(NEW YORK) — Here are today’s In Crisis headlines:
COVID-19 numbers
Here’s the latest data on COVID-19 coronavirus infections, deaths and vaccinations.
Latest reported COVID-19 numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University
Global diagnosed cases: 155,327,705
Global deaths: 3,244,926. The United States has the most deaths of any single country, with 579,282.
Number of countries/regions: at least 192
Total patients recovered globally: 91,742,858
Latest reported COVID-19 numbers in the United States per Johns Hopkins University
There are at least 32,558,384 reported cases in 50 states + the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. This is more than in any other country.
U.S. deaths: at least 579,282. California has the greatest number of reported deaths in the U.S., with 62,070.
U.S. total people tested: 439,924,523
The greatest number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is in California, with 3,750,644 confirmed cases out of a total state population of 39.51 million. This ranks third in the world after England, which has 3,866,919 cases, and Maharashtra, India, which leads the world with 4,880,542 reported cases. Texas is second in the U.S., with 2,906,362 confirmed cases out of a total state population of 29 million.
CDC says US death toll could top 600K by Memorial Day
While death rates were expected to go down this month, CDC is predicting that the death toll could top 600K by Memorial Day weekend.
“This week’s national ensemble predicts that the number of newly reported COVID-19 deaths will likely decrease over the next 4 weeks, with 1,400 to 5,500 new deaths likely reported in the week ending May 29, 2021,” the CDC says on its website. “The national ensemble predicts that a total of 586,000 to 600,000 COVID-19 deaths will be reported by this date.”
Pfizer and BioNTech providing vaccine doses to Olympic athletes ahead of Tokyo games
Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that they will be donating doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to help vaccinate Olympic athletes and their delegations at the 2020 Tokyo Games, which are scheduled to begin on July 23, 2021 after being postponed last year.
The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Olympic Committee. Delivery of initial doses is expected to begin at the end of May where possible, in order to ensure participating delegations receive second doses ahead of their arrivals in Tokyo.
“With hundreds of millions of vaccines already administered, and hundreds of millions more to go, Pfizer is committed, together with BioNTech, to doing all we can to help end this pandemic and help return the world to a sense of normalcy,” said Albert Bourla, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer. “The return of the Olympic and Paralympic Games represents a monumental moment of world unity and peace after a grueling year of isolation and devastation. We are proud to play a role in providing vaccines to athletes and national Olympic delegations.”
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