More Than 2,000 Rhode Islanders Have Now Died From Coronavirus
Friday, January 15, 2021
New data from the Rhode Island Department of Health shows that nine more Rhode Islanders have died from COVID-19, pushing the total number of deaths to 2005.
Rhode Island has the fourth-highest death rate per capita in the United States.
In addition, Rhode Island has suffered 104,443 cases which pushes Rhod Island to fifth-highest per capita.
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No Second Dosage Reserve
The Washington Post is reporting that the national reserve of vaccine supply that first President-elect Joseph Biden announced and then the Trump administration promised to be released as early as this week, does not exist.
"When Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced this week that the federal government would begin releasing coronavirus vaccine doses held in reserve for second shots, no such reserve existed, according to state and federal officials briefed on distribution plans. The Trump administration had already begun shipping out what was available beginning at the end of December, taking second doses directly off the manufacturing line," reports the Post on Friday.
"Now, health officials across the country who had anticipated their extremely limited vaccine supply as much as doubling beginning next week are confronting the reality that their allocations will remain largely flat, dashing hopes of dramatically expanding access for millions of elderly people and those with high-risk medical conditions. Health officials in some cities and states were informed in recent days about the reality of the situation, while others are still in the dark."
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Globally, the numbers are bleak as well. CNN reports Friday, “It's as if 10 of the world's largest commercial jets fell out of the sky, every day for an entire year."
The official global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 2 million on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University. The tragic milestone came just over a year after the first Covid-19 death was reported in Wuhan, China.
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