COVID-19 Update

World

New Cases:   674,084 (⬆︎ .46%)
New Deaths:    10,803 (⬆︎ .35%)

USA

New Cases:   47,456 (⬆︎ .14%)
New Deaths:       455 (⬆︎ .08%)

Vaccination Scorecard

Total Vaccinations:           141 million (⬆︎ .71%)
Total Eligible Population:   52.7%
Total Population:                42.5%

The rate of increase in Numbers Vaccinated has slowed.

If it falls further, we may not reach the magic 65% (for Herd Immunity) until Late August or September.

Meanwhile, things out there in the world are looking less than rosy - and India is kinda fucked right now.

WaPo:

The pandemic is intensifying around the world, with more new coronavirus cases in the past week than in the first five months of the pandemic, the director general of the World Health Organization warned.

In a speech marking the beginning of World Immunization Week, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lamented Monday that even while some countries have shown progress in the battle against the coronavirus, “many countries are still experiencing intense transmission, and the situation in India is beyond heartbreaking.”

India announced 323,144 new infections over the past 24 hours, a 10 percent drop from the day before, but experts warned that this may be more a function of a fall in testing than a sign the new wave is abating. It still represents the sixth day with new infection numbers over 300,000 cases — the most in the world.

Here are some significant developments:

• President Biden told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the United States will provide “oxygen-related supplies, vaccine materials and therapeutics,” as it comes under increased pressure to help the stricken country. The U.S. supply of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines will also be shared with other countries.
• The U.S. economy has rebounded during the first 100 days of Biden’s presidency as vaccinations and a stimulus plan were prioritized, but the recovery has been incomplete and unequal.
• The European Union will take legal action against AstraZeneca after the British-Swedish company was accused of failing to deliver pledged vaccine doses, an official said Monday.
• The Biden administration will extend through the summer a pandemic program that provides free or subsidized meals to low-income children learning remotely.
• Yes, even if you’re fully vaccinated, you should still wear face coverings in public, experts say.
• More that 571,000 people have died in the United States of the coronavirus, but amid a strong vaccination program, new case numbers and deaths are falling, 15.8 and 3.6 percent respectively this week.