(NEW YORK) — Here are today’s In Crisis headlines:
Derek Chauvin to be sentenced June 16
The sentencing date for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in the murder of George Floyd, has been set for June 16 at 1:30 p.m. local time. He was found guilty Tuesday, April 20 of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd during an arrest May 25 of last year. However, Chauvin will be sentenced only on the most serious of the charges, second-degree murder, for which prosecutors are recommending the maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. Chauvin waived his right to allow the jury to determine his sentence, so presiding Judge Peter Cahill will do so. Last Friday, Judge Cahill issued an order sealing the identities of all of the jurors in the case for at least six months, although the jurors are free to identify themselves and speak about the case with whomever they wish.
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: 147,272,345
Global deaths: 3,111,298. The United States has the most deaths of any single country, with 572,200.
Number of countries/regions: at least 192
Total patients recovered globally: 84,979,650
Latest reported COVID-19 numbers in the United States per Johns Hopkins University
There are at least 32,077,798 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 572,200. California has the greatest number of reported deaths in the U.S., with 61,479.
U.S. total people tested: 427,217,093
The greatest number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is in California, with 3,731,770 confirmed cases out of a total state population of 39.51 million. This ranks third in the world after England, which has 3,848,742 cases, and Maharashtra, India, which leads the world with 4,295,027 reported cases. Texas is second in the U.S., with 2,874,087 confirmed cases out of a total state population of 29 million.
Latest reported COVID-19 vaccination numbers in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a total of 290,692,005 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been distributed in the U.S. Of those, 228,661,408 doses have been administered, with 139,978,480 people receiving at least one dose and 94,772,329 people fully vaccinated, representing 42.2% and 28.5% of the total U.S. population, respectively. The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines each require two doses to be effective. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine requires a single dose to be effective.
Thirty-two states to resume administering Johnson & Johnson vaccine
At least 32 states are set to resume administering the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine now that the 11-day pause has been lifted. The states have issued official releases or statements about recommending, resuming or planning to resume use of the vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Committee on Immunization Practices and the Food and Drug Administration made the determination Friday to lift the pause, which was instituted in the wake of reports that some women experienced a rare and potentially life-threatening blood clot after receiving the vaccine. Healthcare providers were given additional guidelines regarding the vaccine.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who heads the White House’s COVID-19 response team, said on ABC’s This Week Sunday that he hopes the temporary pause raised Americans’ confidence in federal agencies’ concern for safety, rather than increased vaccine hesitancy, and stressed that the vaccines are safe. Meanwhile, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds fewer than half of Americans now see the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as safe and barely more than one in five of those not yet vaccinated say they’d be willing to take it. Vaccine hesitancy is highest among rural residents, Republicans, conservatives and those with no more than a high school diploma.
Millions of Americans skipping second vaccine dose
Even though the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines require two doses for maximum efficacy, millions of Americans aren’t getting that second dose. That’s according to a report released Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which shows that through April 9, 92% of people in the U.S. who received one vaccine shot made certain to also receive their second during the required three-to-four-week window. That leaves 8% of patients — roughly five million people — who may have missed that crucial second dose necessary to achieve optimal immunity. According to the latest numbers from the CDC, some 94.7 million American adults are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, representing 28.5% of the total U.S. population.
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