Covid19 Revisited 12424

I revisited the WHO Covid19 website on 1/23/24 to see how many more Covid19 Cases and Deaths had occurred after I my last Covid19 Post on 11/19/23. 

On 1/23/24 Global Cases totaled 702,141,250 and Deaths totaled 6,971,929

On 11/19/23 Global Cases totaled 697,964,334 and Deaths totaled 6,939,364.

The additional Cases totaled 4,176,916 and Deaths totaled 32,565

On 1/23/24 US Cases totaled 110,660,955 and Deaths totaled 1,192,042

On 11/18/23 US Cases totaled 109,358,792 and Deaths totaled 1,182,274

Additional Cases from 11/18/23 and 1/23/24 totaled 1.302,163 and Deaths totaled 9,768

Covid 19 isn’t gone and is still bouncing on the bottom with lower than pandemic cases and deaths.

33% of US patients who died of and with Covid 19 were age 65 and older. Most had pre-existing medical conditions. That means that 393,374 went off the Medicare and Social Security roles. Social Security was expected to run out of money in 2037, but government has probably not reduced their Social Security Payment expectations to include this “early harvest” of potential recipients. Congress should fund a research project to determine Social Security eligibility and remove illegal immigrants, identity thieves and dead people before it raises the Social Security Retirement eligibility age from 66 to 67. My kids are genX and the oldest will begin to be eligible for Social Security in 2031.

CDC reported the Leading Causes of Death in the US in 2023

Heart disease: 695,547

Cancer: 605,213

COVID-19: 416,893

Accidents (unintentional injuries): 224,935

Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 162,890

Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 142,342

Alzheimer’s disease: 119,399

Diabetes: 103,294

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis : 56,585

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 54,358

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm

Sepsis is a bacterial infection that didn’t make the CDC list.

Each year, 1.7 million people in the United States develop sepsis – a potentially deadly immune response to infection. Here’s how teaching hospitals are working to improve outcomes. Sepsis is the number 1 cost of hospitalization in the U.S. Costs for acute sepsis hospitalization and skilled nursing are estimated to be $62 billion annually. This is only a portion of all sepsis-related costs, since there are substantial additional costs after discharge for many.

Studies investigating survival and sepsis deaths have reported slightly different numbers, but it appears that on average, approximately 30% of patients diagnosed with severe sepsis do not survive. 

https://www.aamc.org/news/sepsis-third-leading-cause-death-us-hospitals-quick-action-can-save-lives

Chronic lower respiratory diseases used to be call Pneumonia. Nephrosis used to be called Kidney disease.

Fentanyl Poisoning is missing from this list at the request of the Chinese Communist Government. Sepsis, a Bacterial infection is missing from the CDC list at the request of the US Hospital Association, but if 30% if 1.7 million cases do not survive, Sepsis kills 500,000 per year. CDC should add it to their list in 3^rd place.

Comments

US patients appear to be busy trying to lose weight to prevent Diabetes 2, trying to strengthen their immune systems and trying to regain energy. TV ads are a clue.

US patients don’t appear to be interested in curing their alcoholism or drug addiction to reduce deaths from auto accidents or by being more cautious of where their pills come from to avoid Fentanyl poisoning.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader