The world case count of COVID-19 confirmed cases has now topped 3 million, and the United States has topped 1 million.  As cases have been rising, so have deaths–worldwide and in the United States, as well as other countries.

The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard report for Wednesday morning at 5:31 a.m.:

 

 

Worldwide cases:  3,142,942     Worldwide deaths:  218,649

U.S. cases:  1,015,289    U. S. deaths:  58,529

In New York, the hardest hit state, has 295,106 cases, according to the New York State Department of Health.  Deaths as of Tuesday are reported at 17,638.  The State Health Department said that 89.2% of those who have died had at least one comorbidity, or another chronic disease, which it says includes hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipedemia (high concentration of lipids or fats in the blood), coronary artery disease, dementia, rental (kidney) disease, COPD, atrial fibrilation, cancer, or stroke.  The population of New York State is nearly 20 million.

In a Wednesday media briefing, Governor Cuomo said the death toll, 330 in the past 24 hours, remains “disgustingly high,” despite being on a downward trend.  Hospital admissions for COVID in the last day hit around 1,000, also a downward trend.

Elsewhere in the country:  San Francisco, with a population of around 850,000, has had 1,489 reported cases and 23 deaths as of Tuesday.  Nearly lifetime San Francisco resident Diane David said people in San Francisco are proud of Mayor London Breed for shutting down the city early on, and keeping the cases at bay.  David has children and grandchildren.  She said some of her children are in the tourist business and are suffering, with no business at all, but everybody is managing to get by.

Hawaii, with a population of around 1.4 million, has 609 reported cases as of Tuesday at noon, with 505 recovered and 16 deaths.   The Big Island has 70 reported cases, 51 of which have recovered.

Around the country, governor are beginning to reopen businesses as they feel COVID-19 is reaching manageable levels.  In Hawaii, the Governor has extended the “stay at home” order through May 31, but Mayors in all 4 counties are looking to starting the gradual relaxation of the rules and wanting to start reopening select businesses.