales government has ruled out a return to lockdown to counter the highly contagious omicron variant. In October, Sydney ended a 108-day lockdown because the population of Australia’s most populous city was largely vaccinated.
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> Another lockdown would have “substantial consequences for men and women right across the state in terms of being able to provide food on the table for their family,” state Premier Domonic Perrottet told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
> [@](#):
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> Victoria declared an emergency for hospitals in its state capital, Melbourne, and several regional hospitals from midday Wednesday because of staff shortages and a surge in patient admissions. About 5,000 staff are absent because they are either infected or close contacts.
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> “We’ve reached a point in our healthcare system where it’s juggling extreme workforce shortages … alongside a vast number of patients with COVID-19 who require hospitalization, alongside that an extraordinary workforce that are absolutely exhausted,” Acting Health Minister James Merlino said.
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> A emergency declaration means additional capability and capacity need to be mobilized to receive an influx of patients. Some hospital staff may be recalled from leave and more services will be deferred. Physiotherapists and medical students will be asked to take on nursing duties.
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