Past COVID-19 Briefs

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

November 11th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 51,684,237. Total deaths: 1,275,124. Total recoveries: 33,651,254.
United States: Total confirmed cases:10,272,929. Total deaths: 239,896. Total recoveries: 3,961,873.
California: Total confirmed cases: 977,218. Total deaths: 18,001.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	325951	7200	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	70,347	1096	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	64891	1512	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	15568	171	10.4	846,006
Riverside	72341	1352	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 325951 cases across LA County, including 7200 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 23 new deaths and 2252 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 14267

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	505	36,478
La Verne	622	32,206
Pomona	6713	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1696	77,000

Policy

The drug maker Pfizer announced Monday that its coronavirus vaccine appears more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 among volunteers. No serious safety concerns have been observed. Pfizer plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of the two-dose vaccine later this month and manufacture enough doses to immunize 15 million to 20 million people by the end of this year. (New York Times)
Congressional Democrats face a loss of leverage in negotiations over a new COVID-19 relief bill, as Senate Republicans appear set to hold the majority and push for a smaller aid package of $500 billion or less, without direct stimulus checks or large-scale aid to state and local governments. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday plans to reinvigorate stimulus talks in a bipartisan manner. (Bloomberg)
Newsom overstepped his authority in June when he required vote-by-mail ballots be sent to the state’s 21 million registered voters. A Sutter County Superior Court judge also issued an injunction barring the governor from taking executive action that “changes existing statutory law or makes new statutory law or legislative policy,” rebuking a governor who has relied heavily on executive orders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Los Angeles Times)
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is expected to adopt a Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures to mitigate onboard COVID-19 transmission. The manual will offer technical guidance for the use of reliable tests when screening passengers ahead of flights, and its implementation by countries will be voluntary, without the obligation to remove quarantines. (Asia Times Financial)
Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, established by California Gov. Newsom to independently review the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The panel will prioritize vaccine distribution to ensure COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, especially communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this disease.

Latest research news

The FDA issued an emergency use authorization Monday for the Eli Lilly and Company monoclonal antibody therapy to treat mild to moderate coronavirus infections in adults and children. The single antibody treatment, called bamlanivimab, must be infused in a hospital or other health care setting. It is the first monoclonal antibody to be authorized for use in treating coronavirus. (CNN)
Scientists raise concerns that wide-ranging symptoms of COVID-19 disease are related to damaged lining of blood vessels, or endothelium. The virus attacks the endothelial cells directly, or endothelial cells sustain collateral damage along the way as the immune system reacts, and sometimes overreacts, to the invading virus. (NPR)
The artificial-intelligence (AI) algorithm developed by MIT has correctly – with 98.5 percent success rate – identified people with COVID-19 only by the sound of their coughs. The researchers would need regulatory approval to develop it into an app. (BBC News)
A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. At least one mutation allows the virus’s spike to evade a neutralizing antibody that humans naturally produce to fight SARS-CoV-2 infections. The good news is that this mutation is rare and does not appear to make the disease more severe for infected patients. (The University of Texas at Austin News)
Should you worry about studies showing waning coronavirus antibodies? The answer is no. Medical experts say it is normal for levels of antibodies to drop after the body clears an infection, but immune cells carry a memory of the virus and can churn out fresh antibodies when needed. Although it is too early to know how long immunity to coronavirus lasts, worries about whether vaccines will help reach herd immunity are also unwarranted. (New York Times)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

November 10th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 50,913,451. Total deaths: 1,263,089. Total recoveries: 33,289,404.
United States: Total confirmed cases:10,110,552. Total deaths: 238,251. Total recoveries: 3,928,845.
California: Total confirmed cases: 971,851. Total deaths: 17,977.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	323699	7177	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	68865	1096	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	64621	1509	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	15504	171	10.4	846,006
Riverside	71620	1338	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 323699 cases across LA County, including 7172 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 5 new deaths and 1418 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 14111

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	492	36,478
La Verne	602	32,206
Pomona	6590	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1696	77,000

Policy

The drug maker Pfizer announced Monday that its coronavirus vaccine appears more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 among volunteers. No serious safety concerns have been observed. Pfizer plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of the two-dose vaccine later this month and manufacture enough doses to immunize 15 million to 20 million people by the end of this year. (New York Times)
Congressional Democrats face a loss of leverage in negotiations over a new COVID-19 relief bill, as Senate Republicans appear set to hold the majority and push for a smaller aid package of $500 billion or less, without direct stimulus checks or large-scale aid to state and local governments. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday plans to reinvigorate stimulus talks in a bipartisan manner. (Bloomberg)
Newsom overstepped his authority in June when he required vote-by-mail ballots be sent to the state’s 21 million registered voters. A Sutter County Superior Court judge also issued an injunction barring the governor from taking executive action that “changes existing statutory law or makes new statutory law or legislative policy,” rebuking a governor who has relied heavily on executive orders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Los Angeles Times)
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is expected to adopt a Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures to mitigate onboard COVID-19 transmission. The manual will offer technical guidance for the use of reliable tests when screening passengers ahead of flights, and its implementation by countries will be voluntary, without the obligation to remove quarantines. (Asia Times Financial)
Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, established by California Gov. Newsom to independently review the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The panel will prioritize vaccine distribution to ensure COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, especially communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this disease.

Latest research news

The FDA issued an emergency use authorization Monday for the Eli Lilly and Company monoclonal antibody therapy to treat mild to moderate coronavirus infections in adults and children. The single antibody treatment, called bamlanivimab, must be infused in a hospital or other health care setting. It is the first monoclonal antibody to be authorized for use in treating coronavirus. (CNN)
Scientists raise concerns that wide-ranging symptoms of COVID-19 disease are related to damaged lining of blood vessels, or endothelium. The virus attacks the endothelial cells directly, or endothelial cells sustain collateral damage along the way as the immune system reacts, and sometimes overreacts, to the invading virus. (NPR)
The artificial-intelligence (AI) algorithm developed by MIT has correctly – with 98.5 percent success rate – identified people with COVID-19 only by the sound of their coughs. The researchers would need regulatory approval to develop it into an app. (BBC News)
A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. At least one mutation allows the virus’s spike to evade a neutralizing antibody that humans naturally produce to fight SARS-CoV-2 infections. The good news is that this mutation is rare and does not appear to make the disease more severe for infected patients. (The University of Texas at Austin News)
Should you worry about studies showing waning coronavirus antibodies? The answer is no. Medical experts say it is normal for levels of antibodies to drop after the body clears an infection, but immune cells carry a memory of the virus and can churn out fresh antibodies when needed. Although it is too early to know how long immunity to coronavirus lasts, worries about whether vaccines will help reach herd immunity are also unwarranted. (New York Times)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

November 9th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 50,550,062. Total deaths: 1,258,321. Total recoveries: 33,099,495.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 9,982,054. Total deaths: 237,608. Total recoveries: 3,881,491.
California: Total confirmed cases: 964,639. Total deaths: 17,963.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	322281	7172	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	68721	1096	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	64311	1509	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	15353	169	10.4	846,006
Riverside	70975	1333	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 322281 cases across LA County, including 7172 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 2 new deaths and 2,233 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 14092

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	491	36,478
La Verne	601	32,206
Pomona	6573	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1696	77,000

Policy

Congressional Democrats face a loss of leverage in negotiations over a new COVID-19 relief bill, as Senate Republicans appear set to hold the majority and push for a smaller aid package of $500 billion or less, without direct stimulus checks or large-scale aid to state and local governments. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday plans to reinvigorate stimulus talks in a bipartisan manner. (Bloomberg)
Newsom overstepped his authority in June when he required vote-by-mail ballots be sent to the state’s 21 million registered voters. A Sutter County Superior Court judge also issued an injunction barring the governor from taking executive action that “changes existing statutory law or makes new statutory law or legislative policy,” rebuking a governor who has relied heavily on executive orders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Los Angeles Times)
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is expected to adopt a Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures to mitigate onboard COVID-19 transmission. The manual will offer technical guidance for the use of reliable tests when screening passengers ahead of flights, and its implementation by countries will be voluntary, without the obligation to remove quarantines. (Asia Times Financial)
Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, established by California Gov. Newsom to independently review the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The panel will prioritize vaccine distribution to ensure COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, especially communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this disease.
Congress has recessed for what will be consequential November elections without passing new economic relief for a nation beset with the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats have sought more robust funding for state and local governments, while Republicans have opposed bailouts for states they view as chronically mismanaged. GOP senators have balked at any deal that could cost roughly $2 trillion, as contemplated by Democrats and the Trump administration. (Roll Call)

Latest research news

Scientists raise concerns that wide-ranging symptoms of COVID-19 disease are related to damaged lining of blood vessels, or endothelium. The virus attacks the endothelial cells directly, or endothelial cells sustain collateral damage along the way as the immune system reacts, and sometimes overreacts, to the invading virus. (NPR)
The artificial-intelligence (AI) algorithm developed by MIT has correctly – with 98.5 percent success rate – identified people with COVID-19 only by the sound of their coughs. The researchers would need regulatory approval to develop it into an app. (BBC News)
A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. At least one mutation allows the virus’s spike to evade a neutralizing antibody that humans naturally produce to fight SARS-CoV-2 infections. The good news is that this mutation is rare and does not appear to make the disease more severe for infected patients. (The University of Texas at Austin News)
Should you worry about studies showing waning coronavirus antibodies? The answer is no. Medical experts say it is normal for levels of antibodies to drop after the body clears an infection, but immune cells carry a memory of the virus and can churn out fresh antibodies when needed. Although it is too early to know how long immunity to coronavirus lasts, worries about whether vaccines will help reach herd immunity are also unwarranted. (New York Times)
A study of 216 adult COVID-19 patients found that vitamin D levels are significantly lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to population-based controls of similar age and sex. Noteworthy, serum 25OHD values were lower in men than in women. The study did not find any relationship between vitamin D levels and the parameters of COVID-19 severity, such as ICU admission, the need for mechanical ventilation or mortality. (José L. Hernández et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

November 4th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 48,885,919. Total deaths: 1,236,707. Total recoveries: 32,309,610.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 9,623,471. Total deaths: 235,056. Total recoveries: 3,781,751.
California: Total confirmed cases: 944,576. Total deaths: 17,815.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	315634	7140	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	67196	1092	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	63125	1494	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	14936	169	10.4	846,006
Riverside	70309	1331	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 315634 cases across LA County, including 7140 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 23 new deaths and 2,108 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 13954

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	484	36,478
La Verne	588	32,206
Pomona	6455	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1696	77,000

Policy

Congressional Democrats face a loss of leverage in negotiations over a new COVID-19 relief bill, as Senate Republicans appear set to hold the majority and push for a smaller aid package of $500 billion or less, without direct stimulus checks or large-scale aid to state and local governments. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday plans to reinvigorate stimulus talks in a bipartisan manner. (Bloomberg)
Newsom overstepped his authority in June when he required vote-by-mail ballots be sent to the state’s 21 million registered voters. A Sutter County Superior Court judge also issued an injunction barring the governor from taking executive action that “changes existing statutory law or makes new statutory law or legislative policy,” rebuking a governor who has relied heavily on executive orders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Los Angeles Times)
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is expected to adopt a Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures to mitigate onboard COVID-19 transmission. The manual will offer technical guidance for the use of reliable tests when screening passengers ahead of flights, and its implementation by countries will be voluntary, without the obligation to remove quarantines. (Asia Times Financial)
Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, established by California Gov. Newsom to independently review the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The panel will prioritize vaccine distribution to ensure COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, especially communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this disease.
Congress has recessed for what will be consequential November elections without passing new economic relief for a nation beset with the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats have sought more robust funding for state and local governments, while Republicans have opposed bailouts for states they view as chronically mismanaged. GOP senators have balked at any deal that could cost roughly $2 trillion, as contemplated by Democrats and the Trump administration. (Roll Call)

Latest research news

Scientists raise concerns that wide-ranging symptoms of COVID-19 disease are related to damaged lining of blood vessels, or endothelium. The virus attacks the endothelial cells directly, or endothelial cells sustain collateral damage along the way as the immune system reacts, and sometimes overreacts, to the invading virus. (NPR)
The artificial-intelligence (AI) algorithm developed by MIT has correctly – with 98.5 percent success rate – identified people with COVID-19 only by the sound of their coughs. The researchers would need regulatory approval to develop it into an app. (BBC News)
A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. At least one mutation allows the virus’s spike to evade a neutralizing antibody that humans naturally produce to fight SARS-CoV-2 infections. The good news is that this mutation is rare and does not appear to make the disease more severe for infected patients. (The University of Texas at Austin News)
Should you worry about studies showing waning coronavirus antibodies? The answer is no. Medical experts say it is normal for levels of antibodies to drop after the body clears an infection, but immune cells carry a memory of the virus and can churn out fresh antibodies when needed. Although it is too early to know how long immunity to coronavirus lasts, worries about whether vaccines will help reach herd immunity are also unwarranted. (New York Times)
A study of 216 adult COVID-19 patients found that vitamin D levels are significantly lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to population-based controls of similar age and sex. Noteworthy, serum 25OHD values were lower in men than in women. The study did not find any relationship between vitamin D levels and the parameters of COVID-19 severity, such as ICU admission, the need for mechanical ventilation or mortality. (José L. Hernández et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

November 3rd, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 47,331,327. Total deaths: 1,208,654. Total recoveries: 31,434,282.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 9,300,314. Total deaths: 231,011. Total recoveries: 3,674,981.
California: Total confirmed cases: 930,628. Total deaths: 17,672.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	310595	7076	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	65331	1079	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	62264	1484	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	14686	167	10.4	846,006
Riverside	68920	1322	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 310595 cases across LA County, including 7076 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 2 new deaths and 1,405 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 13830

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	474	36,478
La Verne	575	32,206
Pomona	6354	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1696	77,000

Policy

Newsom overstepped his authority in June when he required vote-by-mail ballots be sent to the state’s 21 million registered voters. A Sutter County Superior Court judge also issued an injunction barring the governor from taking executive action that “changes existing statutory law or makes new statutory law or legislative policy,” rebuking a governor who has relied heavily on executive orders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Los Angeles Times)
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is expected to adopt a Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures to mitigate onboard COVID-19 transmission. The manual will offer technical guidance for the use of reliable tests when screening passengers ahead of flights, and its implementation by countries will be voluntary, without the obligation to remove quarantines. (Asia Times Financial)
Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, established by California Gov. Newsom to independently review the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The panel will prioritize vaccine distribution to ensure COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, especially communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this disease.
Congress has recessed for what will be consequential November elections without passing new economic relief for a nation beset with the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats have sought more robust funding for state and local governments, while Republicans have opposed bailouts for states they view as chronically mismanaged. GOP senators have balked at any deal that could cost roughly $2 trillion, as contemplated by Democrats and the Trump administration. (Roll Call)
Medical experts from Mayo Clinic propose establishing a centralized national coalition to coordinate hypothesis-driven clinical research trials for treatment and prevention of COVID-19. The proposal calls for a uniform standard of care to enable easier comparison among treatments at every trial stage. (Gianrico Farrugia, Tom Mihaljevic, and Andrew D. Badley STAT)

Latest research news

The artificial-intelligence (AI) algorithm developed by MIT has correctly – with 98.5 percent success rate – identified people with COVID-19 only by the sound of their coughs. The researchers would need regulatory approval to develop it into an app. (BBC News)
A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. At least one mutation allows the virus’s spike to evade a neutralizing antibody that humans naturally produce to fight SARS-CoV-2 infections. The good news is that this mutation is rare and does not appear to make the disease more severe for infected patients. (The University of Texas at Austin News)
Should you worry about studies showing waning coronavirus antibodies? The answer is no. Medical experts say it is normal for levels of antibodies to drop after the body clears an infection, but immune cells carry a memory of the virus and can churn out fresh antibodies when needed. Although it is too early to know how long immunity to coronavirus lasts, worries about whether vaccines will help reach herd immunity are also unwarranted. (New York Times)
A study of 216 adult COVID-19 patients found that vitamin D levels are significantly lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to population-based controls of similar age and sex. Noteworthy, serum 25OHD values were lower in men than in women. The study did not find any relationship between vitamin D levels and the parameters of COVID-19 severity, such as ICU admission, the need for mechanical ventilation or mortality. (José L. Hernández et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)
Analysis of COVID-19 antibody tests on more than 365,000 people in England between June 20 and September 28 shows the number of people testing positive for coronavirus antibodies dropped by 26.5 percent. across the study period, from almost 6 to 4.4 percent. The findings suggest that there may be a decline in the level of immunity in the population in the months following the first wave of the epidemic. (Imperial College London)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

November 2nd, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 46,643,798. Total deaths: 1,202,081. Total recoveries: 31,156,914.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 9,213,002. Total deaths: 231,011. Total recoveries: 3,630,579.
California: Total confirmed cases: 926,534. Total deaths: 17,667.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	309190	7074	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	65207	1078	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	62080	1484	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	14635	166	10.4	846,006
Riverside	68178	1319	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 309190 cases across LA County, including 7074 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 3 new deaths and 1,572 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 13798

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	474	36,478
La Verne	574	32,206
Pomona	6323	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1696	77,000

Policy

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is expected to adopt a Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures to mitigate onboard COVID-19 transmission. The manual will offer technical guidance for the use of reliable tests when screening passengers ahead of flights, and its implementation by countries will be voluntary, without the obligation to remove quarantines. (Asia Times Financial)
Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, established by California Gov. Newsom to independently review the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The panel will prioritize vaccine distribution to ensure COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, especially communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this disease.
Congress has recessed for what will be consequential November elections without passing new economic relief for a nation beset with the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats have sought more robust funding for state and local governments, while Republicans have opposed bailouts for states they view as chronically mismanaged. GOP senators have balked at any deal that could cost roughly $2 trillion, as contemplated by Democrats and the Trump administration. (Roll Call)
Medical experts from Mayo Clinic propose establishing a centralized national coalition to coordinate hypothesis-driven clinical research trials for treatment and prevention of COVID-19. The proposal calls for a uniform standard of care to enable easier comparison among treatments at every trial stage. (Gianrico Farrugia, Tom Mihaljevic, and Andrew D. Badley STAT)
Europe reported more than 1.3 million new cases this past week, its highest single week count yet. With concerns the situation in Europe might soon spin out of control, governments are imposing curfews and social restrictions to avoid full-scale lockdowns that could hurt the economy and dim the upcoming holiday season. (NPR)

Latest research news

A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. At least one mutation allows the virus’s spike to evade a neutralizing antibody that humans naturally produce to fight SARS-CoV-2 infections. The good news is that this mutation is rare and does not appear to make the disease more severe for infected patients. (The University of Texas at Austin News)
Should you worry about studies showing waning coronavirus antibodies? The answer is no. Medical experts say it is normal for levels of antibodies to drop after the body clears an infection, but immune cells carry a memory of the virus and can churn out fresh antibodies when needed. Although it is too early to know how long immunity to coronavirus lasts, worries about whether vaccines will help reach herd immunity are also unwarranted. (New York Times)
A study of 216 adult COVID-19 patients found that vitamin D levels are significantly lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to population-based controls of similar age and sex. Noteworthy, serum 25OHD values were lower in men than in women. The study did not find any relationship between vitamin D levels and the parameters of COVID-19 severity, such as ICU admission, the need for mechanical ventilation or mortality. (José L. Hernández et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)
Analysis of COVID-19 antibody tests on more than 365,000 people in England between June 20 and September 28 shows the number of people testing positive for coronavirus antibodies dropped by 26.5 percent. across the study period, from almost 6 to 4.4 percent. The findings suggest that there may be a decline in the level of immunity in the population in the months following the first wave of the epidemic. (Imperial College London)
Findings from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial show that an immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab is not an effective treatment strategy. The drug has been thought to disrupt the cytokine storm associated with COVID-19 in moderately ill patients. According to the study, tocilizumab has no significant effect on the risk of intubation or death, on disease worsening, or on time to discontinuation of supplemental oxygen. (John H. Stone et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 30th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 45,179,529. Total deaths: 1,183,213. Total recoveries: 30,370,305.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 8,950,742. Total deaths: 228,696. Total recoveries: 3,554,336.
California: Total confirmed cases: 916,918. Total deaths: 17,571.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	305070	7044	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	64131	1073	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	61358	1468	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	14409	166	10.4	846,006
Riverside	67552	1306	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 305070 cases across LA County, including 7040 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 4 new deaths and 1,701 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 13693

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	462	36,478
La Verne	558	32,206
Pomona	6246	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1696	77,000

Policy

Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, established by California Gov. Newsom to independently review the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The panel will prioritize vaccine distribution to ensure COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, especially communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this disease.
Congress has recessed for what will be consequential November elections without passing new economic relief for a nation beset with the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats have sought more robust funding for state and local governments, while Republicans have opposed bailouts for states they view as chronically mismanaged. GOP senators have balked at any deal that could cost roughly $2 trillion, as contemplated by Democrats and the Trump administration. (Roll Call)
Medical experts from Mayo Clinic propose establishing a centralized national coalition to coordinate hypothesis-driven clinical research trials for treatment and prevention of COVID-19. The proposal calls for a uniform standard of care to enable easier comparison among treatments at every trial stage. (Gianrico Farrugia, Tom Mihaljevic, and Andrew D. Badley STAT)
Europe reported more than 1.3 million new cases this past week, its highest single week count yet. With concerns the situation in Europe might soon spin out of control, governments are imposing curfews and social restrictions to avoid full-scale lockdowns that could hurt the economy and dim the upcoming holiday season. (NPR)
The Rockefeller Foundation will allocate $1 billion over the next three years to address the pandemic and its aftermath. It is the largest commitment in its 107-year history, and will primarily focus on expanding access to COVID-19 tests and vaccines, as well as investing in distributed green power sources for the more than 800 million people stuck in energy poverty. (Axios)

Latest research news

Should you worry about studies showing waning coronavirus antibodies? The answer is no. Medical experts say it is normal for levels of antibodies to drop after the body clears an infection, but immune cells carry a memory of the virus and can churn out fresh antibodies when needed. Although it is too early to know how long immunity to coronavirus lasts, worries about whether vaccines will help reach herd immunity are also unwarranted. (New York Times)
A study of 216 adult COVID-19 patients found that vitamin D levels are significantly lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to population-based controls of similar age and sex. Noteworthy, serum 25OHD values were lower in men than in women. The study did not find any relationship between vitamin D levels and the parameters of COVID-19 severity, such as ICU admission, the need for mechanical ventilation or mortality. (José L. Hernández et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)
Analysis of COVID-19 antibody tests on more than 365,000 people in England between June 20 and September 28 shows the number of people testing positive for coronavirus antibodies dropped by 26.5 percent. across the study period, from almost 6 to 4.4 percent. The findings suggest that there may be a decline in the level of immunity in the population in the months following the first wave of the epidemic. (Imperial College London)
Findings from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial show that an immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab is not an effective treatment strategy. The drug has been thought to disrupt the cytokine storm associated with COVID-19 in moderately ill patients. According to the study, tocilizumab has no significant effect on the risk of intubation or death, on disease worsening, or on time to discontinuation of supplemental oxygen. (John H. Stone et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
A study to be published next week in the Journal of Hospital Medicine analyzed 5,263 COVID-19 patient records treated at NYU Langone hospitals in New York City and Long Island between March 1 and August 8. Using a range of risk factors for the disease, as well as indicators of the severity of the illness upon hospitalization, the study shows the likelihood of death from COVID-19 was on average 22 percentage points lower in August than in March for most critically ill patients. (NYU Langone Health and NYU School of Medicine)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 28th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 44,644,423. Total deaths: 1,176,328. Total recoveries: 30,117,680.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 8,873,861. Total deaths: 227,897. Total recoveries: 3,518,140.
California: Total confirmed cases: 908,713. Total deaths: 17,475.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	303369	7040	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	63850	1073	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	61097	1467	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	14347	166	10.4	846,006
Riverside	67299	1305	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 303369 cases across LA County, including 7040 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 13 new deaths and 1,292 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 13574

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	459	36,478
La Verne	555	32,206
Pomona	6230	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1599	77,000

Policy

Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, established by California Gov. Newsom to independently review the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The panel will prioritize vaccine distribution to ensure COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, especially communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this disease.
Congress has recessed for what will be consequential November elections without passing new economic relief for a nation beset with the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats have sought more robust funding for state and local governments, while Republicans have opposed bailouts for states they view as chronically mismanaged. GOP senators have balked at any deal that could cost roughly $2 trillion, as contemplated by Democrats and the Trump administration. (Roll Call)
Medical experts from Mayo Clinic propose establishing a centralized national coalition to coordinate hypothesis-driven clinical research trials for treatment and prevention of COVID-19. The proposal calls for a uniform standard of care to enable easier comparison among treatments at every trial stage. (Gianrico Farrugia, Tom Mihaljevic, and Andrew D. Badley STAT)
Europe reported more than 1.3 million new cases this past week, its highest single week count yet. With concerns the situation in Europe might soon spin out of control, governments are imposing curfews and social restrictions to avoid full-scale lockdowns that could hurt the economy and dim the upcoming holiday season. (NPR)
The Rockefeller Foundation will allocate $1 billion over the next three years to address the pandemic and its aftermath. It is the largest commitment in its 107-year history, and will primarily focus on expanding access to COVID-19 tests and vaccines, as well as investing in distributed green power sources for the more than 800 million people stuck in energy poverty. (Axios)

Latest research news

Should you worry about studies showing waning coronavirus antibodies? The answer is no. Medical experts say it is normal for levels of antibodies to drop after the body clears an infection, but immune cells carry a memory of the virus and can churn out fresh antibodies when needed. Although it is too early to know how long immunity to coronavirus lasts, worries about whether vaccines will help reach herd immunity are also unwarranted. (New York Times)
A study of 216 adult COVID-19 patients found that vitamin D levels are significantly lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to population-based controls of similar age and sex. Noteworthy, serum 25OHD values were lower in men than in women. The study did not find any relationship between vitamin D levels and the parameters of COVID-19 severity, such as ICU admission, the need for mechanical ventilation or mortality. (José L. Hernández et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)
Analysis of COVID-19 antibody tests on more than 365,000 people in England between June 20 and September 28 shows the number of people testing positive for coronavirus antibodies dropped by 26.5 percent. across the study period, from almost 6 to 4.4 percent. The findings suggest that there may be a decline in the level of immunity in the population in the months following the first wave of the epidemic. (Imperial College London)
Findings from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial show that an immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab is not an effective treatment strategy. The drug has been thought to disrupt the cytokine storm associated with COVID-19 in moderately ill patients. According to the study, tocilizumab has no significant effect on the risk of intubation or death, on disease worsening, or on time to discontinuation of supplemental oxygen. (John H. Stone et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
A study to be published next week in the Journal of Hospital Medicine analyzed 5,263 COVID-19 patient records treated at NYU Langone hospitals in New York City and Long Island between March 1 and August 8. Using a range of risk factors for the disease, as well as indicators of the severity of the illness upon hospitalization, the study shows the likelihood of death from COVID-19 was on average 22 percentage points lower in August than in March for most critically ill patients. (NYU Langone Health and NYU School of Medicine)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 26th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 43,174,685. Total deaths: 1,155,473. Total recoveries: 29,014,079.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 8,639,900. Total deaths: 225,247. Total recoveries: 3,422,878.
California: Total confirmed cases: 898,029. Total deaths: 17,345.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	299760	6993	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	62619	1072	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	60431	1447	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	14240	164	10.4	846,006
Riverside	65902	1279	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 299760 cases across LA County, including 6956 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 4 new deaths and 830 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 13327

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	438	36,478
La Verne	535	32,206
Pomona	6024	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1599	77,000

Policy

Europe reported more than 1.3 million new cases this past week, its highest single week count yet. With concerns the situation in Europe might soon spin out of control, governments are imposing curfews and social restrictions to avoid full-scale lockdowns that could hurt the economy and dim the upcoming holiday season. (NPR)
The Rockefeller Foundation will allocate $1 billion over the next three years to address the pandemic and its aftermath. It is the largest commitment in its 107-year history, and will primarily focus on expanding access to COVID-19 tests and vaccines, as well as investing in distributed green power sources for the more than 800 million people stuck in energy poverty. (Axios)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for use in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 40 kilograms (about 88 pounds) for treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. Veklury should only be administered in a hospital or in a healthcare setting capable of providing acute care comparable to inpatient hospital care. Veklury is the first treatment for COVID-19 to receive FDA approval.
A successful reopening of schools will require better COVID-19 testing access and response planning. Screening for COVID-19 symptoms without testing might not avert outbreaks in schools. Schools could build a rapid-feedback loop among testing laboratories, the public health department, and potential contacts, in accordance with public health exceptions to privacy laws, to expedite disclosure of testing data. (Yasmin Rafiei and and Michelle M. Mello The New England Journal of Medicine)
The COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) has helped mitigate the pandemic and reduced the number of COVID-19 cases, according to a study published inHealth Affairs. Set to expire at the end of December, FFCRA should be extended into 2021 until the public health emergency has abated. The FFCRA’s coverage should be expanded to include the millions of workers left out because of the size of their employer or the type of work they do. (Institute for Women’s Policy Research)

Latest research news

Findings from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial show that an immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab is not an effective treatment strategy. The drug has been thought to disrupt the cytokine storm associated with COVID-19 in moderately ill patients. According to the study, tocilizumab has no significant effect on the risk of intubation or death, on disease worsening, or on time to discontinuation of supplemental oxygen. (John H. Stone et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
A study to be published next week in the Journal of Hospital Medicine analyzed 5,263 COVID-19 patient records treated at NYU Langone hospitals in New York City and Long Island between March 1 and August 8. Using a range of risk factors for the disease, as well as indicators of the severity of the illness upon hospitalization, the study shows the likelihood of death from COVID-19 was on average 22 percentage points lower in August than in March for most critically ill patients. (NYU Langone Health and NYU School of Medicine)
Young, healthy people will be intentionally exposed to the coronavirus in a first-of-its kind human challenge trial, the UK government and the Open Orphan company running the study announced this week. The challenge will be in the high-level isolation unit of the Royal Free Hospital in north London. Proponents of COVID-19 challenge trials have argued that they can be run safely and ethically, and that their potential to quickly identify effective vaccines outweighs the low risks to participants. (Nature)
Two new peer-reviewed studies are showing a sharp drop in mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The drop is seen in all groups, including older patients and those with underlying conditions, suggesting that physicians are getting better at helping patients survive the illness. (NPR)
A small-N study found waning antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 virus within five months after infection, raising the concern that naturally acquired humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 might not be long-lasting. In this study, neutralizing antibody titer decreased more in symptomatic than asymptomatic patients. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. Emerging Infectious Diseases)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 24th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 41,866,558. Total deaths: 1,139,296. Total recoveries: 28,410,322.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 8,424,583. Total deaths: 223,226. Total recoveries: 3,353,056.
California: Total confirmed cases: 880,724. Total deaths: 17,189.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	294065	6956	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	61550	1070	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	59448	1434	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13980	160	10.4	846,006
Riverside	65386	1279	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 290486 cases across LA County, including 6956 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 12 new deaths and 3579 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 13327

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	438	36,478
La Verne	535	32,206
Pomona	6024	152,361
Montclair	1456	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3275	177,751
Upland	1599	77,000

Policy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for use in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 40 kilograms (about 88 pounds) for treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. Veklury should only be administered in a hospital or in a healthcare setting capable of providing acute care comparable to inpatient hospital care. Veklury is the first treatment for COVID-19 to receive FDA approval.
A successful reopening of schools will require better COVID-19 testing access and response planning. Screening for COVID-19 symptoms without testing might not avert outbreaks in schools. Schools could build a rapid-feedback loop among testing laboratories, the public health department, and potential contacts, in accordance with public health exceptions to privacy laws, to expedite disclosure of testing data. (Yasmin Rafiei and and Michelle M. Mello The New England Journal of Medicine)
The COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) has helped mitigate the pandemic and reduced the number of COVID-19 cases, according to a study published inHealth Affairs. Set to expire at the end of December, FFCRA should be extended into 2021 until the public health emergency has abated. The FFCRA’s coverage should be expanded to include the millions of workers left out because of the size of their employer or the type of work they do. (Institute for Women’s Policy Research)
The new survey data show a sharp disparity by race in willingness to be vaccinated as soon as the COVID-19 vaccine is available. The poll found that 59 percent of white Americans indicated they would get vaccinated as soon as a vaccine is ready, a decline from 70 percent in mid-August. Only 43 percent of Black individuals said they would pursue a vaccine as soon as it is available, a down from 65 percent in mid-August. (STAT)
With the first coronavirus vaccines in the final stages of testing, the bi-partisan National Governors Association is questioning financing and distribution of vaccines among states. It remains unclear whether vaccines will be allocated based on state total population, or according to the number of people at the highest risk of infection, or by some other rubric. (New York Times)

Latest research news

A study to be published next week in the Journal of Hospital Medicine analyzed 5,263 COVID-19 patient records treated at NYU Langone hospitals in New York City and Long Island between March 1 and August 8. Using a range of risk factors for the disease, as well as indicators of the severity of the illness upon hospitalization, the study shows the likelihood of death from COVID-19 was on average 22 percentage points lower in August than in March for most critically ill patients. (NYU Langone Health and NYU School of Medicine)
Young, healthy people will be intentionally exposed to the coronavirus in a first-of-its kind human challenge trial, the UK government and the Open Orphan company running the study announced this week. The challenge will be in the high-level isolation unit of the Royal Free Hospital in north London. Proponents of COVID-19 challenge trials have argued that they can be run safely and ethically, and that their potential to quickly identify effective vaccines outweighs the low risks to participants. (Nature)
Two new peer-reviewed studies are showing a sharp drop in mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The drop is seen in all groups, including older patients and those with underlying conditions, suggesting that physicians are getting better at helping patients survive the illness. (NPR)
A small-N study found waning antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 virus within five months after infection, raising the concern that naturally acquired humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 might not be long-lasting. In this study, neutralizing antibody titer decreased more in symptomatic than asymptomatic patients. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Nationally, the percentage of tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 and the percentage of visits to emergency departments or outpatient providers for COVID-like illness and influenza-like illness have increased slightly in the past two weeks. Percent positivity decreased slightly among those 18-49 years but increased among the other age groups. The fatality rate, while declining, remains above the epidemic threshold. (CDC Weekly Surveillance Summary)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 22nd, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 41,372,930. Total deaths: 1,133,356. Total recoveries: 28,186,372.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 8,347,982. Total deaths: 222,324. Total recoveries: 3,323,354.
California: Total confirmed cases: 877,784. Total deaths: 17,027.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	290486	6944	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	60945	1065	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	59448	1423	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13980	160	10.4	846,006
Riverside	65056	1275	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 290486 cases across LA County, including 6944 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 57 new deaths and 1120 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 13086

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	425	36,478
La Verne	530	32,206
Pomona	5894	152,361
Montclair	1425	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3233	177,751
Upland	1579	77,000

Policy

A successful reopening of schools will require better COVID-19 testing access and response planning. Screening for COVID-19 symptoms without testing might not avert outbreaks in schools. Schools could build a rapid-feedback loop among testing laboratories, the public health department, and potential contacts, in accordance with public health exceptions to privacy laws, to expedite disclosure of testing data. (Yasmin Rafiei and and Michelle M. Mello The New England Journal of Medicine)
The COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) has helped mitigate the pandemic and reduced the number of COVID-19 cases, according to a study published inHealth Affairs. Set to expire at the end of December, FFCRA should be extended into 2021 until the public health emergency has abated. The FFCRA’s coverage should be expanded to include the millions of workers left out because of the size of their employer or the type of work they do. (Institute for Women’s Policy Research)
The new survey data show a sharp disparity by race in willingness to be vaccinated as soon as the COVID-19 vaccine is available. The poll found that 59 percent of white Americans indicated they would get vaccinated as soon as a vaccine is ready, a decline from 70 percent in mid-August. Only 43 percent of Black individuals said they would pursue a vaccine as soon as it is available, a down from 65 percent in mid-August. (STAT)
With the first coronavirus vaccines in the final stages of testing, the bi-partisan National Governors Association is questioning financing and distribution of vaccines among states. It remains unclear whether vaccines will be allocated based on state total population, or according to the number of people at the highest risk of infection, or by some other rubric. (New York Times)
Colleges are recording a national enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic. First-year students declined 16.1 percent, accounting for 69 percent of all enrollment losses at the undergraduate level nationally. Community colleges are showing the greatest losses (9.4 percent), while graduate enrollment grew far more than in the previous fall, with the largest gain in public four-year colleges (4 percent). (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)

Latest research news

Young, healthy people will be intentionally exposed to the coronavirus in a first-of-its kind human challenge trial, the UK government and the Open Orphan company running the study announced this week. The challenge will be in the high-level isolation unit of the Royal Free Hospital in north London. Proponents of COVID-19 challenge trials have argued that they can be run safely and ethically, and that their potential to quickly identify effective vaccines outweighs the low risks to participants. (Nature)
Two new peer-reviewed studies are showing a sharp drop in mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The drop is seen in all groups, including older patients and those with underlying conditions, suggesting that physicians are getting better at helping patients survive the illness. (NPR)
A small-N study found waning antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 virus within five months after infection, raising the concern that naturally acquired humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 might not be long-lasting. In this study, neutralizing antibody titer decreased more in symptomatic than asymptomatic patients. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Nationally, the percentage of tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 and the percentage of visits to emergency departments or outpatient providers for COVID-like illness and influenza-like illness have increased slightly in the past two weeks. Percent positivity decreased slightly among those 18-49 years but increased among the other age groups. The fatality rate, while declining, remains above the epidemic threshold. (CDC Weekly Surveillance Summary)
A study by the World Health Organization found that remdesivir, an antiviral widely used to treat COVID-19 hospitalized patients, did not reduce death rates in a multinational trial. Inconsistent treatment protocols conducted in diverse health care systems in various countries might be a factor to consider. (New York Times)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 22nd, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 40,914,651. Total deaths: 1,126,562. Total recoveries: 27,964,578.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 8,277,961. Total deaths: 221,150. Total recoveries: 3,295,426.
California: Total confirmed cases: 874,077. Total deaths: 16,992.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	289366	6877	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	60621	1028	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	57373	1412	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13777	160	10.4	846,006
Riverside	64668	1273	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 289366 cases across LA County, including 6877 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 22 new deaths and 2144 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 13086

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	425	36,478
La Verne	530	32,206
Pomona	5894	152,361
Montclair	1425	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3233	177,751
Upland	1579	77,000

Policy

The COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) has helped mitigate the pandemic and reduced the number of COVID-19 cases, according to a study published inHealth Affairs. Set to expire at the end of December, FFCRA should be extended into 2021 until the public health emergency has abated. The FFCRA’s coverage should be expanded to include the millions of workers left out because of the size of their employer or the type of work they do. (Institute for Women’s Policy Research)
The new survey data show a sharp disparity by race in willingness to be vaccinated as soon as the COVID-19 vaccine is available. The poll found that 59 percent of white Americans indicated they would get vaccinated as soon as a vaccine is ready, a decline from 70 percent in mid-August. Only 43 percent of Black individuals said they would pursue a vaccine as soon as it is available, a down from 65 percent in mid-August. (STAT)
With the first coronavirus vaccines in the final stages of testing, the bi-partisan National Governors Association is questioning financing and distribution of vaccines among states. It remains unclear whether vaccines will be allocated based on state total population, or according to the number of people at the highest risk of infection, or by some other rubric. (New York Times)
Colleges are recording a national enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic. First-year students declined 16.1 percent, accounting for 69 percent of all enrollment losses at the undergraduate level nationally. Community colleges are showing the greatest losses (9.4 percent), while graduate enrollment grew far more than in the previous fall, with the largest gain in public four-year colleges (4 percent). (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)
The first round of global COVID-19 vaccinations likely will go to frontline workers, health care professionals and older people. Healthy young people might not get the coronavirus vaccine until 2022, top officials from the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The United States is working toward having a vaccine for mass availability by spring 2021. (The Hill)

Latest research news

Two new peer-reviewed studies are showing a sharp drop in mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The drop is seen in all groups, including older patients and those with underlying conditions, suggesting that physicians are getting better at helping patients survive the illness. (NPR)
A small-N study found waning antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 virus within five months after infection, raising the concern that naturally acquired humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 might not be long-lasting. In this study, neutralizing antibody titer decreased more in symptomatic than asymptomatic patients. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Nationally, the percentage of tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 and the percentage of visits to emergency departments or outpatient providers for COVID-like illness and influenza-like illness have increased slightly in the past two weeks. Percent positivity decreased slightly among those 18-49 years but increased among the other age groups. The fatality rate, while declining, remains above the epidemic threshold. (CDC Weekly Surveillance Summary)
A study by the World Health Organization found that remdesivir, an antiviral widely used to treat COVID-19 hospitalized patients, did not reduce death rates in a multinational trial. Inconsistent treatment protocols conducted in diverse health care systems in various countries might be a factor to consider. (New York Times)
An observational study of 60 patients in Germany found that previous infections with seasonal coronaviruses might protect against a severe course of the SARS-CoV-2 disease. It was shown that elevated antibody levels for HCoVs OC43 and HKU1 were associated with less need for intensive care therapy. (Martin Dugas et al. medRxiv)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 20th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 40,489,201. Total deaths: 1,119,620. Total recoveries: 27,747,459.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 8,217,952. Total deaths: 220,185. Total recoveries: 3,272,603.
California: Total confirmed cases: 870,791. Total deaths: 16,970.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	289366	6877	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	59779	1021	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	56587	1401	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13597	160	10.4	846,006
Riverside	64075	1272	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 289366 cases across LA County, including 6877 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 22 new deaths and 2144 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12999

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	425	36,478
La Verne	530	32,206
Pomona	5894	152,361
Montclair	1410	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3184	177,751
Upland	1556	77,000

Policy

The new survey data show a sharp disparity by race in willingness to be vaccinated as soon as the COVID-19 vaccine is available. The poll found that 59 percent of white Americans indicated they would get vaccinated as soon as a vaccine is ready, a decline from 70 percent in mid-August. Only 43 percent of Black individuals said they would pursue a vaccine as soon as it is available, a down from 65 percent in mid-August. (STAT)
With the first coronavirus vaccines in the final stages of testing, the bi-partisan National Governors Association is questioning financing and distribution of vaccines among states. It remains unclear whether vaccines will be allocated based on state total population, or according to the number of people at the highest risk of infection, or by some other rubric. (New York Times)
Colleges are recording a national enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic. First-year students declined 16.1 percent, accounting for 69 percent of all enrollment losses at the undergraduate level nationally. Community colleges are showing the greatest losses (9.4 percent), while graduate enrollment grew far more than in the previous fall, with the largest gain in public four-year colleges (4 percent). (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)
The first round of global COVID-19 vaccinations likely will go to frontline workers, health care professionals and older people. Healthy young people might not get the coronavirus vaccine until 2022, top officials from the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The United States is working toward having a vaccine for mass availability by spring 2021. (The Hill)
The Senate will vote on a limited coronavirus stimulus bill this month, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, as lawmakers stumble in their push to send aid to Americans before the 2020 election. The bill will target relief to American voters, including new funding for Paycheck Protection Program small business loans. Democrats, who blocked a roughly $500 billion Republican plan in the Senate last month, could dismiss the latest GOP proposal as inadequate. (CNBC)

Latest research news

A small-N study found waning antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 virus within five months after infection, raising the concern that naturally acquired humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 might not be long-lasting. In this study, neutralizing antibody titer decreased more in symptomatic than asymptomatic patients. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Nationally, the percentage of tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 and the percentage of visits to emergency departments or outpatient providers for COVID-like illness and influenza-like illness have increased slightly in the past two weeks. Percent positivity decreased slightly among those 18-49 years but increased among the other age groups. The fatality rate, while declining, remains above the epidemic threshold. (CDC Weekly Surveillance Summary)
A study by the World Health Organization found that remdesivir, an antiviral widely used to treat COVID-19 hospitalized patients, did not reduce death rates in a multinational trial. Inconsistent treatment protocols conducted in diverse health care systems in various countries might be a factor to consider. (New York Times)
An observational study of 60 patients in Germany found that previous infections with seasonal coronaviruses might protect against a severe course of the SARS-CoV-2 disease. It was shown that elevated antibody levels for HCoVs OC43 and HKU1 were associated with less need for intensive care therapy. (Martin Dugas et al. medRxiv)
A clinical trial that is testing an antibody treatment for COVID-19 developed by the drugmaker Eli Lilly has been paused because of a potential safety concern. Eli Lilly is one of several companies pursuing experimental treatments for Covid-19 that use monoclonal antibodies — mass-produced mimics of immune molecules that the human body produces in reaction to the coronavirus. (New York Times)
Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in a 25-year-old Nevada man shows coronavirus re-infection with two genetically distinct viral agents. The second infection was symptomatically more severe than the first. (Richard Tillett et al. The Lancet)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 19th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 40,122,835. Total deaths: 1,114,857. Total recoveries: 27,536,738.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 8,157,704. Total deaths: 219,706. Total recoveries: 3,234,138.
California: Total confirmed cases: 867,317. Total deaths: 16,943.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	287222	6855	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	59463	989	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	56587	1401	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13597	160	10.4	846,006
Riverside	63284	1269	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 287222 cases across LA County, including 6855 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 21 new deaths and 1039 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12932

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	421	36,478
La Verne	529	32,206
Pomona	5868	152,361
Montclair	1399	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3166	177,751
Upland	1549	77,000

Policy

With the first coronavirus vaccines in the final stages of testing, the bi-partisan National Governors Association is questioning financing and distribution of vaccines among states. It remains unclear whether vaccines will be allocated based on state total population, or according to the number of people at the highest risk of infection, or by some other rubric. (New York Times)
Colleges are recording a national enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic. First-year students declined 16.1 percent, accounting for 69 percent of all enrollment losses at the undergraduate level nationally. Community colleges are showing the greatest losses (9.4 percent), while graduate enrollment grew far more than in the previous fall, with the largest gain in public four-year colleges (4 percent). (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)
The first round of global COVID-19 vaccinations likely will go to frontline workers, health care professionals and older people. Healthy young people might not get the coronavirus vaccine until 2022, top officials from the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The United States is working toward having a vaccine for mass availability by spring 2021. (The Hill)
The Senate will vote on a limited coronavirus stimulus bill this month, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, as lawmakers stumble in their push to send aid to Americans before the 2020 election. The bill will target relief to American voters, including new funding for Paycheck Protection Program small business loans. Democrats, who blocked a roughly $500 billion Republican plan in the Senate last month, could dismiss the latest GOP proposal as inadequate. (CNBC)
Most IMF loans to help poor countries through the pandemic recommend adoption of tough austerity measures, according to an Oxfam analysis. The report warns that austerity could worsen poverty and inequality and increase vulnerability to COVID-19.

Latest research news

Nationally, the percentage of tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 and the percentage of visits to emergency departments or outpatient providers for COVID-like illness and influenza-like illness have increased slightly in the past two weeks. Percent positivity decreased slightly among those 18-49 years but increased among the other age groups. The fatality rate, while declining, remains above the epidemic threshold. (CDC Weekly Surveillance Summary)
A study by the World Health Organization found that remdesivir, an antiviral widely used to treat COVID-19 hospitalized patients, did not reduce death rates in a multinational trial. Inconsistent treatment protocols conducted in diverse health care systems in various countries might be a factor to consider. (New York Times)
An observational study of 60 patients in Germany found that previous infections with seasonal coronaviruses might protect against a severe course of the SARS-CoV-2 disease. It was shown that elevated antibody levels for HCoVs OC43 and HKU1 were associated with less need for intensive care therapy. (Martin Dugas et al. medRxiv)
A clinical trial that is testing an antibody treatment for COVID-19 developed by the drugmaker Eli Lilly has been paused because of a potential safety concern. Eli Lilly is one of several companies pursuing experimental treatments for Covid-19 that use monoclonal antibodies — mass-produced mimics of immune molecules that the human body produces in reaction to the coronavirus. (New York Times)
Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in a 25-year-old Nevada man shows coronavirus re-infection with two genetically distinct viral agents. The second infection was symptomatically more severe than the first. (Richard Tillett et al. The Lancet)
The 60,000-patient clinical trial of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. It is not yet known whether the participant received a vaccine study treatment or a placebo. (STAT)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 17, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 39,032,342. Total deaths: 1,099,950. Total recoveries: 26,942,946.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,988,893. Total deaths: 217,904. Total recoveries: 3,177,397.
California: Total confirmed cases: 858,401. Total deaths: 16,757.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	286183	6834	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	59169	988	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	56436	1391	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13541	159	10.4	846,006
Riverside	63125	1269	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 286183 cases across LA County, including 6834 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 22 new deaths and 1167 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12886

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	421	36,478
La Verne	529	32,206
Pomona	5861	152,361
Montclair	1388	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3146	177,751
Upland	1541	77,000

Policy

Colleges are recording a national enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic. First-year students declined 16.1 percent, accounting for 69 percent of all enrollment losses at the undergraduate level nationally. Community colleges are showing the greatest losses (9.4 percent), while graduate enrollment grew far more than in the previous fall, with the largest gain in public four-year colleges (4 percent). (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)
The first round of global COVID-19 vaccinations likely will go to frontline workers, health care professionals and older people. Healthy young people might not get the coronavirus vaccine until 2022, top officials from the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The United States is working toward having a vaccine for mass availability by spring 2021. (The Hill)
The Senate will vote on a limited coronavirus stimulus bill this month, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, as lawmakers stumble in their push to send aid to Americans before the 2020 election. The bill will target relief to American voters, including new funding for Paycheck Protection Program small business loans. Democrats, who blocked a roughly $500 billion Republican plan in the Senate last month, could dismiss the latest GOP proposal as inadequate. (CNBC)
Most IMF loans to help poor countries through the pandemic recommend adoption of tough austerity measures, according to an Oxfam analysis. The report warns that austerity could worsen poverty and inequality and increase vulnerability to COVID-19.
The world is experiencing a weak recovery from the COVID-19 recession. Governments have little choice but aggressive fiscal stimulus on top of already high public debt, juxtaposed against the risks of even greater and long-lasting scarring of economies in the absence of such stimulus. The global low interest rate environment will limit interest payment burdens, and, rather than crowding out private investment as in normal times, well-targeted government expenditures could serve as a catalyst for economic recovery. (Brookings)

Latest research news

A study by the World Health Organization found that remdesivir, an antiviral widely used to treat COVID-19 hospitalized patients, did not reduce death rates in a multinational trial. Inconsistent treatment protocols conducted in diverse health care systems in various countries might be a factor to consider. (New York Times)
An observational study of 60 patients in Germany found that previous infections with seasonal coronaviruses might protect against a severe course of the SARS-CoV-2 disease. It was shown that elevated antibody levels for HCoVs OC43 and HKU1 were associated with less need for intensive care therapy. (Martin Dugas et al. medRxiv)
A clinical trial that is testing an antibody treatment for COVID-19 developed by the drugmaker Eli Lilly has been paused because of a potential safety concern. Eli Lilly is one of several companies pursuing experimental treatments for Covid-19 that use monoclonal antibodies — mass-produced mimics of immune molecules that the human body produces in reaction to the coronavirus. (New York Times)
Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in a 25-year-old Nevada man shows coronavirus re-infection with two genetically distinct viral agents. The second infection was symptomatically more severe than the first. (Richard Tillett et al. The Lancet)
The 60,000-patient clinical trial of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. It is not yet known whether the participant received a vaccine study treatment or a placebo. (STAT)
An experimental study demonstrates SARS-CoV-2 can remain infectious on surfaces for significantly longer time than generally considered possible. A viable virus can survive on common surfaces such as glass, stainless steel and both paper and polymer banknotes for up to 28 days at 20 degrees Celsius. On some at 40 degree Celsius, however, infectious virus survived less than 24 hours. (Shane Riddell et al. Virology Journal)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 16, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 38,599,508. Total deaths: 1,093,548. Total recoveries: 26,728,206.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,920,386. Total deaths: 216,933. Total recoveries: 3,155,794.
California: Total confirmed cases: 855,072. Total deaths: 16,639.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	285016	6812	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	58936	986	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	56283	1360	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13491	158	10.4	846,006
Riverside	62900	1264	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 285016 cases across LA County, including 6812 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 32 new deaths and 2266 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12819

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	418	36,478
La Verne	528	32,206
Pomona	5822	152,361
Montclair	1384	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3137	177,751
Upland	1530	77,000

Policy

The first round of global COVID-19 vaccinations likely will go to frontline workers, health care professionals and older people. Healthy young people might not get the coronavirus vaccine until 2022, top officials from the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The United States is working toward having a vaccine for mass availability by spring 2021. (The Hill)
The Senate will vote on a limited coronavirus stimulus bill this month, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, as lawmakers stumble in their push to send aid to Americans before the 2020 election. The bill will target relief to American voters, including new funding for Paycheck Protection Program small business loans. Democrats, who blocked a roughly $500 billion Republican plan in the Senate last month, could dismiss the latest GOP proposal as inadequate. (CNBC)
Most IMF loans to help poor countries through the pandemic recommend adoption of tough austerity measures, according to an Oxfam analysis. The report warns that austerity could worsen poverty and inequality and increase vulnerability to COVID-19.
The world is experiencing a weak recovery from the COVID-19 recession. Governments have little choice but aggressive fiscal stimulus on top of already high public debt, juxtaposed against the risks of even greater and long-lasting scarring of economies in the absence of such stimulus. The global low interest rate environment will limit interest payment burdens, and, rather than crowding out private investment as in normal times, well-targeted government expenditures could serve as a catalyst for economic recovery. (Brookings)
Regeneron has applied to the FDA for emergency use authorization for its experimental monoclonal antibody therapy for treating COVID-19. The antibody therapy is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies that is designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2. Regeneron’s experimental antibody treatment is still in large-scale clinical trials, but has been available for compassionate use, something the FDA has to approve on an individual basis, as it did for the President. (CNN)

Latest research news

An observational study of 60 patients in Germany found that previous infections with seasonal coronaviruses might protect against a severe course of the SARS-CoV-2 disease. It was shown that elevated antibody levels for HCoVs OC43 and HKU1 were associated with less need for intensive care therapy. (Martin Dugas et al. medRxiv)
A clinical trial that is testing an antibody treatment for COVID-19 developed by the drugmaker Eli Lilly has been paused because of a potential safety concern. Eli Lilly is one of several companies pursuing experimental treatments for Covid-19 that use monoclonal antibodies — mass-produced mimics of immune molecules that the human body produces in reaction to the coronavirus. (New York Times)
Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in a 25-year-old Nevada man shows coronavirus re-infection with two genetically distinct viral agents. The second infection was symptomatically more severe than the first. (Richard Tillett et al. The Lancet)
The 60,000-patient clinical trial of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. It is not yet known whether the participant received a vaccine study treatment or a placebo. (STAT)
An experimental study demonstrates SARS-CoV-2 can remain infectious on surfaces for significantly longer time than generally considered possible. A viable virus can survive on common surfaces such as glass, stainless steel and both paper and polymer banknotes for up to 28 days at 20 degrees Celsius. On some at 40 degree Celsius, however, infectious virus survived less than 24 hours. (Shane Riddell et al. Virology Journal)
South Korean drugmaker Celltrion has received regulatory approval for Phase 3 clinical trials of an experimental COVID-19 treatment. The approval comes as the company plans to seek conditional approval for its antibody drug, CT-P59, for emergency use by the end of this year. (Reuters)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 15, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 38,275,349. Total deaths: 1,088,051. Total recoveries: 26,525,617.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,864,910. Total deaths: 216,060. Total recoveries: 3,124,593.
California: Total confirmed cases: 852,406. Total deaths: 16,581.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	283750	6790	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	58579	986	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	56070	1341	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13438	158	10.4	846,006
Riverside	62553	1258	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 283750 cases across LA County, including 6790 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 17 new deaths and 768 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12775

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	415	36,478
La Verne	522	32,206
Pomona	5822	152,361
Montclair	1371	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3124	177,751
Upland	1521	77,000

Policy

The Senate will vote on a limited coronavirus stimulus bill this month, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, as lawmakers stumble in their push to send aid to Americans before the 2020 election. The bill will target relief to American voters, including new funding for Paycheck Protection Program small business loans. Democrats, who blocked a roughly $500 billion Republican plan in the Senate last month, could dismiss the latest GOP proposal as inadequate. (CNBC)
Most IMF loans to help poor countries through the pandemic recommend adoption of tough austerity measures, according to an Oxfam analysis. The report warns that austerity could worsen poverty and inequality and increase vulnerability to COVID-19.
The world is experiencing a weak recovery from the COVID-19 recession. Governments have little choice but aggressive fiscal stimulus on top of already high public debt, juxtaposed against the risks of even greater and long-lasting scarring of economies in the absence of such stimulus. The global low interest rate environment will limit interest payment burdens, and, rather than crowding out private investment as in normal times, well-targeted government expenditures could serve as a catalyst for economic recovery. (Brookings)
Regeneron has applied to the FDA for emergency use authorization for its experimental monoclonal antibody therapy for treating COVID-19. The antibody therapy is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies that is designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2. Regeneron’s experimental antibody treatment is still in large-scale clinical trials, but has been available for compassionate use, something the FDA has to approve on an individual basis, as it did for the President. (CNN)
California has not seen a link between the reopening of K-12 schools for in-person learning and increased coronavirus transmission, the state’s top public health official, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said Tuesday. It can take time for trends to emerge, but so far, the results are encouraging. (KABC-TV)

Latest research news

A clinical trial that is testing an antibody treatment for COVID-19 developed by the drugmaker Eli Lilly has been paused because of a potential safety concern. Eli Lilly is one of several companies pursuing experimental treatments for Covid-19 that use monoclonal antibodies — mass-produced mimics of immune molecules that the human body produces in reaction to the coronavirus. (New York Times)
Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in a 25-year-old Nevada man shows coronavirus re-infection with two genetically distinct viral agents. The second infection was symptomatically more severe than the first. (Richard Tillett et al. The Lancet)
The 60,000-patient clinical trial of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. It is not yet known whether the participant received a vaccine study treatment or a placebo. (STAT)
An experimental study demonstrates SARS-CoV-2 can remain infectious on surfaces for significantly longer time than generally considered possible. A viable virus can survive on common surfaces such as glass, stainless steel and both paper and polymer banknotes for up to 28 days at 20 degrees Celsius. On some at 40 degree Celsius, however, infectious virus survived less than 24 hours. (Shane Riddell et al. Virology Journal)
South Korean drugmaker Celltrion has received regulatory approval for Phase 3 clinical trials of an experimental COVID-19 treatment. The approval comes as the company plans to seek conditional approval for its antibody drug, CT-P59, for emergency use by the end of this year. (Reuters)
A genetic analysis of 192 coronavirus patients shows that during the early months of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 virus was introduced to Southern California from New York state via Europe, not directly from China. (Wenjuan Zhang et al. JAMA Infectious Diseases)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 14, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 37,894,452. Total deaths: 1,082,201. Total recoveries: 26,328,960.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,806,186. Total deaths: 215,251. Total recoveries: 3,106,728.
California: Total confirmed cases: 850,028. Total deaths: 16,572.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	282982	6773	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	58125	986	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	55892	1341	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13423	158	10.4	846,006
Riverside	61824	1256	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 282982 cases across LA County, including 6773 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 32 new deaths and 3073 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12693

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	410	36,478
La Verne	519	32,206
Pomona	5803	152,361
Montclair	1354	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3095	177,751
Upland	1512	77,000

Policy

Most IMF loans to help poor countries through the pandemic recommend adoption of tough austerity measures, according to an Oxfam analysis. The report warns that austerity could worsen poverty and inequality and increase vulnerability to COVID-19.
The world is experiencing a weak recovery from the COVID-19 recession. Governments have little choice but aggressive fiscal stimulus on top of already high public debt, juxtaposed against the risks of even greater and long-lasting scarring of economies in the absence of such stimulus. The global low interest rate environment will limit interest payment burdens, and, rather than crowding out private investment as in normal times, well-targeted government expenditures could serve as a catalyst for economic recovery. (Brookings)
Regeneron has applied to the FDA for emergency use authorization for its experimental monoclonal antibody therapy for treating COVID-19. The antibody therapy is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies that is designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2. Regeneron’s experimental antibody treatment is still in large-scale clinical trials, but has been available for compassionate use, something the FDA has to approve on an individual basis, as it did for the President. (CNN)
California has not seen a link between the reopening of K-12 schools for in-person learning and increased coronavirus transmission, the state’s top public health official, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said Tuesday. It can take time for trends to emerge, but so far, the results are encouraging. (KABC-TV)
America’s economic rebound might falter without further financial aid from the federal government, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday. Too little support would lead to a weak recovery, exacerbating existing inequalities, as reported by CBS News. Meanwhile, President Trump halted negotiations for a new stimulus package until after the elections. (CNN)

Latest research news

Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in a 25-year-old Nevada man shows coronavirus re-infection with two genetically distinct viral agents. The second infection was symptomatically more severe than the first. (Richard Tillett et al. The Lancet)
The 60,000-patient clinical trial of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. It is not yet known whether the participant received a vaccine study treatment or a placebo. (STAT)
An experimental study demonstrates SARS-CoV-2 can remain infectious on surfaces for significantly longer time than generally considered possible. A viable virus can survive on common surfaces such as glass, stainless steel and both paper and polymer banknotes for up to 28 days at 20 degrees Celsius. On some at 40 degree Celsius, however, infectious virus survived less than 24 hours. (Shane Riddell et al. Virology Journal)
South Korean drugmaker Celltrion has received regulatory approval for Phase 3 clinical trials of an experimental COVID-19 treatment. The approval comes as the company plans to seek conditional approval for its antibody drug, CT-P59, for emergency use by the end of this year. (Reuters)
A genetic analysis of 192 coronavirus patients shows that during the early months of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 virus was introduced to Southern California from New York state via Europe, not directly from China. (Wenjuan Zhang et al. JAMA Infectious Diseases)
A household survey of private households in the UK, excluding people living in care homes, other communal establishments and hospitals, shows that 76.5 percent who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 reported no symptoms, and 86.1 percent reported none of the symptoms specific to COVID-19 such as cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of taste/smell. A more widespread testing program is necessary to capture “silent” transmission and potentially prevent and reduce future outbreaks. (Irene Petersen and Andrew Phillips Clinical Epidemiology)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 12, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 37,594,267. Total deaths: 1,077,836. Total recoveries: 26,116,750.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,768,629. Total deaths: 214,844. Total recoveries: 3,075,077.
California: Total confirmed cases: 846,579. Total deaths: 16,564.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)
- Los Angeles County is still in the strictest level of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county’s recent testing positivity rate is low enough to qualify the county to move up to a less-restrictive tier, but the average daily number of new cases needs to drop to about 700 per day before any movement will occur. (NBC)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	279909	6741	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	57517	984	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	55345	1316	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13226	158	10.4	846,006
Riverside	61824	1256	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 279909 cases across LA County, including 6741 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 15 new deaths and 1244 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12547

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	408	36,478
La Verne	512	32,206
Pomona	5737	152,361
Montclair	1341	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3052	177,751
Upland	1497	77,000

Policy

The world is experiencing a weak recovery from the COVID-19 recession. Governments have little choice but aggressive fiscal stimulus on top of already high public debt, juxtaposed against the risks of even greater and long-lasting scarring of economies in the absence of such stimulus. The global low interest rate environment will limit interest payment burdens, and, rather than crowding out private investment as in normal times, well-targeted government expenditures could serve as a catalyst for economic recovery. (Brookings)
Regeneron has applied to the FDA for emergency use authorization for its experimental monoclonal antibody therapy for treating COVID-19. The antibody therapy is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies that is designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2. Regeneron’s experimental antibody treatment is still in large-scale clinical trials, but has been available for compassionate use, something the FDA has to approve on an individual basis, as it did for the President. (CNN)
California has not seen a link between the reopening of K-12 schools for in-person learning and increased coronavirus transmission, the state’s top public health official, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said Tuesday. It can take time for trends to emerge, but so far, the results are encouraging. (KABC-TV)
America’s economic rebound might falter without further financial aid from the federal government, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday. Too little support would lead to a weak recovery, exacerbating existing inequalities, as reported by CBS News. Meanwhile, President Trump halted negotiations for a new stimulus package until after the elections. (CNN)
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine slowed Tuesday, as the FDA released strengthened rules for authorizing any COVID-19 vaccine on an emergency basis. The co-chair of Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui, revealed that the government’s vaccine fast-tracking effort has urged manufacturers not to apply for emergency use authorization until they have significant amounts of vaccines to deploy. This could push back even the first such authorization – expected to be for a vaccine being made by Pfizer and BioNTech, if it proves to be effective – into sometime in mid- to late November. (STAT)

Latest research news

An experimental study demonstrates SARS-CoV-2 can remain infectious on surfaces for significantly longer time than generally considered possible. A viable virus can survive on common surfaces such as glass, stainless steel and both paper and polymer banknotes for up to 28 days at 20 degrees Celsius. On some at 40 degree Celsius, however, infectious virus survived less than 24 hours. (Shane Riddell et al. Virology Journal)
South Korean drugmaker Celltrion has received regulatory approval for Phase 3 clinical trials of an experimental COVID-19 treatment. The approval comes as the company plans to seek conditional approval for its antibody drug, CT-P59, for emergency use by the end of this year. (Reuters)
A genetic analysis of 192 coronavirus patients shows that during the early months of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 virus was introduced to Southern California from New York state via Europe, not directly from China. (Wenjuan Zhang et al. JAMA Infectious Diseases)
A household survey of private households in the UK, excluding people living in care homes, other communal establishments and hospitals, shows that 76.5 percent who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 reported no symptoms, and 86.1 percent reported none of the symptoms specific to COVID-19 such as cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of taste/smell. A more widespread testing program is necessary to capture “silent” transmission and potentially prevent and reduce future outbreaks. (Irene Petersen and Andrew Phillips Clinical Epidemiology)
Results of a randomized trial assessing lopinavir-ritonavir treatment for COVID-19 show that this combination of antiviral drugs is not effective and not associated with reductions in 28-day mortality, duration of hospital stay, or risk of progressing to invasive mechanical ventilation or death. (RECOVERY Collaborative Group The Lancet)
A study of 509 hospitalized patients in Chicago, Illinois, shows that the most frequent neurologic manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection were myalgias, headaches, encephalopathy, and dizziness. Encephalopathy was associated with increased morbidity and mortality, independent of respiratory disease severity. Independent risk factors for developing any neurologic manifestation were severe COVID-19 and younger age. (Eric M. Liotta et al. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 9th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 36,625,213. Total deaths: 1,063,381. Total recoveries: 25,502,811.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,611,616. Total deaths: 212,840. Total recoveries: 3,021,252.
California: Total confirmed cases: 834,800. Total deaths: 16,361.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	278665	6726	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	57203	974	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	55183	1306	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13224	157	10.4	846,006
Riverside	61416	1248	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 278665 cases across LA County, including 6726 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 17 new deaths and 1220 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12500

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	407	36,478
La Verne	512	32,206
Pomona	5726	152,361
Montclair	1330	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3042	177,751
Upland	1493	77,000

Policy

Regeneron has applied to the FDA for emergency use authorization for its experimental monoclonal antibody therapy for treating COVID-19. The antibody therapy is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies that is designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2. Regeneron’s experimental antibody treatment is still in large-scale clinical trials, but has been available for compassionate use, something the FDA has to approve on an individual basis, as it did for the President. (CNN)
California has not seen a link between the reopening of K-12 schools for in-person learning and increased coronavirus transmission, the state’s top public health official, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said Tuesday. It can take time for trends to emerge, but so far, the results are encouraging. (KABC-TV)
America’s economic rebound might falter without further financial aid from the federal government, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday. Too little support would lead to a weak recovery, exacerbating existing inequalities, as reported by CBS News. Meanwhile, President Trump halted negotiations for a new stimulus package until after the elections. (CNN)
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine slowed Tuesday, as the FDA released strengthened rules for authorizing any COVID-19 vaccine on an emergency basis. The co-chair of Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui, revealed that the government’s vaccine fast-tracking effort has urged manufacturers not to apply for emergency use authorization until they have significant amounts of vaccines to deploy. This could push back even the first such authorization – expected to be for a vaccine being made by Pfizer and BioNTech, if it proves to be effective – into sometime in mid- to late November. (STAT)
Year 2020 is the least quantitatively productive year in the California Capitol since at least 1967, due to restrictions stemming from the pandemic. The California Senate Office of Research reports the California legislature passed fewer than 428 bills to the governor this fall. The crunched calendar and the state’s gutted budget put a serious damper on legislators’ bill-passing ambitions. (CalMatters)

Latest research news

A genetic analysis of 192 coronavirus patients shows that during the early months of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 virus was introduced to Southern California from New York state via Europe, not directly from China. (Wenjuan Zhang et al. JAMA Infectious Diseases)
A household survey of private households in the UK, excluding people living in care homes, other communal establishments and hospitals, shows that 76.5 percent who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 reported no symptoms, and 86.1 percent reported none of the symptoms specific to COVID-19 such as cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of taste/smell. A more widespread testing program is necessary to capture “silent” transmission and potentially prevent and reduce future outbreaks. (Irene Petersen and Andrew Phillips Clinical Epidemiology)
Results of a randomized trial assessing lopinavir-ritonavir treatment for COVID-19 show that this combination of antiviral drugs is not effective and not associated with reductions in 28-day mortality, duration of hospital stay, or risk of progressing to invasive mechanical ventilation or death. (RECOVERY Collaborative Group The Lancet)
A study of 509 hospitalized patients in Chicago, Illinois, shows that the most frequent neurologic manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection were myalgias, headaches, encephalopathy, and dizziness. Encephalopathy was associated with increased morbidity and mortality, independent of respiratory disease severity. Independent risk factors for developing any neurologic manifestation were severe COVID-19 and younger age. (Eric M. Liotta et al. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology)
Younger adults have likely contributed to community transmission of COVID-19 in summer. In June 2020, across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, increases in percentage of positive SARS-CoV-2 test results among adults aged 20-39 years preceded increases among those aged over 60 years by four to 15 days. Nationwide, the median age of COVID-19 cases declined from 46 years in May to 37 years in July and 38 in August. (Tegan K. Boehmer et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
COVID-19 can spread on airline flights. In-flight transmission that probably originated from one symptomatic passenger caused a large cluster of cases during a long flight, a study finds. Guidelines for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among air passengers should consider individual passengers’ risk for infection, the number of passengers traveling, and flight duration. (Nguyen Cong Khanh et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 8th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 36,238,849. Total deaths: 1,057,505. Total recoveries: 25,277,578.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,555,437. Total deaths: 211,917. Total recoveries: 2,999,895.
California: Total confirmed cases: 831,225. Total deaths: 16,228.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	277445	6709	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	56823	967	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	55042	1292	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13147	157	10.4	846,006
Riverside	61133	1247	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 277445 cases across LA County, including 6709 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 28 new deaths and 1589 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12440

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	407	36,478
La Verne	511	32,206
Pomona	5702	152,361
Montclair	1316	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	3017	177,751
Upland	1487	77,000

Policy

California has not seen a link between the reopening of K-12 schools for in-person learning and increased coronavirus transmission, the state’s top public health official, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said Tuesday. It can take time for trends to emerge, but so far, the results are encouraging. (KABC-TV)
America’s economic rebound might falter without further financial aid from the federal government, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday. Too little support would lead to a weak recovery, exacerbating existing inequalities, as reported by CBS News. Meanwhile, President Trump halted negotiations for a new stimulus package until after the elections. (CNN)
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine slowed Tuesday, as the FDA released strengthened rules for authorizing any COVID-19 vaccine on an emergency basis. The co-chair of Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui, revealed that the government’s vaccine fast-tracking effort has urged manufacturers not to apply for emergency use authorization until they have significant amounts of vaccines to deploy. This could push back even the first such authorization – expected to be for a vaccine being made by Pfizer and BioNTech, if it proves to be effective – into sometime in mid- to late November. (STAT)
Year 2020 is the least quantitatively productive year in the California Capitol since at least 1967, due to restrictions stemming from the pandemic. The California Senate Office of Research reports the California legislature passed fewer than 428 bills to the governor this fall. The crunched calendar and the state’s gutted budget put a serious damper on legislators’ bill-passing ambitions. (CalMatters)
The House of Representatives passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill last week in a 214-207 vote. The bill includes a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks, $600 weekly federal unemployment benefits, $436 billion in new state and local aid, $282 billion for education and childcare, and new money for the hard-hit airline and restaurant industries, among other provisions. Although the legislation is not expected to become law, it provides grounds for pre-electoral campaigning for incumbents from both parties. (Forbes)

Latest research news

A household survey of private households in the UK, excluding people living in care homes, other communal establishments and hospitals, shows that 76.5 percent who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 reported no symptoms, and 86.1 percent reported none of the symptoms specific to COVID-19 such as cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of taste/smell. A more widespread testing program is necessary to capture “silent” transmission and potentially prevent and reduce future outbreaks. (Irene Petersen and Andrew Phillips Clinical Epidemiology)
Results of a randomized trial assessing lopinavir-ritonavir treatment for COVID-19 show that this combination of antiviral drugs is not effective and not associated with reductions in 28-day mortality, duration of hospital stay, or risk of progressing to invasive mechanical ventilation or death. (RECOVERY Collaborative Group The Lancet)
A study of 509 hospitalized patients in Chicago, Illinois, shows that the most frequent neurologic manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection were myalgias, headaches, encephalopathy, and dizziness. Encephalopathy was associated with increased morbidity and mortality, independent of respiratory disease severity. Independent risk factors for developing any neurologic manifestation were severe COVID-19 and younger age. (Eric M. Liotta et al. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology)
Younger adults have likely contributed to community transmission of COVID-19 in summer. In June 2020, across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, increases in percentage of positive SARS-CoV-2 test results among adults aged 20-39 years preceded increases among those aged over 60 years by four to 15 days. Nationwide, the median age of COVID-19 cases declined from 46 years in May to 37 years in July and 38 in August. (Tegan K. Boehmer et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
COVID-19 can spread on airline flights. In-flight transmission that probably originated from one symptomatic passenger caused a large cluster of cases during a long flight, a study finds. Guidelines for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among air passengers should consider individual passengers’ risk for infection, the number of passengers traveling, and flight duration. (Nguyen Cong Khanh et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
A genetic association study of 3,199 patients identified a gene cluster on chromosome 3 as a major genetic risk locus for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization and respiratory failure. The risk is conferred by a genomic segment of ~50 kb that is inherited from Neanderthals and is carried by about 50 percent of people in South Asia and about 16 percent of people in Europe today. (Hugo Zeberg and Svante Pääbo Nature)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 7th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 35,906,341. Total deaths: 1,051,446. Total recoveries: 25,018,241.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,506,743. Total deaths: 211,108. Total recoveries: 2,952,390.
California: Total confirmed cases: 828,461. Total deaths: 16,177.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	275856	6681	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	56522	966	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	54898	1289	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13065	154	10.4	846,006
Riverside	60867	1244	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 275856 cases across LA County, including 6681 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 27 new deaths and 914 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12356

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	405	36,478
La Verne	505	32,206
Pomona	5668	152,361
Montclair	1315	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2989	177,751
Upland	1474	77,000

Policy

America’s economic rebound might falter without further financial aid from the federal government, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday. Too little support would lead to a weak recovery, exacerbating existing inequalities, as reported by CBS News. Meanwhile, President Trump halted negotiations for a new stimulus package until after the elections. (CNN)
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine slowed Tuesday, as the FDA released strengthened rules for authorizing any COVID-19 vaccine on an emergency basis. The co-chair of Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui, revealed that the government’s vaccine fast-tracking effort has urged manufacturers not to apply for emergency use authorization until they have significant amounts of vaccines to deploy. This could push back even the first such authorization – expected to be for a vaccine being made by Pfizer and BioNTech, if it proves to be effective – into sometime in mid- to late November. (STAT)
Year 2020 is the least quantitatively productive year in the California Capitol since at least 1967, due to restrictions stemming from the pandemic. The California Senate Office of Research reports the California legislature passed fewer than 428 bills to the governor this fall. The crunched calendar and the state’s gutted budget put a serious damper on legislators’ bill-passing ambitions. (CalMatters)
The House of Representatives passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill last week in a 214-207 vote. The bill includes a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks, $600 weekly federal unemployment benefits, $436 billion in new state and local aid, $282 billion for education and childcare, and new money for the hard-hit airline and restaurant industries, among other provisions. Although the legislation is not expected to become law, it provides grounds for pre-electoral campaigning for incumbents from both parties. (Forbes)
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals each released positive data for COVID-19 antibody therapeutics they are developing as treatments and passive vaccines. Both companies are discussing their data with regulators, and there are reasons to believe their approval could come much quicker than expected, possibly before the Election Day. (Bloomberg)

Latest research news

Results of a randomized trial assessing lopinavir-ritonavir treatment for COVID-19 show that this combination of antiviral drugs is not effective and not associated with reductions in 28-day mortality, duration of hospital stay, or risk of progressing to invasive mechanical ventilation or death. (RECOVERY Collaborative Group The Lancet)
A study of 509 hospitalized patients in Chicago, Illinois, shows that the most frequent neurologic manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection were myalgias, headaches, encephalopathy, and dizziness. Encephalopathy was associated with increased morbidity and mortality, independent of respiratory disease severity. Independent risk factors for developing any neurologic manifestation were severe COVID-19 and younger age. (Eric M. Liotta et al. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology)
Younger adults have likely contributed to community transmission of COVID-19 in summer. In June 2020, across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, increases in percentage of positive SARS-CoV-2 test results among adults aged 20-39 years preceded increases among those aged over 60 years by four to 15 days. Nationwide, the median age of COVID-19 cases declined from 46 years in May to 37 years in July and 38 in August. (Tegan K. Boehmer et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
COVID-19 can spread on airline flights. In-flight transmission that probably originated from one symptomatic passenger caused a large cluster of cases during a long flight, a study finds. Guidelines for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among air passengers should consider individual passengers’ risk for infection, the number of passengers traveling, and flight duration. (Nguyen Cong Khanh et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
A genetic association study of 3,199 patients identified a gene cluster on chromosome 3 as a major genetic risk locus for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization and respiratory failure. The risk is conferred by a genomic segment of ~50 kb that is inherited from Neanderthals and is carried by about 50 percent of people in South Asia and about 16 percent of people in Europe today. (Hugo Zeberg and Svante Pääbo Nature)
A small study of participants 56 years of age and older shows the effectiveness of a two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in an older population. The vaccine series had an acceptable safety and reactogenicity profile at doses of both 25 μg and 100 μg, with mostly mild-to-moderate local and systemic adverse events of short duration, which occurred predominantly after the second dose. (J. Anderson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 6th, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 35,547,863. Total deaths: 1,045,201. Total recoveries: 24,791,181.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,461,206. Total deaths: 210,237. Total recoveries: 2,935,142.
California: Total confirmed cases: 826,784. Total deaths: 16,149.
- Virus transmission in Los Angeles County is rated as widespread by the governor’s reopening regime, which places LA county in Tier 1 and keeps higher education and K-12 schools closed. Schools are permitted to open to stable groups of no more than 12 students with disabilities, students requiring instruction for English as a second language and students needing other specialized in-school services. Many businesses and services are allowed to reopen if performed outdoors with modifications. (Los Angeles Times)

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	274942	6654	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	56400	962	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	54760	1287	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	13045	154	10.4	846,006
Riverside	60738	1238	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 274942 cases across LA County, including 6654 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 28 new deaths and 1991 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12315

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	397	36,478
La Verne	501	32,206
Pomona	5651	152,361
Montclair	1310	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2985	177,751
Upland	1471	77,000

Policy

Year 2020 is the least quantitatively productive year in the California Capitol since at least 1967, due to restrictions stemming from the pandemic. The California Senate Office of Research reports the California legislature passed fewer than 428 bills to the governor this fall. The crunched calendar and the state’s gutted budget put a serious damper on legislators’ bill-passing ambitions. (CalMatters)
The House of Representatives passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill last week in a 214-207 vote. The bill includes a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks, $600 weekly federal unemployment benefits, $436 billion in new state and local aid, $282 billion for education and childcare, and new money for the hard-hit airline and restaurant industries, among other provisions. Although the legislation is not expected to become law, it provides grounds for pre-electoral campaigning for incumbents from both parties. (Forbes)
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals each released positive data for COVID-19 antibody therapeutics they are developing as treatments and passive vaccines. Both companies are discussing their data with regulators, and there are reasons to believe their approval could come much quicker than expected, possibly before the Election Day. (Bloomberg)
Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided sweeping new labor protections for workers laid off during the pandemic by requiring hotel, airport and janitorial employers to rehire based on seniority. The protections pushed by labor groups targeted businesses, including event centers and building maintenance, that have let go a third of their workforce as a result of COVID-19. Gov. Newsom said the bill was too prescriptive and threatened to hurt the already devastated hospitality industry. (Los Angeles Times)
The federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week, with governors urged to use the kits to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Abbott Laboratories tests will allow parents to know whether their symptomatic child has COVID-19. In some cases, states could undertake some baseline surveillance, like testing a proportion of students per week or per month to make sure that the incidence of COVID-19 is low. (Associated Press)

Latest research news

A study of 509 hospitalized patients in Chicago, Illinois, shows that the most frequent neurologic manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection were myalgias, headaches, encephalopathy, and dizziness. Encephalopathy was associated with increased morbidity and mortality, independent of respiratory disease severity. Independent risk factors for developing any neurologic manifestation were severe COVID-19 and younger age. (Eric M. Liotta et al. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology)
Younger adults have likely contributed to community transmission of COVID-19 in summer. In June 2020, across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, increases in percentage of positive SARS-CoV-2 test results among adults aged 20-39 years preceded increases among those aged over 60 years by four to 15 days. Nationwide, the median age of COVID-19 cases declined from 46 years in May to 37 years in July and 38 in August. (Tegan K. Boehmer et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
COVID-19 can spread on airline flights. In-flight transmission that probably originated from one symptomatic passenger caused a large cluster of cases during a long flight, a study finds. Guidelines for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among air passengers should consider individual passengers’ risk for infection, the number of passengers traveling, and flight duration. (Nguyen Cong Khanh et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
A genetic association study of 3,199 patients identified a gene cluster on chromosome 3 as a major genetic risk locus for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization and respiratory failure. The risk is conferred by a genomic segment of ~50 kb that is inherited from Neanderthals and is carried by about 50 percent of people in South Asia and about 16 percent of people in Europe today. (Hugo Zeberg and Svante Pääbo Nature)
A small study of participants 56 years of age and older shows the effectiveness of a two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in an older population. The vaccine series had an acceptable safety and reactogenicity profile at doses of both 25 μg and 100 μg, with mostly mild-to-moderate local and systemic adverse events of short duration, which occurred predominantly after the second dose. (J. Anderson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Analysis of plasma of 28,503 randomly selected adult patients receiving dialysis showed that fewer than 10 percent of the adult population in the United States formed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 as of July 2020, and that herd immunity remains out of reach. (Shuchi Anand et al. The Lancet)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 5, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 35,241,027. Total deaths: 1,038,151. Total recoveries: 24,546,798.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,420,206. Total deaths: 209,811. Total recoveries: 2,911,699.
California: Total confirmed cases: 823,729. Total deaths: 16,120.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	272653	6626	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	56011	962	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	54118	1281	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12943	153	10.4	846,006
Riverside	59934	1231	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 272653 cases across LA County, including 6626 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 16 new deaths and 1382 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12217

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	391	36,478
La Verne	490	32,206
Pomona	5608	152,361
Montclair	1304	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2960	177,751
Upland	1464	77,000

Policy

The House of Representatives passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill last week in a 214-207 vote. The bill includes a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks, $600 weekly federal unemployment benefits, $436 billion in new state and local aid, $282 billion for education and childcare, and new money for the hard-hit airline and restaurant industries, among other provisions. Although the legislation is not expected to become law, it provides grounds for pre-electoral campaigning for incumbents from both parties. (Forbes)
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals each released positive data for COVID-19 antibody therapeutics they are developing as treatments and passive vaccines. Both companies are discussing their data with regulators, and there are reasons to believe their approval could come much quicker than expected, possibly before the Election Day. (Bloomberg)
Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided sweeping new labor protections for workers laid off during the pandemic by requiring hotel, airport and janitorial employers to rehire based on seniority. The protections pushed by labor groups targeted businesses, including event centers and building maintenance, that have let go a third of their workforce as a result of COVID-19. Gov. Newsom said the bill was too prescriptive and threatened to hurt the already devastated hospitality industry. (Los Angeles Times)
The federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week, with governors urged to use the kits to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Abbott Laboratories tests will allow parents to know whether their symptomatic child has COVID-19. In some cases, states could undertake some baseline surveillance, like testing a proportion of students per week or per month to make sure that the incidence of COVID-19 is low. (Associated Press)
Health researchers and educational experts watch Florida for cues about what works to keep students, staff and the broader community safe amid a pandemic. In August, Florida pushed to reopen schools with in-person instruction amid concerns over a possible surge in COVID-19 cases. A USA Today analysis shows the state’s positive case count among kids ages 5 to 17 declined through late September after a peak in July. Among the counties seeing surges in overall cases, it is college-age adults – not schoolchildren – driving the trend. (USA Today)

Latest research news

Younger adults have likely contributed to community transmission of COVID-19 in summer. In June 2020, across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, increases in percentage of positive SARS-CoV-2 test results among adults aged 20-39 years preceded increases among those aged over 60 years by four to 15 days. Nationwide, the median age of COVID-19 cases declined from 46 years in May to 37 years in July and 38 in August. (Tegan K. Boehmer et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
COVID-19 can spread on airline flights. In-flight transmission that probably originated from one symptomatic passenger caused a large cluster of cases during a long flight, a study finds. Guidelines for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among air passengers should consider individual passengers’ risk for infection, the number of passengers traveling, and flight duration. (Nguyen Cong Khanh et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
A genetic association study of 3,199 patients identified a gene cluster on chromosome 3 as a major genetic risk locus for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization and respiratory failure. The risk is conferred by a genomic segment of ~50 kb that is inherited from Neanderthals and is carried by about 50 percent of people in South Asia and about 16 percent of people in Europe today. (Hugo Zeberg and Svante Pääbo Nature)
A small study of participants 56 years of age and older shows the effectiveness of a two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in an older population. The vaccine series had an acceptable safety and reactogenicity profile at doses of both 25 μg and 100 μg, with mostly mild-to-moderate local and systemic adverse events of short duration, which occurred predominantly after the second dose. (J. Anderson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Analysis of plasma of 28,503 randomly selected adult patients receiving dialysis showed that fewer than 10 percent of the adult population in the United States formed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 as of July 2020, and that herd immunity remains out of reach. (Shuchi Anand et al. The Lancet)
A study shows that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Manaus, located in the Brazilian Amazon, increased quickly during March and April and declined more slowly from May to September. In June, one month following the epidemic peak, 44 percent of the population was seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, equating to a cumulative incidence of 52 percent after correcting for the false-negative rate of the antibody test. The seroprevalence fell in July and August due to antibody waning. After correcting for this, the study estimates a final epidemic size of 66 percent, suggesting that herd immunity played a significant role in determining the size of the epidemic. (Lewis Buss et al. medRxiv)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 2nd, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 34,353,480. Total deaths: 1,023,983. Total recoveries: 23,892,818.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,288,166. Total deaths: 207,867. Total recoveries: 2,860,650.
California: Total confirmed cases: 813,687. Total deaths: 15,888.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	271371	6610	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	55394	955	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	53909	1275	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12867	152	10.4	846,006
Riverside	59488	1226	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 271371 cases across LA County, including 6610 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 34 new deaths and 1072 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12111

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	390	36,478
La Verne	474	32,206
Pomona	5585	152,361
Montclair	1286	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2927	177,751
Upland	1450	77,000

Policy

Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals each released positive data for COVID-19 antibody therapeutics they are developing as treatments and passive vaccines. Both companies are discussing their data with regulators, and there are reasons to believe their approval could come much quicker than expected, possibly before the Election Day. (Bloomberg)
Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided sweeping new labor protections for workers laid off during the pandemic by requiring hotel, airport and janitorial employers to rehire based on seniority. The protections pushed by labor groups targeted businesses, including event centers and building maintenance, that have let go a third of their workforce as a result of COVID-19. Gov. Newsom said the bill was too prescriptive and threatened to hurt the already devastated hospitality industry. (Los Angeles Times)
The federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week, with governors urged to use the kits to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Abbott Laboratories tests will allow parents to know whether their symptomatic child has COVID-19. In some cases, states could undertake some baseline surveillance, like testing a proportion of students per week or per month to make sure that the incidence of COVID-19 is low. (Associated Press)
House Democrats have released a $2.2 trillion coronavirus response package in an attempt to revive long-stalled aid negotiations with Republicans. The proposed legislation addresses many of Democrats’ top priorities, including reviving the expired $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit through January. Democrats also included another round of direct payments of $1,200 per person and $500 per dependent, funds for small business loans and food security programs as well as $436 billion in relief for states and local governments. (NPR)
Health researchers and educational experts watch Florida for cues about what works to keep students, staff and the broader community safe amid a pandemic. In August, Florida pushed to reopen schools with in-person instruction amid concerns over a possible surge in COVID-19 cases. A USA Today analysis shows the state’s positive case count among kids ages 5 to 17 declined through late September after a peak in July. Among the counties seeing surges in overall cases, it is college-age adults – not schoolchildren – driving the trend. (USA Today)
A comprehensive immunization campaign against COVID-19 needs to address liability protections for manufacturers and distributors of vaccines. Issues include legal immunity from lawsuits stemming from side effects, as well as compensation systems to pay for some of the medical expenses, lost income, and other losses that can result from adverse effects of vaccination. The global nature of the pandemic complicates issues of liability outside the United States because an act of Congress cannot determine legal procedure in other countries. (RAND)

Latest research news

COVID-19 can spread on airline flights. In-flight transmission that probably originated from one symptomatic passenger caused a large cluster of cases during a long flight, a study finds. Guidelines for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among air passengers should consider individual passengers’ risk for infection, the number of passengers traveling, and flight duration. (Nguyen Cong Khanh et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
A genetic association study of 3,199 patients identified a gene cluster on chromosome 3 as a major genetic risk locus for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization and respiratory failure. The risk is conferred by a genomic segment of ~50 kb that is inherited from Neanderthals and is carried by about 50 percent of people in South Asia and about 16 percent of people in Europe today. (Hugo Zeberg and Svante Pääbo Nature)
A small study of participants 56 years of age and older shows the effectiveness of a two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in an older population. The vaccine series had an acceptable safety and reactogenicity profile at doses of both 25 μg and 100 μg, with mostly mild-to-moderate local and systemic adverse events of short duration, which occurred predominantly after the second dose. (J. Anderson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Analysis of plasma of 28,503 randomly selected adult patients receiving dialysis showed that fewer than 10 percent of the adult population in the United States formed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 as of July 2020, and that herd immunity remains out of reach. (Shuchi Anand et al. The Lancet)
A study shows that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Manaus, located in the Brazilian Amazon, increased quickly during March and April and declined more slowly from May to September. In June, one month following the epidemic peak, 44 percent of the population was seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, equating to a cumulative incidence of 52 percent after correcting for the false-negative rate of the antibody test. The seroprevalence fell in July and August due to antibody waning. After correcting for this, the study estimates a final epidemic size of 66 percent, suggesting that herd immunity played a significant role in determining the size of the epidemic. (Lewis Buss et al. medRxiv)
London is to host the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trials, in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with coronavirus to assess the effectiveness of experimental vaccines. The trials will play a vital role in narrowing the large field of promising COVID-19 vaccines likely to move into clinical testing early next year. Volunteers will be inoculated with a vaccine and a month or so later receive a “challenge” dose of SARS-COV-2 under controlled conditions. (Financial Times)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

October 1st, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 34,048,240. Total deaths: 1,015,429. Total recoveries: 23,687,383.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,241,449. Total deaths: 207,147. Total recoveries: 2,840,688.
California: Total confirmed cases: 810,625. Total deaths: 15,792.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	270299	6576	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	55203	955	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	53751	1268	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12787	152	10.4	846,006
Riverside	59405	1226	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 270299 cases across LA County, including 6576 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 25 new deaths and 1015 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12076

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	388	36,478
La Verne	474	32,206
Pomona	5568	152,361
Montclair	1283	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2914	177,751
Upland	1448	77,000

Policy

Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided sweeping new labor protections for workers laid off during the pandemic by requiring hotel, airport and janitorial employers to rehire based on seniority. The protections pushed by labor groups targeted businesses, including event centers and building maintenance, that have let go a third of their workforce as a result of COVID-19. Gov. Newsom said the bill was too prescriptive and threatened to hurt the already devastated hospitality industry. (Los Angeles Times)
The federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week, with governors urged to use the kits to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Abbott Laboratories tests will allow parents to know whether their symptomatic child has COVID-19. In some cases, states could undertake some baseline surveillance, like testing a proportion of students per week or per month to make sure that the incidence of COVID-19 is low. (Associated Press)
House Democrats have released a $2.2 trillion coronavirus response package in an attempt to revive long-stalled aid negotiations with Republicans. The proposed legislation addresses many of Democrats’ top priorities, including reviving the expired $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit through January. Democrats also included another round of direct payments of $1,200 per person and $500 per dependent, funds for small business loans and food security programs as well as $436 billion in relief for states and local governments. (NPR)
Health researchers and educational experts watch Florida for cues about what works to keep students, staff and the broader community safe amid a pandemic. In August, Florida pushed to reopen schools with in-person instruction amid concerns over a possible surge in COVID-19 cases. A USA Today analysis shows the state’s positive case count among kids ages 5 to 17 declined through late September after a peak in July. Among the counties seeing surges in overall cases, it is college-age adults – not schoolchildren – driving the trend. (USA Today)
A comprehensive immunization campaign against COVID-19 needs to address liability protections for manufacturers and distributors of vaccines. Issues include legal immunity from lawsuits stemming from side effects, as well as compensation systems to pay for some of the medical expenses, lost income, and other losses that can result from adverse effects of vaccination. The global nature of the pandemic complicates issues of liability outside the United States because an act of Congress cannot determine legal procedure in other countries. (RAND)
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently updated its oversight report of federal actions to support public health, individuals, and the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings indicate that the Department of Health and Human Services may be able to collect more complete data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among racial and ethnic minority groups. Additionally, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS do not know how many eligible people have yet to receive an economic impact payment.

Latest research news

A genetic association study of 3,199 patients identified a gene cluster on chromosome 3 as a major genetic risk locus for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization and respiratory failure. The risk is conferred by a genomic segment of ~50 kb that is inherited from Neanderthals and is carried by about 50 percent of people in South Asia and about 16 percent of people in Europe today. (Hugo Zeberg and Svante Pääbo Nature)
A small study of participants 56 years of age and older shows the effectiveness of a two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in an older population. The vaccine series had an acceptable safety and reactogenicity profile at doses of both 25 μg and 100 μg, with mostly mild-to-moderate local and systemic adverse events of short duration, which occurred predominantly after the second dose. (J. Anderson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Analysis of plasma of 28,503 randomly selected adult patients receiving dialysis showed that fewer than 10 percent of the adult population in the United States formed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 as of July 2020, and that herd immunity remains out of reach. (Shuchi Anand et al. The Lancet)
A study shows that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Manaus, located in the Brazilian Amazon, increased quickly during March and April and declined more slowly from May to September. In June, one month following the epidemic peak, 44 percent of the population was seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, equating to a cumulative incidence of 52 percent after correcting for the false-negative rate of the antibody test. The seroprevalence fell in July and August due to antibody waning. After correcting for this, the study estimates a final epidemic size of 66 percent, suggesting that herd immunity played a significant role in determining the size of the epidemic. (Lewis Buss et al. medRxiv)
London is to host the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trials, in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with coronavirus to assess the effectiveness of experimental vaccines. The trials will play a vital role in narrowing the large field of promising COVID-19 vaccines likely to move into clinical testing early next year. Volunteers will be inoculated with a vaccine and a month or so later receive a “challenge” dose of SARS-COV-2 under controlled conditions. (Financial Times)
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it started a 60,000-person clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine on three continents, becoming the fourth experimental COVID-19 shot to enter final-stage testing in the United States. (Wall Street Journal)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 30th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 33,710,748. Total deaths: 1,009,064. Total recoveries: 23,433,614.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,192,969. Total deaths: 206,036. Total recoveries: 2,813,305.
California: Total confirmed cases: 807,425. Total deaths: 15,640.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	269284	6551	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	54849	952	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	53557	1249	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12707	150	10.4	846,006
Riverside	59173	1216	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 269284 cases across LA County, including 6551 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 46 new deaths and 829 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 12006

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	386	36,478
La Verne	469	32,206
Pomona	5537	152,361
Montclair	1274	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2901	177,751
Upland	1438	77,000

Policy

The federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week, with governors urged to use the kits to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Abbott Laboratories tests will allow parents to know whether their symptomatic child has COVID-19. In some cases, states could undertake some baseline surveillance, like testing a proportion of students per week or per month to make sure that the incidence of COVID-19 is low. (Associated Press)
House Democrats have released a $2.2 trillion coronavirus response package in an attempt to revive long-stalled aid negotiations with Republicans. The proposed legislation addresses many of Democrats’ top priorities, including reviving the expired $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit through January. Democrats also included another round of direct payments of $1,200 per person and $500 per dependent, funds for small business loans and food security programs as well as $436 billion in relief for states and local governments. (NPR)
Health researchers and educational experts watch Florida for cues about what works to keep students, staff and the broader community safe amid a pandemic. In August, Florida pushed to reopen schools with in-person instruction amid concerns over a possible surge in COVID-19 cases. A USA Today analysis shows the state’s positive case count among kids ages 5 to 17 declined through late September after a peak in July. Among the counties seeing surges in overall cases, it is college-age adults – not schoolchildren – driving the trend. (USA Today)
A comprehensive immunization campaign against COVID-19 needs to address liability protections for manufacturers and distributors of vaccines. Issues include legal immunity from lawsuits stemming from side effects, as well as compensation systems to pay for some of the medical expenses, lost income, and other losses that can result from adverse effects of vaccination. The global nature of the pandemic complicates issues of liability outside the United States because an act of Congress cannot determine legal procedure in other countries. (RAND)
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently updated its oversight report of federal actions to support public health, individuals, and the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings indicate that the Department of Health and Human Services may be able to collect more complete data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among racial and ethnic minority groups. Additionally, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS do not know how many eligible people have yet to receive an economic impact payment.
San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed Thursday announced a $28.5 million COVID-related support for the Latino community, which has been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. An initial funding of $22.5 million will come through various public and private sources and support testing and contact tracing, housing, food access, workforce, and small businesses.

Latest research news

A small study of participants 56 years of age and older shows the effectiveness of a two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in an older population. The vaccine series had an acceptable safety and reactogenicity profile at doses of both 25 μg and 100 μg, with mostly mild-to-moderate local and systemic adverse events of short duration, which occurred predominantly after the second dose. (J. Anderson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Analysis of plasma of 28,503 randomly selected adult patients receiving dialysis showed that fewer than 10 percent of the adult population in the United States formed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 as of July 2020, and that herd immunity remains out of reach. (Shuchi Anand et al. The Lancet)
A study shows that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Manaus, located in the Brazilian Amazon, increased quickly during March and April and declined more slowly from May to September. In June, one month following the epidemic peak, 44 percent of the population was seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, equating to a cumulative incidence of 52 percent after correcting for the false-negative rate of the antibody test. The seroprevalence fell in July and August due to antibody waning. After correcting for this, the study estimates a final epidemic size of 66 percent, suggesting that herd immunity played a significant role in determining the size of the epidemic. (Lewis Buss et al. medRxiv)
London is to host the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trials, in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with coronavirus to assess the effectiveness of experimental vaccines. The trials will play a vital role in narrowing the large field of promising COVID-19 vaccines likely to move into clinical testing early next year. Volunteers will be inoculated with a vaccine and a month or so later receive a “challenge” dose of SARS-COV-2 under controlled conditions. (Financial Times)
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it started a 60,000-person clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine on three continents, becoming the fourth experimental COVID-19 shot to enter final-stage testing in the United States. (Wall Street Journal)
A study estimating the COVID-19 infection risk for different indoor environments such as an office, a classroom, a choir practice room and reception/party environments suggests that aerosols from highly infective subjects can effectively transmit COVID-19 in indoor environments. Active room ventilation and the ubiquitous wearing of face masks may reduce the individual infection risk by a factor of five to ten, similar to high-volume HEPA air filtering. ( Lelieveld et al. medRxiv)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 29th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 33,431,133. Total deaths: 1,003,168. Total recoveries: 23,197,023.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,152,221. Total deaths: 205,161. Total recoveries: 2,794,608.
California: Total confirmed cases: 805,263. Total deaths: 15,608.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	268455	6515	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	54482	925	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	53448	1216	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12653	150	10.4	846,006
Riverside	58932	1206	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 268455 cases across LA County, including 6515 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 27 new deaths and 2680 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11951

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	384	36,478
La Verne	467	32,206
Pomona	5521	152,361
Montclair	1270	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2887	177,751
Upland	1422	77,000

Policy

House Democrats have released a $2.2 trillion coronavirus response package in an attempt to revive long-stalled aid negotiations with Republicans. The proposed legislation addresses many of Democrats’ top priorities, including reviving the expired $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit through January. Democrats also included another round of direct payments of $1,200 per person and $500 per dependent, funds for small business loans and food security programs as well as $436 billion in relief for states and local governments. (NPR)
Health researchers and educational experts watch Florida for cues about what works to keep students, staff and the broader community safe amid a pandemic. In August, Florida pushed to reopen schools with in-person instruction amid concerns over a possible surge in COVID-19 cases. A USA Today analysis shows the state’s positive case count among kids ages 5 to 17 declined through late September after a peak in July. Among the counties seeing surges in overall cases, it is college-age adults – not schoolchildren – driving the trend. (USA Today)
A comprehensive immunization campaign against COVID-19 needs to address liability protections for manufacturers and distributors of vaccines. Issues include legal immunity from lawsuits stemming from side effects, as well as compensation systems to pay for some of the medical expenses, lost income, and other losses that can result from adverse effects of vaccination. The global nature of the pandemic complicates issues of liability outside the United States because an act of Congress cannot determine legal procedure in other countries. (RAND)
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently updated its oversight report of federal actions to support public health, individuals, and the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings indicate that the Department of Health and Human Services may be able to collect more complete data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among racial and ethnic minority groups. Additionally, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS do not know how many eligible people have yet to receive an economic impact payment.
San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed Thursday announced a $28.5 million COVID-related support for the Latino community, which has been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. An initial funding of $22.5 million will come through various public and private sources and support testing and contact tracing, housing, food access, workforce, and small businesses.
L.A. County remains in the most restrictive level of state guidelines for waivers that would allow them to conduct in-person learning. Los Angeles Unified School District students are not expected to return to schools for in-person before November. Meanwhile, Orange County is allowed to reopen schools Tuesday, per state guidelines, as the county has gone 14 days without exceeding seven new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. School districts have decided to push their start dates back, with some planning a phased return with a hybrid online and in-person format to allow for physical distancing. (ABC News)

Latest research news

Analysis of plasma of 28,503 randomly selected adult patients receiving dialysis showed that fewer than 10 percent of the adult population in the United States formed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 as of July 2020, and that herd immunity remains out of reach. (Shuchi Anand et al. The Lancet)
A study shows that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Manaus, located in the Brazilian Amazon, increased quickly during March and April and declined more slowly from May to September. In June, one month following the epidemic peak, 44 percent of the population was seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, equating to a cumulative incidence of 52 percent after correcting for the false-negative rate of the antibody test. The seroprevalence fell in July and August due to antibody waning. After correcting for this, the study estimates a final epidemic size of 66 percent, suggesting that herd immunity played a significant role in determining the size of the epidemic. (Lewis Buss et al. medRxiv)
London is to host the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trials, in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with coronavirus to assess the effectiveness of experimental vaccines. The trials will play a vital role in narrowing the large field of promising COVID-19 vaccines likely to move into clinical testing early next year. Volunteers will be inoculated with a vaccine and a month or so later receive a “challenge” dose of SARS-COV-2 under controlled conditions. (Financial Times)
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it started a 60,000-person clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine on three continents, becoming the fourth experimental COVID-19 shot to enter final-stage testing in the United States. (Wall Street Journal)
A study estimating the COVID-19 infection risk for different indoor environments such as an office, a classroom, a choir practice room and reception/party environments suggests that aerosols from highly infective subjects can effectively transmit COVID-19 in indoor environments. Active room ventilation and the ubiquitous wearing of face masks may reduce the individual infection risk by a factor of five to ten, similar to high-volume HEPA air filtering. ( Lelieveld et al. medRxiv)
Patients with a recent diagnosis of substance use disorders are found to be at significantly increased risk for COVID-19, an effect that is strongest for individuals with opioid use disorders, followed by individuals with tobacco use disorder. COVID-19 patients with substance use disorders have significantly worse outcomes (death: 9.6 percent hospitalization: 41 percent) than general COVID-19 patients (death: 6.6 percent, hospitalization: 30.1 percent). African Americans with COVID-19 and substance use disorders experience worse outcomes (death: 13 percent, hospitalization: 50.7 percent) than Caucasians (death: 8.6 percent, hospitalization: 35.2 percent). (Quan Qiu Wang et al. Molecular Psychiatry)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 28th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 33,137,748. Total deaths: 998,372. Total recoveries: 24,638,480.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,139,301. Total deaths: 204,597. Total recoveries: 4,571,236.
California: Total confirmed cases: 811,698. Total deaths: 15,608.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	265775	6488	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	53669	922	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	52904	1204	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12488	150	10.4	846,006
Riverside	58178	1189	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 265775 cases across LA County, including 6488 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 33 new deaths and 1361 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11797

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	384	36,478
La Verne	465	32,206
Pomona	5454	152,361
Montclair	1255	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2835	177,751
Upland	1404	77,000

Policy

A comprehensive immunization campaign against COVID-19 needs to address liability protections for manufacturers and distributors of vaccines. Issues include legal immunity from lawsuits stemming from side effects, as well as over compensation systems to pay for some of the medical expenses, lost income, and other losses that can result from adverse effects of vaccination. The global nature of the pandemic complicates issues of liability outside the United States because an act of Congress cannot determine legal procedure in other countries. (RAND)
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently updated its oversight report of federal actions to support public health, individuals, and the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings indicate that the Department of Health and Human Services may be able to collect more complete data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among racial and ethnic minority groups. Additionally, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS do not know how many eligible people have yet to receive an economic impact payment.
San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed Thursday announced a $28.5 million COVID-related support for the Latino community, which has been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. An initial funding of $22.5 million will come through various public and private sources and support testing and contact tracing, housing, food access, workforce, and small businesses.
A. County remains in the most restrictive level of state guidelines for waivers that would allow them to conduct in-person learning. Los Angeles Unified School District students are not expected to return to schools for in-person before November. Meanwhile, Orange County is allowed to reopen schools Tuesday, per state guidelines, as the county has gone 14 days without exceeding seven new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. School districts have decided to push their start dates back, with some planning a phased return with a hybrid online and in-person format to allow for physical distancing. (ABC News)
Many American parents are hesitant to give their kids a COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available. What if schools require it? While all 50 states require student vaccinations, a patchwork of laws allows for parental objections, including exemptions based on medical and non-medical reasons. Meanwhile, the public health response necessitates efforts to maximize the number of children who receive the vaccine, which will, in turn, help build herd immunity for those kids who are not or cannot be vaccinated. (NBC News)
To boost trust and transparency, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to adopt more stringent standards for emergency authorization of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The new standards will require vaccine manufactures to follow participants in late-stage clinical trials for a median of at least two months, starting after they receive a second vaccine shot. The FDA is also looking for at least five severe cases of COVID-19 in the placebo group for each trial, as well as some cases of the disease in older people. The agency has previously said any vaccine would have to be 50 percent more effective than a placebo. (The Washington Post

Latest research news

A study shows that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Manaus, located in the Brazilian Amazon, increased quickly during March and April and declined more slowly from May to September. In June, one month following the epidemic peak, 44 percent of the population was seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, equating to a cumulative incidence of 52 percent after correcting for the false-negative rate of the antibody test. The seroprevalence fell in July and August due to antibody waning. After correcting for this, the study estimates a final epidemic size of 66 percent, suggesting that herd immunity played a significant role in determining the size of the epidemic. (Lewis Buss et al. medRxiv)
London is to host the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trials, in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with coronavirus to assess the effectiveness of experimental vaccines. The trials will play a vital role in narrowing the large field of promising COVID-19 vaccines likely to move into clinical testing early next year. Volunteers will be inoculated with a vaccine and a month or so later receive a “challenge” dose of SARS-COV-2 under controlled conditions. (Financial Times)
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it started a 60,000-person clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine on three continents, becoming the fourth experimental COVID-19 shot to enter final-stage testing in the United States. (Wall Street Journal)
A study estimating the COVID-19 infection risk for different indoor environments such as an office, a classroom, a choir practice room and reception/party environments suggests that aerosols from highly infective subjects can effectively transmit COVID-19 in indoor environments. Active room ventilation and the ubiquitous wearing of face masks may reduce the individual infection risk by a factor of five to ten, similar to high-volume HEPA air filtering. ( Lelieveld et al. medRxiv)
Patients with a recent diagnosis of substance use disorders are found to be at significantly increased risk for COVID-19, an effect that is strongest for individuals with opioid use disorders, followed by individuals with tobacco use disorder. COVID-19 patients with substance use disorders have significantly worse outcomes (death: 9.6 percent hospitalization: 41 percent) than general COVID-19 patients (death: 6.6 percent, hospitalization: 30.1 percent). African Americans with COVID-19 and substance use disorders experience worse outcomes (death: 13 percent, hospitalization: 50.7 percent) than Caucasians (death: 8.6 percent, hospitalization: 35.2 percent). (Quan Qiu Wang et al. Molecular Psychiatry)
A study of genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 suggests a possible in-flight transmission of coronavirus during long-distance air travel. Four people positive for COVID-19 travelling from the U.S. to Hong Kong had unique genetic sequences, belonging to a clade not previously identified in Hong Kong. (Edward M. Choi et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 25th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 32,284,038. Total deaths: 983,952. Total recoveries: 22,015,638.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 7,004,670. Total deaths: 202,707. Total recoveries: 2,670,256.
California: Total confirmed cases: 801,671. Total deaths: 15,389.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	264414	6455	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	53359	908	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	54023	1182	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12591	147	10.4	846,006
Riverside	57883	1179	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 264414 cases across LA County, including 6455 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 32 new deaths and 1081 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11714

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	383	36,478
La Verne	464	32,206
Pomona	5419	152,361
Montclair	1245	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2810	177,751
Upland	1393	77,000

Policy

San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed Thursday announced a $28.5 million COVID-related support for the Latino community, which has been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. An initial funding of $22.5 million will come through various public and private sources and support testing and contact tracing, housing, food access, workforce, and small businesses.
A. County remains in the most restrictive level of state guidelines for waivers that would allow them to conduct in-person learning. Los Angeles Unified School District students are not expected to return to schools for in-person before November. Meanwhile, Orange County is allowed to reopen schools Tuesday, per state guidelines, as the county has gone 14 days without exceeding seven new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. School districts have decided to push their start dates back, with some planning a phased return with a hybrid online and in-person format to allow for physical distancing. (ABC News)
Many American parents are hesitant to give their kids a COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available. What if schools require it? While all 50 states require student vaccinations, a patchwork of laws allows for parental objections, including exemptions based on medical and non-medical reasons. Meanwhile, the public health response necessitates efforts to maximize the number of children who receive the vaccine, which will, in turn, help build herd immunity for those kids who are not or cannot be vaccinated. (NBC News)
To boost trust and transparency, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to adopt more stringent standards for emergency authorization of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The new standards will require vaccine manufactures to follow participants in late-stage clinical trials for a median of at least two months, starting after they receive a second vaccine shot. The FDA is also looking for at least five severe cases of COVID-19 in the placebo group for each trial, as well as some cases of the disease in older people. The agency has previously said any vaccine would have to be 50 percent more effective than a placebo. (The Washington Post)
Resurgent COVID-19 cases in the United States are driven by adults aged 20-49, accounting for almost 63 percent of infections. Working adults who need to support themselves and their families are most likely a main driving force of epidemics in the United States. Re-opening kindergartens and elementary schools is essential but are predicted to facilitate the spread of SARS-Cov-2 in areas with sustained community-wide transmission from adults. (Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team medRxiv)
The CDC over the weekend posted and then retracted coronavirus guidelines that said the virus might be spread by airborne transmission over a distance beyond six feet, and that indoor environments without good ventilation increase the risk. The retraction raised questions of possible political pressure or apolitical technical error. (CNN) Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy director for infectious disease, said Monday the initial update was posted in error, and without any technical review, according to the Washington Post.

Latest research news

London is to host the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trials, in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with coronavirus to assess the effectiveness of experimental vaccines. The trials will play a vital role in narrowing the large field of promising COVID-19 vaccines likely to move into clinical testing early next year. Volunteers will be inoculated with a vaccine and a month or so later receive a “challenge” dose of SARS-COV-2 under controlled conditions. (Financial Times)
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it started a 60,000-person clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine on three continents, becoming the fourth experimental COVID-19 shot to enter final-stage testing in the United States. (Wall Street Journal)
A study estimating the COVID-19 infection risk for different indoor environments such as an office, a classroom, a choir practice room and reception/party environments suggests that aerosols from highly infective subjects can effectively transmit COVID-19 in indoor environments. Active room ventilation and the ubiquitous wearing of face masks may reduce the individual infection risk by a factor of five to ten, similar to high-volume HEPA air filtering. ( Lelieveld et al. medRxiv)
Patients with a recent diagnosis of substance use disorders are found to be at significantly increased risk for COVID-19, an effect that is strongest for individuals with opioid use disorders, followed by individuals with tobacco use disorder. COVID-19 patients with substance use disorders have significantly worse outcomes (death: 9.6 percent hospitalization: 41 percent) than general COVID-19 patients (death: 6.6 percent, hospitalization: 30.1 percent). African Americans with COVID-19 and substance use disorders experience worse outcomes (death: 13 percent, hospitalization: 50.7 percent) than Caucasians (death: 8.6 percent, hospitalization: 35.2 percent). (Quan Qiu Wang et al. Molecular Psychiatry)
A study of genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 suggests a possible in-flight transmission of coronavirus during long-distance air travel. Four people positive for COVID-19 travelling from the U.S. to Hong Kong had unique genetic sequences, belonging to a clade not previously identified in Hong Kong. (Edward M. Choi et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
A study of the potential health impacts of K-12 school reopening found that between 42 and 51.4 percent of all school employees met the CDC definition for being at increased risk of severe COVID-19. The study also found that many school employees and many school-age children lived in households with persons with increased risk. Overall, between 63.2 and 71.9 percent of school employees and between 58.7 and 71 percent of school-age children lived in households with at least one increased-risk adult. (Thomas M. Selden et al. Health Affairs)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 24th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 31,944,038. Total deaths: 977,881. Total recoveries: 22,015,638.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,941,248. Total deaths: 202,170. Total recoveries: 2,670,256.
California: Total confirmed cases: 787,470. Total deaths: 15,204.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	263333	6423	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	53121	908	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	52538	1176	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12385	146	10.4	846,006
Riverside	57695	1172	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 263333 cases across LA County, including 6423 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 22 new deaths and 1200 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11650

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	381	36,478
La Verne	462	32,206
Pomona	5395	152,361
Montclair	1238	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2788	177,751
Upland	1386	77,000

Policy

A. County remains in the most restrictive level of state guidelines for waivers that would allow them to conduct in-person learning. Los Angeles Unified School District students are not expected to return to schools for in-person before November. Meanwhile, Orange County is allowed to reopen schools Tuesday, per state guidelines, as the county has gone 14 days without exceeding seven new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. School districts have decided to push their start dates back, with some planning a phased return with a hybrid online and in-person format to allow for physical distancing. (ABC News)
Many American parents are hesitant to give their kids a COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available. What if schools require it? While all 50 states require student vaccinations, a patchwork of laws allows for parental objections, including exemptions based on medical and non-medical reasons. Meanwhile, the public health response necessitates efforts to maximize the number of children who receive the vaccine, which will, in turn, help build herd immunity for those kids who are not or cannot be vaccinated. (NBC News)
To boost trust and transparency, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to adopt more stringent standards for emergency authorization of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The new standards will require vaccine manufactures to follow participants in late-stage clinical trials for a median of at least two months, starting after they receive a second vaccine shot. The FDA is also looking for at least five severe cases of COVID-19 in the placebo group for each trial, as well as some cases of the disease in older people. The agency has previously said any vaccine would have to be 50 percent more effective than a placebo. (The Washington Post)
Resurgent COVID-19 cases in the United States are driven by adults aged 20-49, accounting for almost 63 percent of infections. Working adults who need to support themselves and their families are most likely a main driving force of epidemics in the United States. Re-opening kindergartens and elementary schools is essential but are predicted to facilitate the spread of SARS-Cov-2 in areas with sustained community-wide transmission from adults. (Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team medRxiv)
The CDC over the weekend posted and then retracted coronavirus guidelines that said the virus might be spread by airborne transmission over a distance beyond six feet, and that indoor environments without good ventilation increase the risk. The retraction raised questions of possible political pressure or apolitical technical error. (CNN) Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy director for infectious disease, said Monday the initial update was posted in error, and without any technical review, according to the Washington Post.
Fiscal policies enacted by the federal government in response to the coronavirus pandemic will add $2.3 trillion to the deficit in fiscal year 2020 and $600 billion in 2021. By providing financial support to households, businesses, and state and local governments, the legislation will offset part of the deterioration in economic conditions brought about by the pandemic. The adopted legislation will boost the level of real (inflation-adjusted) GDP by 4.7 percent in 2020 and 3.1 percent in 2021. In the short term, for every dollar that it adds to the deficit, the legislation is projected to increase GDP by about 59 cents. In the longer term, the legislation will reduce the level of real GDP. (Congressional Budget Office)

Latest research news

Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it started a 60,000-person clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine on three continents, becoming the fourth experimental COVID-19 shot to enter final-stage testing in the United States. (Wall Street Journal)
A study estimating the COVID-19 infection risk for different indoor environments such as an office, a classroom, a choir practice room and reception/party environments suggests that aerosols from highly infective subjects can effectively transmit COVID-19 in indoor environments. Active room ventilation and the ubiquitous wearing of face masks may reduce the individual infection risk by a factor of five to ten, similar to high-volume HEPA air filtering. ( Lelieveld et al. medRxiv)
Patients with a recent diagnosis of substance use disorders are found to be at significantly increased risk for COVID-19, an effect that is strongest for individuals with opioid use disorders, followed by individuals with tobacco use disorder. COVID-19 patients with substance use disorders have significantly worse outcomes (death: 9.6 percent hospitalization: 41 percent) than general COVID-19 patients (death: 6.6 percent, hospitalization: 30.1 percent). African Americans with COVID-19 and substance use disorders experience worse outcomes (death: 13 percent, hospitalization: 50.7 percent) than Caucasians (death: 8.6 percent, hospitalization: 35.2 percent). (Quan Qiu Wang et al. Molecular Psychiatry)
A study of genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 suggests a possible in-flight transmission of coronavirus during long-distance air travel. Four people positive for COVID-19 travelling from the U.S. to Hong Kong had unique genetic sequences, belonging to a clade not previously identified in Hong Kong. (Edward M. Choi et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
A study of the potential health impacts of K-12 school reopening found that between 42 and 51.4 percent of all school employees met the CDC definition for being at increased risk of severe COVID-19. The study also found that many school employees and many school-age children lived in households with persons with increased risk. Overall, between 63.2 and 71.9 percent of school employees and between 58.7 and 71 percent of school-age children lived in households with at least one increased-risk adult. (Thomas M. Selden et al. Health Affairs)
Southern Hemisphere countries are reporting little influenza activity, likely due to widespread adoption of community mitigation measures to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. In the United States, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza has decreased from above 20 percent to 2.3 percent and remains at historically low inter-seasonal levels (0.2 percent vs. 1-2 percent). (Sonja J. Olsen et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 23rd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 31,673,086. Total deaths: 972,100. Total recoveries: 21,785,468.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,902,930. Total deaths: 201,120. Total recoveries: 2,646,959.
California: Total confirmed cases: 784,324. Total deaths: 15,071.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	262133	6401	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	52873	908	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	52382	1150	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12275	146	10.4	846,006
Riverside	57482	1172	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 262133 cases across LA County, including 6401 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 35 new deaths and 687 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11589

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	379	36,478
La Verne	460	32,206
Pomona	5371	152,361
Montclair	1228	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2772	177,751
Upland	1379	77,000

Policy

To boost trust and transparency, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to adopt more stringent standards for emergency authorization of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The new standards will require vaccine manufactures to follow participants in late-stage clinical trials for a median of at least two months, starting after they receive a second vaccine shot. The FDA is also looking for at least five severe cases of COVID-19 in the placebo group for each trial, as well as some cases of the disease in older people. The agency has previously said any vaccine would have to be 50 percent more effective than a placebo. (The Washington Post)
Resurgent COVID-19 cases in the United States are driven by adults aged 20-49, accounting for almost 63 percent of infections. Working adults who need to support themselves and their families are most likely a main driving force of epidemics in the United States. Re-opening kindergartens and elementary schools is essential but are predicted to facilitate the spread of SARS-Cov-2 in areas with sustained community-wide transmission from adults. (Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team medRxiv)
The CDC over the weekend posted and then retracted coronavirus guidelines that said the virus might be spread by airborne transmission over a distance beyond six feet, and that indoor environments without good ventilation increase the risk. The retraction raised questions of possible political pressure or apolitical technical error. (CNN) Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy director for infectious disease, said Monday the initial update was posted in error, and without any technical review, according to the Washington Post.
Fiscal policies enacted by the federal government in response to the coronavirus pandemic will add $2.3 trillion to the deficit in fiscal year 2020 and $600 billion in 2021. By providing financial support to households, businesses, and state and local governments, the legislation will offset part of the deterioration in economic conditions brought about by the pandemic. The adopted legislation will boost the level of real (inflation-adjusted) GDP by 4.7 percent in 2020 and 3.1 percent in 2021. In the short term, for every dollar that it adds to the deficit, the legislation is projected to increase GDP by about 59 cents. In the longer term, the legislation will reduce the level of real GDP. (Congressional Budget Office)
Few Americans say they would accept vaccination against the coronavirus, according to Pew Research Center polling that shows acceptance has declined from 72 percent in May to 51 percent now. The share who would definitely get a coronavirus vaccine now stands at just 21 percent, which is half the share of four months ago. Only 19 percent of the public has great confidence that the research and development process in the U.S. will produce a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19. (Pew Research Center)
California Gov. Newsom signed two bills Thursday as part of worker protection package. The first bill (SB 1159) expands access to workers’ compensation and makes it easier for first responders, health care workers and people who test positive for COVID-19 due to an outbreak at work to get medical care and wage replacement benefits. The second bill (AB 685) ensures timely notification to employees as well as local and state public health officials of COVID-19 cases at work. This notification will help workers take necessary precautions such as seeking testing, getting medical help or complying with quarantine directives.

Latest research news

A study estimating the COVID-19 infection risk for different indoor environments such as an office, a classroom, a choir practice room and reception/party environments suggests that aerosols from highly infective subjects can effectively transmit COVID-19 in indoor environments. Active room ventilation and the ubiquitous wearing of face masks may reduce the individual infection risk by a factor of five to ten, similar to high-volume HEPA air filtering. ( Lelieveld et al. medRxiv)
Patients with a recent diagnosis of substance use disorders are found to be at significantly increased risk for COVID-19, an effect that is strongest for individuals with opioid use disorders, followed by individuals with tobacco use disorder. COVID-19 patients with substance use disorders have significantly worse outcomes (death: 9.6 percent hospitalization: 41 percent) than general COVID-19 patients (death: 6.6 percent, hospitalization: 30.1 percent). African Americans with COVID-19 and substance use disorders experience worse outcomes (death: 13 percent, hospitalization: 50.7 percent) than Caucasians (death: 8.6 percent, hospitalization: 35.2 percent). (Quan Qiu Wang et al. Molecular Psychiatry)
A study of genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 suggests a possible in-flight transmission of coronavirus during long-distance air travel. Four people positive for COVID-19 travelling from the U.S. to Hong Kong had unique genetic sequences, belonging to a clade not previously identified in Hong Kong. (Edward M. Choi et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
A study of the potential health impacts of K-12 school reopening found that between 42 and 51.4 percent of all school employees met the CDC definition for being at increased risk of severe COVID-19. The study also found that many school employees and many school-age children lived in households with persons with increased risk. Overall, between 63.2 and 71.9 percent of school employees and between 58.7 and 71 percent of school-age children lived in households with at least one increased-risk adult. (Thomas M. Selden et al. Health Affairs)
Southern Hemisphere countries are reporting little influenza activity, likely due to widespread adoption of community mitigation measures to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. In the United States, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza has decreased from above 20 percent to 2.3 percent and remains at historically low inter-seasonal levels (0.2 percent vs. 1-2 percent). (Sonja J. Olsen et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Data from a study of over one million participants shows that blood group O plays a protective role against COVID-19 infection, in contrast to non-O blood groups. Additionally, genes that code for a person’s blood type are found to be linked to whether a person would test positive for COVID-19. A section of chromosome 3 – referred to as chr3p21.31 – is linked to COVID-19 severity. (STAT)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 22nd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 31,361,979. Total deaths: 965,642. Total recoveries: 21,528,674.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,880,635. Total deaths: 199,789. Total recoveries: 3,747,380.
California: Total confirmed cases: 792,217. Total deaths: 15,069.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	261446	6366	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	52649	908	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	52201	1128	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	12234	146	10.4	846,006
Riverside	57419	1162	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 261446 cases across LA County, including 6366 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 36 new deaths and 2930 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11542

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	379	36,478
La Verne	458	32,206
Pomona	5356	152,361
Montclair	1221	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2761	177,751
Upland	1373	77,000

Policy

The CDC over the weekend posted and then retracted coronavirus guidelines that said the virus might be spread by airborne transmission over a distance beyond six feet, and that indoor environments without good ventilation increase the risk. The retraction raised questions of possible political pressure or apolitical technical error. (CNN) Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy director for infectious disease, said Monday the initial update was posted in error, and without any technical review, according to the Washington Post.
Fiscal policies enacted by the federal government in response to the coronavirus pandemic will add $2.3 trillion to the deficit in fiscal year 2020 and $600 billion in 2021. By providing financial support to households, businesses, and state and local governments, the legislation will offset part of the deterioration in economic conditions brought about by the pandemic. The adopted legislation will boost the level of real (inflation-adjusted) GDP by 4.7 percent in 2020 and 3.1 percent in 2021. In the short term, for every dollar that it adds to the deficit, the legislation is projected to increase GDP by about 59 cents. In the longer term, the legislation will reduce the level of real GDP. (Congressional Budget Office)
Few Americans say they would accept vaccination against the coronavirus, according to Pew Research Center polling that shows acceptance has declined from 72 percent in May to 51 percent now. The share who would definitely get a coronavirus vaccine now stands at just 21 percent, which is half the share of four months ago. Only 19 percent of the public has great confidence that the research and development process in the U.S. will produce a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19. (Pew Research Center)
California Newsom signed two bills Thursday as part of worker protection package. The first bill (SB 1159) expands access to workers’ compensation and makes it easier for first responders, health care workers and people who test positive for COVID-19 due to an outbreak at work to get medical care and wage replacement benefits. The second bill (AB 685) ensures timely notification to employees as well as local and state public health officials of COVID-19 cases at work. This notification will help workers take necessary precautions such as seeking testing, getting medical help or complying with quarantine directives.
A COVID-19 vaccine will likely be available to the American public late second quarter or third quarter of 2021, CDC official told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Wednesday. A vaccine is expected between November and December, but distribution will be limited and prioritized to first responders and those at greatest risk for death. (CNN)
The 2020 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers report paints a bleak picture of the far-ranging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, projecting global losses of $12 trillion by the end of 2021. The report points to vaccine coverage as a proxy for the effectiveness of health system functioning and estimates that in 2020 vaccination coverage is at levels last seen in the 1990s. (STAT)

Latest research news

A study of genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 suggests a possible in-flight transmission of coronavirus during long-distance air travel. Four people positive for COVID-19 travelling from the U.S. to Hong Kong had unique genetic sequences, belonging to a clade not previously identified in Hong Kong. (Edward M. Choi et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
A study of the potential health impacts of K-12 school reopening found that between 42 and 51.4 percent of all school employees met the CDC definition for being at increased risk of severe COVID-19. The study also found that many school employees and many school-age children lived in households with persons with increased risk. Overall, between 63.2 and 71.9 percent of school employees and between 58.7 and 71 percent of school-age children lived in households with at least one increased-risk adult. (Thomas M. Selden et al. Health Affairs)
Southern Hemisphere countries are reporting little influenza activity, likely due to widespread adoption of community mitigation measures to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. In the United States, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza has decreased from above 20 percent to 2.3 percent and remains at historically low inter-seasonal levels (0.2 percent vs. 1-2 percent). (Sonja J. Olsen et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Data from a study of over one million participants shows that blood group O plays a protective role against COVID-19 infection, in contrast to non-O blood groups. Additionally, genes that code for a person’s blood type are found to be linked to whether a person would test positive for COVID-19. A section of chromosome 3 – referred to as chr3p21.31 – is linked to COVID-19 severity. (STAT)
A study finds that out of 121 SARS-CoV-2-associated deaths among persons aged 21 years and younger, minorities such as Hispanic, Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native persons account for 94 (78 percent) of these deaths. Among the deceased, 75 percent had an underlying medical condition and 65 percent died after admission to a hospital. (Danae Bixler et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A study of electronic health records from a large U.S. health system with 2.5 million patient encounters annually finds that community spread of SARS-CoV-2 started in late December 2019, prior to established clinical awareness and testing. (Joann Elmore et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 21st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 31,103,347. Total deaths: 961,435. Total recoveries: 21,281,441.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,825,761. Total deaths: 199,361. Total recoveries: 3,705,509.
California: Total confirmed cases: 788,077. Total deaths: 15,018.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	258516	6330	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	51750	858	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	51646	1123	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	11969	143	10.4	846,006
Riverside	56681	1153	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 258516 cases across LA County, including 6330 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 6 new deaths and 2245 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11356

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	369	36,478
La Verne	447	32,206
Pomona	5290	152,361
Montclair	1193	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2707	177,751
Upland	1350	77,000

Policy

Few Americans say they would accept vaccination against the coronavirus, according to Pew Research Center polling that shows acceptance has declined from 72 percent in May to 51 percent now. The share who would definitely get a coronavirus vaccine now stands at just 21 percent, which is half the share of four months ago. Only 19 percent of the public has great confidence that the research and development process in the U.S. will produce a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19. (Pew Research Center)
California Newsom signed two bills Thursday as part of worker protection package. The first bill (SB 1159) expands access to workers’ compensation and makes it easier for first responders, health care workers and people who test positive for COVID-19 due to an outbreak at work to get medical care and wage replacement benefits. The second bill (AB 685) ensures timely notification to employees as well as local and state public health officials of COVID-19 cases at work. This notification will help workers take necessary precautions such as seeking testing, getting medical help or complying with quarantine directives.
A COVID-19 vaccine will likely be available to the American public late second quarter or third quarter of 2021, CDC official told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Wednesday. A vaccine is expected between November and December, but distribution will be limited and prioritized to first responders and those at greatest risk for death. (CNN)
The 2020 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers report paints a bleak picture of the far-ranging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, projecting global losses of $12 trillion by the end of 2021. The report points to vaccine coverage as a proxy for the effectiveness of health system functioning and estimates that in 2020 vaccination coverage is at levels last seen in the 1990s. (STAT)
New York city is planning for a second wave of coronavirus cases while weighing options to get people back to their regular lives. Modeling experts at Columbia and NYU suggest the city is likely to see a significant increase in cases this fall, but there is an opportunity to stop the worst with careful public-health measures like masks and social distancing. (Bloomberg)
Wildfire-struck California is experiencing some of the worst air quality in the world. Poor air quality can worsen patient outcomes from COVID-19. A confluence of environmental and public health crises raises the urgency for improving air standards and other environmental protections. (NBC)

Latest research news

A study of the potential health impacts of K-12 school reopening found that between 42 and 51.4 percent of all school employees met the CDC definition for being at increased risk of severe COVID-19. The study also found that many school employees and many school-age children lived in households with persons with increased risk. Overall, between 63.2 and 71.9 percent of school employees and between 58.7 and 71 percent of school-age children lived in households with at least one increased-risk adult. (Thomas M. Selden et al. Health Affairs)
Southern Hemisphere countries are reporting little influenza activity, likely due to widespread adoption of community mitigation measures to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. In the United States, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza has decreased from above 20 percent to 2.3 percent and remains at historically low inter-seasonal levels (0.2 percent vs. 1-2 percent). (Sonja J. Olsen et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Data from a study of over one million participants shows that blood group O plays a protective role against COVID-19 infection, in contrast to non-O blood groups. Additionally, genes that code for a person’s blood type are found to be linked to whether a person would test positive for COVID-19. A section of chromosome 3 – referred to as chr3p21.31 – is linked to COVID-19 severity. (STAT)
A study finds that out of 121 SARS-CoV-2-associated deaths among persons aged 21 years and younger, minorities such as Hispanic, Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native persons account for 94 (78 percent) of these deaths. Among the deceased, 75 percent had an underlying medical condition and 65 percent died after admission to a hospital. (Danae Bixler et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A study of electronic health records from a large U.S. health system with 2.5 million patient encounters annually finds that community spread of SARS-CoV-2 started in late December 2019, prior to established clinical awareness and testing. (Joann Elmore et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Researchers have discovered nearly two dozen previously unknown proteins encoded by SARS-CoV-2, and their role during infection is mostly mysterious. (Yaara Finkel et al. Nature)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 18th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 30,221,414. Total deaths: 946,963. Total recoveries: 20,568,133.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,698,762. Total deaths: 197,529. Total recoveries: 3,657,504.
California: Total confirmed cases: 776,944. Total deaths: 14,807.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	257271	6324	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	51467	839	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	51399	1115	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	11929	142	10.4	846,006
Riverside	56374	1143	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 256271 cases across LA County, including 6324 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 21 new deaths and 1123 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11304

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	367	36,478
La Verne	445	32,206
Pomona	5270	152,361
Montclair	1182	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2695	177,751
Upland	1345	77,000

Policy

California Newsom signed two bills Thursday as part of worker protection package. The first bill (SB 1159) expands access to workers’ compensation and makes it easier for first responders, health care workers and people who test positive for COVID-19 due to an outbreak at work to get medical care and wage replacement benefits. The second bill (AB 685) ensures timely notification to employees as well as local and state public health officials of COVID-19 cases at work. This notification will help workers take necessary precautions such as seeking testing, getting medical help or complying with quarantine directives.
A COVID-19 vaccine will likely be available to the American public late second quarter or third quarter of 2021, CDC official told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Wednesday. A vaccine is expected between November and December, but distribution will be limited and prioritized to first responders and those at greatest risk for death. (CNN)
The 2020 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers report paints a bleak picture of the far-ranging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, projecting global losses of $12 trillion by the end of 2021. The report points to vaccine coverage as a proxy for the effectiveness of health system functioning and estimates that in 2020 vaccination coverage is at levels last seen in the 1990s. (STAT)
New York city is planning for a second wave of coronavirus cases while weighing options to get people back to their regular lives. Modeling experts at Columbia and NYU suggest the city is likely to see a significant increase in cases this fall, but there is an opportunity to stop the worst with careful public-health measures like masks and social distancing. (Bloomberg)
Wildfire-struck California is experiencing some of the worst air quality in the world. Poor air quality can worsen patient outcomes from COVID-19. A confluence of environmental and public health crises raises the urgency for improving air standards and other environmental protections. (NBC)
Phase 3 of Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine effort has been paused after one participant in Britain showed symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord. Obstacles like this one are not unexpected in vaccine development. That AstraZeneca is pausing trials to investigate signals that drug companies are taking safety seriously and staying out of pandemic politics. (Politico)

Latest research news

Southern Hemisphere countries are reporting little influenza activity, likely due to widespread adoption of community mitigation measures to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. In the United States, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza has decreased from above 20 percent to 2.3 percent and remains at historically low inter-seasonal levels (0.2 percent vs. 1-2 percent). (Sonja J. Olsen et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Data from a study of over one million participants shows that blood group O plays a protective role against COVID-19 infection, in contrast to non-O blood groups. Additionally, genes that code for a person’s blood type are found to be linked to whether a person would test positive for COVID-19. A section of chromosome 3 – referred to as chr3p21.31 – is linked to COVID-19 severity. (STAT)
A study finds that out of 121 SARS-CoV-2-associated deaths among persons aged 21 years and younger, minorities such as Hispanic, Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native persons account for 94 (78 percent) of these deaths. Among the deceased, 75 percent had an underlying medical condition and 65 percent died after admission to a hospital. (Danae Bixler et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A study of electronic health records from a large U.S. health system with 2.5 million patient encounters annually finds that community spread of SARS-CoV-2 started in late December 2019, prior to established clinical awareness and testing. (Joann Elmore et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Researchers have discovered nearly two dozen previously unknown proteins encoded by SARS-CoV-2, and their role during infection is mostly mysterious. (Yaara Finkel et al. Nature)
A case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 U.S. health care facilities found that dining out was associated with COVID-19 positivity due to lack of mask use. Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative test results. (Kiva A. Fisher et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 17th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 29,917,428. Total deaths: 941,862. Total recoveries: 20,353,864.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,635,467. Total deaths: 196,912. Total recoveries: 2,525,573.
California: Total confirmed cases: 762,963. Total deaths: 14,615.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	256148	6303	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	51252	838	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	51259	1111	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	11842	141	10.4	846,006
Riverside	56201	1136	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 256148 cases across LA County, including 6303 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 30 new deaths and 1099 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11238

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	365	36,478
La Verne	442	32,206
Pomona	5255	152,361
Montclair	1172	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2668	177,751
Upland	1336	77,000

Policy

A COVID-19 vaccine will likely be available to the American public late second quarter or third quarter of 2021, CDC official told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Wednesday. A vaccine is expected between November and December, but distribution will be limited and prioritized to first responders and those at greatest risk for death. (CNN)
The 2020 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers report paints a bleak picture of the far-ranging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, projecting global losses of $12 trillion by the end of 2021. The report points to vaccine coverage as a proxy for the effectiveness of health system functioning and estimates that in 2020 vaccination coverage is at levels last seen in the 1990s. (STAT)
New York city is planning for a second wave of coronavirus cases while weighing options to get people back to their regular lives. Modeling experts at Columbia and NYU suggest the city is likely to see a significant increase in cases this fall, but there is an opportunity to stop the worst with careful public-health measures like masks and social distancing. (Bloomberg)
Wildfire-struck California is experiencing some of the worst air quality in the world. Poor air quality can worsen patient outcomes from COVID-19. A confluence of environmental and public health crises raises the urgency for improving air standards and other environmental protections. (NBC)
Phase 3 of Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine effort has been paused after one participant in Britain showed symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord. Obstacles like this one are not unexpected in vaccine development. That AstraZeneca is pausing trials to investigate signals that drug companies are taking safety seriously and staying out of pandemic politics. (Politico)
California is working to increase voting by mail in a bid to offset COVID-19 health risks of in-person voting. The 2016 California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) allows counties to mail every registered voter a ballot one month before an election. Of 15 counties polling in the 2018 and 2020 primaries, overall voter turnout was higher while groups such as foreign-language speakers and young voters saw declines. Outreach by trusted messengers may help in targeting low-turnout groups. (Public Policy Institute of California)

Latest research news

Data from a study of over one million participants shows that blood group O plays a protective role against COVID-19 infection, in contrast to non-O blood groups. Additionally, genes that code for a person’s blood type are found to be linked to whether a person would test positive for COVID-19. A section of chromosome 3 – referred to as chr3p21.31 – is linked to COVID-19 severity. (STAT)
A study finds that out of 121 SARS-CoV-2-associated deaths among persons aged 21 years and younger, minorities such as Hispanic, Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native persons account for 94 (78 percent) of these deaths. Among the deceased, 75 percent had an underlying medical condition and 65 percent died after admission to a hospital. (Danae Bixler et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A study of electronic health records from a large U.S. health system with 2.5 million patient encounters annually finds that community spread of SARS-CoV-2 started in late December 2019, prior to established clinical awareness and testing. (Joann Elmore et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Researchers have discovered nearly two dozen previously unknown proteins encoded by SARS-CoV-2, and their role during infection is mostly mysterious. (Yaara Finkel et al. Nature)
A case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 U.S. health care facilities found that dining out was associated with COVID-19 positivity due to lack of mask use. Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative test results. (Kiva A. Fisher et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A study correcting for empirical bias due to incomplete testing and imperfect test accuracy shows substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases in the United States. The study estimates that the total number of coronavirus infections by April 18, 2020 was nine times larger than the 721,245 confirmed cases (2 per 1000) reported during this period. These results imply that 89 percent of infections in the U.S. were undocumented. (Sean L. Wu et al. Nature Communications)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 16th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 29,624,865. Total deaths: 936,313. Total recoveries: 20,129,145.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,609,770. Total deaths: 196,023. Total recoveries: 2,495,127.
California: Total confirmed cases: 760,013. Total deaths: 14,451.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	255049	6273	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	50978	832	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	51124	1105	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	11693	138	10.4	846,006
Riverside	55986	1125	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 255049 cases across LA County, including 6273 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 42 new deaths and 393 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11192

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	363	36,478
La Verne	442	32,206
Pomona	5235	152,361
Montclair	1164	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2656	177,751
Upland	1329	77,000

Policy

Wildfire-struck California is experiencing some of the worst air quality in the world. Poor air quality can worsen patient outcomes from COVID-19. A confluence of environmental and public health crises raises the urgency for improving air standards and other environmental protections. (NBC)
Phase 3 of Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine effort has been paused after one participant in Britain showed symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord. Obstacles like this one are not unexpected in vaccine development. That AstraZeneca is pausing trials to investigate signals that drug companies are taking safety seriously and staying out of pandemic politics. (Politico)
California is working to increase voting by mail in a bid to offset COVID-19 health risks of in-person voting. The 2016 California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) allows counties to mail every registered voter a ballot one month before an election. Of 15 counties polling in the 2018 and 2020 primaries, overall voter turnout was higher while groups such as foreign-language speakers and young voters saw declines. Outreach by trusted messengers may help in targeting low-turnout groups. (Public Policy Institute of California)
With the Senate poised to vote Thursday on a slender GOP coronavirus relief bill, chances for a bipartisan deal on new economic stimulus look remote. Congressional impasse has prompted the White House to consider a new round of executive actions bolstering unemployment benefits, more funding for school vouchers and supporting the airline industry. (The Washington Post)
Los Angeles city and county are partnering with Citizen and its contact tracing mobile app SafePass. SafePass will allow users to self-report their symptoms and test results for COVID-19 and receive notifications about possible exposure. All contact tracing data is anonymous, private, encrypted, and deleted after 30 days by Citizen.
Nine drug companies, including AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer, pledged Tuesday not to submit vaccine candidates for FDA review until safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials. The move is intended to bolster public confidence amid the rush to make a COVID-19 vaccine widely available, and counter fears of political pressure to have a vaccine before the November presidential election. (NPR)

Latest research news

A study of electronic health records from a large U.S. health system with 2.5 million patient encounters annually finds that community spread of SARS-CoV-2 started in late December 2019, prior to established clinical awareness and testing. (Joann Elmore et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Researchers have discovered nearly two dozen previously unknown proteins encoded by SARS-CoV-2, and their role during infection is mostly mysterious. (Yaara Finkel et al. Nature)
A case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 U.S. health care facilities found that dining out was associated with COVID-19 positivity due to lack of mask use. Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative test results. (Kiva A. Fisher et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A study correcting for empirical bias due to incomplete testing and imperfect test accuracy shows substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases in the United States. The study estimates that the total number of coronavirus infections by April 18, 2020 was nine times larger than the 721,245 confirmed cases (2 per 1000) reported during this period. These results imply that 89 percent of infections in the U.S. were undocumented. (Sean L. Wu et al. Nature Communications)
A large, Phase 3 study testing a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom. The company’s statement cited standard review process, which triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data. (STAT)
International scientists question results from a study of Russia’s fast-moving coronavirus vaccine that were published in the Lancet, arguing that some of the findings appeared improbable. For instance, the researchers flagged concerns over seemingly identical levels of antibodies in a number of study participants who were inoculated with the experimental vaccine. (Bloomberg

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 15th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 29,323,247. Total deaths: 929,444. Total recoveries: 19,898,806.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,557,802. Total deaths: 194,674. Total recoveries: 2,474,570.
California: Total confirmed cases: 757,778. Total deaths: 14,385.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	254656	6231	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	50709	832	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	50974	1093	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	11683	135	10.4	846,006
Riverside	55766	1118	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 254656 cases across LA County, including 6231 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 60 new deaths and 2610 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11159

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	363	36,478
La Verne	442	32,206
Pomona	5233	152,361
Montclair	1161	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2638	177,751
Upland	1322	77,000

Policy

Wildfire-struck California is experiencing some of the worst air quality in the world. Poor air quality can worsen patient outcomes from COVID-19. A confluence of environmental and public health crises raises the urgency for improving air standards and other environmental protections. (NBC)
Phase 3 of Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine effort has been paused after one participant in Britain showed symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord. Obstacles like this one are not unexpected in vaccine development. That AstraZeneca is pausing trials to investigate signals that drug companies are taking safety seriously and staying out of pandemic politics. (Politico)
California is working to increase voting by mail in a bid to offset COVID-19 health risks of in-person voting. The 2016 California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) allows counties to mail every registered voter a ballot one month before an election. Of 15 counties polling in the 2018 and 2020 primaries, overall voter turnout was higher while groups such as foreign-language speakers and young voters saw declines. Outreach by trusted messengers may help in targeting low-turnout groups. (Public Policy Institute of California)
With the Senate poised to vote Thursday on a slender GOP coronavirus relief bill, chances for a bipartisan deal on new economic stimulus look remote. Congressional impasse has prompted the White House to consider a new round of executive actions bolstering unemployment benefits, more funding for school vouchers and supporting the airline industry. (The Washington Post)
Los Angeles city and county are partnering with Citizen and its contact tracing mobile app SafePass. SafePass will allow users to self-report their symptoms and test results for COVID-19 and receive notifications about possible exposure. All contact tracing data is anonymous, private, encrypted, and deleted after 30 days by Citizen.
Nine drug companies, including AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer, pledged Tuesday not to submit vaccine candidates for FDA review until safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials. The move is intended to bolster public confidence amid the rush to make a COVID-19 vaccine widely available, and counter fears of political pressure to have a vaccine before the November presidential election. (NPR)

Latest research news

A study of electronic health records from a large U.S. health system with 2.5 million patient encounters annually finds that community spread of SARS-CoV-2 started in late December 2019, prior to established clinical awareness and testing. (Joann Elmore et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Researchers have discovered nearly two dozen previously unknown proteins encoded by SARS-CoV-2, and their role during infection is mostly mysterious. (Yaara Finkel et al. Nature)
A case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 U.S. health care facilities found that dining out was associated with COVID-19 positivity due to lack of mask use. Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative test results. (Kiva A. Fisher et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A study correcting for empirical bias due to incomplete testing and imperfect test accuracy shows substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases in the United States. The study estimates that the total number of coronavirus infections by April 18, 2020 was nine times larger than the 721,245 confirmed cases (2 per 1000) reported during this period. These results imply that 89 percent of infections in the U.S. were undocumented. (Sean L. Wu et al. Nature Communications)
A large, Phase 3 study testing a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom. The company’s statement cited standard review process, which triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data. (STAT)
International scientists question results from a study of Russia’s fast-moving coronavirus vaccine that were published in the Lancet, arguing that some of the findings appeared improbable. For instance, the researchers flagged concerns over seemingly identical levels of antibodies in a number of study participants who were inoculated with the experimental vaccine. (Bloomberg

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 14th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 29,053,724. Total deaths: 924,953. Total recoveries: 19,652,377.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,521,887. Total deaths: 194,107. Total recoveries: 2,451,406.
California: Total confirmed cases: 754,923. Total deaths: 14,329.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	252066	6171	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	50385	800	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	50613	1081	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	11482	129	10.4	846,006
Riverside	55073	1103	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 252066 cases across LA County, including 6171 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 43 new deaths and 1042 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11080

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	361	36,478
La Verne	435	32,206
Pomona	5196	152,361
Montclair	1151	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2624	177,751
Upland	1313	77,000

Policy

Phase 3 of Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine effort has been paused after one participant in Britain showed symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord. Obstacles like this one are not unexpected in vaccine development. That AstraZeneca is pausing trials to investigate signals that drug companies are taking safety seriously and staying out of pandemic politics. (Politico)
California is working to increase voting by mail in a bid to offset COVID-19 health risks of in-person voting. The 2016 California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) allows counties to mail every registered voter a ballot one month before an election. Of 15 counties polling in the 2018 and 2020 primaries, overall voter turnout was higher while groups such as foreign-language speakers and young voters saw declines. Outreach by trusted messengers may help in targeting low-turnout groups. (Public Policy Institute of California)
With the Senate poised to vote Thursday on a slender GOP coronavirus relief bill, chances for a bipartisan deal on new economic stimulus look remote. Congressional impasse has prompted the White House to consider a new round of executive actions bolstering unemployment benefits, more funding for school vouchers and supporting the airline industry. (The Washington Post)
Los Angeles city and county are partnering with Citizen and its contact tracing mobile app SafePass. SafePass will allow users to self-report their symptoms and test results for COVID-19 and receive notifications about possible exposure. All contact tracing data is anonymous, private, encrypted, and deleted after 30 days by Citizen.
Nine drug companies, including AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer, pledged Tuesday not to submit vaccine candidates for FDA review until safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials. The move is intended to bolster public confidence amid the rush to make a COVID-19 vaccine widely available, and counter fears of political pressure to have a vaccine before the November presidential election. (NPR)
New York Gov. Cuomo Tuesday announced the launch of the COVID-19 Report Card, an online dashboard which tracks real-time COVID-19 infections and testing operations of every K-12 New York State school and school district. Schools, local health departments, labs and all testing sites are directed to properly collect and report COVID-19 testing data for students and staff at each school in New York.

Latest research news

Researchers have discovered nearly two dozen previously unknown proteins encoded by SARS-CoV-2, and their role during infection is mostly mysterious. (Yaara Finkel et al. Nature)
A case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 U.S. health care facilities found that dining out was associated with COVID-19 positivity due to lack of mask use. Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative test results. (Kiva A. Fisher et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A study correcting for empirical bias due to incomplete testing and imperfect test accuracy shows substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases in the United States. The study estimates that the total number of coronavirus infections by April 18, 2020 was nine times larger than the 721,245 confirmed cases (2 per 1000) reported during this period. These results imply that 89 percent of infections in the U.S. were undocumented. (Sean L. Wu et al. Nature Communications)
A large, Phase 3 study testing a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom. The company’s statement cited standard review process, which triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data. (STAT)
International scientists question results from a study of Russia’s fast-moving coronavirus vaccine that were published in the Lancet, arguing that some of the findings appeared improbable. For instance, the researchers flagged concerns over seemingly identical levels of antibodies in a number of study participants who were inoculated with the experimental vaccine. (Bloomberg)
CARES Act expenditures reduced economic welfare losses by about 20 percent, while leaving the cumulative death count effectively unchanged. However, the stimulus package made the economic consequences of the pandemic more unequal. This is because the stimulus package redistributed heavily toward low-income households, while middle-income households gained little from the stimulus package but will face a higher future tax burden. (Greg Kaplan et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 11th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 28,212,036. Total deaths: 910,314. Total recoveries: 19,037,471.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,399,978. Total deaths: 191,811. Total recoveries: 2,403,511.
California: Total confirmed cases: 742,865. Total deaths: 13,978.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	251024	6128	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	50210	796	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	50471	1069	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	11373	129	10.4	846,006
Riverside	54868	1094	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 251024 cases across LA County, including 6128 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 38 new deaths and 1165 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 11035

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	360	36,478
La Verne	431	32,206
Pomona	5176	152,361
Montclair	1146	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2615	177,751
Upland	1307	77,000

Policy

California is working to increase voting by mail in a bid to offset COVID-19 health risks of in-person voting. The 2016 California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) allows counties to mail every registered voter a ballot one month before an election. Of 15 counties polling in the 2018 and 2020 primaries, overall voter turnout was higher while groups such as foreign-language speakers and young voters saw declines. Outreach by trusted messengers may help in targeting low-turnout groups. (Public Policy Institute of California)
With the Senate poised to vote Thursday on a slender GOP coronavirus relief bill, chances for a bipartisan deal on new economic stimulus look remote. Congressional impasse has prompted the White House to consider a new round of executive actions bolstering unemployment benefits, more funding for school vouchers and supporting the airline industry. (The Washington Post)
Los Angeles city and county are partnering with Citizen and its contact tracing mobile app SafePass. SafePass will allow users to self-report their symptoms and test results for COVID-19 and receive notifications about possible exposure. All contact tracing data is anonymous, private, encrypted, and deleted after 30 days by Citizen.
Nine drug companies, including AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer, pledged Tuesday not to submit vaccine candidates for FDA review until safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials. The move is intended to bolster public confidence amid the rush to make a COVID-19 vaccine widely available, and counter fears of political pressure to have a vaccine before the November presidential election. (NPR)
New York Gov. Cuomo Tuesday announced the launch of the COVID-19 Report Card, an online dashboard which tracks real-time COVID-19 infections and testing operations of every K-12 New York State school and school district. Schools, local health departments, labs and all testing sites are directed to properly collect and report COVID-19 testing data for students and staff at each school in New York.
Business and religious groups have been challenging states’ authority to impose restrictions on gatherings and other responses to the pandemic, claiming such orders can be discriminatory and violate economic property rights. Considering that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, courts must safeguard against politicization of valid public health orders, while ensuring public safety. (Center for American Progress)

Latest research news

A case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 U.S. health care facilities found that dining out was associated with COVID-19 positivity due to lack of mask use. Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative test results. (Kiva A. Fisher et al. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A study correcting for empirical bias due to incomplete testing and imperfect test accuracy shows substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases in the United States. The study estimates that the total number of coronavirus infections by April 18, 2020 was nine times larger than the 721,245 confirmed cases (2 per 1000) reported during this period. These results imply that 89 percent of infections in the U.S. were undocumented. (Sean L. Wu et al. Nature Communications)
A large, Phase 3 study testing a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom. The company’s statement cited standard review process, which triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data. (STAT)
International scientists question results from a study of Russia’s fast-moving coronavirus vaccine that were published in the Lancet, arguing that some of the findings appeared improbable. For instance, the researchers flagged concerns over seemingly identical levels of antibodies in a number of study participants who were inoculated with the experimental vaccine. (Bloomberg)
CARES Act expenditures reduced economic welfare losses by about 20 percent, while leaving the cumulative death count effectively unchanged. However, the stimulus package made the economic consequences of the pandemic more unequal. This is because the stimulus package redistributed heavily toward low-income households, while middle-income households gained little from the stimulus package but will face a higher future tax burden. (Greg Kaplan et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
Two open non-randomized studies of the effectiveness of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine show that two vaccine formulations – both carrying the gene for SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (rAd26-S and rAd5-S) were safe and well tolerated. All 76 participants reported mild adverse reactions to the shots, and no serious adverse events were detected. All participants produced antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 glycoprotein. (Denis Logunov et al. The Lancet)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 10th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 27,925,613. Total deaths: 905,089. Total recoveries: 18,818,085.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,370,081. Total deaths: 191,168. Total recoveries: 2,387,479.
California: Total confirmed cases: 739,527. Total deaths: 13,841.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	249859	6090	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	49909	791	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	50190	1065	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	11276	126	10.4	846,006
Riverside	54735	1085	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 249859 cases across LA County, including 6090 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 60 new deaths and 1038 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10981

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	358	36,478
La Verne	429	32,206
Pomona	5163	152,361
Montclair	1136	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2599	177,751
Upland	1297	77,000

Policy

With the Senate poised to vote Thursday on a slender GOP coronavirus relief bill, chances for a bipartisan deal on new economic stimulus look remote. Congressional impasse has prompted the White House to consider a new round of executive actions bolstering unemployment benefits, more funding for school vouchers and supporting the airline industry. (The Washington Post)
Los Angeles city and county are partnering with Citizen and its contact tracing mobile app SafePass. SafePass will allow users to self-report their symptoms and test results for COVID-19 and receive notifications about possible exposure. All contact tracing data is anonymous, private, encrypted, and deleted after 30 days by Citizen.
Nine drug companies, including AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer, pledged Tuesday not to submit vaccine candidates for FDA review until safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials. The move is intended to bolster public confidence amid the rush to make a COVID-19 vaccine widely available, and counter fears of political pressure to have a vaccine before the November presidential election. (NPR)
New York Gov. Cuomo Tuesday announced the launch of the COVID-19 Report Card, an online dashboard which tracks real-time COVID-19 infections and testing operations of every K-12 New York State school and school district. Schools, local health departments, labs and all testing sites are directed to properly collect and report COVID-19 testing data for students and staff at each school in New York.
Business and religious groups have been challenging states’ authority to impose restrictions on gatherings and other responses to the pandemic, claiming such orders can be discriminatory and violate economic property rights. Considering that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, courts must safeguard against politization of valid public health orders, while ensuring public safety. (Center for American Progress)
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield wrote to governors last week about the urgent need to have vaccine distribution sites up and running by November 1. To reach herd immunity against the coronavirus, the nation would likely need to vaccinate roughly 70 percent of Americans, which translates to 200 million people and 400 million shots. Despite committing more than $10 billion to develop new coronavirus vaccines, the U.S has not allocated money specifically for distributing and administering vaccines. (Kaiser Health News)

Latest research news

A study correcting for empirical bias due to incomplete testing and imperfect test accuracy shows substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases in the United States. The study estimates that the total number of coronavirus infections by April 18, 2020 was nine times larger than the 721,245 confirmed cases (2 per 1000) reported during this period. These results imply that 89 percent of infections in the U.S. were undocumented. (Sean L. Wu et al. Nature Communications)
A large, Phase 3 study testing a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom. The company’s statement cited standard review process, which triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data. (STAT)
International scientists question results from a study of Russia’s fast-moving coronavirus vaccine that were published in the Lancet, arguing that some of the findings appeared improbable. For instance, the researchers flagged concerns over seemingly identical levels of antibodies in a number of study participants who were inoculated with the experimental vaccine. (Bloomberg)
CARES Act expenditures reduced economic welfare losses by about 20 percent, while leaving the cumulative death count effectively unchanged. However, the stimulus package made the economic consequences of the pandemic more unequal. This is because the stimulus package redistributed heavily toward low-income households, while middle-income households gained little from the stimulus package but will face a higher future tax burden. (Greg Kaplan et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
Two open non-randomized studies of the effectiveness of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine show that two vaccine formulations – both carrying the gene for SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (rAd26-S and rAd5-S) were safe and well tolerated. All 76 participants reported mild adverse reactions to the shots, and no serious adverse events were detected. All participants produced antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 glycoprotein. (Denis Logunov et al. The Lancet)
An experimental study of flow visualization found that face shields alone, as well as face masks with exhalation valves, might not be as effective as regular face masks and could have an adverse effect on mitigation efforts.(Florida Atlantic University)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 9th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 27,617,194. Total deaths: 898,456. Total recoveries: 18,586,672.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,330,316. Total deaths: 189,733. Total recoveries: 2,359,111.
California: Total confirmed cases: 737,911. Total deaths: 13,758.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	248821	6030	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	49691	765	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	49845	1053	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10943	118	10.4	846,006
Riverside	53987	1067	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 248821 cases across LA County, including 6030 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 53 new deaths and 2414 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10950

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	355	36,478
La Verne	428	32,206
Pomona	5154	152,361
Montclair	1136	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2586	177,751
Upland	1292	77,000

Policy

Nine drug companies, including AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer, pledged Tuesday not to submit vaccine candidates for FDA review until safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials. The move is intended to bolster public confidence amid the rush to make a COVID-19 vaccine widely available, and counter fears of political pressure to have a vaccine before the November presidential election. (NPR)
New York Gov. Cuomo Tuesday announced the launch of the COVID-19 Report Card, an online dashboard which tracks real-time COVID-19 infections and testing operations of every K-12 New York State school and school district. Schools, local health departments, labs and all testing sites are directed to properly collect and report COVID-19 testing data for students and staff at each school in New York.
Business and religious groups have been challenging states’ authority to impose restrictions on gatherings and other responses to the pandemic, claiming such orders can be discriminatory and violate economic property rights. Considering that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, courts must safeguard against politization of valid public health orders, while ensuring public safety. (Center for American Progress)
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield wrote to governors last week about the urgent need to have vaccine distribution sites up and running by November 1. To reach herd immunity against the coronavirus, the nation would likely need to vaccinate roughly 70 percent of Americans, which translates to 200 million people and 400 million shots. Despite committing more than $10 billion to develop new coronavirus vaccines, the U.S has not allocated money specifically for distributing and administering vaccines. (Kaiser Health News)
Major hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with whether to ignore a federal decision allowing broader emergency use of blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat the disease in favor of dedicating their resources to a clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. The latter could help settle the science for good. At the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, for example, officials have opted to join the trial and are considering making it the first option for COVID patients who qualify. (Kaiser Health News)
San Francisco is the first U.S. city to use a central transit hub for rapid free testing of essential workers and other vulnerable groups as part of the city’s effort to assess the impact of coronavirus in Latinx communities. The initiative is led by UC San Francisco and multiple public and private partnerships. The data from the study show 11 percent positivity rate among Latinx participants, as compared to San Francisco’s overall positivity test at 2.6 percent. The majority of those who tested positive are Latinx (93 percent), speak Spanish as their preferred language (85 percent), earn incomes of less than $50,000 a year (87 percent), and live in high-density households (79 percent). (UC San Francisco)

Latest research news

A large, Phase 3 study testing a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom. The company’s statement cited standard review process, which triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data. (STAT)
International scientists question results from a study of Russia’s fast-moving coronavirus vaccine that were published in the Lancet, arguing that some of the findings appeared improbable. For instance, the researchers flagged concerns over seemingly identical levels of antibodies in a number of study participants who were inoculated with the experimental vaccine. (Bloomberg)
CARES Act expenditures reduced economic welfare losses by about 20 percent, while leaving the cumulative death count effectively unchanged. However, the stimulus package made the economic consequences of the pandemic more unequal. This is because the stimulus package redistributed heavily toward low-income households, while middle-income households gained little from the stimulus package but will face a higher future tax burden. (Greg Kaplan et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
Two open non-randomized studies of the effectiveness of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine show that two vaccine formulations – both carrying the gene for SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (rAd26-S and rAd5-S) were safe and well tolerated. All 76 participants reported mild adverse reactions to the shots, and no serious adverse events were detected. All participants produced antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 glycoprotein. (Denis Logunov et al. The Lancet)
An experimental study of flow visualization found that face shields alone, as well as face masks with exhalation valves, might not be as effective as regular face masks and could have an adverse effect on mitigation efforts.(Florida Atlantic University)
Data from seven separate international trials of low dose hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and methylprednisolone found that steroids reduce the risk of death of critically ill COVID-19 patients by 20 percent. The drugs were beneficial in the sickest patients regardless of age or sex or how long patients had been ill. (Reuters)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 8th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 27,382,880. Total deaths: 893,658. Total recoveries: 18,376,839.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,306,412. Total deaths: 189,283. Total recoveries: 2,333,551.
California: Total confirmed cases: 735,235. Total deaths: 13,726.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	248821	6030	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	49691	765	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	49845	1053	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10943	118	10.4	846,006
Riverside	53987	1067	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 248821 cases across LA County, including 6030 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 53 new deaths and 2414 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10936

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	353	36,478
La Verne	426	32,206
Pomona	5143	152,361
Montclair	1136	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2586	177,751
Upland	1292	77,000

Policy

Business and religious groups have been challenging states’ authority to impose restrictions on gatherings and other responses to the pandemic, claiming such orders can be discriminatory and violate economic property rights. Considering that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, courts must safeguard against politization of valid public health orders, while ensuring public safety. (Center for American Progress)
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield wrote to governors last week about the urgent need to have vaccine distribution sites up and running by November 1. To reach herd immunity against the coronavirus, the nation would likely need to vaccinate roughly 70 percent of Americans, which translates to 200 million people and 400 million shots. Despite committing more than $10 billion to develop new coronavirus vaccines, the U.S has not allocated money specifically for distributing and administering vaccines. (Kaiser Health News)
Major hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with whether to ignore a federal decision allowing broader emergency use of blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat the disease in favor of dedicating their resources to a clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. The latter could help settle the science for good. At the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, for example, officials have opted to join the trial and are considering making it the first option for COVID patients who qualify. (Kaiser Health News)
San Francisco is the first U.S. city to use a central transit hub for rapid free testing of essential workers and other vulnerable groups as part of the city’s effort to assess the impact of coronavirus in Latinx communities. The initiative is led by UC San Francisco and multiple public and private partnerships. The data from the study show 11 percent positivity rate among Latinx participants, as compared to San Francisco’s overall positivity test at 2.6 percent. The majority of those who tested positive are Latinx (93 percent), speak Spanish as their preferred language (85 percent), earn incomes of less than $50,000 a year (87 percent), and live in high-density households (79 percent). (UC San Francisco)
California will soon be launching a new coronavirus data reporting system, after glitches in the current system resulted in inaccurate case totals. The new system will run parallel to the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange, or CalREDIE, which feeds positive results from labs to both the state and local public health departments. The state and counties use this information to calculate positivity rates, investigate cases and initiate contact tracing. (CalMatters)
Gov. Newsom last Friday unveiled the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a statewide, stringent and slow plan for living with COVID-19 for the long haul. The plan imposes risk-based criteria on tightening and loosening allowable activities and expands the length of time between changes to assess how any movement affects the trajectory of the disease.

Latest research news

CARES Act expenditures reduced economic welfare losses by about 20 percent, while leaving the cumulative death count effectively unchanged. However, the stimulus package made the economic consequences of the pandemic more unequal. This is because the stimulus package redistributed heavily toward low-income households, while middle-income households gained little from the stimulus package but will face a higher future tax burden. (Greg Kaplan et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
Two open non-randomized studies of the effectiveness of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine show that two vaccine formulations – both carrying the gene for SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (rAd26-S and rAd5-S) were safe and well tolerated. All 76 participants reported mild adverse reactions to the shots, and no serious adverse events were detected. All participants produced antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 glycoprotein. (Denis Logunov et al. The Lancet)
An experimental study of flow visualization found that face shields alone, as well as face masks with exhalation valves, might not be as effective as regular face masks and could have an adverse effect on mitigation efforts.(Florida Atlantic University)
Data from seven separate international trials of low dose hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and methylprednisolone found that steroids reduce the risk of death of critically ill COVID-19 patients by 20 percent. The drugs were beneficial in the sickest patients regardless of age or sex or how long patients had been ill. (Reuters)
A study in Iceland found that antiviral antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 increased during two months after diagnosis and remained on a plateau up to four (D.F. Gudbjartsson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Salivary detection of SARS-CoV-2 has been proposed as an alternative to standard diagnostic methods of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs. It might be of particular benefit for testing remote, vulnerable, or challenging populations, despite a lower estimated rate of viral detection relative to swab testing. (Lisa Caulley et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 7th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 27,164,557. Total deaths: 889,627. Total recoveries: 18,158,202.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,282,823. Total deaths: 188,979. Total recoveries: 2,315,995.
California: Total confirmed cases: 732,144. Total deaths: 13,709.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	246407	5977	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	48615	744	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	49258	1042	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10943	118	10.4	846,006
Riverside	53987	1067	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 246407 cases across LA County, including 5977 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 45 new deaths and 1408 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10764

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	349	36,478
La Verne	422	32,206
Pomona	5087	152,361
Montclair	1108	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2538	177,751
Upland	1261	77,000

Policy

CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield wrote to governors last week about the urgent need to have vaccine distribution sites up and running by November 1. To reach herd immunity against the coronavirus, the nation would likely need to vaccinate roughly 70 percent of Americans, which translates to 200 million people and 400 million shots. Despite committing more than $10 billion to develop new coronavirus vaccines, the U.S has not allocated money specifically for distributing and administering vaccines. (Kaiser Health News)
Major hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with whether to ignore a federal decision allowing broader emergency use of blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat the disease in favor of dedicating their resources to a clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. The latter could help settle the science for good. At the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, for example, officials have opted to join the trial and are considering making it the first option for COVID patients who qualify. (Kaiser Health News)
San Francisco is the first U.S. city to use a central transit hub for rapid free testing of essential workers and other vulnerable groups as part of the city’s effort to assess the impact of coronavirus in Latinx communities. The initiative is led by UC San Francisco and multiple public and private partnerships. The data from the study show 11 percent positivity rate among Latinx participants, as compared to San Francisco’s overall positivity test at 2.6 percent. The majority of those who tested positive are Latinx (93 percent), speak Spanish as their preferred language (85 percent), earn incomes of less than $50,000 a year (87 percent), and live in high-density households (79 percent). (UC San Francisco)
California will soon be launching a new coronavirus data reporting system, after glitches in the current system resulted in inaccurate case totals. The new system will run parallel to the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange, or CalREDIE, which feeds positive results from labs to both the state and local public health departments. The state and counties use this information to calculate positivity rates, investigate cases and initiate contact tracing. (CalMatters)
Newsom last Friday unveiled the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a statewide, stringent and slow plan for living with COVID-19 for the long haul. The plan imposes risk-based criteria on tightening and loosening allowable activities and expands the length of time between changes to assess how any movement affects the trajectory of the disease.
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration promised over the weekend that review of a potential COVID-19 vaccine will be transparent to the public, and any clearance would be driven by data alone. Large, final-stage trials of experimental vaccines by leading pharmaceutical makers, including Pfizer and Moderna, remain in the future, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said, and there is insufficient data for judgment. Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, speaking Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said any early clearance of a vaccine will likely be for a small group at higher risk – and broad access to a vaccine realistically was “really a 2021 event.” (Bloomberg)

Latest research news

Two open non-randomized studies of the effectiveness of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine show that two vaccine formulations – both carrying the gene for SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (rAd26-S and rAd5-S) were safe and well tolerated. All 76 participants reported mild adverse reactions to the shots, and no serious adverse events were detected. All participants produced antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 glycoprotein. (Denis Logunov et al. The Lancet)
An experimental study of flow visualization found that face shields alone, as well as face masks with exhalation valves, might not be as effective as regular face masks and could have an adverse effect on mitigation efforts.(Florida Atlantic University)
Data from seven separate international trials of low dose hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and methylprednisolone found that steroids reduce the risk of death of critically ill COVID-19 patients by 20 percent. The drugs were beneficial in the sickest patients regardless of age or sex or how long patients had been ill. (Reuters)
A study in Iceland found that antiviral antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 increased during two months after diagnosis and remained on a plateau up to four (D.F. Gudbjartsson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Salivary detection of SARS-CoV-2 has been proposed as an alternative to standard diagnostic methods of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs. It might be of particular benefit for testing remote, vulnerable, or challenging populations, despite a lower estimated rate of viral detection relative to swab testing. (Lisa Caulley et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)
A British study has found that children and young people have less severe acute COVID-19 than adults. Critical care admission was associated with age younger than 1 month, age 10-14 years, and black ethnicity. The all cause in-hospital case fatality rate for children and young people was strikingly low at 1 percent (6 out of 627), compared with 27 percent in the whole cohort of all ages (0-106 years) over the same time period. (Olivia Swann et al. BMJ)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 4th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 26,383,872. Total deaths: 870,126. Total recoveries: 17,562,036.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,166,939. Total deaths: 186,984. Total recoveries: 2,266,957.
California: Total confirmed cases: 717,177. Total deaths: 13,327.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	244999	5932	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	48615	744	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	49142	1018	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10890	116	10.4	846,006
Riverside	53703	1053	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 244999 cases across LA County, including 5932 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 44 new deaths and 1064 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10733

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	347	36,478
La Verne	421	32,206
Pomona	5058	152,361
Montclair	1108	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2538	177,751
Upland	1261	77,000

Policy

Major hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with whether to ignore a federal decision allowing broader emergency use of blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat the disease in favor of dedicating their resources to a clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. The latter could help settle the science for good. At the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, for example, officials have opted to join the trial and are considering making it the first option for COVID patients who qualify. (Kaiser Health News)
San Francisco is the first U.S. city to use a central transit hub for rapid free testing of essential workers and other vulnerable groups as part of the city’s effort to assess the impact of coronavirus in Latinx communities. The initiative is led by UC San Francisco and multiple public and private partnerships. The data from the study show 11 percent positivity rate among Latinx participants, as compared to San Francisco’s overall positivity test at 2.6 percent. The majority of those who tested positive are Latinx (93 percent), speak Spanish as their preferred language (85 percent), earn incomes of less than $50,000 a year (87 percent), and live in high-density households (79 percent). (UC San Francisco)
California will soon be launching a new coronavirus data reporting system, after glitches in the current system resulted in inaccurate case totals. The new system will run parallel to the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange, or CalREDIE, which feeds positive results from labs to both the state and local public health departments. The state and counties use this information to calculate positivity rates, investigate cases and initiate contact tracing. (CalMatters)
Newsom last Friday unveiled the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a statewide, stringent and slow plan for living with COVID-19 for the long haul. The plan imposes risk-based criteria on tightening and loosening allowable activities and expands the length of time between changes to assess how any movement affects the trajectory of the disease.
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration promised over the weekend that review of a potential COVID-19 vaccine will be transparent to the public, and any clearance would be driven by data alone. Large, final-stage trials of experimental vaccines by leading pharmaceutical makers, including Pfizer and Moderna, remain in the future, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said, and there is insufficient data for judgment. Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, speaking Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said any early clearance of a vaccine will likely be for a small group at higher risk – and broad access to a vaccine realistically was “really a 2021 event.” (Bloomberg)
The American legal system is being called to referee disputes over school reopening in the age of coronavirus. Teachers unions asking courts to block reopenings to avoid exposing personnel to the virus. Dissatisfied with web-based schooling, parents in New York, Massachusetts and Oregon are suing to force state officials to reopen physical schools sooner. (The Hill)

Latest research news

An experimental study of flow visualization found that face shields alone, as well as face masks with exhalation valves, might not be as effective as regular face masks and could have an adverse effect on mitigation efforts.(Florida Atlantic University)
Data from seven separate international trials of low dose hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and methylprednisolone found that steroids reduce the risk of death of critically ill COVID-19 patients by 20 percent. The drugs were beneficial in the sickest patients regardless of age or sex or how long patients had been ill. (Reuters)
A study in Iceland found that antiviral antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 increased during two months after diagnosis and remained on a plateau up to four (D.F. Gudbjartsson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Salivary detection of SARS-CoV-2 has been proposed as an alternative to standard diagnostic methods of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs. It might be of particular benefit for testing remote, vulnerable, or challenging populations, despite a lower estimated rate of viral detection relative to swab testing. (Lisa Caulley et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)
A British study has found that children and young people have less severe acute COVID-19 than adults. Critical care admission was associated with age younger than 1 month, age 10-14 years, and black ethnicity. The all cause in-hospital case fatality rate for children and young people was strikingly low at 1 percent (6 out of 627), compared with 27 percent in the whole cohort of all ages (0-106 years) over the same time period. (Olivia Swann et al. BMJ)
With a population of five million people, New Zealand is now in the postelimination stage of the coronavirus outbreak. The country’s success bears lessons for other countries, including the need for rapid, science-based risk assessment by the government, followed by a series of interventions at the national, community and personal levels. (Michael G. Baker et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 3rd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 26,074,609. Total deaths: 864,153. Total recoveries: 17,337,374.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,115,276. Total deaths: 185,958. Total recoveries: 2,231,757.
California: Total confirmed cases: 712,052. Total deaths: 13,163.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	243935	5878	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	48245	743	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	49142	1007	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10806	116	10.4	846,006
Riverside	53306	1033	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 243935 cases across LA County, including 5878 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 49 new deaths and 1414 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10602

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	347	36,478
La Verne	421	32,206
Pomona	5030	152,361
Montclair	1099	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2455	177,751
Upland	1250	77,000

Policy

San Francisco is the first U.S. city to use a central transit hub for rapid free testing of essential workers and other vulnerable groups as part of the city’s effort to assess the impact of coronavirus in Latinx communities. The initiative is led by UC San Francisco and multiple public and private partnerships. The data from the study show 11 percent positivity rate among Latinx participants, as compared to San Francisco’s overall positivity test at 2.6 percent. The majority of those who tested positive are Latinx (93 percent), speak Spanish as their preferred language (85 percent), earn incomes of less than $50,000 a year (87 percent), and live in high-density households (79 percent). (UC San Francisco)
California will soon be launching a new coronavirus data reporting system, after glitches in the current system resulted in inaccurate case totals. The new system will run parallel to the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange, or CalREDIE, which feeds positive results from labs to both the state and local public health departments. The state and counties use this information to calculate positivity rates, investigate cases and initiate contact tracing. (CalMatters)
Newsom last Friday unveiled the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a statewide, stringent and slow plan for living with COVID-19 for the long haul. The plan imposes risk-based criteria on tightening and loosening allowable activities and expands the length of time between changes to assess how any movement affects the trajectory of the disease.
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration promised over the weekend that review of a potential COVID-19 vaccine will be transparent to the public, and any clearance would be driven by data alone. Large, final-stage trials of experimental vaccines by leading pharmaceutical makers, including Pfizer and Moderna, remain in the future, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said, and there is insufficient data for judgment. Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, speaking Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said any early clearance of a vaccine will likely be for a small group at higher risk – and broad access to a vaccine realistically was “really a 2021 event.” (Bloomberg)
The American legal system is being called to referee disputes over school reopening in the age of coronavirus. Teachers unions asking courts to block reopenings to avoid exposing personnel to the virus. Dissatisfied with web-based schooling, parents in New York, Massachusetts and Oregon are suing to force state officials to reopen physical schools sooner. (The Hill)
China and Russia have approved limited use of COVID-19 vaccines outside of clinical trials. In the United States, Operation Warp Speed is moving ahead with three out of eight US-backed vaccines in efficacy trials. FDA estimates of efficacy have error bars of sorts; for a COVID-19 vaccine, the FDA wants 95% confidence that efficacy is no lower than 30 percent. (Jon Cohen Science)

Latest research news

Data from seven separate international trials of low dose hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and methylprednisolone found that steroids reduce the risk of death of critically ill COVID-19 patients by 20 percent. The drugs were beneficial in the sickest patients regardless of age or sex or how long patients had been ill. (Reuters)
A study in Iceland found that antiviral antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 increased during two months after diagnosis and remained on a plateau up to four (D.F. Gudbjartsson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Salivary detection of SARS-CoV-2 has been proposed as an alternative to standard diagnostic methods of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs. It might be of particular benefit for testing remote, vulnerable, or challenging populations, despite a lower estimated rate of viral detection relative to swab testing. (Lisa Caulley et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)
A British study has found that children and young people have less severe acute COVID-19 than adults. Critical care admission was associated with age younger than 1 month, age 10-14 years, and black ethnicity. The all cause in-hospital case fatality rate for children and young people was strikingly low at 1 percent (6 out of 627), compared with 27 percent in the whole cohort of all ages (0-106 years) over the same time period. (Olivia Swann et al. BMJ)
With a population of five million people, New Zealand is now in the postelimination stage of the coronavirus outbreak. The country’s success bears lessons for other countries, including the need for rapid, science-based risk assessment by the government, followed by a series of interventions at the national, community and personal levels. (Michael G. Baker et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Variations in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 could explain why men are more likely to be hospitalized and die of COVID-19 than are women. A study found that in general, men have higher levels of certain inflammation-causing proteins known as cytokines and chemokines than women. By contrast, women tend to have a stronger response from immune cells known as T cells than men. (Takehiro Takahashi et al. Nature)

Urban Institute Mapping Neighborhoods Where Low-income Renters Face Greater Risks of Housing Instability and Homelessness to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Response

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 2nd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 25,795,050. Total deaths: 858,072. Total recoveries: 17,117,728.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,078,513. Total deaths: 184,747. Total recoveries: 2,202,682.
California: Total confirmed cases: 707,797. Total deaths: 13,018.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	242521	5829	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	47879	736	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	48825	988	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10686	116	10.4	846,006
Riverside	53153	1026	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 242521 cases across LA County, including 5829 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 45 new deaths and 753 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10532

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	347	36,478
La Verne	420	32,206
Pomona	5003	152,361
Montclair	1091	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2434	177,751
Upland	1237	77,000

Policy

California will soon be launching a new coronavirus data reporting system, after glitches in the current system resulted in inaccurate case totals. The new system will run parallel to the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange, or CalREDIE, which feeds positive results from labs to both the state and local public health departments. The state and counties use this information to calculate positivity rates, investigate cases and initiate contact tracing. (CalMatters)
Newsom last Friday unveiled the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a statewide, stringent and slow plan for living with COVID-19 for the long haul. The plan imposes risk-based criteria on tightening and loosening allowable activities and expands the length of time between changes to assess how any movement affects the trajectory of the disease.
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration promised over the weekend that review of a potential COVID-19 vaccine will be transparent to the public, and any clearance would be driven by data alone. Large, final-stage trials of experimental vaccines by leading pharmaceutical makers, including Pfizer and Moderna, remain in the future, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said, and there is insufficient data for judgment. Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, speaking Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said any early clearance of a vaccine will likely be for a small group at higher risk – and broad access to a vaccine realistically was “really a 2021 event.” (Bloomberg)
The American legal system is being called to referee disputes over school reopening in the age of coronavirus. Teachers unions asking courts to block reopenings to avoid exposing personnel to the virus. Dissatisfied with web-based schooling, parents in New York, Massachusetts and Oregon are suing to force state officials to reopen physical schools sooner. (The Hill)
China and Russia have approved limited use of COVID-19 vaccines outside of clinical trials. In the United States, Operation Warp Speed is moving ahead with three out of eight US-backed vaccines in efficacy trials. FDA estimates of efficacy have error bars of sorts; for a COVID-19 vaccine, the FDA wants 95% confidence that efficacy is no lower than 30 percent. (Jon Cohen Science)
Natural disasters pose a threat to federal financing of COVID-19-related emergency unemployment aid recently designated by presidential executive order. Provided without Congress’ approval and through FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, $300 weekly unemployment benefits are likely to come up short and be re-directed toward disaster recovery in Louisiana, Texas, Iowa and California. (CBS)

Latest research news

A study in Iceland found that antiviral antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 increased during two months after diagnosis and remained on a plateau up to four (D.F. Gudbjartsson et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Salivary detection of SARS-CoV-2 has been proposed as an alternative to standard diagnostic methods of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs. It might be of particular benefit for testing remote, vulnerable, or challenging populations, despite a lower estimated rate of viral detection relative to swab testing. (Lisa Caulley et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)
A British study has found that children and young people have less severe acute COVID-19 than adults. Critical care admission was associated with age younger than 1 month, age 10-14 years, and black ethnicity. The all cause in-hospital case fatality rate for children and young people was strikingly low at 1 percent (6 out of 627), compared with 27 percent in the whole cohort of all ages (0-106 years) over the same time period. (Olivia Swann et al. BMJ)
With a population of five million people, New Zealand is now in the postelimination stage of the coronavirus outbreak. The country’s success bears lessons for other countries, including the need for rapid, science-based risk assessment by the government, followed by a series of interventions at the national, community and personal levels. (Michael G. Baker et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Variations in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 could explain why men are more likely to be hospitalized and die of COVID-19 than are women. A study found that in general, men have higher levels of certain inflammation-causing proteins known as cytokines and chemokines than women. By contrast, women tend to have a stronger response from immune cells known as T cells than men. (Takehiro Takahashi et al. Nature)
Better think twice about the old rule that six feet apart is the safe distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The rule is based on old and not very rigorous observations of aerosols photographed during sneezing – and a better understanding needs to account for the size of droplets, the type of activity that produces droplets, indoor versus outdoor setting, ventilation and – yes – whether masks are worn. (Nicholas R. Jones et al. BMJ)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

September 1st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 25,533,086. Total deaths: 851,647. Total recoveries: 16,865,101.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,036,569. Total deaths: 183,689. Total recoveries: 2,184,825.
California: Total confirmed cases: 704,085. Total deaths: 12,933.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	241768	5784	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	47642	716	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	48538	980	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10653	116	10.4	846,006
Riverside	52909	1019	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 241768 cases across LA County, including 5784 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 52 new deaths and 3310 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10443

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	346	36,478
La Verne	419	32,206
Pomona	4953	152,361
Montclair	1076	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2423	177,751
Upland	1226	77,000

Policy

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration promised over the weekend that review of a potential COVID-19 vaccine will be transparent to the public, and any clearance would be driven by data alone. Large, final-stage trials of experimental vaccines by leading pharmaceutical makers, including Pfizer and Moderna, remain in the future, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said, and there is insufficient data for judgment. Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, speaking Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said any early clearance of a vaccine will likely be for a small group at higher risk – and broad access to a vaccine realistically was “really a 2021 event.” (Bloomberg)
The American legal system is being called to referee disputes over school reopening in the age of coronavirus. Teachers unions asking courts to block reopenings to avoid exposing personnel to the virus. Dissatisfied with web-based schooling, parents in New York, Massachusetts and Oregon are suing to force state officials to reopen physical schools sooner. (The Hill)
China and Russia have approved limited use of COVID-19 vaccines outside of clinical trials. In the United States, Operation Warp Speed is moving ahead with three out of eight US-backed vaccines in efficacy trials. FDA estimates of efficacy have error bars of sorts; for a COVID-19 vaccine, the FDA wants 95% confidence that efficacy is no lower than 30 percent. (Jon Cohen Science)
Natural disasters pose a threat to federal financing of COVID-19-related emergency unemployment aid recently designated by presidential executive order. Provided without Congress’ approval and through FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, $300 weekly unemployment benefits are likely to come up short and be re-directed toward disaster recovery in Louisiana, Texas, Iowa and California. (CBS)
Diagnostic testing and imaging company PerkinElmer will build a new laboratory in California that will allow the state to more than double its COVID-19 testing capacity. With the new lab, California will be able to conduct additional 150,000 tests per day, and the price of a test is likely to fall to about $31. (SFGate)
California workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 have spiked dramatically in the past two months, from about 4,700 in May more than 11,600 in July. Those claims could mean more than $2 billion in costs for employers and their insurers, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. (CalMatters)

Latest research news

Salivary detection of SARS-CoV-2 has been proposed as an alternative to standard diagnostic methods of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs. It might be of particular benefit for testing remote, vulnerable, or challenging populations, despite a lower estimated rate of viral detection relative to swab testing. (Lisa Caulley et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)
A British study has found that children and young people have less severe acute COVID-19 than adults. Critical care admission was associated with age younger than 1 month, age 10-14 years, and black ethnicity. The all cause in-hospital case fatality rate for children and young people was strikingly low at 1 percent (6 out of 627), compared with 27 percent in the whole cohort of all ages (0-106 years) over the same time period. (Olivia Swann et al. BMJ)
With a population of five million people, New Zealand is now in the postelimination stage of the coronavirus outbreak. The country’s success bears lessons for other countries, including the need for rapid, science-based risk assessment by the government, followed by a series of interventions at the national, community and personal levels. (Michael G. Baker et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Variations in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 could explain why men are more likely to be hospitalized and die of COVID-19 than are women. A study found that in general, men have higher levels of certain inflammation-causing proteins known as cytokines and chemokines than women. By contrast, women tend to have a stronger response from immune cells known as T cells than men. (Takehiro Takahashi et al. Nature)
Better think twice about the old rule that six feet apart is the safe distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The rule is based on old and not very rigorous observations of aerosols photographed during sneezing – and a better understanding needs to account for the size of droplets, the type of activity that produces droplets, indoor versus outdoor setting, ventilation and – yes – whether masks are worn. (Nicholas R. Jones et al. BMJ)
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is reported in Hong Kong. A 33-year-old man was infected by SARS-CoV-2 in late March and then, four and a half months later, seemingly contracted the virus again while traveling in Europe. With the sequencing of the virus, the researchers found that two infections did not match. Experts cautioned that this patient’s case could be an outlier among the tens of millions of cases around the world and that immune protection may generally last longer than just a few months. (STAT)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 31st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 25,254,339. Total deaths: 847,107. Total recoveries: 16,645,999.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 6,002,615. Total deaths: 183,203. Total recoveries: 2,153,939.
California: Total confirmed cases: 699,909. Total deaths: 12,905.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- San Bernardino County added another 115,353 coronavirus tests to its total count Saturday, August 29, that should have been included earlier. A data error by state officials had resulted in an ongoing undercount in the number of tests. (The Sun)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	238458	5732	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	46892	716	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	47782	956	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10346	115	10.4	846,006
Riverside	51860	1007	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 238458 cases across LA County, including 5732 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 31 new deaths and 1472 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10264

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	339	36,478
La Verne	411	32,206
Pomona	4890	152,361
Montclair	1056	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2371	177,751
Upland	1197	77,000

Policy

The American legal system is being called to referee disputes over school reopening in the age of coronavirus. Teachers unions asking courts to block reopenings to avoid exposing personnel to the virus. Dissatisfied with web-based schooling, parents in New York, Massachusetts and Oregon are suing to force state officials to reopen physical schools sooner. (The Hill)
China and Russia have approved limited use of COVID-19 vaccines outside of clinical trials. In the United States, Operation Warp Speed is moving ahead with three out of eight US-backed vaccines in efficacy trials. FDA estimates of efficacy have error bars of sorts; for a COVID-19 vaccine, the FDA wants 95% confidence that efficacy is no lower than 30 percent. (Jon Cohen Science)
Natural disasters pose a threat to federal financing of COVID-19-related emergency unemployment aid recently designated by presidential executive order. Provided without Congress’ approval and through FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, $300 weekly unemployment benefits are likely to come up short and be re-directed toward disaster recovery in Louisiana, Texas, Iowa and California. (CBS)
Diagnostic testing and imaging company PerkinElmer will build a new laboratory in California that will allow the state to more than double its COVID-19 testing capacity. With the new lab, California will be able to conduct additional 150,000 tests per day, and the price of a test is likely to fall to about $31. (SFGate)
California workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 have spiked dramatically in the past two months, from about 4,700 in May more than 11,600 in July. Those claims could mean more than $2 billion in costs for employers and their insurers, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. (CalMatters)
Recently modified CDC coronavirus testing guidelines exclude people who do not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. Experts question the revision, pointing to the importance of identifying infections in the brief window immediately before the onset of symptoms, when many individuals are thought to be most contagious. (The New York Times)

Latest research news

A British study has found that children and young people have less severe acute COVID-19 than adults. Critical care admission was associated with age younger than 1 month, age 10-14 years, and black ethnicity. The all cause in-hospital case fatality rate for children and young people was strikingly low at 1 percent (6 out of 627), compared with 27 percent in the whole cohort of all ages (0-106 years) over the same time period. (Olivia Swann et al. BMJ)
With a population of five million people, New Zealand is now in the postelimination stage of the coronavirus outbreak. The country’s success bears lessons for other countries, including the need for rapid, science-based risk assessment by the government, followed by a series of interventions at the national, community and personal levels. (Michael G. Baker et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Variations in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 could explain why men are more likely to be hospitalized and die of COVID-19 than are women. A study found that in general, men have higher levels of certain inflammation-causing proteins known as cytokines and chemokines than women. By contrast, women tend to have a stronger response from immune cells known as T cells than men. (Takehiro Takahashi et al. Nature)
Better think twice about the old rule that six feet apart is the safe distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The rule is based on old and not very rigorous observations of aerosols photographed during sneezing – and a better understanding needs to account for the size of droplets, the type of activity that produces droplets, indoor versus outdoor setting, ventilation and – yes – whether masks are worn. (Nicholas R. Jones et al. BMJ)
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is reported in Hong Kong. A 33-year-old man was infected by SARS-CoV-2 in late March and then, four and a half months later, seemingly contracted the virus again while traveling in Europe. With the sequencing of the virus, the researchers found that two infections did not match. Experts cautioned that this patient’s case could be an outlier among the tens of millions of cases around the world and that immune protection may generally last longer than just a few months. (STAT)
A study of 11,210 COVID-19 patients at 92 hospitals across 12 states found no difference in all-cause, in-hospital mortality between white and black patients after adjusting for age, sex, insurance status, comorbidity, neighborhood deprivation, and site of care. (Baligh R. Yehia et al. JAMA Infectious Diseases)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 28th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 24,499,384. Total deaths: 832,608. Total recoveries: 16,040,117.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,873,124. Total deaths: 180,901. Total recoveries: 2,101,326.
California: Total confirmed cases: 683,529. Total deaths: 12,550.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	236986	5701	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	46407	715	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	47459	947	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10276	110	10.4	846,006
Riverside	51734	997	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 236986 cases across LA County, including 5701 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 38 new deaths and 3209 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10182

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	337	36,478
La Verne	408	32,206
Pomona	4870	152,361
Montclair	1044	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2344	177,751
Upland	1179	77,000

Policy

Natural disasters pose a threat to federal financing of COVID-19-related emergency unemployment aid recently designated by presidential executive order. Provided without Congress’ approval and through FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, $300 weekly unemployment benefits are likely to come up short and be re-directed toward disaster recovery in Louisiana, Texas, Iowa and California. (CBS)
Diagnostic testing and imaging company PerkinElmer will build a new laboratory in California that will allow the state to more than double its COVID-19 testing capacity. With the new lab, California will be able to conduct additional 150,000 tests per day, and the price of a test is likely to fall to about $31. (SFGate)
California workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 have spiked dramatically in the past two months, from about 4,700 in May more than 11,600 in July. Those claims could mean more than $2 billion in costs for employers and their insurers, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. (CalMatters)
Recently modified CDC coronavirus testing guidelines exclude people who do not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. Experts question the revision, pointing to the importance of identifying infections in the brief window immediately before the onset of symptoms, when many individuals are thought to be most contagious. (The New York Times)
China’s recovery from COVID-19 is strengthening, and so too China’s economy, which is set to catch up with that of the United States earlier this decade than had been predicted. Daily life is returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, and children are returning to school with few restrictions. It also supports Beijing’s belief that China’s state-led model is better than the U.S.’s market system during a period of rising geopolitical competition with the U.S. (The Wall Street Journal)
Questions are being raised whether sufficient federal Health and Human Services grant funding is being reserved to reimburse providers who treat uninsured COVID-19 patients. Because Congress has not appropriated any money specifically for this purpose, the only money available for covering uninsured COVID-19 patients’ costs is the amount allocated from a $175 billion provider relief fund. Of the total, only $56.6 billion remains in the fund. (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Latest research news

With a population of five million people, New Zealand is now in the postelimination stage of the coronavirus outbreak. The country’s success bears lessons for other countries, including the need for rapid, science-based risk assessment by the government, followed by a series of interventions at the national, community and personal levels. (Michael G. Baker et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Variations in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 could explain why men are more likely to be hospitalized and die of COVID-19 than are women. A study found that in general, men have higher levels of certain inflammation-causing proteins known as cytokines and chemokines than women. By contrast, women tend to have a stronger response from immune cells known as T cells than men. (Takehiro Takahashi et al. Nature)
Better think twice about the old rule that six feet apart is the safe distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The rule is based on old and not very rigorous observations of aerosols photographed during sneezing – and a better understanding needs to account for the size of droplets, the type of activity that produces droplets, indoor versus outdoor setting, ventilation and – yes – whether masks are worn. (Nicholas R. Jones et al. BMJ)
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is reported in Hong Kong. A 33-year-old man was infected by SARS-CoV-2 in late March and then, four and a half months later, seemingly contracted the virus again while traveling in Europe. With the sequencing of the virus, the researchers found that two infections did not match. Experts cautioned that this patient’s case could be an outlier among the tens of millions of cases around the world and that immune protection may generally last longer than just a few months. (STAT)
A study of 11,210 COVID-19 patients at 92 hospitals across 12 states found no difference in all-cause, in-hospital mortality between white and black patients after adjusting for age, sex, insurance status, comorbidity, neighborhood deprivation, and site of care. (Baligh R. Yehia et al. JAMA Infectious Diseases)
More than a dozen scientists have suggested the threshold to achieve herd immunity is likely to be much lower than has been believed during the course of the pandemic – possibly 50 percent or even less of a community. If that’s true, then it may be possible to turn back the coronavirus more quickly than once thought. (The New York Times)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 27th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 24,234,340. Total deaths: 827,110. Total recoveries: 15,839,177.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,832,581. Total deaths: 179,977. Total recoveries: 2,084,465.
California: Total confirmed cases: 679,099. Total deaths: 12,407.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	235386	5663	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	46051	709	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	47090	918	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10207	107	10.4	846,006
Riverside	51538	984	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 233777 cases across LA County, including 5663 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 58 new deaths and 1609 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10110

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	332	36,478
La Verne	406	32,206
Pomona	4849	152,361
Montclair	1036	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2318	177,751
Upland	1169	77,000

Policy

Diagnostic testing and imaging company PerkinElmer will build a new laboratory in California that will allow the state to more than double its COVID-19 testing capacity. With the new lab, California will be able to conduct additional 150,000 tests per day, and the price of a test is likely to fall to about $31. (SFGate)
California workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 have spiked dramatically in the past two months, from about 4,700 in May more than 11,600 in July. Those claims could mean more than $2 billion in costs for employers and their insurers, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. (CalMatters)
Recently modified CDC coronavirus testing guidelines exclude people who do not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. Experts question the revision, pointing to the importance of identifying infections in the brief window immediately before the onset of symptoms, when many individuals are thought to be most contagious. (The New York Times)
China’s recovery from COVID-19 is strengthening, and so too China’s economy, which is set to catch up with that of the United States earlier this decade than had been predicted. Daily life is returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, and children are returning to school with few restrictions. It also supports Beijing’s belief that China’s state-led model is better than the U.S.’s market system during a period of rising geopolitical competition with the U.S. (The Wall Street Journal)
Questions are being raised whether sufficient federal Health and Human Services grant funding is being reserved to reimburse providers who treat uninsured COVID-19 patients. Because Congress has not appropriated any money specifically for this purpose, the only money available for covering uninsured COVID-19 patients’ costs is the amount allocated from a $175 billion provider relief fund. Of the total, only $56.6 billion remains in the fund. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The FDA on Sunday issued emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a promising COVID–19 treatment, saying the potential benefits outweigh the known and potential risks. The FDA reasoned that COVID-19 convalescent plasma might reduce the severity or length of COVID-19 illness in some hospitalized patients.

Latest research news

Variations in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 could explain why men are more likely to be hospitalized and die of COVID-19 than are women. A study found that in general, men have higher levels of certain inflammation-causing proteins known as cytokines and chemokines than women. By contrast, women tend to have a stronger response from immune cells known as T cells than men. (Takehiro Takahashi et al. Nature)
Better think twice about the old rule that six feet apart is the safe distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The rule is based on old and not very rigorous observations of aerosols photographed during sneezing – and a better understanding needs to account for the size of droplets, the type of activity that produces droplets, indoor versus outdoor setting, ventilation and – yes – whether masks are worn. (Nicholas R. Jones et al. BMJ)
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is reported in Hong Kong. A 33-year-old man was infected by SARS-CoV-2 in late March and then, four and a half months later, seemingly contracted the virus again while traveling in Europe. With the sequencing of the virus, the researchers found that two infections did not match. Experts cautioned that this patient’s case could be an outlier among the tens of millions of cases around the world and that immune protection may generally last longer than just a few months. (STAT)
A study of 11,210 COVID-19 patients at 92 hospitals across 12 states found no difference in all-cause, in-hospital mortality between white and black patients after adjusting for age, sex, insurance status, comorbidity, neighborhood deprivation, and site of care. (Baligh R. Yehia et al. JAMA Infectious Diseases)
More than a dozen scientists have suggested the threshold to achieve herd immunity is likely to be much lower than has been believed during the course of the pandemic – possibly 50 percent or even less of a community. If that’s true, then it may be possible to turn back the coronavirus more quickly than once thought. (The New York Times)
A longitudinal assessment of individuals recovered from mildly symptomatic COVID-19 shows that recovered individuals have developed SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG antibody and neutralizing plasma, as well as virus-specific memory B and T cells that not only persisted, but in some cases increased numerically over three months following symptom onset. (Lauren B Rodda et al. medRxiv)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 26th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 23,951,902. Total deaths: 820,835. Total recoveries: 15,616,165.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,788,185. Total deaths: 178,758. Total recoveries: 2,053,699.
California: Total confirmed cases: 673,095. Total deaths: 12,257.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	233777	5605	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	45666	695	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	46642	912	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	10111	105	10.4	846,006
Riverside	51200	978	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 233777 cases across LA County, including 5605 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 47 new deaths and 884 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 10028

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	329	36,478
La Verne	401	32,206
Pomona	4819	152,361
Montclair	1022	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2295	177,751
Upland	1162	77,000

Policy

Recently modified CDC coronavirus testing guidelines exclude people who do not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. Experts question the revision, pointing to the importance of identifying infections in the brief window immediately before the onset of symptoms, when many individuals are thought to be most contagious. (The New York Times)
China’s recovery from COVID-19 is strengthening, and so too China’s economy, which is set to catch up with that of the United States earlier this decade than had been predicted. Daily life is returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, and children are returning to school with few restrictions. It also supports Beijing’s belief that China’s state-led model is better than the U.S.’s market system during a period of rising geopolitical competition with the U.S. (The Wall Street Journal)
Questions are being raised whether sufficient federal Health and Human Services grant funding is being reserved to reimburse providers who treat uninsured COVID-19 patients. Because Congress has not appropriated any money specifically for this purpose, the only money available for covering uninsured COVID-19 patients’ costs is the amount allocated from a $175 billion provider relief fund. Of the total, only $56.6 billion remains in the fund. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The FDA on Sunday issued emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a promising COVID–19 treatment, saying the potential benefits outweigh the known and potential risks. The FDA reasoned that COVID-19 convalescent plasma might reduce the severity or length of COVID-19 illness in some hospitalized patients.
Six biopharmaceutical firms researching monoclonal antibody (mAb) candidates were recently granted permission by the Department of Justice under antitrust law to exchange “technical information” on each other’s manufacturing processes and platforms, but not information on cost or price. (Nicholson Price et al. Science)
WHO is urging countries to join an international pact to share vaccines. The global call aims to prevent hoarding of anti-COVID-19 drugs by some countries at the expense of others. (NPR)

Latest research news

Better think twice about the old rule that six feet apart is the safe distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The rule is based on old and not very rigorous observations of aerosols photographed during sneezing – and a better understanding needs to account for the size of droplets, the type of activity that produces droplets, indoor versus outdoor setting, ventilation and – yes – whether masks are worn. (Nicholas R. Jones et al. BMJ)
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is reported in Hong Kong. A 33-year-old man was infected by SARS-CoV-2 in late March and then, four and a half months later, seemingly contracted the virus again while traveling in Europe. With the sequencing of the virus, the researchers found that two infections did not match. Experts cautioned that this patient’s case could be an outlier among the tens of millions of cases around the world and that immune protection may generally last longer than just a few months. (STAT)
A study of 11,210 COVID-19 patients at 92 hospitals across 12 states found no difference in all-cause, in-hospital mortality between white and black patients after adjusting for age, sex, insurance status, comorbidity, neighborhood deprivation, and site of care. (Baligh R. Yehia et al. JAMA Infectious Diseases)
More than a dozen scientists have suggested the threshold to achieve herd immunity is likely to be much lower than has been believed during the course of the pandemic – possibly 50 percent or even less of a community. If that’s true, then it may be possible to turn back the coronavirus more quickly than once thought. (The New York Times)
A longitudinal assessment of individuals recovered from mildly symptomatic COVID-19 shows that recovered individuals have developed SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG antibody and neutralizing plasma, as well as virus-specific memory B and T cells that not only persisted, but in some cases increased numerically over three months following symptom onset. (Lauren B Rodda et al. medRxiv)
There are insufficient supplies of remdesivir and dexamethasone, the only two medicines – both patented – currently proven to fight COVID-19. Scientists are testing a commercial drug synthesis AI program called Synthia to find novel solutions for making 12 medications now being tested as COVID-19 therapies, including remdesivir. (Robert F. Service Science)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 24th

Coronavirus: IPRC Updates

Daily Briefing

IPRC aggregates content from government and leading institutions engaged in the global effort to curtail the coronavirus pandemic. The Center delivers original content from Claremont Graduate University researchers and creates graphic content in GIS modeling.

Contributors: Claudia Caceres, MS; Giacomo Di Pasquale, MA; Nicole Gatto, PhD; Javier Rodriguez, PhD, and Rena Salayeva, PhD. For more, contact Rena Salayeva at rena.salayeva@cgu.edu

Latest Update August 21, 2020, 09.00 a.m.

Click here for previous updates.

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 23,472,067. Total deaths: 809,747. Total recoveries: 15,169,748.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,709,839. Total deaths: 176,901. Total recoveries: 1,997,761.
California: Total confirmed cases: 663,669. Total deaths: 12,134.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	229054	5491	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	43943	629	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	45308	882	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	9695	102	10.4	846,006
Riverside	49482	927	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 227346 cases across LA County, including 5491 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 45 new deaths and 1708 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 9735

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	322	36,478
La Verne	386	32,206
Pomona	4736	152,361
Montclair	976	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2207	177,751
Upland	1108	77,000

Policy

The FDA on Sunday issued emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a promising COVID–19 treatment, saying the potential benefits outweigh the known and potential risks. The FDA reasoned that COVID-19 convalescent plasma might reduce the severity or length of COVID-19 illness in some hospitalized patients.
Six biopharmaceutical firms researching monoclonal antibody (mAb) candidates were recently granted permission by the Department of Justice under antitrust law to exchange “technical information” on each other’s manufacturing processes and platforms, but not information on cost or price. (Nicholson Price et al. Science)
WHO is urging countries to join an international pact to share vaccines. The global call aims to prevent hoarding of anti-COVID-19 drugs by some countries at the expense of others. (NPR)
School districts in Tennessee may allow teachers to come back for in-person instruction if they have been exposed to the coronavirus or are living with someone that tested positive earlier than the required 10-day quarantine period. Tennessee K-12 school districts can adopt their own policies separate from the state and choose to exempt staff, designating them as essential employees. (Newsweek)
The federal government announced Friday an additional $1.4 billion to almost 80 free-standing children’s hospitals nationwide. Funding is through the bipartisan CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program, and Health Care Enhancement Act. Federal support comprises $175 billion in relief to hospitals and healthcare providers impacted by the pandemic. (Department of Health and Human Services)
California Newsom announced Friday that the state budget will include $5.3 billion in learning loss mitigation funds to K-12 school districts to support distance learning. Addressing inequalities in access to digital technology, the state will prioritize low-income students, students with disabilities, foster youth, homeless students and English learners.

Latest research news

A study of 11,210 COVID-19 patients at 92 hospitals across 12 states found no difference in all-cause, in-hospital mortality between white and black patients after adjusting for age, sex, insurance status, comorbidity, neighborhood deprivation, and site of care. (Baligh R. Yehia et al. JAMA Infectious Diseases)
More than a dozen scientists have suggested the threshold to achieve herd immunity is likely to be much lower than has been believed during the course of the pandemic – possibly 50 percent or even less of a community. If that’s true, then it may be possible to turn back the coronavirus more quickly than once thought. (The New York Times)
A longitudinal assessment of individuals recovered from mildly symptomatic COVID-19 shows that recovered individuals have developed SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG antibody and neutralizing plasma, as well as virus-specific memory B and T cells that not only persisted, but in some cases increased numerically over three months following symptom onset. (Lauren B Rodda et al. medRxiv)
There are insufficient supplies of remdesivir and dexamethasone, the only two medicines – both patented – currently proven to fight COVID-19. Scientists are testing a commercial drug synthesis AI program called Synthia to find novel solutions for making 12 medications now being tested as COVID-19 therapies, including remdesivir. (Robert F. Service Science)
The risk of concurrent influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks this fall and winter calls for widespread seasonal flu vaccination, mandated face coverings and strengthened social distancing, including school closures. (Daniel A. Solomon et al. JAMA Insights)
A contact-tracing study in China shows household contact is the main risk of transmission of severe COVID-19. (Lei Luo et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 21st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 22,734,522. Total deaths: 794,466. Total recoveries: 14,580,080.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,584,154. Total deaths: 174,442. Total recoveries: 1,947,035.
California: Total confirmed cases: 644,751. Total deaths: 11,686.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	227346	5446	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	43469	625	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	44936	856	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	9557	101	10.4	846,006
Riverside	48956	922	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 227346 cases across LA County, including 5446 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 54 new deaths and 1519 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 9651

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	320	36,478
La Verne	384	32,206
Pomona	4700	152,361
Montclair	961	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2192	177,751
Upland	1094	77,000

Policy

WHO is urging countries to join an international pact to share vaccines. The global call aims to prevent hoarding of anti-COVID-19 drugs by some countries at the expense of others. (NPR)
The FDA has put on hold its emergency use authorization for blood plasma to treat COVID-19, citing concerns about emerging data on the effectiveness of the treatment, the New York Times reported Wednesday. Pending further review, authorization could still be issued in the near future. (CNN)
School districts in Tennessee may allow teachers to come back for in-person instruction if they have been exposed to the coronavirus or are living with someone that tested positive earlier than the required 10-day quarantine period. Tennessee K-12 school districts can adopt their own policies separate from the state and choose to exempt staff, designating them as essential employees. (Newsweek)
The federal government announced Friday an additional $1.4 billion to almost 80 free-standing children’s hospitals nationwide. Funding is through the bipartisan CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program, and Health Care Enhancement Act. Federal support comprises $175 billion in relief to hospitals and healthcare providers impacted by the pandemic. (Department of Health and Human Services)
California Newsom announced Friday that the state budget will include $5.3 billion in learning loss mitigation funds to K-12 school districts to support distance learning. Addressing inequalities in access to digital technology, the state will prioritize low-income students, students with disabilities, foster youth, homeless students and English learners.
About quarter of Medicaid enrollees have experienced food insufficiency since the March outbreak of the pandemic. Medicaid programs need to integrate nutrition assistance programs into their enrollment systems by screening enrollees for food needs and directing them to the community resources. (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Latest research news

More than a dozen scientists have suggested the threshold to achieve herd immunity is likely to be much lower than has been believed during the course of the pandemic – possibly 50 percent or even less of a community. If that’s true, then it may be possible to turn back the coronavirus more quickly than once thought. (The New York Times)
A longitudinal assessment of individuals recovered from mildly symptomatic COVID-19 shows that recovered individuals have developed SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG antibody and neutralizing plasma, as well as virus-specific memory B and T cells that not only persisted, but in some cases increased numerically over three months following symptom onset. (Lauren B Rodda et al. medRxiv)
There are insufficient supplies of remdesivir and dexamethasone, the only two medicines – both patented – currently proven to fight COVID-19. Scientists are testing a commercial drug synthesis AI program called Synthia to find novel solutions for making 12 medications now being tested as COVID-19 therapies, including remdesivir. (Robert F. Service Science)
The risk of concurrent influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks this fall and winter calls for widespread seasonal flu vaccination, mandated face coverings and strengthened social distancing, including school closures. (Daniel A. Solomon et al. JAMA Insights)
A contact-tracing study in China shows household contact is the main risk of transmission of severe COVID-19. (Lei Luo et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)
The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization Saturday to researchers from the Yale School of Public Health for “SalivaDirect,” a fast and inexpensive option for testing for COVID-19. (CNN)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 20th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 22,460,293. Total deaths: 788,803. Total recoveries: 14,370,635.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,532,566. Total deaths: 173,241. Total recoveries: 1,925,049.
California: Total confirmed cases: 638,831. Total deaths: 11,523.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	225827	5392	23.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	42947	621	14.5	2,180,085
Orange	44507	833	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	9394	98	10.4	846,006
Riverside	48630	917	18.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 225827 cases across LA County, including 5392 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 57 new deaths and 1796 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 9588

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	319	36,478
La Verne	381	32,206
Pomona	4681	152,361
Montclair	952	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2169	177,751
Upland	1086	77,000

Policy

The FDA has put on hold its emergency use authorization for blood plasma to treat COVID-19, citing concerns about emerging data on the effectiveness of the treatment, the New York Times reported Wednesday. Pending further review, authorization could still be issued in the near future. (CNN)
School districts in Tennessee may allow teachers to come back for in-person instruction if they have been exposed to the coronavirus or are living with someone that tested positive earlier than the required 10-day quarantine period. Tennessee K-12 school districts can adopt their own policies separate from the state and choose to exempt staff, designating them as essential employees. (Newsweek)
The federal government announced Friday an additional $1.4 billion to almost 80 free-standing children’s hospitals nationwide. Funding is through the bipartisan CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program, and Health Care Enhancement Act. Federal support comprises $175 billion in relief to hospitals and healthcare providers impacted by the pandemic. (Department of Health and Human Services)
California Newsom announced Friday that the state budget will include $5.3 billion in learning loss mitigation funds to K-12 school districts to support distance learning. Addressing inequalities in access to digital technology, the state will prioritize low-income students, students with disabilities, foster youth, homeless students and English learners.
About quarter of Medicaid enrollees have experienced food insufficiency since the March outbreak of the pandemic. Medicaid programs need to integrate nutrition assistance programs into their enrollment systems by screening enrollees for food needs and directing them to the community resources. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
California Gov. Newsom and officials of the State Board of Education announced Friday that students with disabilities will be able to receive face-to-face instruction at schools this fall. (KQED)

Latest research news

A longitudinal assessment of individuals recovered from mildly symptomatic COVID-19 shows that recovered individuals have developed SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG antibody and neutralizing plasma, as well as virus-specific memory B and T cells that not only persisted, but in some cases increased numerically over three months following symptom onset. (Lauren B Rodda et al. medRxiv)
There are insufficient supplies of remdesivir and dexamethasone, the only two medicines – both patented – currently proven to fight COVID-19. Scientists are testing a commercial drug synthesis AI program called Synthia to find novel solutions for making 12 medications now being tested as COVID-19 therapies, including remdesivir. (Robert F. Service Science)
The risk of concurrent influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks this fall and winter calls for widespread seasonal flu vaccination, mandated face coverings and strengthened social distancing, including school closures. (Daniel A. Solomon et al. JAMA Insights)
A contact-tracing study in China shows household contact is the main risk of transmission of severe COVID-19. (Lei Luo et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)
The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization Saturday to researchers from the Yale School of Public Health for “SalivaDirect,” a fast and inexpensive option for testing for COVID-19. (CNN)
COVID-19 has caused 25 percent of all deaths among Latino people between their mid-40s and mid-70s, while the coronavirus was responsible for only 9 percent of deaths among all Americans of the same ages, according to death-certificate data collected by federal officials. (Wall Street Journal)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 19th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 22,186,759. Total deaths: 782,019. Total recoveries: 14,150,579.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,494,239. Total deaths: 172,048. Total recoveries: 1,898,159.
California: Total confirmed cases: 632,667. Total deaths: 11,342.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	224031	5335	24.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	42150	616	14.1	2,180,085
Orange	44212	815	18.0	3,175,692
Ventura	9340	97	10.2	846,006
Riverside	48200	913	19.4	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 224031 cases across LA County, including 5335 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 62 new deaths and 900 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 9460

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	314	36,478
La Verne	378	32,206
Pomona	4633	152,361
Montclair	936	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2120	177,751
Upland	1070	77,000

Policy

The federal government announced Friday an additional $1.4 billion to almost 80 free-standing children’s hospitals nationwide. Funding is through the bipartisan CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program, and Health Care Enhancement Act. Federal support comprises $175 billion in relief to hospitals and healthcare providers impacted by the pandemic. (Department of Health and Human Services)
California Newsom announced Friday that the state budget will include $5.3 billion in learning loss mitigation funds to K-12 school districts to support distance learning. Addressing inequalities in access to digital technology, the state will prioritize low-income students, students with disabilities, foster youth, homeless students and English learners.
About quarter of Medicaid enrollees have experienced food insufficiency since the March outbreak of the pandemic. Medicaid programs need to integrate nutrition assistance programs into their enrollment systems by screening enrollees for food needs and directing them to the community resources. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
California Gov. Newsom and officials of the State Board of Education announced Friday that students with disabilities will be able to receive face-to-face instruction at schools this fall. (KQED)
The use of telehealth video medical visits has grown faster in the past five months than in the preceding 25 years, as a result of policy changes adopted by the federal government and states in response to the pandemic. Should the reforms be made permanent by lawmakers? The answer is yes. Telehealth is a powerful and affordable tool for increasing access to healthcare. (Progressive Policy Institute and Americans for Prosperity)
The governor of South Dakota has turned down President Trump’s executive offer of a $300 boost in weekly federal unemployment benefits. In contrast to other states battling coronavirus, South Dakota’s economy has not been shut down and nearly 80 percent of lost jobs have been recovered. (CNN)

Latest research news

There are insufficient supplies of remdesivir and dexamethasone, the only two medicines – both patented – currently proven to fight COVID-19. Scientists are testing a commercial drug synthesis AI program called Synthia to find novel solutions for making 12 medications now being tested as COVID-19 therapies, including remdesivir. (Robert F. Service Science)
The risk of concurrent influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks this fall and winter calls for widespread seasonal flu vaccination, mandated face coverings and strengthened social distancing, including school closures. (Daniel A. Solomon et al. JAMA Insights)
A contact-tracing study in China shows household contact is the main risk of transmission of severe COVID-19. (Lei Luo et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)
The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization Saturday to researchers from the Yale School of Public Health for “SalivaDirect,” a fast and inexpensive option for testing for COVID-19. (CNN)
COVID-19 has caused 25 percent of all deaths among Latino people between their mid-40s and mid-70s, while the coronavirus was responsible for only 9 percent of deaths among all Americans of the same ages, according to death-certificate data collected by federal officials. (Wall Street Journal)
Patients treated with blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors showed good results, according to preliminary assessment by Mayo Clinic of 35,000 coronavirus patients given the century-old treatment. (Associated Press)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 18th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 21,927,114. Total deaths: 775,000. Total recoveries: 13,917,917.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,446,233. Total deaths: 170,586. Total recoveries: 1,865,580.
California: Total confirmed cases: 628,031. Total deaths: 11,242.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	223131	5273	24.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	41564	568	14.1	2,180,085
Orange	43925	810	18.0	3,175,692
Ventura	9297	96	10.2	846,006
Riverside	47490	912	19.4	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 223131 cases across LA County, including 5273 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 59 new deaths and 6992 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 9365

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	309	36,478
La Verne	377	32,206
Pomona	4609	152,361
Montclair	915	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2098	177,751
Upland	1057	77,000

Policy

California Gov. Newsom and officials of the State Board of Education announced Friday that students with disabilities will be able to receive face-to-face instruction at schools this fall. (KQED)
The use of telehealth video medical visits has grown faster in the past five months than in the preceding 25 years, as a result of policy changes adopted by the federal government and states in response to the pandemic. Should the reforms be made permanent by lawmakers? The answer is yes. Telehealth is a powerful and affordable tool for increasing access to healthcare. (Progressive Policy Institute and Americans for Prosperity)
The governor of South Dakota has turned down President Trump’s executive offer of a $300 boost in weekly federal unemployment benefits. In contrast to other states battling coronavirus, South Dakota’s economy has not been shut down and nearly 80 percent of lost jobs have been recovered. (CNN)
Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 test results remain backlogged in Los Angeles County and not uploaded in the county’s system. It’s unclear how many of the unreported results were from L.A. County and whether they will change the picture of the virus’ spread. (The Los Angeles Times)
Wide variations in charges for tests, treatment, insurance and patient care reveal a need for price transparency and market competition in delivery of more efficient services during the coronavirus pandemic. (RealClearPolitics)
California’s Santa Clara County is among the first to offer waivers to K-6 schools allowing them to bring students back to the classroom. Gov. Newsom has mandated that schools must request permission to teach in-person in counties on the state’s coronavirus watchlist. (The Mercury News)

Latest research news

The risk of concurrent influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks this fall and winter calls for widespread seasonal flu vaccination, mandated face coverings and strengthened social distancing, including school closures. (Daniel A. Solomon et al. JAMA Insights)
A contact-tracing study in China shows household contact is the main risk of transmission of severe COVID-19. (Lei Luo et al. Annals of Internal Medicine)
The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization Saturday to researchers from the Yale School of Public Health for “SalivaDirect,” a fast and inexpensive option for testing for COVID-19. (CNN)
COVID-19 has caused 25 percent of all deaths among Latino people between their mid-40s and mid-70s, while the coronavirus was responsible for only 9 percent of deaths among all Americans of the same ages, according to death-certificate data collected by federal officials. (Wall Street Journal)
Patients treated with blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors showed good results, according to preliminary assessment by Mayo Clinic of 35,000 coronavirus patients given the century-old treatment. (Associated Press)
The term post-intensive care syndrome is being used to describe the condition of coronavirus patients experiencing long-term physical, cognitive and mental health problems during their recovery. Such patients, called long-haulers by their medical supporters, is challenging and often follows long hospitalization on ventilators, heavily sedated and immobilized. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 17th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 21,720,713. Total deaths: 776,157. Total recoveries: 13,702,295.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,408,268. Total deaths: 170,131. Total recoveries: 1,833,067.
California: Total confirmed cases: 621,562. Total deaths: 11,224.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	218693	5214	24.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	39374	561	14.1	2,180,085
Orange	42854	789	18.0	3,175,692
Ventura	9090	95	10.2	846,006
Riverside	45662	881	19.4	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 216139 cases across LA County, including 5214 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 43 new deaths and 2554 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 9006

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	302	36,478
La Verne	368	32,206
Pomona	4465	152,361
Montclair	861	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	2001	177,751
Upland	1009	77,000

Policy

The governor of South Dakota has turned down President Trump’s executive offer of a $300 boost in weekly federal unemployment benefits. In contrast to other states battling coronavirus, South Dakota’s economy has not been shut down and nearly 80 percent of lost jobs have been recovered. (CNN)
Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 test results remain backlogged in Los Angeles County and not uploaded in the county’s system. It’s unclear how many of the unreported results were from L.A. County and whether they will change the picture of the virus’ spread. (The Los Angeles Times)
Wide variations in charges for tests, treatment, insurance and patient care reveal a need for price transparency and market competition in delivery of more efficient services during the coronavirus pandemic. (RealClearPolitics)
California’s Santa Clara County is among the first to offer waivers to K-6 schools allowing them to bring students back to the classroom. Gov. Newsom has mandated that schools must request permission to teach in-person in counties on the state’s coronavirus watchlist. (The Mercury News)
Hospitals are unduly burdened by the Trump Administration’s action to shift COVID-19 reporting of state hospitalizations from CDC to a third party TeleTracking. The action is resulting in reporting delays, data discrepancies and undermining of national standardization, public health officials warned, and called for CDC data experts to continue their work. (The New York Times)
The nation’s governors raised bipartisan concerns Monday about the cost and administrative burden of recent presidential executive orders for unemployment relief. The executive orders set $400 weekly benefits but require states to apply for the federal funds and pay 25 percent of the cost. (The Washington Post)

Latest research news

The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization Saturday to researchers from the Yale School of Public Health for “SalivaDirect,” a fast and inexpensive option for testing for COVID-19. (CNN)
COVID-19 has caused 25 percent of all deaths among Latino people between their mid-40s and mid-70s, while the coronavirus was responsible for only 9 percent of deaths among all Americans of the same ages, according to death-certificate data collected by federal officials. (Wall Street Journal)
Patients treated with blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors showed good results, according to preliminary assessment by Mayo Clinic of 35,000 coronavirus patients given the century-old treatment. (Associated Press)
The term post-intensive care syndrome is being used to describe the condition of coronavirus patients experiencing long-term physical, cognitive and mental health problems during their recovery. Such patients, called long-haulers by their medical supporters, is challenging and often follows long hospitalization on ventilators, heavily sedated and immobilized. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
A study published in Science could explain the extraordinary range and severity of COVID-19 symptoms. The study found that the immune systems of roughly half of subjects appeared to remember past exposure to other coronaviruses, including variants of the common cold, equipping them to respond more quickly to a COVID-19 infection once it appeared. The findings also offer new insights that could help in developing a vaccine by looking at T cells. (McClatchy)
A large-scale randomized text messaging experiment in India promoted health behavior for COVID-19 prevention, including increased reporting of symptoms to the local health workers and a greater adherence to social distancing and hygiene. The experiment also demonstrated positive spillover effects of messaging onto non-recipients within the same community. (Abhijit Banerjee et al. NBER)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 13th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 20,672,105. Total deaths: 750,490. Total recoveries: 12,863,984.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,204,792. Total deaths: 166,148. Total recoveries: 1,755,225.
California: Total confirmed cases: 586,056. Total deaths: 10,468.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	214197	5109	24.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	38290	555	14.1	2,180,085
Orange	41823	745	18.0	3,175,692
Ventura	8790	93	10.2	846,006
Riverside	43983	853	19.4	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 214197 cases across LA County, including 5109 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 52 new deaths and 2389 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 8634

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	291	36,478
La Verne	357	32,206
Pomona	4357	152,361
Montclair	836	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1950	177,751
Upland	975	77,000

Policy

California’s Santa Clara County is among the first to offer waivers to K-6 schools allowing them to bring students back to the classroom. Gov. Newsom has mandated that schools must request permission to teach in-person in counties on the state’s coronavirus watchlist. (The Mercury News)
Hospitals are unduly burdened by the Trump Administration’s action to shift COVID-19 reporting of state hospitalizations from CDC to a third party TeleTracking. The action is resulting in reporting delays, data discrepancies and undermining of national standardization, public health officials warned, and called for CDC data experts to continue their work. (The New York Times)
The nation’s governors raised bipartisan concerns Monday about the cost and administrative burden of recent presidential executive orders for unemployment relief. The executive orders set $400 weekly benefits but require states to apply for the federal funds and pay 25 percent of the cost. (The Washington Post)
Addressing COVID-19 in an increasingly urbanized world requires a focus on how urbanization shapes longer-term recovery. Improving spatial inequalities in cities, through innovation, digitalization, and green transformation, and strengthening local capacities, are necessary for recovery and resilience. (United Nations)
Digital technologies supporting public-health responses to COVID-19 include population surveillance, case identification, contact tracing and evaluation of interventions on the basis of mobility data and communication with the public. But digital tools are not silver bullets, and create their own problems of legal, ethical and privacy barriers to implementation. (Nature)
State Data Report, a joint report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, summarizes publicly reported data from 49 states, NYC, DC, Puerto Rico and Guam showing the best publicly available data on COVID 19 cases in children. Among the findings: An overall rate of 447 child COVID-19 cases per 100,000 children in the population; children represent 8.8 percent of all available cases, and 25 states reported 10 percent or more cases, while former coronavirus epicenter New York City reported 3 percent or fewer cases were children. (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Latest research news

A study published in Science could explain the extraordinary range and severity of COVID-19 symptoms. The study found that the immune systems of roughly half of subjects appeared to remember past exposure to other coronaviruses, including variants of the common cold, equipping them to respond more quickly to a COVID-19 infection once it appeared. The findings also offer new insights that could help in developing a vaccine by looking at T cells. (McClatchy)
A large-scale randomized text messaging experiment in India promoted health behavior for COVID-19 prevention, including increased reporting of symptoms to the local health workers and a greater adherence to social distancing and hygiene. The experiment also demonstrated positive spillover effects of messaging onto non-recipients within the same community. (Abhijit Banerjee et al. NBER)
The United States has a narrow opportunity to subdue COVID-19 before matters get much worse. Unless Americans use the weeks between now and the onset of winter earnestly to tamp down transmission, cold weather indoor living likely will cause a bleak season of winter illness. (STAT)
The number of reported coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 5 million on Sunday, double the number since the end of June, the Washington Post reported. The 5 million mark comes just 17 days after the U.S. total exceeded 4 million, and reported U.S. cases have doubled since late June, peaking on July 17 with 76,491 cases in a single day. The United States leads the world with a quarter of all global infections. Brazil and India follow, according to the Post, with 3 million and 2.1 million reported infections, respectively. (The Washington Post)
Will vaccines against COVID-19 be less effective for obese adults than the general population? Maybe so, obesity researchers say, explaining that vaccines are known to be less protective for influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies in obese adults. (Kaiser Health News)
The CDC has updated guidance after testing positive for COVID-19 by reducing the isolation time to 10 days after symptoms begin and for 24 hours after fever has broken without the use of fever-reducing medications. The CDC also released new findings that COVID-19 can result in prolonged illness, even among previously healthy young adults with no underlying chronic medical conditions. (JAMA Health Forum)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 12th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 20,405,098. Total deaths: 744,211. Total recoveries: 12,625,076.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,161,612. Total deaths: 164,976. Total recoveries: 1,714,960.
California: Total confirmed cases: 574,411. Total deaths: 10,468.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	211808	5057	24.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	37315	549	14.1	2,180,085
Orange	41578	734	18.0	3,175,692
Ventura	8740	93	10.2	846,006
Riverside	43376	824	19.4	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 211808 cases across LA County, including 5057 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 61 new deaths and 1386 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 8634

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	289	36,478
La Verne	355	32,206
Pomona	4301	152,361
Montclair	823	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1907	177,751
Upland	959	77,000

Policy

The nation’s governors raised bipartisan concerns Monday about the cost and administrative burden of recent presidential executive orders for unemployment relief. The executive orders set $400 weekly benefits but require states to apply for the federal funds and pay 25 percent of the cost. (The Washington Post)
Addressing COVID-19 in an increasingly urbanized world requires a focus on how urbanization shapes longer-term recovery. Improving spatial inequalities in cities, through innovation, digitalization, and green transformation, and strengthening local capacities, are necessary for recovery and resilience. (United Nations)
Digital technologies supporting public-health responses to COVID-19 include population surveillance, case identification, contact tracing and evaluation of interventions on the basis of mobility data and communication with the public. But digital tools are not silver bullets, and create their own problems of legal, ethical and privacy barriers to implementation. (Nature)
State Data Report, a joint report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, summarizes publicly reported data from 49 states, NYC, DC, Puerto Rico and Guam showing the best publicly available data on COVID 19 cases in children. Among the findings: An overall rate of 447 child COVID-19 cases per 100,000 children in the population; children represent 8.8 percent of all available cases, and 25 states reported 10 percent or more cases, while former coronavirus epicenter New York City reported 3 percent or fewer cases were children. (American Academy of Pediatrics)
California’s Alameda County is offering a $1,250 stipend to residents to stay home when they have been diagnosed with coronavirus. The eligibility extends to those who do not receive unemployment benefits or sick leave. The county has set aside $10 million for the project, which should cover 7,500 stipends, and local officials hope to be reimbursed by the state or federal governments. (CBS)
The federal government is asking states and territories to cover 25 percent of their National Guard costs later this month as part of the coronavirus relief mission. Virus-struck Texas and Florida’s shares, however, will be fully covered by the federal government – a move seen as politically calculated. (Politico)

Latest research news

A large-scale randomized text messaging experiment in India promoted health behavior for COVID-19 prevention, including increased reporting of symptoms to the local health workers and a greater adherence to social distancing and hygiene. The experiment also demonstrated positive spillover effects of messaging onto non-recipients within the same community. (Abhijit Banerjee et al. NBER)
The United States has a narrow opportunity to subdue COVID-19 before matters get much worse. Unless Americans use the weeks between now and the onset of winter earnestly to tamp down transmission, cold weather indoor living likely will cause a bleak season of winter illness. (STAT)
The number of reported coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 5 million on Sunday, double the number since the end of June, the Washington Post reported. The 5 million mark comes just 17 days after the U.S. total exceeded 4 million, and reported U.S. cases have doubled since late June, peaking on July 17 with 76,491 cases in a single day. The United States leads the world with a quarter of all global infections. Brazil and India follow, according to the Post, with 3 million and 2.1 million reported infections, respectively. (The Washington Post)
Will vaccines against COVID-19 be less effective for obese adults than the general population? Maybe so, obesity researchers say, explaining that vaccines are known to be less protective for influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies in obese adults. (Kaiser Health News)
The CDC has updated guidance after testing positive for COVID-19 by reducing the isolation time to 10 days after symptoms begin and for 24 hours after fever has broken without the use of fever-reducing medications. The CDC also released new findings that COVID-19 can result in prolonged illness, even among previously healthy young adults with no underlying chronic medical conditions. (JAMA Health Forum)
A potential Covid-19 vaccine from the biotech company Novavax has showed a promising immune response in a small, early trial, but not without a high rate of mostly mild side effects. (STAT)

Protect Public Data Hub by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 10th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 19,909,062. Total deaths: 732,128. Total recoveries: 12,138,271.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 5,053,123. Total deaths: 163,047. Total recoveries: 1,656,864.
California: Total confirmed cases: 554,160. Total deaths: 10,293.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	204167	4918	24.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	34939	497	14.1	2,180,085
Orange	38754	704	18.0	3,175,692
Ventura	8146	89	10.2	846,006
Riverside	40452	799	19.4	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 204167 cases across LA County, including 4918 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 49 new deaths and 3061 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 8166

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	270	36,478
La Verne	346	32,206
Pomona	4059	152,361
Montclair	780	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1811	177,751
Upland	900	77,000

Policy

State Data Report, a joint report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, summarizes publicly reported data from 49 states, NYC, DC, Puerto Rico and Guam showing the best publicly available data on COVID 19 cases in children. Among the findings: An overall rate of 447 child COVID-19 cases per 100,000 children in the population; children represent 8.8 percent of all available cases, and 25 states reported 10 percent or more cases, while former coronavirus epicenter New York City reported 3 percent or fewer cases were children. (American Academy of Pediatrics)
California’s Alameda County is offering a $1,250 stipend to residents to stay home when they have been diagnosed with coronavirus. The eligibility extends to those who do not receive unemployment benefits or sick leave. The county has set aside $10 million for the project, which should cover 7,500 stipends, and local officials hope to be reimbursed by the state or federal governments. (CBS)
The federal government is asking states and territories to cover 25 percent of their National Guard costs later this month as part of the coronavirus relief mission. Virus-struck Texas and Florida’s shares, however, will be fully covered by the federal government – a move seen as politically calculated. (Politico)
A bipartisan group of governors from Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia has formed a pact with the Rockefeller Foundation to buy millions of coronavirus antigen tests, the most significant example so far of states teaming to fight the pandemic rather than working through the federal government. (Bloomberg)
As state elections officials move to expand mail-in voting as a safer practice during the pandemic, President Trump has threatened legal action to stop states from issuing mailed ballots to all active voters. (Politico)
Teachers protested Monday against resuming in-class instruction. In California, the decline in new COVID-19 cases is not enough to merit a change in Gov. Newsom’s order that Californian schools begin the August term with online learning. The Los Angeles teachers union and education officials on Monday agreed to a plan for resuming online-only classes later this month in the nation’s second-largest school district. (Reuters)

Latest research news

The number of reported coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 5 million on Sunday, double the number since the end of June, the Washington Post reported. The 5 million mark comes just 17 days after the U.S. total exceeded 4 million, and reported U.S. cases have doubled since late June, peaking on July 17 with 76,491 cases in a single day. The United States leads the world with a quarter of all global infections. Brazil and India follow, according to the Post, with 3 million and 2.1 million reported infections, respectively. (The Washington Post)
Will vaccines against COVID-19 be less effective for obese adults than the general population? Maybe so, obesity researchers say, explaining that vaccines are known to be less protective for influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies in obese adults. (Kaiser Health News)
The CDC has updated guidance after testing positive for COVID-19 by reducing the isolation time to 10 days after symptoms begin and for 24 hours after fever has broken without the use of fever-reducing medications. The CDC also released new findings that COVID-19 can result in prolonged illness, even among previously healthy young adults with no underlying chronic medical conditions. (JAMA Health Forum)
A potential Covid-19 vaccine from the biotech company Novavax has showed a promising immune response in a small, early trial, but not without a high rate of mostly mild side effects. (STAT)
Separate from the global efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, an equally crucial competition is heating up to produce targeted antibodies. Clinical trials of monoclonal antibodies, which could both prevent and treat the disease, are already underway and could produce signs of efficacy in the next few months, perhaps ahead of vaccine trials. (Science)
New modeling by Harvard and Yale researchers concludes that testing students for COVID-19 every two days using a rapid and even insensitive test, coupled with strict behavioral interventions to keep the virus’s rate of transmission below 2.5, might be a safe way to bring college students back to campus this fall. (David Paltiel et al. JAMA)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 7th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 19,141,627. Total deaths: 715,802. Total recoveries: 11,597,912.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,888,070. Total deaths: 160,157. Total recoveries: 1,598,624.
California: Total confirmed cases: 529,980. Total deaths: 9,869.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	201106	4869	24.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	34635	490	14.1	2,180,085
Orange	38711	697	18.0	3,175,692
Ventura	8035	82	10.2	846,006
Riverside	39741	770	19.4	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 201106 cases across LA County, including 4869 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 44 new deaths and 3194 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 8067

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	267	36,478
La Verne	341	32,206
Pomona	3998	152,361
Montclair	768	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1801	177,751
Upland	892	77,000

Policy

California’s Alameda County is offering a $1,250 stipend to residents to stay home when they have been diagnosed with coronavirus. The eligibility extends to those who do not receive unemployment benefits or sick leave. The county has set aside $10 million for the project, which should cover 7,500 stipends, and local officials hope to be reimbursed by the state or federal governments. (CBS)
The federal government is asking states and territories to cover 25 percent of their National Guard costs later this month as part of the coronavirus relief mission. Virus-struck Texas and Florida’s shares, however, will be fully covered by the federal government – a move seen as politically calculated. (Politico)
A bipartisan group of governors from Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia has formed a pact with the Rockefeller Foundation to buy millions of coronavirus antigen tests, the most significant example so far of states teaming to fight the pandemic rather than working through the federal government. (Bloomberg)
As state elections officials move to expand mail-in voting as a safer practice during the pandemic, President Trump has threatened legal action to stop states from issuing mailed ballots to all active voters. (Politico)
Teachers protested Monday against resuming in-class instruction. In California, the decline in new COVID-19 cases is not enough to merit a change in Gov. Newsom’s order that Californian schools begin the August term with online learning. The Los Angeles teachers union and education officials on Monday agreed to a plan for resuming online-only classes later this month in the nation’s second-largest school district. (Reuters)
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank recommended Sunday re-imposing strict coronavirus-related lockdowns for a month or longer across the U.S. to achieve long-term recovery. The regional bank also said the federal government can afford large sums for coronavirus relief to support the unemployed. (The Hill)

Latest research news

Will vaccines against COVID-19 be less effective for obese adults than the general population? Maybe so, obesity researchers say, explaining that vaccines are known to be less protective for influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies in obese adults. (Kaiser Health News)
The CDC has updated guidance after testing positive for COVID-19 by reducing the isolation time to 10 days after symptoms begin and for 24 hours after fever has broken without the use of fever-reducing medications. The CDC also released new findings that COVID-19 can result in prolonged illness, even among previously healthy young adults with no underlying chronic medical conditions. (JAMA Health Forum)
A potential Covid-19 vaccine from the biotech company Novavax has showed a promising immune response in a small, early trial, but not without a high rate of mostly mild side effects. (STAT)
Separate from the global efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, an equally crucial competition is heating up to produce targeted antibodies. Clinical trials of monoclonal antibodies, which could both prevent and treat the disease, are already underway and could produce signs of efficacy in the next few months, perhaps ahead of vaccine trials. (Science)
New modeling by Harvard and Yale researchers concludes that testing students for COVID-19 every two days using a rapid and even insensitive test, coupled with strict behavioral interventions to keep the virus’s rate of transmission below 2.5, might be a safe way to bring college students back to campus this fall. (David Paltiel et al. JAMA)
A survey of 1,500 Americans shows that younger people have sharply higher assessments than older people do of COVID-19 health risks, for themselves as well as for others. The prospects of disease and death are particularly salient for the young because acute health risk is a relatively rare experience for them. (Pedro Bordalo et al. NBER)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 6th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 18,851,834. Total deaths: 708,540. Total recoveries: 11,394,076.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,826,861. Total deaths: 158,321. Total recoveries: 1,577,851.
California: Total confirmed cases: 524,722. Total deaths: 9,703.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	197912	4825	25.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	34237	487	13.9	2,180,085
Orange	38131	665	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	7953	79	10.4	846,006
Riverside	38977	752	19.0	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 197912 cases across LA County, including 4825 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 67 new deaths and 2298 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 7818

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	261	36,478
La Verne	331	32,206
Pomona	3920	152,361
Montclair	760	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1786	177,751
Upland	880	77,000

Policy

The federal government is asking states and territories to cover 25 percent of their National Guard costs later this month as part of the coronavirus relief mission. Virus-struck Texas and Florida’s shares, however, will be fully covered by the federal government – a move seen as politically calculated. (Politico)
A bipartisan group of governors from Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia has formed a pact with the Rockefeller Foundation to buy millions of coronavirus antigen tests, the most significant example so far of states teaming to fight the pandemic rather than working through the federal government. (Bloomberg)
As state elections officials move to expand mail-in voting as a safer practice during the pandemic, President Trump has threatened legal action to stop states from issuing mailed ballots to all active voters. (Politico)
Teachers protested Monday against resuming in-class instruction. In California, the decline in new COVID-19 cases is not enough to merit a change in Gov. Newsom’s order that Californian schools begin the August term with online learning. The Los Angeles teachers union and education officials on Monday agreed to a plan for resuming online-only classes later this month in the nation’s second-largest school district. (Reuters)
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank recommended Sunday re-imposing strict coronavirus-related lockdowns for a month or longer across the U.S. to achieve long-term recovery. The regional bank also said the federal government can afford large sums for coronavirus relief to support the unemployed. (The Hill)
Despite ramping up coronavirus testing from about 100,000 per week in mid-March to more than 5 million per week in late July, U.S. public health officials are calling for a new approach to testing strategy: to screen whole populations using faster, cheaper, sometimes less accurate tests. This shift would slow the virus’ spread and facilitate a safe reopening of schools, factories, and offices. (Robert F. Service Science)

Latest research news

The CDC has updated guidance after testing positive for COVID-19 by reducing the isolation time to 10 days after symptoms begin and for 24 hours after fever has broken without the use of fever-reducing medications. The CDC also released new findings that COVID-19 can result in prolonged illness, even among previously healthy young adults with no underlying chronic medical conditions. (JAMA Health Forum)
A potential Covid-19 vaccine from the biotech company Novavax has showed a promising immune response in a small, early trial, but not without a high rate of mostly mild side effects. (STAT)
Separate from the global efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, an equally crucial competition is heating up to produce targeted antibodies. Clinical trials of monoclonal antibodies, which could both prevent and treat the disease, are already underway and could produce signs of efficacy in the next few months, perhaps ahead of vaccine trials. (Science)
New modeling by Harvard and Yale researchers concludes that testing students for COVID-19 every two days using a rapid and even insensitive test, coupled with strict behavioral interventions to keep the virus’s rate of transmission below 2.5, might be a safe way to bring college students back to campus this fall. (David Paltiel et al. JAMA)
A survey of 1,500 Americans shows that younger people have sharply higher assessments than older people do of COVID-19 health risks, for themselves as well as for others. The prospects of disease and death are particularly salient for the young because acute health risk is a relatively rare experience for them. (Pedro Bordalo et al. NBER)
Vaccine update: Dr. Anthony Fauci told a House panel Friday that 250,000 people have signed up for trials online. While early results for two leading vaccine candidates look promising, scientists won’t know until at least the fall whether the vaccines are safe and if they can prevent serious illness. (Dallas News)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 5th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 18,585,774. Total deaths: 701,665. Total recoveries: 11,176,535.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,775,621. Total deaths: 156,874. Total recoveries: 1,528,979.
California: Total confirmed cases: 519,427. Total deaths: 9,501.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	195614	4758	25.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	34017	477	13.9	2,180,085
Orange	38066	653	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	7877	77	10.4	846,006
Riverside	38487	738	19.0	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 195614 cases across LA County, including 4758 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 57 new deaths and 1826 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 7818

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	253	36,478
La Verne	327	32,206
Pomona	3835	152,361
Montclair	753	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1776	177,751
Upland	874	77,000

Policy

A bipartisan group of governors from Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia has formed a pact with the Rockefeller Foundation to buy millions of coronavirus antigen tests, the most significant example so far of states teaming to fight the pandemic rather than working through the federal government. (Bloomberg)
As state elections officials move to expand mail-in voting as a safer practice during the pandemic, President Trump has threatened legal action to stop states from issuing mailed ballots to all active voters. (Politico)
Teachers protested Monday against resuming in-class instruction. In California, the decline in new COVID-19 cases is not enough to merit a change in Gov. Newsom’s order that Californian schools begin the August term with online learning. The Los Angeles teachers union and education officials on Monday agreed to a plan for resuming online-only classes later this month in the nation’s second-largest school district. (Reuters)
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank recommended Sunday re-imposing strict coronavirus-related lockdowns for a month or longer across the U.S. to achieve long-term recovery. The regional bank also said the federal government can afford large sums for coronavirus relief to support the unemployed. (The Hill)
Despite ramping up coronavirus testing from about 100,000 per week in mid-March to more than 5 million per week in late July, U.S. public health officials are calling for a new approach to testing strategy: to screen whole populations using faster, cheaper, sometimes less accurate tests. This shift would slow the virus’ spread and facilitate a safe reopening of schools, factories, and offices. (Robert F. Service Science)
The abrupt expiration of unemployment insurance impacts individual workers and the economy as a whole. GDP is projected to decrease by about 2.5 percent in the second half of 2020, costing an average of two million jobs over the next year and raising the unemployment rate by up to 1.2 percentage points. These costs would be borne not only by the unemployed, who would receive smaller benefits, but across the economy. (Peterson Institute for International Economics)

Latest research news

A potential Covid-19 vaccine from the biotech company Novavax has showed a promising immune response in a small, early trial, but not without a high rate of mostly mild side effects. (STAT)
Separate from the global efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, an equally crucial competition is heating up to produce targeted antibodies. Clinical trials of monoclonal antibodies, which could both prevent and treat the disease, are already underway and could produce signs of efficacy in the next few months, perhaps ahead of vaccine trials. (Science)
New modeling by Harvard and Yale researchers concludes that testing students for COVID-19 every two days using a rapid and even insensitive test, coupled with strict behavioral interventions to keep the virus’s rate of transmission below 2.5, might be a safe way to bring college students back to campus this fall. (David Paltiel et al. JAMA)
A survey of 1,500 Americans shows that younger people have sharply higher assessments than older people do of COVID-19 health risks, for themselves as well as for others. The prospects of disease and death are particularly salient for the young because acute health risk is a relatively rare experience for them. (Pedro Bordalo et al. NBER)
Vaccine update: Dr. Anthony Fauci told a House panel Friday that 250,000 people have signed up for trials online. While early results for two leading vaccine candidates look promising, scientists won’t know until at least the fall whether the vaccines are safe and if they can prevent serious illness. (Dallas News)
Children younger than 5 years might be important drivers of COVID-19 spread, having higher viral loads than older children and adults. A study of SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction finds that young kids with mild to moderate disease have high amounts of viral RNA in their nasopharynx. Behavioral habits of young children and close quarters in school and day care settings pose concerns as public health restrictions are beginning to ease. (Taylor Heald-Sargent et al. JAMA Pediatrics)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 4th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 18,340,451. Total deaths: 695,318. Total recoveries: 10,947,128.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,727,879. Total deaths: 155,814. Total recoveries: 1,468,689.
California: Total confirmed cases: 514,901. Total deaths: 9,388.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	193788	4701	25.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	33432	419	13.9	2,180,085
Orange	37831	651	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	7877	76	10.4	846,006
Riverside	38131	737	19.0	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 193788 cases across LA County, including 4701 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 80 new deaths and 5307 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 7677

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	253	36,478
La Verne	323	32,206
Pomona	3767	152,361
Montclair	738	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1738	177,751
Upland	858	77,000

Policy

The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank recommended Sunday re-imposing strict coronavirus-related lockdowns for a month or longer across the U.S. to achieve long-term recovery. The regional bank also said the federal government can afford large sums for coronavirus relief to support the unemployed. (The Hill)
Despite ramping up coronavirus testing from about 100,000 per week in mid-March to more than 5 million per week in late July, U.S. public health officials are calling for a new approach to testing strategy: to screen whole populations using faster, cheaper, sometimes less accurate tests. This shift would slow the virus’ spread and facilitate a safe reopening of schools, factories, and offices. (Robert F. Service Science)
The abrupt expiration of unemployment insurance impacts individual workers and the economy as a whole. GDP is projected to decrease by about 2.5 percent in the second half of 2020, costing an average of two million jobs over the next year and raising the unemployment rate by up to 1.2 percentage points. These costs would be borne not only by the unemployed, who would receive smaller benefits, but across the economy. (Peterson Institute for International Economics)
With unemployment benefits expiring Friday, the White House offered a weeklong extension Thursday of a $600 weekly unemployment benefit. Congressional Democrats rejected extension, opting to keep the pressure on for a more sweeping bill that would deliver aid to state and local governments, help for the poor and funding for schools and colleges to address the pandemic. (The Associated Press)
A future coronavirus vaccine will be distributed jointly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Defense. The current plan breaks with the longstanding precedent that CDC allocates vaccines during major disease outbreaks through a centralized ordering system for state and local health officials. The Pentagon will guide manufacturing, packaging and distribution of the vaccine. (Politico)
The Los Angeles City Council is considering paying Los Angeles residents who test positive for COVID-19 to stay home through a $25 million wage replacement program, regardless of income, immigration status, or criminal record. Eligibility extends to individuals who agree to self-isolate and provide public health information to Los Angeles County contact tracers. (CBSN)

Latest research news

New modeling by Harvard and Yale researchers concludes that testing students for COVID-19 every two days using a rapid and even insensitive test, coupled with strict behavioral interventions to keep the virus’s rate of transmission below 2.5, might be a safe way to bring college students back to campus this fall. (David Paltiel et al. JAMA)
A survey of 1,500 Americans shows that younger people have sharply higher assessments than older people do of COVID-19 health risks, for themselves as well as for others. The prospects of disease and death are particularly salient for the young because acute health risk is a relatively rare experience for them. (Pedro Bordalo et al. NBER)
Vaccine update: Dr. Anthony Fauci told a House panel Friday that 250,000 people have signed up for trials online. While early results for two leading vaccine candidates look promising, scientists won’t know until at least the fall whether the vaccines are safe and if they can prevent serious illness. (Dallas News)
Children younger than 5 years might be important drivers of COVID-19 spread, having higher viral loads than older children and adults. A study of SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction finds that young kids with mild to moderate disease have high amounts of viral RNA in their nasopharynx. Behavioral habits of young children and close quarters in school and day care settings pose concerns as public health restrictions are beginning to ease. (Taylor Heald-Sargent et al. JAMA Pediatrics)
More people are reporting persistent COVID-19 damage to lungs and limbs. The ailments are more challenging because patients say they often face skeptical families, friends, employers and even doctors. (USA Today)
The final last phase of testing begins for COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, with 30,000 participants. (The Washington Post)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

August 1st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 17,334,539. Total deaths: 674,038. Total recoveries: 10,179,718.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,496,737. Total deaths: 152,074. Total recoveries: 1,414,155.
California: Total confirmed cases: 485,502. Total deaths: 8,909.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	185872	4552	25.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	32309	419	13.9	2,180,085
Orange	35778	604	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	7103	74	10.4	846,006
Riverside	36629	688	19.0	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 183383 cases across LA County, including 4552 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 36 new deaths and 2489 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 7272

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	243	36,478
La Verne	303	32,206
Pomona	3512	152,361
Montclair	705	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1686	177,751
Upland	823	77,000

Policy

With unemployment benefits expiring Friday, the White House offered a weeklong extension Thursday of a $600 weekly unemployment benefit. Congressional Democrats rejected extension, opting to keep the pressure on for a more sweeping bill that would deliver aid to state and local governments, help for the poor and funding for schools and colleges to address the pandemic. (The Associated Press)
A future coronavirus vaccine will be distributed jointly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Defense. The current plan breaks with the longstanding precedent that CDC allocates vaccines during major disease outbreaks through a centralized ordering system for state and local health officials. The Pentagon will guide manufacturing, packaging and distribution of the vaccine. (Politico)
The Los Angeles City Council is considering paying Los Angeles residents who test positive for COVID-19 to stay home through a $25 million wage replacement program, regardless of income, immigration status, or criminal record. Eligibility extends to individuals who agree to self-isolate and provide public health information to Los Angeles County contact tracers. (CBSN)
A coronavirus test is not really a test if the result is too late to act on. Timely testing is needed to detect brewing outbreaks, contact tracing and respond with targeted shutdowns. LabCorp and Quest, the two biggest commercial labs, have acknowledged long delays in processing the vastly increased volume of tests. (The New York Times)
Senate Republicans are planning to reduce $600 weekly unemployment benefits to $200 as part of the next coronavirus relief package. California Democrats unveiled a plan to pump an extra $100 billion into the economy, by promising to scrounge up the extra cash without raising taxes and by shifting funds, accelerating spending projects and, it seems, asking Californians to pre-pay their taxes. (CalMatters)
While Congress negotiates liability protection for reopening businesses, some employers are already requiring workers to sign waivers agreeing not to sue if they get COVID-19 on the job. (Fortune, Kaiser Health News)
With the fall semester weeks away, universities need to reconsider the health risks of in-class instruction for students, faculty and staff. While some state universities and privates with healthy endowments can afford to go online only – and do without student revenues associated with person-to-person classes and campus life – other schools face catastrophe without outside revenues. To survive, financially vulnerable colleges need to cut down on expenses, seek relief funds from the government and increase enrollment for online classes while lowering costs. (Business Insider)

Latest research news

Children younger than 5 years might be important drivers of COVID-19 spread, having higher viral loads than older children and adults. A study of SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction finds that young kids with mild to moderate disease have high amounts of viral RNA in their nasopharynx. Behavioral habits of young children and close quarters in school and day care settings pose concerns as public health restrictions are beginning to ease. (Taylor Heald-Sargent et al. JAMA Pediatrics)
More people are reporting persistent COVID-19 damage to lungs and limbs. The ailments are more challenging because patients say they often face skeptical families, friends, employers and even doctors. (USA Today)
The final last phase of testing begins for COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, with 30,000 participants. (The Washington Post)
A randomized, three-group, controlled trial involving hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 found that among patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate disease, the use of hydroxychloroquine, alone or with azithromycin, did not improve clinical outcomes at 15 days as compared with standard care. (Alexandre B. Cavalcanti et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
A study of 14,000 members of an Israeli HMO who were tested for SARS-CoV2 infection from February 1st to April 30th, 2020, and who had at least one previous blood test for plasma vitamin D levels found that low plasma vitamin D levels were associated with an increased likelihood of COVID-19 infection and of hospitalization due to COVID-19. (Eugene Merzon et al. MedRxiv)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 30th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 17,067,754. Total deaths: 667,935. Total recoveries: 9,995,277.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,431,399. Total deaths: 150,765. Total recoveries: 1,389,425.
California: Total confirmed cases: 475,305. Total deaths: 8,715.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Coronavirus continued its deadly increase, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas reporting single-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. Texas passed the 400,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the outbreak began in late winter. California health officials say Latinos make up more than half its cases. (Reuters)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	183383	4516	25.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	32309	419	13.9	2,180,085
Orange	35272	587	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	6997	73	10.4	846,006
Riverside	36159	682	19.0	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 183383 cases across LA County, including 4516 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 90 new deaths and 4741 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 6866

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	239	36,478
La Verne	300	32,206
Pomona	3431	152,361
Montclair	705	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1686	177,751
Upland	823	77,000

Policy

The Los Angeles City Council is considering paying Los Angeles residents who test positive for COVID-19 to stay home through a $25 million wage replacement program, regardless of income, immigration status, or criminal record. Eligibility extends to individuals who agree to self-isolate and provide public health information to Los Angeles County contact tracers. (CBSN)
A coronavirus test is not really a test if the result is too late to act on. Timely testing is needed to detect brewing outbreaks, contact tracing and respond with targeted shutdowns. LabCorp and Quest, the two biggest commercial labs, have acknowledged long delays in processing the vastly increased volume of tests. (The New York Times)
Senate Republicans are planning to reduce $600 weekly unemployment benefits to $200 as part of the next coronavirus relief package. California Democrats unveiled a plan to pump an extra $100 billion into the economy, by promising to scrounge up the extra cash without raising taxes and by shifting funds, accelerating spending projects and, it seems, asking Californians to pre-pay their taxes. (CalMatters)
While Congress negotiates liability protection for reopening businesses, some employers are already requiring workers to sign waivers agreeing not to sue if they get COVID-19 on the job. (Fortune, Kaiser Health News)
With the fall semester weeks away, universities need to reconsider the health risks of in-class instruction for students, faculty and staff. While some state universities and privates with healthy endowments can afford to go online only – and do without student revenues associated with person-to-person classes and campus life – other schools face catastrophe without outside revenues. To survive, financially vulnerable colleges need to cut down on expenses, seek relief funds from the government and increase enrollment for online classes while lowering costs. (Business Insider)
The Republican coronavirus relief plan includes enhanced unemployment insurance based on approximately 70 percent wage replacement. Congress faces pressure to pass an aid package as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge, and the $600 per week unemployment benefit expires at the end of the month. (CNBC)

Latest research news

More people are reporting persistent COVID-19 damage to lungs and limbs. The ailments are more challenging because patients say they often face skeptical families, friends, employers and even doctors. (USA Today)
The final last phase of testing begins for COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, with 30,000 participants. (The Washington Post)
A randomized, three-group, controlled trial involving hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 found that among patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate disease, the use of hydroxychloroquine, alone or with azithromycin, did not improve clinical outcomes at 15 days as compared with standard care. (Alexandre B. Cavalcanti et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
A study of 14,000 members of an Israeli HMO who were tested for SARS-CoV2 infection from February 1st to April 30th, 2020, and who had at least one previous blood test for plasma vitamin D levels found that low plasma vitamin D levels were associated with an increased likelihood of COVID-19 infection and of hospitalization due to COVID-19. (Eugene Merzon et al. MedRxiv)
A comparative study of asymptomatic and symptomatic coronavirus patients in South Korea shows that the neutralizing antibody titer correlates with the severity of the disease. This suggests that patients with more severe disease might be more protected against reinfection and those with asymptomatic or mild disease could be more vulnerable to waning immunity over time, because the initial immune response was not as strong. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Patients with coronavirus disease are at increased risk of thrombosis. Among 3,334 patients hospitalized in New York City, a thrombotic event occurred in 16 percent of the cases. Associated variables include age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, coronary artery disease, and prior myocardial infarction. (Seda Bilaloglu et al. JAMA)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 29th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 16,797,288. Total deaths: 661,349. Total recoveries: 9,799,417.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,363,511. Total deaths: 149,407. Total recoveries: 1,355,363.
California: Total confirmed cases: 466,550. Total deaths: 8,518.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	178642	4426	25.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	29962	395	13.9	2,180,085
Orange	34833	581	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	6893	71	10.4	846,006
Riverside	35910	672	19.0	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 178642 cases across LA County, including 4426 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 31 new deaths and 2614 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 6866

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	236	36,478
La Verne	289	32,206
Pomona	3341	152,361
Montclair	644	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1579	177,751
Upland	777	77,000

Policy

Senate Republicans are planning to reduce $600 weekly unemployment benefits to $200 as part of the next coronavirus relief package. California Democrats unveiled a plan to pump an extra $100 billion into the economy, by promising to scrounge up the extra cash without raising taxes and by shifting funds, accelerating spending projects and, it seems, asking Californians to pre-pay their taxes. (CalMatters)
While Congress negotiates liability protection for reopening businesses, some employers are already requiring workers to sign waivers agreeing not to sue if they get COVID-19 on the job. (Fortune, Kaiser Health News)
With the fall semester weeks away, universities need to reconsider the health risks of in-class instruction for students, faculty and staff. While some state universities and privates with healthy endowments can afford to go online only – and do without student revenues associated with person-to-person classes and campus life – other schools face catastrophe without outside revenues. To survive, financially vulnerable colleges need to cut down on expenses, seek relief funds from the government and increase enrollment for online classes while lowering costs. (Business Insider)
The Republican coronavirus relief plan includes enhanced unemployment insurance based on approximately 70 percent wage replacement. Congress faces pressure to pass an aid package as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge, and the $600 per week unemployment benefit expires at the end of the month. (CNBC)
A federal moratorium that has protected millions of renters from eviction since late March expires this Friday, leaving about 12.3 million households at risk. The expiration of the federal protection nears as state and local eviction bans also start to expire, and enhanced federal unemployment benefits are scheduled to end. (The Washington Post)
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the solvency of Medicare. Congress dipped into Medicare’s reserves to help fund the COVID-19 relief efforts this spring, while payroll taxes are shrinking, and more retirees claiming benefits. The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania estimates the Trust Fund could become insolvent as early as 2022 or 2023. (Kaiser Health News)

Latest research news

More people are reporting persistent COVID-19 damage to lungs and limbs. The ailments are more challenging because patients say they often face skeptical families, friends, employers and even doctors. (USA Today)
The final last phase of testing begins for COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, with 30,000 participants. (The Washington Post)
A randomized, three-group, controlled trial involving hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 found that among patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate disease, the use of hydroxychloroquine, alone or with azithromycin, did not improve clinical outcomes at 15 days as compared with standard care. (Alexandre B. Cavalcanti et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
A study of 14,000 members of an Israeli HMO who were tested for SARS-CoV2 infection from February 1st to April 30th, 2020, and who had at least one previous blood test for plasma vitamin D levels found that low plasma vitamin D levels were associated with an increased likelihood of COVID-19 infection and of hospitalization due to COVID-19. (Eugene Merzon et al. MedRxiv)
A comparative study of asymptomatic and symptomatic coronavirus patients in South Korea shows that the neutralizing antibody titer correlates with the severity of the disease. This suggests that patients with more severe disease might be more protected against reinfection and those with asymptomatic or mild disease could be more vulnerable to waning immunity over time, because the initial immune response was not as strong. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Patients with coronavirus disease are at increased risk of thrombosis. Among 3,334 patients hospitalized in New York City, a thrombotic event occurred in 16 percent of the cases. Associated variables include age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, coronary artery disease, and prior myocardial infarction. (Seda Bilaloglu et al. JAMA)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 28th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 16,534,345. Total deaths: 655,300. Total recoveries: 9,616,147.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,309,230. Total deaths: 148,298. Total recoveries: 1,325,804.
California: Total confirmed cases: 460,550. Total deaths: 8,445.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	176028	4375	25.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	29131	384	13.9	2,180,085
Orange	34646	566	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	6830	70	10.4	846,006
Riverside	35187	671	19.0	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 176028 cases across LA County, including 4375 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 75 new deaths and 7271 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 6643

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	231	36,478
La Verne	283	32,206
Pomona	3206	152,361
Montclair	624	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1543	177,751
Upland	756	77,000

Policy

While Congress negotiates liability protection for reopening businesses, some employers are already requiring workers to sign waivers agreeing not to sue if they get COVID-19 on the job. (Fortune, Kaiser Health News)
With the fall semester weeks away, universities need to reconsider the health risks of in-class instruction for students, faculty and staff. While some state universities and privates with healthy endowments can afford to go online only – and do without student revenues associated with person-to-person classes and campus life – other schools face catastrophe without outside revenues. To survive, financially vulnerable colleges need to cut down on expenses, seek relief funds from the government and increase enrollment for online classes while lowering costs. (Business Insider)
The Republican coronavirus relief plan includes enhanced unemployment insurance based on approximately 70 percent wage replacement. Congress faces pressure to pass an aid package as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge, and the $600 per week unemployment benefit expires at the end of the month. (CNBC)
A federal moratorium that has protected millions of renters from eviction since late March expires this Friday, leaving about 12.3 million households at risk. The expiration of the federal protection nears as state and local eviction bans also start to expire, and enhanced federal unemployment benefits are scheduled to end. (The Washington Post)
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the solvency of Medicare. Congress dipped into Medicare’s reserves to help fund the COVID-19 relief efforts this spring, while payroll taxes are shrinking, and more retirees claiming benefits. The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania estimates the Trust Fund could become insolvent as early as 2022 or 2023. (Kaiser Health News)
The Department of Health and Human Services will soon begin distributing an additional $10 billion to hospitals experiencing high impact COVID-19 hospitalizations as part of the Provider Relief Fund. Eligibility for the funding is based on a formula for hospitals with over 161 COVID-19 admissions between January 1 and June 10, 2020, or one admission per day, or hospitals experiencing above the average ratio of COVID admissions per bed. Hospitals will be paid $50,000 per eligible admission. See the CDC’s Provider Relief Fund Data here.

Latest research news

The final last phase of testing begins for COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, with 30,000 participants. (The Washington Post)
A randomized, three-group, controlled trial involving hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 found that among patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate disease, the use of hydroxychloroquine, alone or with azithromycin, did not improve clinical outcomes at 15 days as compared with standard care. (Alexandre B. Cavalcanti et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
A study of 14,000 members of an Israeli HMO who were tested for SARS-CoV2 infection from February 1st to April 30th, 2020, and who had at least one previous blood test for plasma vitamin D levels found that low plasma vitamin D levels were associated with an increased likelihood of COVID-19 infection and of hospitalization due to COVID-19. (Eugene Merzon et al. MedRxiv)
A comparative study of asymptomatic and symptomatic coronavirus patients in South Korea shows that the neutralizing antibody titer correlates with the severity of the disease. This suggests that patients with more severe disease might be more protected against reinfection and those with asymptomatic or mild disease could be more vulnerable to waning immunity over time, because the initial immune response was not as strong. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Patients with coronavirus disease are at increased risk of thrombosis. Among 3,334 patients hospitalized in New York City, a thrombotic event occurred in 16 percent of the cases. Associated variables include age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, coronary artery disease, and prior myocardial infarction. (Seda Bilaloglu et al. JAMA)
The true number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. could be anywhere from six to 24 times higher than the confirmed number of cases, depending on location, according to a study that relied on antibody test data from 10 sites. (STAT, Fiona P. Havers et al. JAMA Internal Medicine)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 27th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 16,296,635. Total deaths: 649,662. Total recoveries: 9,431,033.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,238,500. Total deaths: 146,968. Total recoveries: 1,297,863.
California: Total confirmed cases: 453,659. Total deaths: 8,416.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	168757	4300	25.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	26796	372	13.9	2,180,085
Orange	33358	556	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	6392	67	10.4	846,006
Riverside	33467	637	19.0	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 168757 cases across LA County, including 4300 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 38 new deaths and 1909 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 6181

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	215	36,478
La Verne	262	32,206
Pomona	2993	152,361
Montclair	574	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1442	177,751
Upland	695	77,000

Policy

With the fall semester weeks away, universities need to reconsider the health risks of in-class instruction for students, faculty and staff. While some state universities and privates with healthy endowments can afford to go online only – and do without student revenues associated with person-to-person classes and campus life – other schools face catastrophe without outside revenues. To survive, financially vulnerable colleges need to cut down on expenses, seek relief funds from the government and increase enrollment for online classes while lowering costs. (Business Insider)
The Republican coronavirus relief plan includes enhanced unemployment insurance based on approximately 70 percent wage replacement. Congress faces pressure to pass an aid package as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge, and the $600 per week unemployment benefit expires at the end of the month. (CNBC)
A federal moratorium that has protected millions of renters from eviction since late March expires this Friday, leaving about 12.3 million households at risk. The expiration of the federal protection nears as state and local eviction bans also start to expire, and enhanced federal unemployment benefits are scheduled to end. (The Washington Post)
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the solvency of Medicare. Congress dipped into Medicare’s reserves to help fund the COVID-19 relief efforts this spring, while payroll taxes are shrinking, and more retirees claiming benefits. The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania estimates the Trust Fund could become insolvent as early as 2022 or 2023. (Kaiser Health News)
The Department of Health and Human Services will soon begin distributing an additional $10 billion to hospitals experiencing high impact COVID-19 hospitalizations as part of the Provider Relief Fund. Eligibility for the funding is based on a formula for hospitals with over 161 COVID-19 admissions between January 1 and June 10, 2020, or one admission per day, or hospitals experiencing above the average ratio of COVID admissions per bed. Hospitals will be paid $50,000 per eligible admission. See the CDC’s Provider Relief Fund Data here.
The Food and Drug Administration has given Quest Diagnostics emergency approval for a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches, instead of running them one by one, thereby speeding up the process. A negative result would clear everyone in the batch. A positive result would require each sample to be individually retested. (The Associated Press)

Latest research news

A study of 14,000 members of an Israeli HMO who were tested for SARS-CoV2 infection from February 1st to April 30th, 2020, and who had at least one previous blood test for plasma vitamin D levels found that low plasma vitamin D levels were associated with an increased likelihood of COVID-19 infection and of hospitalization due to COVID-19. (Eugene Merzon et al. MedRxiv)
A comparative study of asymptomatic and symptomatic coronavirus patients in South Korea shows that the neutralizing antibody titer correlates with the severity of the disease. This suggests that patients with more severe disease might be more protected against reinfection and those with asymptomatic or mild disease could be more vulnerable to waning immunity over time, because the initial immune response was not as strong. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Patients with coronavirus disease are at increased risk of thrombosis. Among 3,334 patients hospitalized in New York City, a thrombotic event occurred in 16 percent of the cases. Associated variables include age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, coronary artery disease, and prior myocardial infarction. (Seda Bilaloglu et al. JAMA)
The true number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. could be anywhere from six to 24 times higher than the confirmed number of cases, depending on location, according to a study that relied on antibody test data from 10 sites. (STAT, Fiona P. Havers et al. JAMA Internal Medicine)
A study of contact tracing of COVID-19 patients in South Korea shows that the highest rate of transmission within a household occurred among patients 10 to 19 years of age. Within this group, 18.6 percent of contacts were infected with COVID-19. The average infection rate for all groups was 11.8 percent. (Young Joon Park et al. CDC)
A study in primates re-infected with the identical SARS-CoV-2 strain suggests that primary SARS-CoV-2 exposure protects against subsequent reinfection in rhesus macaque. The experiment during the early recovery phase of initial SARS-CoV-2 infection did not detect a viral dissemination, clinical manifestations of the disease, or histopathological changes. Comparison of the humoral and cellular immunity between primary infection and re-infection reveals notably enhanced neutralizing antibodies and immune responses. (Wei Deng et al. Science)

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 24th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 15,566,087. Total deaths: 634,594. Total recoveries: 8,891,381.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 4,057,100. Total deaths: 144,524. Total recoveries: 1,233,269.
California: Total confirmed cases: 425,616. Total deaths: 8,027.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	166848	4262	25.6	10,039,107
San Bernardino	26185	358	13.1	2,180,085
Orange	32648	543	16.4	3,175,692
Ventura	6156	63	10.4	846,006
Riverside	32813	637	19.3	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 166848 cases across LA County, including 4262 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 49 new deaths and 1978 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 6056

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	214	36,478
La Verne	259	32,206
Pomona	2957	152,361
Montclair	551	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1392	177,751
Upland	683	77,000

Policy

The Republican coronavirus relief plan includes enhanced unemployment insurance based on approximately 70 percent wage replacement. Congress faces pressure to pass an aid package as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge, and the $600 per week unemployment benefit expires at the end of the month. (CNBC)
A federal moratorium that has protected millions of renters from eviction since late March expires this Friday, leaving about 12.3 million households at risk. The expiration of the federal protection nears as state and local eviction bans also start to expire, and enhanced federal unemployment benefits are scheduled to end. (The Washington Post)
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the solvency of Medicare. Congress dipped into Medicare’s reserves to help fund the COVID-19 relief efforts this spring, while payroll taxes are shrinking, and more retirees claiming benefits. The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania estimates the Trust Fund could become insolvent as early as 2022 or 2023. (Kaiser Health News)
The Department of Health and Human Services will soon begin distributing an additional $10 billion to hospitals experiencing high impact COVID-19 hospitalizations as part of the Provider Relief Fund. Eligibility for the funding is based on a formula for hospitals with over 161 COVID-19 admissions between January 1 and June 10, 2020, or one admission per day, or hospitals experiencing above the average ratio of COVID admissions per bed. Hospitals will be paid $50,000 per eligible admission. See the CDC’s Provider Relief Fund Data here.
The Food and Drug Administration has given Quest Diagnostics emergency approval for a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches, instead of running them one by one, thereby speeding up the process. A negative result would clear everyone in the batch. A positive result would require each sample to be individually retested. (The Associated Press)
The White House has mandated that hospitals sidestep the CDC and send critical information about COVID-19 hospitalizations and equipment to a new federal database hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC. The policy shift has received a mixed reaction, with some states calling for a delay in policy implementation to allow time to prepare for the transition. Others have called for the policy change to be outright reversed. (NPR, CNBC)

Latest research news

A comparative study of asymptomatic and symptomatic coronavirus patients in South Korea shows that the neutralizing antibody titer correlates with the severity of the disease. This suggests that patients with more severe disease might be more protected against reinfection and those with asymptomatic or mild disease could be more vulnerable to waning immunity over time, because the initial immune response was not as strong. (Pyoeng Gyun Choe et al. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Patients with coronavirus disease are at increased risk of thrombosis. Among 3,334 patients hospitalized in New York City, a thrombotic event occurred in 16 percent of the cases. Associated variables include age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, coronary artery disease, and prior myocardial infarction. (Seda Bilaloglu et al. JAMA)
The true number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. could be anywhere from six to 24 times higher than the confirmed number of cases, depending on location, according to a study that relied on antibody test data from 10 sites. (STAT, Fiona P. Havers et al. JAMA Internal Medicine)
A study of contact tracing of COVID-19 patients in South Korea shows that the highest rate of transmission within a household occurred among patients 10 to 19 years of age. Within this group, 18.6 percent of contacts were infected with COVID-19. The average infection rate for all groups was 11.8 percent. (Young Joon Park et al. CDC)
A study in primates re-infected with the identical SARS-CoV-2 strain suggests that primary SARS-CoV-2 exposure protects against subsequent reinfection in rhesus macaque. The experiment during the early recovery phase of initial SARS-CoV-2 infection did not detect a viral dissemination, clinical manifestations of the disease, or histopathological changes. Comparison of the humoral and cellular immunity between primary infection and re-infection reveals notably enhanced neutralizing antibodies and immune responses. (Wei Deng et al. Science)
A study of air traffic and commuting patterns shows that international travel drove introduction of the coronavirus in the West and East Coast metropolitan areas as early as December 2019. For most of the continental states, the largest contribution of imported infections arrived through domestic travel flows. (Jessica T. Davis et al. medRxiv)

Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Awards

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 23th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 15,284,136. Total deaths: 624,665. Total recoveries: 8,709,300.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,987,584. Total deaths: 143,446. Total recoveries: 1,210,849.
California: Total confirmed cases: 413,576. Total deaths: 7,870.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	164870	4213	25.6	10,039,107
San Bernardino	25775	337	13.1	2,180,085
Orange	31743	521	16.4	3,175,692
Ventura	6049	63	10.4	846,006
Riverside	31982	617	19.3	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 164870 cases across LA County, including 4213 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 16 new deaths and 3197 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 5988

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	211	36,478
La Verne	256	32,206
Pomona	2928	152,361
Montclair	543	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1375	177,751
Upland	675	77,000

Policy

A federal moratorium that has protected millions of renters from eviction since late March expires this Friday, leaving about 12.3 million households at risk. The expiration of the federal protection nears as state and local eviction bans also start to expire, and enhanced federal unemployment benefits are scheduled to end. (The Washington Post)
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the solvency of Medicare. Congress dipped into Medicare’s reserves to help fund the COVID-19 relief efforts this spring, while payroll taxes are shrinking, and more retirees claiming benefits. The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania estimates the Trust Fund could become insolvent as early as 2022 or 2023. (Kaiser Health News)
The Department of Health and Human Services will soon begin distributing an additional $10 billion to hospitals experiencing high impact COVID-19 hospitalizations as part of the Provider Relief Fund. Eligibility for the funding is based on a formula for hospitals with over 161 COVID-19 admissions between January 1 and June 10, 2020, or one admission per day, or hospitals experiencing above the average ratio of COVID admissions per bed. Hospitals will be paid $50,000 per eligible admission. See the CDC’s Provider Relief Fund Data here.
The Food and Drug Administration has given Quest Diagnostics emergency approval for a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches, instead of running them one by one, thereby speeding up the process. A negative result would clear everyone in the batch. A positive result would require each sample to be individually retested. (The Associated Press)
The White House has mandated that hospitals sidestep the CDC and send critical information about COVID-19 hospitalizations and equipment to a new federal database hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC. The policy shift has received a mixed reaction, with some states calling for a delay in policy implementation to allow time to prepare for the transition. Others have called for the policy change to be outright reversed. (NPR, CNBC)
COVID-19 diagnostic tests range from $20 to $850 per single test, not including the price of a provider visit, facility fee, specimen collection, or any other test that might have been included during testing. These services may be covered by insurance, but it is not guaranteed for all patients. In many cases, the prices exceed what Medicare pays for COVID-19 testing. (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Latest research news

Patients with coronavirus disease are at increased risk of thrombosis. Among 3,334 patients hospitalized in New York City, a thrombotic event occurred in 16 percent of the cases. Associated variables include age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, coronary artery disease, and prior myocardial infarction. (Seda Bilaloglu et al. JAMA)
The true number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. could be anywhere from six to 24 times higher than the confirmed number of cases, depending on location, according to a study that relied on antibody test data from 10 sites. (STAT, Fiona P. Havers et al. JAMA Internal Medicine)
A study of contact tracing of COVID-19 patients in South Korea shows that the highest rate of transmission within a household occurred among patients 10 to 19 years of age. Within this group, 18.6 percent of contacts were infected with COVID-19. The average infection rate for all groups was 11.8 percent. (Young Joon Park et al. CDC)
A study in primates re-infected with the identical SARS-CoV-2 strain suggests that primary SARS-CoV-2 exposure protects against subsequent reinfection in rhesus macaque. The experiment during the early recovery phase of initial SARS-CoV-2 infection did not detect a viral dissemination, clinical manifestations of the disease, or histopathological changes. Comparison of the humoral and cellular immunity between primary infection and re-infection reveals notably enhanced neutralizing antibodies and immune responses. (Wei Deng et al. Science)
A study of air traffic and commuting patterns shows that international travel drove introduction of the coronavirus in the West and East Coast metropolitan areas as early as December 2019. For most of the continental states, the largest contribution of imported infections arrived through domestic travel flows. (Jessica T. Davis et al. medRxiv)
A study finds that virus-specific T cells induced by betacoronavirus infection are long-lasting, supporting the notion that COVID-19 patients will develop long-term T cell immunity. The findings also raise the intriguing possibility that long-lasting T cells generated following infection with related viruses may be able to protect against, or modify the pathology caused by, SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Nina Le Bert et al. Nature)

Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Awards

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 22th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 15,000,424. Total deaths: 617,832. Total recoveries: 8,509,938.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,915,780. Total deaths: 142,312. Total recoveries: 1,182,018.
California: Total confirmed cases: 400,769. Total deaths: 7,755.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	161673	4154	25.7	10,039,107
San Bernardino	25067	333	13.3	2,180,085
Orange	30976	513	16.6	3,175,692
Ventura	5955	62	10.4	846,006
Riverside	30890	589	19.1	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 161673 cases across LA County, including 4047 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 107 new deaths and 2628 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 5810

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	208	36,478
La Verne	247	32,206
Pomona	2833	152,361
Montclair	533	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1333	177,751
Upland	656	77,000

Policy

The Department of Health and Human Services will soon begin distributing an additional $10 billion to hospitals experiencing high impact COVID-19 hospitalizations as part of the Provider Relief Fund. Eligibility for the funding is based on a formula for hospitals with over 161 COVID-19 admissions between January 1 and June 10, 2020, or one admission per day, or hospitals experiencing above the average ratio of COVID admissions per bed. Hospitals will be paid $50,000 per eligible admission. See the CDC’s Provider Relief Fund Data here.
The Food and Drug Administration has given Quest Diagnostics emergency approval for a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches, instead of running them one by one, thereby speeding up the process. A negative result would clear everyone in the batch. A positive result would require each sample to be individually retested. (The Associated Press)
The White House has mandated that hospitals sidestep the CDC and send critical information about COVID-19 hospitalizations and equipment to a new federal database hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC. The policy shift has received a mixed reaction, with some states calling for a delay in policy implementation to allow time to prepare for the transition. Others have called for the policy change to be outright reversed. (NPR, CNBC)
COVID-19 diagnostic tests range from $20 to $850 per single test, not including the price of a provider visit, facility fee, specimen collection, or any other test that might have been included during testing. These services may be covered by insurance, but it is not guaranteed for all patients. In many cases, the prices exceed what Medicare pays for COVID-19 testing. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The S. House Budget Committee held a hearing last week on the federal government’s responsibility to invest in modern technology as part of the response to the public health crisis. To extend high speed internet to underserved and hard to reach communities, the House passed theMoving Forward Act, a comprehensive infrastructure package that includes $100 billion in broadband funding.
Polling shows that three in five Americans disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the pandemic, with the majority holding the president responsible for an ineffective response to the crisis. As new cases surge, more respondents say that the worst is yet to come and that we need more aggressive social distancing. Some 42 percent of the surveyed know someone who has been infected. (Navigator, Global Strategy Group)

Latest research news

The true number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. could be anywhere from six to 24 times higher than the confirmed number of cases, depending on location, according to a study that relied on antibody test data from 10 sites. (STAT, Fiona P. Havers et al. JAMA Internal Medicine)
A study of contact tracing of COVID-19 patients in South Korea shows that the highest rate of transmission within a household occurred among patients 10 to 19 years of age. Within this group, 18.6 percent of contacts were infected with COVID-19. The average infection rate for all groups was 11.8 percent. (Young Joon Park et al. CDC)
A study in primates re-infected with the identical SARS-CoV-2 strain suggests that primary SARS-CoV-2 exposure protects against subsequent reinfection in rhesus macaque. The experiment during the early recovery phase of initial SARS-CoV-2 infection did not detect a viral dissemination, clinical manifestations of the disease, or histopathological changes. Comparison of the humoral and cellular immunity between primary infection and re-infection reveals notably enhanced neutralizing antibodies and immune responses. (Wei Deng et al. Science)
A study of air traffic and commuting patterns shows that international travel drove introduction of the coronavirus in the West and East Coast metropolitan areas as early as December 2019. For most of the continental states, the largest contribution of imported infections arrived through domestic travel flows. (Jessica T. Davis et al. medRxiv)
A study finds that virus-specific T cells induced by betacoronavirus infection are long-lasting, supporting the notion that COVID-19 patients will develop long-term T cell immunity. The findings also raise the intriguing possibility that long-lasting T cells generated following infection with related viruses may be able to protect against, or modify the pathology caused by, SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Nina Le Bert et al. Nature)
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine led patients to produce more neutralizing antibodies than have been seen in most patients who have recovered from COVID-19, according to the first published data from an early-stage trial of the experimental shot. A second injection, four weeks after the first, is required before the vaccine produces a dramatic immune response. The data roughly mirror the results from a similar vaccine being produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, which were released July 1. (STAT)

Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Awards

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 21th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 14,755,228. Total deaths: 611,090. Total recoveries: 8,333,387.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,832,714. Total deaths: 141,118. Total recoveries: 1,160,087.
California: Total confirmed cases: 391,538. Total deaths: 7,694.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	159045	4104	25.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	24099	329	13.6	2,180,085
Orange	29986	493	16.4	3,175,692
Ventura	5748	58	10.1	846,006
Riverside	29983	588	19.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 159045 cases across LA County, including 4047 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 56 new deaths and 8726 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 5638

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	206	36,478
La Verne	242	32,206
Pomona	2763	152,361
Montclair	519	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1277	177,751
Upland	631	77,000

Policy

The Food and Drug Administration has given Quest Diagnostics emergency approval for a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches, instead of running them one by one, thereby speeding up the process. A negative result would clear everyone in the batch. A positive result would require each sample to be individually retested. (The Associated Press)
The White House has mandated that hospitals sidestep the CDC and send critical information about COVID-19 hospitalizations and equipment to a new federal database hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC. The policy shift has received a mixed reaction, with some states calling for a delay in policy implementation to allow time to prepare for the transition. Others have called for the policy change to be outright reversed. (NPR, CNBC)
COVID-19 diagnostic tests range from $20 to $850 per single test, not including the price of a provider visit, facility fee, specimen collection, or any other test that might have been included during testing. These services may be covered by insurance, but it is not guaranteed for all patients. In many cases, the prices exceed what Medicare pays for COVID-19 testing. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The S. House Budget Committee held a hearing last week on the federal government’s responsibility to invest in modern technology as part of the response to the public health crisis. To extend high speed internet to underserved and hard to reach communities, the House passed theMoving Forward Act, a comprehensive infrastructure package that includes $100 billion in broadband funding.
Polling shows that three in five Americans disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the pandemic, with the majority holding the president responsible for an ineffective response to the crisis. As new cases surge, more respondents say that the worst is yet to come and that we need more aggressive social distancing. Some 42 percent of the surveyed know someone who has been infected. (Navigator, Global Strategy Group)
Despite political leaders trivializing the pandemic, deaths are rising again: The seven-day average for deaths per day has now jumped by more than 200 since July 6, according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic. By the project’s count, states reported 855 deaths Thursday, in line with the recent elevated numbers in mid-July. (The Atlantic)

Latest research news

A study of contact tracing of COVID-19 patients in South Korea shows that the highest rate of transmission within a household occurred among patients 10 to 19 years of age. Within this group, 18.6 percent of contacts were infected with COVID-19. The average infection rate for all groups was 11.8 percent. (Young Joon Park et al. CDC)
A study in primates re-infected with the identical SARS-CoV-2 strain suggests that primary SARS-CoV-2 exposure protects against subsequent reinfection in rhesus macaque. The experiment during the early recovery phase of initial SARS-CoV-2 infection did not detect a viral dissemination, clinical manifestations of the disease, or histopathological changes. Comparison of the humoral and cellular immunity between primary infection and re-infection reveals notably enhanced neutralizing antibodies and immune responses. (Wei Deng et al. Science)
A study of air traffic and commuting patterns shows that international travel drove introduction of the coronavirus in the West and East Coast metropolitan areas as early as December 2019. For most of the continental states, the largest contribution of imported infections arrived through domestic travel flows. (Jessica T. Davis et al. medRxiv)
A study finds that virus-specific T cells induced by betacoronavirus infection are long-lasting, supporting the notion that COVID-19 patients will develop long-term T cell immunity. The findings also raise the intriguing possibility that long-lasting T cells generated following infection with related viruses may be able to protect against, or modify the pathology caused by, SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Nina Le Bert et al. Nature)
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine led patients to produce more neutralizing antibodies than have been seen in most patients who have recovered from COVID-19, according to the first published datafrom an early-stage trial of the experimental shot. A second injection, four weeks after the first, is required before the vaccine produces a dramatic immune response. The data roughly mirror the results from a similar vaccine being produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, which were released July 1. (STAT)
A study of some 8,400 men and women ages 18 to 25 concludes that overall medical vulnerability of young adults to more severe coronavirus infection is 33 percent for males and 30 percent for females. Tobacco and cigar use, including e-cigarettes, are associated with adverse effects on respiratory and immune function, in addition to other common health risks. (UC San Francisco)

Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Awards

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 20th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 14,538,115. Total deaths: 606,922. Total recoveries: 8,188,292.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,774,769. Total deaths: 140,563. Total recoveries: 1,131,121.
California: Total confirmed cases: 384,692. Total deaths: 7,685.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- Los Angeles County on July 19 saw the highest number of new hospitalizations reported in a day, with 2,216 people hospitalized, surpassing the 2,193 hospitalizations seen on July 15. The majority of newly reported COVID-19 cases were among people under 41 years old.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronaviruscases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	150319	4047	27.0	10,039,107
San Bernardino	23238	315	13.5	2,180,085
Orange	28309	469	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	4968	56	11.3	846,006
Riverside	28695	587	20.5	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 150319 cases across LA County, including 4047 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 59 new deaths and 2851 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 5299

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	192	36,478
La Verne	221	32,206
Pomona	2535	152,361
Montclair	502	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1236	177,751
Upland	613	77,000

Policy

COVID-19 diagnostic tests range from $20 to $850 per single test, not including the price of a provider visit, facility fee, specimen collection, or any other test that might have been included during testing. These services may be covered by insurance, but it is not guaranteed for all patients. In many cases, the prices exceed what Medicare pays for COVID-19 testing. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The S. House Budget Committee held a hearing last week on the federal government’s responsibility to invest in modern technology as part of the response to the public health crisis. To extend high speed internet to underserved and hard to reach communities, the House passed theMoving Forward Act, a comprehensive infrastructure package that includes $100 billion in broadband funding.
Polling shows that three in five Americans disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the pandemic, with the majority holding the president responsible for an ineffective response to the crisis. As new cases surge, more respondents say that the worst is yet to come and that we need more aggressive social distancing. Some 42 percent of the surveyed know someone who has been infected. (Navigator, Global Strategy Group)
Despite political leaders trivializing the pandemic, deaths are rising again: The seven-day average for deaths per day has now jumped by more than 200 since July 6, according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic. By the project’s count, states reported 855 deaths Thursday, in line with the recent elevated numbers in mid-July. (The Atlantic)
Children under 18 in Latino communities are testing positive at higher rates than other groups of children in California. Latino minors make up 67 percent of the cases where race/ethnicity is known, despite being only 48 percent of the state’s population of kids. Close contact with essential workers and crowded living conditions play a role. (CalMatters)
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) data shows loan distribution anomalies in amounts and recipients of the loan, with discrepancies casting doubts about effectiveness of the $2.2 trillion relief package. Program implementation critics point to the lack of demographic data that would allow prioritizing loans to undeserved and rural areas as Congress intended. (Bloomberg)

Latest research news

A study in primates re-infected with the identical SARS-CoV-2 strain suggests that primary SARS-CoV-2 exposure protects against subsequent reinfection in rhesus macaque. The experiment during the early recovery phase of initial SARS-CoV-2 infection did not detect a viral dissemination, clinical manifestations of the disease, or histopathological changes. Comparison of the humoral and cellular immunity between primary infection and re-infection reveals notably enhanced neutralizing antibodies and immune responses. (Wei Deng et al. Science)
A study of air traffic and commuting patterns shows that international travel drove introduction of the coronavirus in the West and East Coast metropolitan areas as early as December 2019. For most of the continental states, the largest contribution of imported infections arrived through domestic travel flows. (Jessica T. Davis et al. medRxiv)
A study finds that virus-specific T cells induced by betacoronavirus infection are long-lasting, supporting the notion that COVID-19 patients will develop long-term T cell immunity. The findings also raise the intriguing possibility that long-lasting T cells generated following infection with related viruses may be able to protect against, or modify the pathology caused by, SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Nina Le Bert et al. Nature)
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine led patients to produce more neutralizing antibodies than have been seen in most patients who have recovered from COVID-19, according to the first published datafrom an early-stage trial of the experimental shot. A second injection, four weeks after the first, is required before the vaccine produces a dramatic immune response. The data roughly mirror the results from a similar vaccine being produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, which were released July 1. (STAT)
A study of some 8,400 men and women ages 18 to 25 concludes that overall medical vulnerability of young adults to more severe coronavirus infection is 33 percent for males and 30 percent for females. Tobacco and cigar use, including e-cigarettes, are associated with adverse effects on respiratory and immune function, in addition to other common health risks. (UC San Francisco)
A study traces a case of an asymptomatic person in China causing a cluster outbreak of more than 71 cases in the local community through an elevator button. Analyzed genome sequences of the virus that were distinct from viral genomes previously circulating in the area allowed contact tracers to successfully identify the source. (Jingtao Liu et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Awards

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 17th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 13,859,486. Total deaths: 590,845. Total recoveries: 7,746,247.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,592,316. Total deaths: 138,384. Total recoveries: 1,090,645.
California: Total confirmed cases: 356,178. Total deaths: 7,345.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronaviruscases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	147468	3988	27.0	10,039,107
San Bernardino	21468	310	14.4	2,180,085
Orange	27904	466	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	4968	56	11.3	846,006
Riverside	28177	585	20.7	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 147468 cases across LA County, including 3988 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 94 new deaths and 11339 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 4989

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	189	36,478
La Verne	211	32,206
Pomona	2437	152,361
Montclair	458	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1139	177,751
Upland	555	77,000

Policy

Polling shows that three in five Americans disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the pandemic, with the majority holding the president responsible for an ineffective response to the crisis. As new cases surge, more respondents say that the worst is yet to come and that we need more aggressive social distancing. Some 42 percent of the surveyed know someone who has been infected. (Navigator, Global Strategy Group)
Despite political leaders trivializing the pandemic, deaths are rising again: The seven-day average for deaths per day has now jumped by more than 200 since July 6, according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic. By the project’s count, states reported 855 deaths Thursday, in line with the recent elevated numbers in mid-July. (The Atlantic)
Children under 18 in Latino communities are testing positive at higher rates than other groups of children in California. Latino minors make up 67 percent of the cases where race/ethnicity is known, despite being only 48 percent of the state’s population of kids. Close contact with essential workers and crowded living conditions play a role. (CalMatters)
The Department of Homeland Security and ICE have rescinded a much-opposed ruling barring international students who only take online courses from obtaining visa or staying in the United States, a rare reversal by the government on immigration policy. The fight against the visa rule brought together a large coalition of governments, colleges and businesses. (Wall Street Journal) Claremont Graduate University joined other universities in legal action against the federal decision.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) data shows loan distribution anomalies in amounts and recipients of the loan, with discrepancies casting doubts about effectiveness of the $2.2 trillion relief package. Program implementation critics point to the lack of demographic data that would allow prioritizing loans to undeserved and rural areas as Congress intended. (Bloomberg)
Los Angeles and San Diego public schools will start the school year remote-only in August, while New York City schools will reopen with a partial in-class attendance. The school decisions come amid pressure from the federal government to open and from local teacher unions to stay remote. (NPR)

Latest research news

A study of air traffic and commuting patterns shows that international travel drove introduction of the coronavirus in the West and East Coast metropolitan areas as early as December 2019. For most of the continental states, the largest contribution of imported infections arrived through domestic travel flows. (Jessica T. Davis et al. medRxiv)
A study finds that virus-specific T cells induced by betacoronavirus infection are long-lasting, supporting the notion that COVID-19 patients will develop long-term T cell immunity. The findings also raise the intriguing possibility that long-lasting T cells generated following infection with related viruses may be able to protect against, or modify the pathology caused by, SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Nina Le Bert et al. Nature)
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine led patients to produce more neutralizing antibodies than have been seen in most patients who have recovered from COVID-19, according to the first published datafrom an early-stage trial of the experimental shot. A second injection, four weeks after the first, is required before the vaccine produces a dramatic immune response. The data roughly mirror the results from a similar vaccine being produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, which were released July 1. (STAT)
A study of some 8,400 men and women ages 18 to 25 concludes that overall medical vulnerability of young adults to more severe coronavirus infection is 33 percent for males and 30 percent for females. Tobacco and cigar use, including e-cigarettes, are associated with adverse effects on respiratory and immune function, in addition to other common health risks. (UC San Francisco)
A study traces a case of an asymptomatic person in China causing a cluster outbreak of more than 71 cases in the local community through an elevator button. Analyzed genome sequences of the virus that were distinct from viral genomes previously circulating in the area allowed contact tracers to successfully identify the source. (Jingtao Liu et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Publicly reported deaths from COVID-19 might underestimate the pandemic’s real toll. A study estimates that out of 87,001 excess deaths between March 1, 2020, and April 25, 2020, about 65 percent (56,246 cases) might be attributed to COVID-19. (Steven H. Woolf et al. JAMA)

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.The

Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Awards

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 16th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 13,589,273. Total deaths: 584,990. Total recoveries: 7,607,033.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,499,771. Total deaths: 137,420. Total recoveries: 1,075,882.
California: Total confirmed cases: 347,634. Total deaths: 7,227.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronaviruscases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	143009	3936	27.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	21468	310	14.4	2,180,085
Orange	27031	455	16.8	3,175,692
Ventura	4884	56	11.4	846,006
Riverside	27371	577	21.1	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 136129 cases across LA County, including 3894 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 42 new deaths and 6880 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 4874

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	180	36,478
La Verne	197	32,206
Pomona	2345	152,361
Montclair	458	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1139	177,751
Upland	555	77,000

Policy

Children under 18 in Latino communities are testing positive at higher rates than other groups of children in California. Latino minors make up 67 percent of the cases where race/ethnicity is known, despite being only 48 percent of the state’s population of kids. Close contact with essential workers and crowded living conditions play a role. (CalMatters)
The Department of Homeland Security and ICE have rescinded a much-opposed ruling barring international students who only take online courses from obtaining visa or staying in the United States, a rare reversal by the government on immigration policy. The fight against the visa rule brought together a large coalition of governments, colleges and businesses. (Wall Street Journal) Claremont Graduate University joined other universities in legal action against the federal decision.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) data shows loan distribution anomalies in amounts and recipients of the loan, with discrepancies casting doubts about effectiveness of the $2.2 trillion relief package. Program implementation critics point to the lack of demographic data that would allow prioritizing loans to undeserved and rural areas as Congress intended. (Bloomberg)
Los Angeles and San Diego public schools will start the school year remote-only in August, while New York City schools will reopen with a partial in-class attendance. The school decisions come amid pressure from the federal government to open and from local teacher unions to stay remote. (NPR)
Some 8,000 California state prisoners could be eligible for early release by the end of August in an effort to quell coronavirus infections in facilities. Individuals who are 30 and over, and who meet the eligibility criteria, could be immediately considered for release. (KQED)
Scientists propose that an anti-COVID-19 shot containing plasma-based antibodies of coronavirus survivors could stem the virus for months. But the federal government and pharmaceutical companies are hesitant to invest in a technology that will be outdated by the arrival of a vaccine. (Forbes)

Latest research news

A study finds that virus-specific T cells induced by betacoronavirus infection are long-lasting, supporting the notion that COVID-19 patients will develop long-term T cell immunity. The findings also raise the intriguing possibility that long-lasting T cells generated following infection with related viruses may be able to protect against, or modify the pathology caused by, SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Nina Le Bert et al. Nature)
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine led patients to produce more neutralizing antibodies than have been seen in most patients who have recovered from COVID-19, according to the first published datafrom an early-stage trial of the experimental shot. A second injection, four weeks after the first, is required before the vaccine produces a dramatic immune response. The data roughly mirror the results from a similar vaccine being produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, which were released July 1. (STAT)
A study of some 8,400 men and women ages 18 to 25 concludes that overall medical vulnerability of young adults to more severe coronavirus infection is 33 percent for males and 30 percent for females. Tobacco and cigar use, including e-cigarettes, are associated with adverse effects on respiratory and immune function, in addition to other common health risks. (UC San Francisco)
A study traces a case of an asymptomatic person in China causing a cluster outbreak of more than 71 cases in the local community through an elevator button. Analyzed genome sequences of the virus that were distinct from viral genomes previously circulating in the area allowed contact tracers to successfully identify the source. (Jingtao Liu et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Publicly reported deaths from COVID-19 might underestimate the pandemic’s real toll. A study estimates that out of 87,001 excess deaths between March 1, 2020, and April 25, 2020, about 65 percent (56,246 cases) might be attributed to COVID-19. (Steven H. Woolf et al. JAMA)
Studies suggest that synthetic interferons given before or soon after infection may tame the coronavirus before it causes serious damage. Interferons, which are powerful proteins protecting the body against viral invasion, might help COVID-19 patients with mild cases and people who are not sick but might have been exposed to the virus. (Meredith Wadman Science)

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.The

Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Awards

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 15th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 13,391,024. Total deaths: 580,038. Total recoveries: 7,445,299.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,448,625. Total deaths: 136,807. Total recoveries: 1,049,098.
California: Total confirmed cases: 336,508. Total deaths: 7,087.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronaviruscases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	140307	3894	27.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	20456	309	15.1	2,180,085
Orange	26120	433	16.6	3,175,692
Ventura	4619	53	11.5	846,006
Riverside	26481	553	20.8	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 136129 cases across LA County, including 3894 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 85 new deaths and 4178 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 4683

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	174	36,478
La Verne	192	32,206
Pomona	2292	152,361
Montclair	432	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1068	177,751
Upland	525	77,000

Policy

The Department of Homeland Security and ICE have rescinded a much-opposed ruling barring international students who only take online courses from obtaining visa or staying in the United States, a rare reversal by the government on immigration policy. The fight against the visa rule brought together a large coalition of governments, colleges and businesses. (Wall Street Journal) Claremont Graduate University joined other universities in legal action against the federal decision.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) data shows loan distribution anomalies in amounts and recipients of the loan, with discrepancies casting doubts about effectiveness of the $2.2 trillion relief package. Program implementation critics point to the lack of demographic data that would allow prioritizing loans to undeserved and rural areas as Congress intended. (Bloomberg)
Los Angeles and San Diego public schools will start the school year remote-only in August, while New York City schools will reopen with a partial in-class attendance. The school decisions come amid pressure from the federal government to open and from local teacher unions to stay remote. (NPR)
Some 8,000 California state prisoners could be eligible for early release by the end of August in an effort to quell coronavirus infections in facilities. Individuals who are 30 and over, and who meet the eligibility criteria, could be immediately considered for release. (KQED)
Scientists propose that an anti-COVID-19 shot containing plasma-based antibodies of coronavirus survivors could stem the virus for months. But the federal government and pharmaceutical companies are hesitant to invest in a technology that will be outdated by the arrival of a vaccine. (Forbes)
Coronavirus testing remains sparse in many low-income and minority communities, with limited information about the race and ethnicity of tested populations. Federal guidance requires laboratories to report race and ethnicity, along with age, sex, and ZIP code, to the government alongside COVID-19 test results starting August 1. (Science)

Latest research news

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine led patients to produce more neutralizing antibodies than have been seen in most patients who have recovered from COVID-19, according to the first published datafrom an early-stage trial of the experimental shot. A second injection, four weeks after the first, is required before the vaccine produces a dramatic immune response. The data roughly mirror the results from a similar vaccine being produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, which were released July 1. (STAT)
A study of some 8,400 men and women ages 18 to 25 concludes that overall medical vulnerability of young adults to more severe coronavirus infection is 33 percent for males and 30 percent for females. Tobacco and cigar use, including e-cigarettes, are associated with adverse effects on respiratory and immune function, in addition to other common health risks. (UC San Francisco)
A study traces a case of an asymptomatic person in China causing a cluster outbreak of more than 71 cases in the local community through an elevator button. Analyzed genome sequences of the virus that were distinct from viral genomes previously circulating in the area allowed contact tracers to successfully identify the source. (Jingtao Liu et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Publicly reported deaths from COVID-19 might underestimate the pandemic’s real toll. A study estimates that out of 87,001 excess deaths between March 1, 2020, and April 25, 2020, about 65 percent (56,246 cases) might be attributed to COVID-19. (Steven H. Woolf et al. JAMA)
Studies suggest that synthetic interferons given before or soon after infection may tame the coronavirus before it causes serious damage. Interferons, which are powerful proteins protecting the body against viral invasion, might help COVID-19 patients with mild cases and people who are not sick but might have been exposed to the virus. (Meredith Wadman Science)
A comparative analysis of morphologic and molecular changes in peripheral lungs of patients who died from COVID-19 and influenza A(H1N1) shows diffuse alveolar damage with perivascular T-cell infiltration in both diseases. COVID-19 patients additionally suffer severe endothelial injury associated with the presence of intracellular virus and disrupted cell membranes, as well as widespread thrombosis with microangiopathy. (Maximilian Ackermann et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 14th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 13,135,616. Total deaths: 573,869. Total recoveries: 7,294,394.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,366,845. Total deaths: 135,635. Total recoveries: 1,031,939.
California: Total confirmed cases: 329,162. Total deaths: 7,040.
- California Governor Newsom ordered statewide closure of indoor businesses, including bars, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and museums, as well as fitness clubs, malls, places of worship and personal care services in more than 30 counties with increased COVID-19 cases. Impacted areas include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronaviruscases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	136129	3822	28.1	10,039,107
San Bernardino	19502	307	15.7	2,180,085
Orange	25255	424	16.7	3,175,692
Ventura	4246	53	12.5	846,006
Riverside	25748	550	21.4	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 136129 cases across LA County, including 3809 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 13 new deaths and 9000 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 4495

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	166	36,478
La Verne	187	32,206
Pomona	2205	152,361
Montclair	414	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	1023	177,751
Upland	500	77,000

Policy

Los Angeles and San Diego public schools will start the school year remote-only in August, while New York City schools will reopen with a partial in-class attendance. The school decisions come amid pressure from the federal government to open and from local teacher unions to stay remote. (NPR)
Some 8,000 California state prisoners could be eligible for early release by the end of August in an effort to quell coronavirus infections in facilities. Individuals who are 30 and over, and who meet the eligibility criteria, could be immediately considered for release. (KQED)
Scientists propose that an anti-COVID-19 shot containing plasma-based antibodies of coronavirus survivors could stem the virus for months. But the federal government and pharmaceutical companies are hesitant to invest in a technology that will be outdated by the arrival of a vaccine. (Forbes)
Coronavirus testing remains sparse in many low-income and minority communities, with limited information about the race and ethnicity of tested populations. Federal guidance requires laboratories to report race and ethnicity, along with age, sex, and ZIP code, to the government alongside COVID-19 test results starting August 1. (Science)
United Teachers Los Angeles call for campuses in the LA Unified School District to remain closed in the fall, while resuming distance learning. School officials have yet to decide on reopening. If it happens, the district would offer two options: a learning-from-home program and a hybrid plan combining learning at home with part-time class attendance. (Los Angeles Times)
Colleges and universities scrambled Wednesday to understand federal guidance requiring F-1 students attending schools holding online only classes this fall to either leave the United States, or transfer to schools offering in-person or a combination of online and in-person courses. Harvard University and MIT filed a lawsuit against the plan, which would bar hundreds of thousands of international students from studying in the United States (Boston Globe). The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, claims the guidelines are intended to force them to reopen for in-person classes, even if conditions are believed not safe.

Latest research news

A study of some 8,400 men and women ages 18 to 25 concludes that overall medical vulnerability of young adults to more severe coronavirus infection is 33 percent for males and 30 percent for females. Tobacco and cigar use, including e-cigarettes, are associated with adverse effects on respiratory and immune function, in addition to other common health risks. (UC San Francisco)
A study traces a case of an asymptomatic person in China causing a cluster outbreak of more than 71 cases in the local community through an elevator button. Analyzed genome sequences of the virus that were distinct from viral genomes previously circulating in the area allowed contact tracers to successfully identify the source. (Jingtao Liu et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Publicly reported deaths from COVID-19 might underestimate the pandemic’s real toll. A study estimates that out of 87,001 excess deaths between March 1, 2020, and April 25, 2020, about 65 percent (56,246 cases) might be attributed to COVID-19. (Steven H. Woolf et al. JAMA)
Studies suggest that synthetic interferons given before or soon after infection may tame the coronavirus before it causes serious damage. Interferons, which are powerful proteins protecting the body against viral invasion, might help COVID-19 patients with mild cases and people who are not sick but might have been exposed to the virus. (Meredith Wadman Science)
A comparative analysis of morphologic and molecular changes in peripheral lungs of patients who died from COVID-19 and influenza A(H1N1) shows diffuse alveolar damage with perivascular T-cell infiltration in both diseases. COVID-19 patients additionally suffer severe endothelial injury associated with the presence of intracellular virus and disrupted cell membranes, as well as widespread thrombosis with microangiopathy. (Maximilian Ackermann et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
In a subset of six patients confirmed to be positive for SARS-CoV2 infection with RT-PCR, changes in the T cell population were documented, evident by an alteration of CD4:CD8 ratio, likely due to suppression of the CD4 population and activation of the cytotoxic CD8⁺T cell population. (Fahad Khan et al. Journal of Hematopathology)

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 13th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 12,945,828. Total deaths: 569,878. Total recoveries: 7,153,812.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,323,432. Total deaths: 135,272. Total recoveries: 1,006,326.
California: Total confirmed cases: 320,804. Total deaths: 7,017.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Florida reported 15,299 new coronaviruscases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, setting a new record for the largest number of new reported cases in a state in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record stood at 11,571 reported cases in New York on April 14, when the state was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. (CBS News)
- California coronavirus deaths topped 7,000 over the weekend, marking the two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	127358	3809	29.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	18275	304	17.5	2,180,085
Orange	22650	412	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	4246	53	12.9	846,006
Riverside	24765	537	22.8	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 120539 cases across LA County, including 3809 deaths.
For the previous 48 hours, 120 new deaths and 6819 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 4148

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	148	36,478
La Verne	173	32,206
Pomona	2014	152,361
Montclair	402	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	943	177,751
Upland	468	77,000

Policy

Scientists propose that an anti-COVID-19 shot containing plasma-based antibodies of coronavirus survivors could stem the virus for months. But the federal government and pharmaceutical companies are hesitant to invest in a technology that will be outdated by the arrival of a vaccine. (Forbes)
Coronavirus testing remains sparse in many low-income and minority communities, with limited information about the race and ethnicity of tested populations. Federal guidance requires laboratories to report race and ethnicity, along with age, sex, and ZIP code, to the government alongside COVID-19 test results starting August 1. (Science)
United Teachers Los Angeles call for campuses in the LA Unified School District to remain closed in the fall, while resuming distance learning. School officials have yet to decide on reopening. If it happens, the district would offer two options: a learning-from-home program and a hybrid plan combining learning at home with part-time class attendance. (Los Angeles Times)
Colleges and universities scrambled Wednesday to understand federal guidance requiring F-1 students attending schools holding online only classes this fall to either leave the United States, or transfer to schools offering in-person or a combination of online and in-person courses. Harvard University and MIT filed a lawsuit against the plan, which would bar hundreds of thousands of international students from studying in the United States (Boston Globe). The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, claims the guidelines are intended to force them to reopen for in-person classes, even if conditions are believed not safe.
International students cannot maintain F-1 and M-1 visas for the fall 2020 semester while taking fully online course loads, federal officials announced The State Department will not issue visas to students enrolled in schools and programs that are fully online for the fall semester, nor will these students be permitted to enter the United States. The New York Times sees a White House effort to pressure universities into reopening and abandoning cautious approaches to reduce COVID-19 transmission.
With apparent White House support, expectations are rising for further direct payments in the next stimulus bill. The package will target employment, businesses, and likely include new direct payments to individuals. (Forbes)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has an agreement with Gilead Sciences to secure large supplies of the drug remdesivir through September. Remdesivir, the first authorized therapeutic for COVID-19, will be allocated directly to hospitals based on their disease burden, per state allocation decisions.

Latest research news

Publicly reported deaths from COVID-19 might underestimate the pandemic’s real toll. A study estimates that out of 87,001 excess deaths between March 1, 2020, and April 25, 2020, about 65 percent (56,246 cases) might be attributed to COVID-19. (Steven H. Woolf et al. JAMA)
Studies suggest that synthetic interferons given before or soon after infection may tame the coronavirus before it causes serious damage. Interferons, which are powerful proteins protecting the body against viral invasion, might help COVID-19 patients with mild cases and people who are not sick but might have been exposed to the virus. (Meredith Wadman Science)
A comparative analysis of morphologic and molecular changes in peripheral lungs of patients who died from COVID-19 and influenza A(H1N1) shows diffuse alveolar damage with perivascular T-cell infiltration in both diseases. COVID-19 patients additionally suffer severe endothelial injury associated with the presence of intracellular virus and disrupted cell membranes, as well as widespread thrombosis with microangiopathy. (Maximilian Ackermann et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
In a subset of six patients confirmed to be positive for SARS-CoV2 infection with RT-PCR, changes in the T cell population were documented, evident by an alteration of CD4:CD8 ratio, likely due to suppression of the CD4 population and activation of the cytotoxic CD8⁺T cell population. (Fahad Khan et al. Journal of Hematopathology)
A study of pregnant women admitted to hospitals in the U.K. with severe COVID-19 found that most were in their second or third trimester, underscoring the importance of social distancing later in pregnancy. Most women had good outcomes and transmission of SARS-CoV2 to infants was uncommon; 56 percent of women were black or from other ethnic minority groups and 69 percent were overweight or obese. (Marian Knight et al. The BMJ)
A study of 2,541 patients shows that early treatment with hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin reduced mortality without heart-related side-effects. The findings differ from other studies that were based on later intervention and different dosing. (Samia Arshad et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases)

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 10th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 12,323,502. Total deaths: 555,977. Total recoveries: 6,773,292.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,131,953. Total deaths: 133,420. Total recoveries: 969,111.
California: Total confirmed cases: 296,499. Total deaths: 6,711.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	124738	3689	29.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	17414	304	17.5	2,180,085
Orange	21517	402	18.7	3,175,692
Ventura	4093	53	12.9	846,006
Riverside	23334	533	22.8	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 120539 cases across LA County, including 3689 deaths.
For the previous 48 hours, 110 new deaths and 4199 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 3981

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	146	36,478
La Verne	168	32,206
Pomona	1964	152,361
Montclair	381	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	877	177,751
Upland	445	77,000

Policy

United Teachers Los Angeles call for campuses in the LA Unified School District to remain closed in the fall, while resuming distance learning. School officials have yet to decide on reopening. If it happens, the district would offer two options: a learning-from-home program and a hybrid plan combining learning at home with part-time class attendance. (Los Angeles Times)
Colleges and universities scrambled Wednesday to understand federal guidance requiring F-1 students attending schools holding online only classes this fall to either leave the United States, or transfer to schools offering in-person or a combination of online and in-person courses. Harvard University and MIT filed a lawsuit against the plan, which would bar hundreds of thousands of international students from studying in the United States (Boston Globe). The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, claims the guidelines are intended to force them to reopen for in-person classes, even if conditions are believed not safe.
International students cannot maintain F-1 and M-1 visas for the fall 2020 semester while taking fully online course loads, federal officials announced The State Department will not issue visas to students enrolled in schools and programs that are fully online for the fall semester, nor will these students be permitted to enter the United States. The New York Times sees a White House effort to pressure universities into reopening and abandoning cautious approaches to reduce COVID-19 transmission.
With apparent White House support, expectations are rising for further direct payments in the next stimulus bill. The package will target employment, businesses, and likely include new direct payments to individuals. (Forbes)
The S. Department of Health and Human Services has an agreement with Gilead Sciences to secure large supplies of the drug remdesivir through September. Remdesivir, the first authorized therapeutic for COVID-19, will be allocated directly to hospitals based on their disease burden, per state allocation decisions.
On July 4, President Trump extended the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 through August 8.
Bold actions by central banks addressing market stresses stemming from COVID-19 have boosted market sentiment, including in emerging markets. However, high levels of debt may become unmanageable, testing bank resilience in some countries. (IMF)

Latest research news

Studies suggest that synthetic interferons given before or soon after infection may tame the coronavirus before it causes serious damage. Interferons, which are powerful proteins protecting the body against viral invasion, might help COVID-19 patients with mild cases and people who aren’t sick but might have been exposed to the virus. (Meredith Wadman Science)
A comparative analysis of morphologic and molecular changes in peripheral lungs of patients who died from COVID-19 and influenza A(H1N1) shows diffuse alveolar damage with perivascular T-cell infiltration in both diseases. COVID-19 patients additionally suffer severe endothelial injury associated with the presence of intracellular virus and disrupted cell membranes, as well as widespread thrombosis with microangiopathy. (Maximilian Ackermann et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
In a subset of six patients confirmed to be positive for SARS-CoV2 infection with RT-PCR, changes in the T cell population were documented, evident by an alteration of CD4:CD8 ratio, likely due to suppression of the CD4 population and activation of the cytotoxic CD8⁺T cell population. (Fahad Khan et al. Journal of Hematopathology)
A study of pregnant women admitted to hospitals in the U.K. with severe COVID-19 found that most were in their second or third trimester, underscoring the importance of social distancing later in pregnancy. Most women had good outcomes and transmission of SARS-CoV2 to infants was uncommon; 56 percent of women were black or from other ethnic minority groups and 69 percent were overweight or obese. (Marian Knight et al. The BMJ)
A study of 2,541 patients shows that early treatment with hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin reduced mortality without heart-related side-effects. The findings differ from other studies that were based on later intervention and different dosing. (Samia Arshad et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Recovery, a British coronavirus megatrial with hundreds of participating hospitals, reports no significant difference in the death rate for 1,596 patients treated with a combination of the antivirals lopinavir and ritonavir, and that of a control group of 3,376 patients who received only standard care. (Science)

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 9th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 12,081,232. Total deaths: 550,440. Total recoveries: 6,639,503.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,057,431. Total deaths: 132,360. Total recoveries: 953,420.
California: Total confirmed cases: 289,468. Total deaths: 6,562.
- COVID-19 deaths and cases in California are currently on the rise and trending to double every 24.8 days. (The Los Angeles Times)
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	120539	3579	30.3	10,039,107
San Bernardino	15932	272	17.5	2,180,085
Orange	18892	369	20.5	3,175,692
Ventura	3858	50	13.2	846,006
Riverside	21101	506	23.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 120539 cases across LA County, including 3579 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 35 new deaths and 4969 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 3859

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	142	36,478
La Verne	161	32,206
Pomona	1927	152,361
Montclair	370	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	829	177,751
Upland	430	77,000

Policy

Colleges and universities scrambled Wednesday to understand federal guidance requiring F-1 students attending schools holding online only classes this fall to either leave the United States, or transfer to schools offering in-person or a combination of online and in-person courses. Harvard University and MIT filed a lawsuit against the plan, which would bar hundreds of thousands of international students from studying in the United States (Boston Globe). The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, claims the guidelines are intended to force them to reopen for in-person classes, even if conditions are believed not safe.
International students cannot maintain F-1 and M-1 visas for the fall 2020 semester while taking fully online course loads, federal officials announced The State Department will not issue visas to students enrolled in schools and programs that are fully online for the fall semester, nor will these students be permitted to enter the United States. The New York Times sees a White House effort to pressure universities into reopening and abandoning cautious approaches to reduce COVID-19 transmission.
With apparent White House support, expectations are rising for further direct payments in the next stimulus bill. The package will target employment, businesses, and likely include new direct payments to individuals. (Forbes)
The S. Department of Health and Human Services has an agreement with Gilead Sciences to secure large supplies of the drug remdesivir through September. Remdesivir, the first authorized therapeutic for COVID-19, will be allocated directly to hospitals based on their disease burden, per state allocation decisions.
On July 4, President Trump extended the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 through August 8.
Bold actions by central banks addressing market stresses stemming from COVID-19 have boosted market sentiment, including in emerging markets. However, high levels of debt may become unmanageable, testing bank resilience in some countries. (IMF)
Republican congressional staff members are calling for a comprehensive national vaccine plan to ensure coordination and delivery of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The report, prepared by GOP staffers to the Energy and Commerce Committee, addresses efforts to speed development of vaccines and therapeutics. See COVID-19 Second Wave Preparedness, Part 2 here.

Latest research news

A comparative analysis of morphologic and molecular changes in peripheral lungs of patients who died from COVID-19 and influenza A(H1N1) shows diffuse alveolar damage with perivascular T-cell infiltration in both diseases. COVID-19 patients additionally suffer severe endothelial injury associated with the presence of intracellular virus and disrupted cell membranes, as well as widespread thrombosis with microangiopathy. (Maximilian Ackermann et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
In a subset of six patients confirmed to be positive for SARS-CoV2 infection with RT-PCR, changes in the T cell population were documented, evident by an alteration of CD4:CD8 ratio, likely due to suppression of the CD4 population and activation of the cytotoxic CD8⁺T cell population. (Fahad Khan et al. Journal of Hematopathology)
A study of pregnant women admitted to hospitals in the U.K. with severe COVID-19 found that most were in their second or third trimester, underscoring the importance of social distancing later in pregnancy. Most women had good outcomes and transmission of SARS-CoV2 to infants was uncommon; 56 percent of women were black or from other ethnic minority groups and 69 percent were overweight or obese. (Marian Knight et al. The BMJ)
A study of 2,541 patients shows that early treatment with hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin reduced mortality without heart-related side-effects. The findings differ from other studies that were based on later intervention and different dosing. (Samia Arshad et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Recovery, a British coronavirus megatrial with hundreds of participating hospitals, reports no significant difference in the death rate for 1,596 patients treated with a combination of the antivirals lopinavir and ritonavir, and that of a control group of 3,376 patients who received only standard care. (Science)
Autopsies of COVID-19 patients confirm the virus appears to attack the lungs the most ferociously. Researchers also found the pathogen in parts of the brain, kidneys, liver, gastrointestinal tract and spleen and in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels, as some had previously suspected. Pathologists also found widespread clotting in many organs. (The Washington Post)
At the start of the pandemic, researchers at Johns Hopkins’s Coronavirus Resource Center broke new ground in data utilization, technology, and methodology tracking the global spread of the coronavirus by region, country, and into highly localized levels. For those looking closely, the Hopkins project does lay out a clearly legible story about American life today, one involving economic inequality, racial disparities and poor access to health care. (The Washington Post)

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 8th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 11,884,799. Total deaths: 545,398. Total recoveries: 6,487,720.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 3,009,611. Total deaths: 131,594. Total recoveries: 936,476.
California: Total confirmed cases: 277,774. Total deaths: 6,448.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	120539	3579	30.3	10,039,107
San Bernardino	15932	272	17.5	2,180,085
Orange	18892	369	20.5	3,175,692
Ventura	3858	50	13.2	846,006
Riverside	21101	506	23.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 120539 cases across LA County, including 3579 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 35 new deaths and 4969 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 3727

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	136	36,478
La Verne	159	32,206
Pomona	1880	152,361
Montclair	353	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	785	177,751
Upland	414	77,000

Policy

International students cannot maintain F-1 and M-1 visas for the fall 2020 semester while taking fully online course loads, federal officials announced The State Department will not issue visas to students enrolled in schools and programs that are fully online for the fall semester, nor will these students be permitted to enter the United States. The New York Times sees a White House effort to pressure universities into reopening and abandoning cautious approaches to reduce COVID-19 transmission.
With apparent White House support, expectations are rising for further direct payments in the next stimulus bill. The package will target employment, businesses, and likely include new direct payments to individuals. (Forbes)
The S. Department of Health and Human Services has an agreement with Gilead Sciences to secure large supplies of the drug remdesivir through September. Remdesivir, the first authorized therapeutic for COVID-19, will be allocated directly to hospitals based on their disease burden, per state allocation decisions.
On July 4, President Trump extended the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 through August 8.
Bold actions by central banks addressing market stresses stemming from COVID-19 have boosted market sentiment, including in emerging markets. However, high levels of debt may become unmanageable, testing bank resilience in some countries. (IMF)
Republican congressional staff members are calling for a comprehensive national vaccine plan to ensure coordination and delivery of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The report, prepared by GOP staffers to the Energy and Commerce Committee, addresses efforts to speed development of vaccines and therapeutics. See COVID-19 Second Wave Preparedness, Part 2 here.
With coronavirus infections spiking in the U.S., a new high of 65 percent of Americans say the coronavirus situation is getting worse – an almost 20 percent increase from the preceding week. A partisan gap shows 90 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of independents and 28 percent of Republicans believe the situation is getting worse. A majority of Republicans, 54 percent, say the situation is getting better. (Gallup)

Latest research news

In a subset of six patients confirmed to be positive for SARS-CoV2 infection with RT-PCR, changes in the T cell population were documented, evident by an alteration of CD4:CD8 ratio, likely due to suppression of the CD4 population and activation of the cytotoxic CD8⁺T cell population. (Fahad Khan et al. Journal of Hematopathology)
A study of pregnant women admitted to hospitals in the U.K. with severe COVID-19 found that most were in their second or third trimester, underscoring the importance of social distancing later in pregnancy. Most women had good outcomes and transmission of SARS-CoV2 to infants was uncommon; 56 percent of women were black or from other ethnic minority groups and 69 percent were overweight or obese. (Marian Knight et al. The BMJ)
A study of 2,541 patients shows that early treatment with hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin reduced mortality without heart-related side-effects. The findings differ from other studies that were based on later intervention and different dosing. (Samia Arshad et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Recovery, a British coronavirus megatrial with hundreds of participating hospitals, reports no significant difference in the death rate for 1,596 patients treated with a combination of the antivirals lopinavir and ritonavir, and that of a control group of 3,376 patients who received only standard care. (Science)
Autopsies of COVID-19 patients confirm the virus appears to attack the lungs the most ferociously. Researchers also found the pathogen in parts of the brain, kidneys, liver, gastrointestinal tract and spleen and in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels, as some had previously suspected. Pathologists also found widespread clotting in many organs. (The Washington Post)
At the start of the pandemic, researchers at Johns Hopkins’s Coronavirus Resource Center broke new ground in data utilization, technology, and methodology tracking the global spread of the coronavirus by region, country, and into highly localized levels. For those looking closely, the Hopkins project does lay out a clearly legible story about American life today, one involving economic inequality, racial disparities and poor access to health care. (The Washington Post)

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 7th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 11,679,808. Total deaths: 539,058. Total recoveries: 6,348,785.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,953,423. Total deaths: 130,546. Total recoveries: 924,148.
California: Total confirmed cases: 271,684. Total deaths: 6,337.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	116570	3534	30.3	10,039,107
San Bernardino	15345	269	17.5	2,180,085
Orange	17882	366	20.5	3,175,692
Ventura	3789	50	13.2	846,006
Riverside	20555	486	23.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 116570 cases across LA County, including 3534 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 80 new deaths and 8903 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 3579

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	132	36,478
La Verne	152	32,206
Pomona	1809	152,361
Montclair	337	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	746	177,751
Upland	403	77,000

Policy

With apparent White House support, expectations are rising for further direct payments in the next stimulus bill. The package will target employment, businesses, and likely include new direct payments to individuals. (Forbes)
The S. Department of Health and Human Services has an agreement with Gilead Sciences to secure large supplies of the drug remdesivir through September. Remdesivir, the first authorized therapeutic for COVID-19, will be allocated directly to hospitals based on their disease burden, per state allocation decisions.
On July 4, President Trump extended the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 through August 8.
Bold actions by central banks addressing market stresses stemming from COVID-19 have boosted market sentiment, including in emerging markets. However, high levels of debt may become unmanageable, testing bank resilience in some countries. (IMF)
Republican congressional staff members are calling for a comprehensive national vaccine plan to ensure coordination and delivery of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The report, prepared by GOP staffers to the Energy and Commerce Committee, addresses efforts to speed development of vaccines and therapeutics. See COVID-19 Second Wave Preparedness, Part 2 here.
With coronavirus infections spiking in the U.S., a new high of 65 percent of Americans say the coronavirus situation is getting worse – an almost 20 percent increase from the preceding week. A partisan gap shows 90 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of independents and 28 percent of Republicans believe the situation is getting worse. A majority of Republicans, 54 percent, say the situation is getting better. (Gallup)
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends returning to classrooms for in-person learning as soon as possible, because the academic, physical and mental benefits of in-class instruction outweigh the risks associated with the coronavirus. In addition, the academy stresses schools’ critical role in addressing racial and social inequity. (S. News) See COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry here.

Latest research news

A study of pregnant women admitted to hospitals in the U.K. with severe COVID-19 found that most were in their second or third trimester, underscoring the importance of social distancing later in pregnancy. Most women had good outcomes and transmission of SARS-CoV2 to infants was uncommon; 56 percent of women were black or from other ethnic minority groups and 69 percent were overweight or obese. (Marian Knight et al. The BMJ)
A study of 2,541 patients shows that early treatment with hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin reduced mortality without heart-related side-effects. The findings differ from other studies that were based on later intervention and different dosing. (Samia Arshad et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Recovery, a British coronavirus megatrial with hundreds of participating hospitals, reports no significant difference in the death rate for 1,596 patients treated with a combination of the antivirals lopinavir and ritonavir, and that of a control group of 3,376 patients who received only standard care. (Science)
Autopsies of COVID-19 patients confirm the virus appears to attack the lungs the most ferociously. Researchers also found the pathogen in parts of the brain, kidneys, liver, gastrointestinal tract and spleen and in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels, as some had previously suspected. Pathologists also found widespread clotting in many organs. (The Washington Post)
At the start of the pandemic, researchers at Johns Hopkins’s Coronavirus Resource Center broke new ground in data utilization, technology, and methodology tracking the global spread of the coronavirus by region, country, and into highly localized levels. For those looking closely, the Hopkins project does lay out a clearly legible story about American life today, one involving economic inequality, racial disparities and poor access to health care. (The Washington Post)
A surveillance study of acute neurological and psychiatric complications of COVID-19 reports ischaemic stroke and altered mental status, reflecting both neurological and psychiatric diagnoses, such as encephalitis and psychosis. Altered mental status is identified across all age groups, especially among younger patients. (Aravinthan Varatharaj et al. The Lancet)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 6th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 11,495,412. Total deaths: 535,027. Total recoveries: 6,217,763.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,889,303. Total deaths: 129,953. Total recoveries: 906,763.
California: Total confirmed cases: 260,155. Total deaths: 6,331.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	107667	3454	32.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	13152	265	20.2	2,180,085
Orange	15065	354	23.9	3,175,692
Ventura	3240	47	14.9	846,006
Riverside	18720	465	25.7	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 107667 cases across LA County, including 3454 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 52 new deaths and 2160 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 3084

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	113	36,478
La Verne	129	32,206
Pomona	1595	152,361
Montclair	288	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	608	177,751
Upland	351	77,000

Policy

Republican congressional staff members are calling for a comprehensive national vaccine plan to ensure coordination and delivery of a future COVID-19 vaccine. The report, prepared by GOP staffers to the Energy and Commerce Committee, addresses efforts to speed development of vaccines and therapeutics. See COVID-19 Second Wave Preparedness, Part 2 here.
With coronavirus infections spiking in the U.S., a new high of 65 percent of Americans say the coronavirus situation is getting worse – an almost 20 percent increase from the preceding week. A partisan gap shows 90 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of independents and 28 percent of Republicans believe the situation is getting worse. A majority of Republicans, 54 percent, say the situation is getting better. (Gallup)
California Gov. Newsom issued an executive order Tuesday extending authorization through Sept. 30 for local governments to halt evictions for renters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The order also extended earlier orders waiving eligibility re-determinations for Medi-Cal, for mail-in renewals of driver’s licenses and identification cards and limiting in-person transactions at the Department of Motor Vehicles. The text of the Governor’s executive order can be foundhere.
The United States might see 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day if the current trajectory of the outbreak is not changed, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned a Senate committee Tuesday. The number of new cases is currently hovering around 40,000 per day, infections in some Southern and Southwestern states increased. (STAT)
The U.S. Government Accountability Office stated Tuesday that four federal relief laws enacted since March have appropriated $2.6 trillion for programs addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Six areas – Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Distressed Sectors; unemployment insurance; economic impact payments; Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; and Coronavirus Relief Fund – account for 86 percent of the appropriations.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends returning to classrooms for in-person learning as soon as possible, because the academic, physical and mental benefits of in-class instruction outweigh the risks associated with the coronavirus. In addition, the academy stresses schools’ critical role in addressing racial and social inequity. (S. News) See COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry here.

Latest research news

A study of 2,541 patients shows that early treatment with hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin reduced mortality without heart-related side-effects. The findings differ from other studies that were based on later intervention and different dosing. (Samia Arshad et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Recovery, a British coronavirus megatrial with hundreds of participating hospitals, reports no significant difference in the death rate for 1,596 patients treated with a combination of the antivirals lopinavir and ritonavir, and that of a control group of 3,376 patients who received only standard care. (Science)
Autopsies of COVID-19 patients confirm the virus appears to attack the lungs the most ferociously. Researchers also found the pathogen in parts of the brain, kidneys, liver, gastrointestinal tract and spleen and in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels, as some had previously suspected. Pathologists also found widespread clotting in many organs. (The Washington Post)
At the start of the pandemic, researchers at Johns Hopkins’s Coronavirus Resource Center broke new ground in data utilization, technology, and methodology tracking the global spread of the coronavirus by region, country, and into highly localized levels. For those looking closely, the Hopkins project does lay out a clearly legible story about American life today, one involving economic inequality, racial disparities and poor access to health care. (The Washington Post)
A surveillance study of acute neurological and psychiatric complications of COVID-19 reports ischaemic stroke and altered mental status, reflecting both neurological and psychiatric diagnoses, such as encephalitis and psychosis. Altered mental status is identified across all age groups, especially among younger patients. (Aravinthan Varatharaj et al. The Lancet)
MIT Press and the University of California, Berkeley are launching a new COVID-19 journal, one that will peer review preprint articles. The Rapid Reviews: COVID-19journal will be led by Stefano Bertozzi, professor of health policy and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. The Rapid Reviews team will select and review already-published preprint articles, a model known as an overlay journal. (Inside Higher Ed)

Credits: Sources for today’s Daily Briefing include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Orange County Health Care Agency, Ventura County Health Care Agency, Riverside University Health System-Public Health, and Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 3rd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 10,920,457. Total deaths: 522,385. Total recoveries: 5,789,032.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,753,754. Total deaths: 128,871. Total recoveries: 781,970.
California: Total confirmed cases: 240,195. Total deaths: 6,163.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	107667	3454	32.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	13152	265	20.2	2,180,085
Orange	15065	354	23.9	3,175,692
Ventura	3240	47	14.9	846,006
Riverside	18720	465	25.7	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 107667 cases across LA County, including 3454 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 52 new deaths and 2160 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 3084

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	113	36,478
La Verne	129	32,206
Pomona	1595	152,361
Montclair	288	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	608	177,751
Upland	351	77,000

Policy

With coronavirus infections spiking in the U.S., a new high of 65 percent of Americans say the coronavirus situation is getting worse – an almost 20 percent increase from the preceding week. A partisan gap shows 90 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of independents and 28 percent of Republicans believe the situation is getting worse. A majority of Republicans, 54 percent, say the situation is getting better. (Gallup)
California Gov. Newsom issued an executive order Tuesday extending authorization through Sept. 30 for local governments to halt evictions for renters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The order also extended earlier orders waiving eligibility re-determinations for Medi-Cal, for mail-in renewals of driver’s licenses and identification cards and limiting in-person transactions at the Department of Motor Vehicles. The text of the Governor’s executive order can be foundhere.
The United States might see 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day if the current trajectory of the outbreak is not changed, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned a Senate committee Tuesday. The number of new cases is currently hovering around 40,000 per day, infections in some Southern and Southwestern states increased. (STAT)
The U.S. Government Accountability Office stated Tuesday that four federal relief laws enacted since March have appropriated $2.6 trillion for programs addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Six areas – Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Distressed Sectors; unemployment insurance; economic impact payments; Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; and Coronavirus Relief Fund – account for 86 percent of the appropriations.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends returning to classrooms for in-person learning as soon as possible, because the academic, physical and mental benefits of in-class instruction outweigh the risks associated with the coronavirus. In addition, the academy stresses schools’ critical role in addressing racial and social inequity. (S. News) See COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry here.
Dr. Anthony Fauci warns that it is unlikely the U.S. will achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus if a quarter or more of the population refuses inoculation, even with a future vaccine reaching 70 percent effectiveness. (CBS News)

Latest research news

Recovery, a British coronavirus megatrial with hundreds of participating hospitals, reports no significant difference in the death rate for 1,596 patients treated with a combination of the antivirals lopinavir and ritonavir, and that of a control group of 3,376 patients who received only standard care. (Science)
Autopsies of COVID-19 patients confirm the virus appears to attack the lungs the most ferociously. Researchers also found the pathogen in parts of the brain, kidneys, liver, gastrointestinal tract and spleen and in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels, as some had previously suspected. Pathologists also found widespread clotting in many organs. (The Washington Post)
At the start of the pandemic, researchers at Johns Hopkins’s Coronavirus Resource Center broke new ground in data utilization, technology, and methodology tracking the global spread of the coronavirus by region, country, and into highly localized levels. For those looking closely, the Hopkins project does lay out a clearly legible story about American life today, one involving economic inequality, racial disparities and poor access to health care. (The Washington Post)
A surveillance study of acute neurological and psychiatric complications of COVID-19 reports ischaemic stroke and altered mental status, reflecting both neurological and psychiatric diagnoses, such as encephalitis and psychosis. Altered mental status is identified across all age groups, especially among younger patients. (Aravinthan Varatharaj et al. The Lancet)
MIT Press and the University of California, Berkeley are launching a new COVID-19 journal, one that will peer review preprint articles. The Rapid Reviews: COVID-19journal will be led by Stefano Bertozzi, professor of health policy and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. The Rapid Reviews team will select and review already-published preprint articles, a model known as an overlay journal. (Inside Higher Ed)
The development of a COVID-19 vaccine is progressing at an incredible pace, breaking down barriers to the invention, manufacture, and testing of potential vaccine candidates. Ideally, vaccine trials should include participants from communities that have the highest risk of infection. To match the local demographics of COVID-19, African Americans or Latinx individuals would need to comprise up to 40 percent of vaccine trial participants nationwide. (STAT)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 2nd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 10,742,416. Total deaths: 517,162. Total recoveries: 5,514,033.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,699,658. Total deaths: 128,184. Total recoveries: 729,994.
California: Total confirmed cases: 232,657. Total deaths: 6,090.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	105507	3402	32.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	12746	258	20.2	2,180,085
Orange	14413	345	23.9	3,175,692
Ventura	3096	46	14.9	846,006
Riverside	18041	463	25.7	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 105507 cases across LA County, including 3402 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 33 new deaths and 1978 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 2989

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	108	36,478
La Verne	127	32,206
Pomona	1548	152,361
Montclair	279	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	587	177,751
Upland	340	77,000

Policy

California Gov. Newsom issued an executive order Tuesday extending authorization through Sept. 30 for local governments to halt evictions for renters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The order also extended earlier orders waiving eligibility re-determinations for Medi-Cal, for mail-in renewals of driver’s licenses and identification cards and limiting in-person transactions at the Department of Motor Vehicles. The text of the Governor’s executive order can be foundhere.
The United States might see 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day if the current trajectory of the outbreak is not changed, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned a Senate committee Tuesday. The number of new cases is currently hovering around 40,000 per day, infections in some Southern and Southwestern states increased. (STAT)
The U.S. Government Accountability Office stated Tuesday that four federal relief laws enacted since March have appropriated $2.6 trillion for programs addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Six areas – Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Distressed Sectors; unemployment insurance; economic impact payments; Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; and Coronavirus Relief Fund – account for 86 percent of the appropriations.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends returning to classrooms for in-person learning as soon as possible, because the academic, physical and mental benefits of in-class instruction outweigh the risks associated with the coronavirus. In addition, the academy stresses schools’ critical role in addressing racial and social inequity. (S. News) See COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry here.
Anthony Fauci warns that it is unlikely the U.S. will achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus if a quarter or more of the population refuses inoculation, even with a future vaccine reaching 70 percent effectiveness. (CBS News)
The Fed has not been sufficiently reluctant in its response to the coronavirus crisis and lockdown, far surpassing its normal activities and even those of 2008, by agreeing to lend to a broad range of businesses rather than limiting its role to supporting the financial system (Thomas L. Hogan). The Fed should follow the example set by Ben Bernanke and avoid engaging in facilities that are best resolved by Congress, that is, those balancing political and social priorities. (American Institute for Economic Research)
The federal government suspends issuance of H1B, H-4, H2B, J and L visas to foreign workers in response to a weakening American labor market and COVID-19 economic disruptions. See the Executive Order here.

Latest research news

Autopsies of COVID-19 patients confirm the virus appears to attack the lungs the most ferociously. Researchers also found the pathogen in parts of the brain, kidneys, liver, gastrointestinal tract and spleen and in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels, as some had previously suspected. Pathologists also found widespread clotting in many organs. (The Washington Post)
At the start of the pandemic, researchers at Johns Hopkins’s Coronavirus Resource Center broke new ground in data utilization, technology, and methodology tracking the global spread of the coronavirus by region, country, and into highly localized levels. For those looking closely, the Hopkins project does lay out a clearly legible story about American life today, one involving economic inequality, racial disparities and poor access to health care. (The Washington Post)
A surveillance study of acute neurological and psychiatric complications of COVID-19 reports ischaemic stroke and altered mental status, reflecting both neurological and psychiatric diagnoses, such as encephalitis and psychosis. Altered mental status is identified across all age groups, especially among younger patients. (Aravinthan Varatharaj et al. The Lancet)
MIT Press and the University of California, Berkeley are launching a new COVID-19 journal, one that will peer review preprint articles. The Rapid Reviews: COVID-19journal will be led by Stefano Bertozzi, professor of health policy and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. The Rapid Reviews team will select and review already-published preprint articles, a model known as an overlay journal. (Inside Higher Ed)
The development of a COVID-19 vaccine is progressing at an incredible pace, breaking down barriers to the invention, manufacture, and testing of potential vaccine candidates. Ideally, vaccine trials should include participants from communities that have the highest risk of infection. To match the local demographics of COVID-19, African Americans or Latinx individuals would need to comprise up to 40 percent of vaccine trial participants nationwide. (STAT)
A study from China using contact tracing of COVID-19 patients estimated a secondary attack rate of 12.4 percent among close relative household contacts, and 17.1 percent among persons living at the same residential address. Compared with the age group over 60, the risk of infection was lower in the age group under 20 years. (Qin-Long Jing et al. The Lancet)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

July 1st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 10,509,749. Total deaths: 512,114. Total recoveries: 5,386,094.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,638,338. Total deaths: 127,457. Total recoveries: 720,631.
California: Total confirmed cases: 222,917. Total deaths: 5,980.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	103529	3369	32.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	12550	253	20.2	2,180,085
Orange	13843	340	24.6	3,175,692
Ventura	2926	46	15.7	846,006
Riverside	17296	457	26.4	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 103529 cases across LA County, including 3369 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 102 new deaths and 10000 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 2917

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	106	36,478
La Verne	125	32,206
Pomona	1515	152,361
Montclair	274	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	564	177,751
Upland	333	77,000

Policy

The United States might see 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day if the current trajectory of the outbreak is not changed, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned a Senate committee Tuesday. The number of new cases is currently hovering around 40,000 per day, infections in some Southern and Southwestern states increased. (STAT)
The U.S. Government Accountability Office stated Tuesday that four federal relief laws enacted since March have appropriated $2.6 trillion for programs addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Six areas – Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Distressed Sectors; unemployment insurance; economic impact payments; Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; and Coronavirus Relief Fund – account for 86 percent of the appropriations.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends returning to classrooms for in-person learning as soon as possible, because the academic, physical and mental benefits of in-class instruction outweigh the risks associated with the coronavirus. In addition, the academy stresses schools’ critical role in addressing racial and social inequity. (S. News) See COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry here.
Anthony Fauci warns that it is unlikely the U.S. will achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus if a quarter or more of the population refuses inoculation, even with a future vaccine reaching 70 percent effectiveness. (CBS News)
The Fed has not been sufficiently reluctant in its response to the coronavirus crisis and lockdown, far surpassing its normal activities and even those of 2008, by agreeing to lend to a broad range of businesses rather than limiting its role to supporting the financial system (Thomas L. Hogan). The Fed should follow the example set by Ben Bernanke and avoid engaging in facilities that are best resolved by Congress, that is, those balancing political and social priorities. (American Institute for Economic Research)
The federal government suspends issuance of H1B, H-4, H2B, J and L visas to foreign workers in response to a weakening American labor market and COVID-19 economic disruptions. See the Executive Order here.
Governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut jointly announce a 14-day quarantine restriction for individuals traveling from states experiencing an infection rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or with a 10 percent or greater positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. See video announcement here.

Latest research news

At the start of the pandemic, researchers at Johns Hopkins’s Coronavirus Resource Center broke new ground in data utilization, technology, and methodology tracking the global spread of the coronavirus by region, country, and into highly localized levels. For those looking closely, the Hopkins project does lay out a clearly legible story about American life today, one involving economic inequality, racial disparities and poor access to health care. (The Washington Post)
A surveillance study of acute neurological and psychiatric complications of COVID-19 reports ischaemic stroke and altered mental status, reflecting both neurological and psychiatric diagnoses, such as encephalitis and psychosis. Altered mental status is identified across all age groups, especially among younger patients. (Aravinthan Varatharaj et al. The Lancet)
MIT Press and the University of California, Berkeley are launching a new COVID-19 journal, one that will peer review preprint articles. The Rapid Reviews: COVID-19journal will be led by Stefano Bertozzi, professor of health policy and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. The Rapid Reviews team will select and review already-published preprint articles, a model known as an overlay journal. (Inside Higher Ed)
The development of a COVID-19 vaccine is progressing at an incredible pace, breaking down barriers to the invention, manufacture, and testing of potential vaccine candidates. Ideally, vaccine trials should include participants from communities that have the highest risk of infection. To match the local demographics of COVID-19, African Americans or Latinx individuals would need to comprise up to 40 percent of vaccine trial participants nationwide. (STAT)
A study from China using contact tracing of COVID-19 patients estimated a secondary attack rate of 12.4 percent among close relative household contacts, and 17.1 percent among persons living at the same residential address. Compared with the age group over 60, the risk of infection was lower in the age group under 20 years. (Qin-Long Jing et al. The Lancet)
Population heterogeneity due to age structure and social activity level can significantly affect herd immunity. According to a mathematical model, if the basic reproduction number of coronavirus R0 is 2.5 in a heterogeneous community, the disease-induced herd immunity level can be around 43 percent, which is substantially lower than the classical herd immunity level of 60 percent obtained based on the assumption of a homogeneous mixing population. (Tom Britton et al. Science)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 30th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 10,424,992. Total deaths: 509,706. Total recoveries: 5,262,705.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,683,000. Total deaths: 129,545. Total recoveries: 705,203.
California: Total confirmed cases: 216,550. Total deaths: 5,936.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	93232	3267	35.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	11290	248	23.5	2,180,085
Orange	11960	323	27.1	3,175,692
Ventura	2336	44	19.5	846,006
Riverside	15643	438	28.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 91467 cases across LA County, including 3267 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 21 new deaths and 1765 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 2772

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	103	36,478
La Verne	118	32,206
Pomona	1455	152,361
Montclair	266	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	517	177,751
Upland	313	77,000

Policy

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends returning to classrooms for in-person learning as soon as possible, because the academic, physical and mental benefits of in-class instruction outweigh the risks associated with the coronavirus. In addition, the academy stresses schools’ critical role in addressing racial and social inequity. (S. News) See COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry here.
Anthony Fauci warns that it is unlikely the U.S. will achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus if a quarter or more of the population refuses inoculation, even with a future vaccine reaching 70 percent effectiveness. (CBS News)
The Fed has not been sufficiently reluctant in its response to the coronavirus crisis and lockdown, far surpassing its normal activities and even those of 2008, by agreeing to lend to a broad range of businesses rather than limiting its role to supporting the financial system (Thomas L. Hogan). The Fed should follow the example set by Ben Bernanke and avoid engaging in facilities that are best resolved by Congress, that is, those balancing political and social priorities. (American Institute for Economic Research)
The federal government suspends issuance of H1B, H-4, H2B, J and L visas to foreign workers in response to a weakening American labor market and COVID-19 economic disruptions. See the Executive Order here.
Governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut jointly announce a 14-day quarantine restriction for individuals traveling from states experiencing an infection rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or with a 10 percent or greater positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. See video announcement here.
Is the United States experiencing a second wave of coronavirus? Probably not, says Nicole Gatto, Associate Professor at the CGU School of Community and Global Health, in an article by Kaiser Health News. Gatto offers that the summer increase in cases is still part of a first wave of infections, and whether there is more than one peak, as opposed to one continuous wave, depends on the behavioral response to the pandemic.

Latest research news

A surveillance study of acute neurological and psychiatric complications of COVID-19 reports ischaemic stroke and altered mental status, reflecting both neurological and psychiatric diagnoses, such as encephalitis and psychosis. Altered mental status is identified across all age groups, especially among younger patients. (Aravinthan Varatharaj et al. The Lancet)
MIT Press and the University of California, Berkeley are launching a new COVID-19 journal, one that will peer review preprint articles. The Rapid Reviews: COVID-19journal will be led by Stefano Bertozzi, professor of health policy and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. The Rapid Reviews team will select and review already-published preprint articles, a model known as an overlay journal. (Inside Higher Ed)
The development of a COVID-19 vaccine is progressing at an incredible pace, breaking down barriers to the invention, manufacture, and testing of potential vaccine candidates. Ideally, vaccine trials should include participants from communities that have the highest risk of infection. To match the local demographics of COVID-19, African Americans or Latinx individuals would need to comprise up to 40 percent of vaccine trial participants nationwide. (STAT)
A study from China using contact tracing of COVID-19 patients estimated a secondary attack rate of 12.4 percent among close relative household contacts, and 17.1 percent among persons living at the same residential address. Compared with the age group over 60, the risk of infection was lower in the age group under 20 years. (Qin-Long Jing et al. The Lancet)
Population heterogeneity due to age structure and social activity level can significantly affect herd immunity. According to a mathematical model, if the basic reproduction number of coronavirus R0 is 2.5 in a heterogeneous community, the disease-induced herd immunity level can be around 43 percent, which is substantially lower than the classical herd immunity level of 60 percent obtained based on the assumption of a homogeneous mixing population. (Tom Britton et al. Science)
The probability of showing COVID-19 respiratory symptoms and consequent adverse clinical outcomes increases with age. A study of roughly 5,500 in Lombardy, Italy, shows that about 74 percent of infected individuals younger than 60 years did not develop symptoms. (Piero Poletti et al. ArXiv)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 29th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 10,199,798. Total deaths: 502,947. Total recoveries: 5,169,421.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,564,163. Total deaths: 125,928. Total recoveries: 685,164.
California: Total confirmed cases: 216,550. Total deaths: 5,936.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	93232	3267	35.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	11290	248	23.5	2,180,085
Orange	11960	323	27.1	3,175,692
Ventura	2336	44	19.5	846,006
Riverside	15643	438	28.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 91467 cases across LA County, including 3267 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 21 new deaths and 1765 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 2512

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	95	36,478
La Verne	102	32,206
Pomona	1273	152,361
Montclair	255	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	494	177,751
Upland	293	77,000

Policy

The Fed has not been sufficiently reluctant in its response to the coronavirus crisis and lockdown, far surpassing its normal activities and even those of 2008, by agreeing to lend to a broad range of businesses rather than limiting its role to supporting the financial system (Thomas L. Hogan). The Fed should follow the example set by Ben Bernanke and avoid engaging in facilities that are best resolved by Congress, that is, those balancing political and social priorities. (American Institute for Economic Research)
The federal government suspends issuance of H1B, H-4, H2B, J and L visas to foreign workers in response to a weakening American labor market and COVID-19 economic disruptions. See the Executive Order here.
Governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut jointly announce a 14-day quarantine restriction for individuals traveling from states experiencing an infection rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or with a 10 percent or greater positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. See video announcement here.
Is the United States experiencing a second wave of coronavirus? Probably not, says Nicole Gatto, Associate Professor at the CGU School of Community and Global Health, in an article by Kaiser Health News. Gatto offers that the summer increase in cases is still part of a first wave of infections, and whether there is more than one peak, as opposed to one continuous wave, depends on the behavioral response to the pandemic.
Unless California gets billions in federal money, state workers will lose about 10 percent of their paychecks and the two university systems will lose a combined $602 million as the state addresses shortfalls stemming from the coronavirus economic shutdown. Legislators appear reluctant to cut from K-12 education and programs serving lower-income residents. (CalMatters)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is falling short in adding public health workers and medical responders. The 1,200 workers deployed through National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) to help with the COVID-19 pandemic are only about one-fifth of the workforce target initially planned. (S. Government Accountability Office)

Latest research news

The development of a COVID-19 vaccine is progressing at an incredible pace, breaking down barriers to the invention, manufacture, and testing of potential vaccine candidates. Ideally, vaccine trials should include participants from communities that have the highest risk of infection. To match the local demographics of COVID-19, African Americans or Latinx individuals would need to comprise up to 40 percent of vaccine trial participants nationwide. (STAT)
A study from China using contact tracing of COVID-19 patients estimated a secondary attack rate of 12.4 percent among close relative household contacts, and 17.1 percent among persons living at the same residential address. Compared with the age group over 60, the risk of infection was lower in the age group under 20 years. (Qin-Long Jing et al. The Lancet)
Population heterogeneity due to age structure and social activity level can significantly affect herd immunity. According to a mathematical model, if the basic reproduction number of coronavirus R0 is 2.5 in a heterogeneous community, the disease-induced herd immunity level can be around 43 percent, which is substantially lower than the classical herd immunity level of 60 percent obtained based on the assumption of a homogeneous mixing population. (Tom Britton et al. Science)
The probability of showing COVID-19 respiratory symptoms and consequent adverse clinical outcomes increases with age. A study of roughly 5,500 in Lombardy, Italy, shows that about 74 percent of infected individuals younger than 60 years did not develop symptoms. (Piero Poletti et al. ArXiv)
Influenza-like illness outpatient surveillance data suggests that the early COVID-19 infection rate may have been 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally reported. The size of the observed surge of cases that can’t be explained by influenza or other seasonal respiratory pathogens corresponds to more than 8.7 million new cases during the last three weeks of March, compared to the roughly 100,000 cases of COVID-19 that were officially reported during the same time period. (Justin D. Silverman et al. Science, and Penn State University)
People with blood group A face greater risks from COVID-19 infection, according to genome-wide association study of respiratory failure and severity of COVID-19. The study estimated a 45 percent greater odds of suffering more adverse outcomes in patients with blood group A compared to other blood types. The study found a protective effect for blood group O patients compared with the other blood groups. (David Ellinghaus et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 26th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 9,654,269. Total deaths: 490,632. Total recoveries: 4,872,383.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,425,814. Total deaths: 124,509. Total recoveries: 663,562.
California: Total confirmed cases: 195,571. Total deaths: 5,733.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	91467	3246	35.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	10769	248	23.5	2,180,085
Orange	11511	306	27.1	3,175,692
Ventura	2287	44	19.5	846,006
Riverside	15142	435	28.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 91467 cases across LA County, including 3246 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 41 new deaths and 1977 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 2388

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	91	36,478
La Verne	93	32,206
Pomona	1232	152,361
Montclair	249	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	474	177,751
Upland	249	77,000

Policy

The federal government suspends issuance of H1B, H-4, H2B, J and L visas to foreign workers in response to a weakening American labor market and COVID-19 economic disruptions. See the Executive Order here.
Governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut jointly announce a 14-day quarantine restriction for individuals traveling from states experiencing an infection rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or with a 10 percent or greater positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. See video announcement here.
Is the United States experiencing a second wave of coronavirus? Probably not, says Nicole Gatto, Associate Professor at the CGU School of Community and Global Health, in an article by Kaiser Health News. Gatto offers that the summer increase in cases is still part of a first wave of infections, and whether there is more than one peak, as opposed to one continuous wave, depends on the behavioral response to the pandemic.
Unless California gets billions in federal money, state workers will lose about 10 percent of their paychecks and the two university systems will lose a combined $602 million as the state addresses shortfalls stemming from the coronavirus economic shutdown. Legislators appear reluctant to cut from K-12 education and programs serving lower-income residents. (CalMatters)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is falling short in adding public health workers and medical responders. The 1,200 workers deployed through National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) to help with the COVID-19 pandemic are only about one-fifth of the workforce target initially planned. (S. Government Accountability Office)
Billing records from over 325,000 cases from January through mid-May show that individuals 65 and older, with incomes low enough to qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid coverage, were four times more likely to have been hospitalized with the coronavirus than those on Medicare alone. (Washington Post)
The federal government should provide greater guidance to states and localities for allocating scarce health care resources for combating COVID-19, and for creating protocols for determining clinical prognosis for short-term survival and appeals to fairness of policy. (RAND)

Latest research news

A study from China using contact tracing of COVID-19 patients estimated a secondary attack rate of 12.4 percent among close relative household contacts, and 17.1 percent among persons living at the same residential address. Compared with the age group over 60, the risk of infection was lower in the age group under 20 years. (Qin-Long Jing et al. The Lancet)
Population heterogeneity due to age structure and social activity level can significantly affect herd immunity. According to a mathematical model, if the basic reproduction number of coronavirus R0 is 2.5 in a heterogeneous community, the disease-induced herd immunity level can be around 43 percent, which is substantially lower than the classical herd immunity level of 60 percent obtained based on the assumption of a homogeneous mixing population. (Tom Britton et al. Science)
The probability of showing COVID-19 respiratory symptoms and consequent adverse clinical outcomes increases with age. A study of roughly 5,500 in Lombardy, Italy, shows that about 74 percent of infected individuals younger than 60 years did not develop symptoms. (Piero Poletti et al. ArXiv)
Influenza-like illness outpatient surveillance data suggests that the early COVID-19 infection rate may have been 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally reported. The size of the observed surge of cases that can’t be explained by influenza or other seasonal respiratory pathogens corresponds to more than 8.7 million new cases during the last three weeks of March, compared to the roughly 100,000 cases of COVID-19 that were officially reported during the same time period. (Justin D. Silverman et al. Science, and Penn State University)
People with blood group A face greater risks from COVID-19 infection, according to genome-wide association study of respiratory failure and severity of COVID-19. The study estimated a 45 percent greater odds of suffering more adverse outcomes in patients with blood group A compared to other blood types. The study found a protective effect for blood group O patients compared with the other blood groups. (David Ellinghaus et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Clinical symptoms manifest in 21 percent of infections among 10-to-19-year-olds, while symptoms appear in 69 percent in people over 70. Interventions aimed at children might have a relatively small benefit for reducing transmission. (Nicholas G. Davies et al. Nature)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 25th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 9,467,008. Total deaths: 483,613. Total recoveries: 4,775,207.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,382,702. Total deaths: 122,071. Total recoveries: 656,161.
California: Total confirmed cases: 190,222. Total deaths: 5,632.
- California is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. On June 23-24, the daily number of coronavirus cases increased by almost 12,700 new infections. (The Los Angeles Times)
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	89490	3205	35.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	10407	245	23.5	2,180,085
Orange	11016	299	27.1	3,175,692
Ventura	2260	44	19.5	846,006
Riverside	14905	432	28.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 89490 cases across LA County, including 3205 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 34 new deaths and 1228 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 2321

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	88	36,478
La Verne	88	32,206
Pomona	1186	152,361
Montclair	236	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	459	177,751
Upland	264	77,000

Policy

Is the United States experiencing a second wave of coronavirus? Probably not, says Nicole Gatto, Associate Professor at the CGU School of Community and Global Health, in an article by Kaiser Health News. Gatto offers that the summer increase in cases is still part of a first wave of infections, and whether there is more than one peak, as opposed to one continuous wave, depends on the behavioral response to the pandemic.
Unless California gets billions in federal money, state workers will lose about 10 percent of their paychecks and the two university systems will lose a combined $602 million as the state addresses shortfalls stemming from the coronavirus economic shutdown. Legislators appear reluctant to cut from K-12 education and programs serving lower-income residents. (CalMatters)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is falling short in adding public health workers and medical responders. The 1,200 workers deployed through National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) to help with the COVID-19 pandemic are only about one-fifth of the workforce target initially planned. (S. Government Accountability Office)
Billing records from over 325,000 cases from January through mid-May show that individuals 65 and older, with incomes low enough to qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid coverage, were four times more likely to have been hospitalized with the coronavirus than those on Medicare alone. (Washington Post)
The federal government should provide greater guidance to states and localities for allocating scarce health care resources for combating COVID-19, and for creating protocols for determining clinical prognosis for short-term survival and appeals to fairness of policy. (RAND)
The federal government will identify businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, intended to help small businesses, greater than $150,000. The move responds to Congressional demands for loan transparency. (Forbes, Politico)
Epidemiologists warn that lockdown fatigue and economic hardship among Americans are weakening the political will to reimpose restrictions in states seeing spikes in new infections. (The Hill)

Latest research news

Population heterogeneity due to age structure and social activity level can significantly affect herd immunity. According to a mathematical model, if the basic reproduction number of coronavirus R0 is 2.5 in a heterogeneous community, the disease-induced herd immunity level can be around 43 percent, which is substantially lower than the classical herd immunity level of 60 percent obtained based on the assumption of a homogeneous mixing population. (Tom Britton et al. Science)
The probability of showing COVID-19 respiratory symptoms and consequent adverse clinical outcomes increases with age. A study of roughly 5,500 in Lombardy, Italy, shows that about 74 percent of infected individuals younger than 60 years did not develop symptoms. (Piero Poletti et al. ArXiv)
Influenza-like illness outpatient surveillance data suggests that the early COVID-19 infection rate may have been 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally reported. The size of the observed surge of cases that can’t be explained by influenza or other seasonal respiratory pathogens corresponds to more than 8.7 million new cases during the last three weeks of March, compared to the roughly 100,000 cases of COVID-19 that were officially reported during the same time period. (Justin D. Silverman et al. Science, and Penn State University)
People with blood group A face greater risks from COVID-19 infection, according to genome-wide association study of respiratory failure and severity of COVID-19. The study estimated a 45 percent greater odds of suffering more adverse outcomes in patients with blood group A compared to other blood types. The study found a protective effect for blood group O patients compared with the other blood groups. (David Ellinghaus et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Clinical symptoms manifest in 21 percent of infections among 10-to-19-year-olds, while symptoms appear in 69 percent in people over 70. Interventions aimed at children might have a relatively small benefit for reducing transmission. (Nicholas G. Davies et al. Nature)
The risk of dying due to COVID-19 infection is 0.6 percent for the total population, but the risk jumps to 5.6 percent for people aged 65 and older, according to a seroprevalence study that shows the time between infection and death can be as long as two months. (Nature)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 24th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 9,295,365. Total deaths: 478,289. Total recoveries: 4,661,118.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,348,956. Total deaths: 121,279. Total recoveries: 647,548.
California: Total confirmed cases: 183,073. Total deaths: 5,580.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	88262	3171	35.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	10010	234	23.4	2,180,085
Orange	10737	273	25.4	3,175,692
Ventura	2161	43	19.8	846,006
Riverside	14431	431	29.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 88262 cases across LA County, including 3171 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 34 new deaths and 2320 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 2257

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	87	36,478
La Verne	86	32,206
Pomona	1158	152,361
Montclair	223	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	444	177,751
Upland	259	77,000

Policy

Unless California gets billions in federal money, state workers will lose about 10 percent of their paychecks and the two university systems will lose a combined $602 million as the state addresses shortfalls stemming from the coronavirus economic shutdown. Legislators appear reluctant to cut from K-12 education and programs serving lower-income residents. (CalMatters)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is falling short in adding public health workers and medical responders. The 1,200 workers deployed through National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) to help with the COVID-19 pandemic are only about one-fifth of the workforce target initially planned. (S. Government Accountability Office)
Billing records from over 325,000 cases from January through mid-May show that individuals 65 and older, with incomes low enough to qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid coverage, were four times more likely to have been hospitalized with the coronavirus than those on Medicare alone. (Washington Post)
The federal government should provide greater guidance to states and localities for allocating scarce health care resources for combating COVID-19, and for creating protocols for determining clinical prognosis for short-term survival and appeals to fairness of policy. (RAND)
The federal government will identify businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, intended to help small businesses, greater than $150,000. The move responds to Congressional demands for loan transparency. (Forbes, Politico)
Epidemiologists warn that lockdown fatigue and economic hardship among Americans are weakening the political will to reimpose restrictions in states seeing spikes in new infections. (The Hill)
The national coronavirus contact tracing workforce has tripled to over 37,110 in the past six weeks. But only seven states and the District of Columbia are staffed to the level needed to contain emerging outbreaks. (NPR)

Latest research news

The probability of showing COVID-19 respiratory symptoms and consequent adverse clinical outcomes increases with age. A study of roughly 5,500 in Lombardy, Italy, shows that about 74 percent of infected individuals younger than 60 years did not develop symptoms. (Piero Poletti et al. ArXiv)
Influenza-like illness outpatient surveillance data suggests that the early COVID-19 infection rate may have been 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally reported. The size of the observed surge of cases that can’t be explained by influenza or other seasonal respiratory pathogens corresponds to more than 8.7 million new cases during the last three weeks of March, compared to the roughly 100,000 cases of COVID-19 that were officially reported during the same time period. (Justin D. Silverman et al. Science, and Penn State University)
People with blood group A face greater risks from COVID-19 infection, according to genome-wide association study of respiratory failure and severity of COVID-19. The study estimated a 45 percent greater odds of suffering more adverse outcomes in patients with blood group A compared to other blood types. The study found a protective effect for blood group O patients compared with the other blood groups. (David Ellinghaus et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Clinical symptoms manifest in 21 percent of infections among 10-to-19-year-olds, while symptoms appear in 69 percent in people over 70. Interventions aimed at children might have a relatively small benefit for reducing transmission. (Nicholas G. Davies et al. Nature)
The risk of dying due to COVID-19 infection is 0.6 percent for the total population, but the risk jumps to 5.6 percent for people aged 65 and older, according to a seroprevalence study that shows the time between infection and death can be as long as two months. (Nature)
Inexpensive and available, the steroid dexamethasone is shown to improve survival of patients with severe COVID-19, especially those needing oxygen. (STAT)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 23rd

Click here for previous updates.

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 9,131,445. Total deaths: 472,856. Total recoveries: 4,557,026.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,313,445. Total deaths: 120,451. Total recoveries: 640,198.
California: Total confirmed cases: 178,054. Total deaths: 5,515.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Gov. Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	85942	3137	36.5	10,039,107
San Bernardino	9361	234	24.9	2,180,085
Orange	10595	269	25.3	3,175,692
Ventura	2030	43	21.2	846,006
Riverside	13800	424	30.7	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths

LA County

Total of 85942 cases across LA County, including 3137 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 17 new deaths and 2545 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 2152

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	85	36,478
La Verne	80	32,206
Pomona	1103	152,361
Montclair	214	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	420	177,751
Upland	250	77,000

Policy

Billing records from over 325,000 cases from January through mid-May show that individuals 65 and older, with incomes low enough to qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid coverage, were four times more likely to have been hospitalized with the coronavirus than those on Medicare alone. (Washington Post)
The federal government should provide greater guidance to states and localities for allocating scarce health care resources for combating COVID-19, and for creating protocols for determining clinical prognosis for short-term survival and appeals to fairness of policy. (RAND)
The federal government will identify businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, intended to help small businesses, greater than $150,000. The move responds to Congressional demands for loan transparency. (Forbes, Politico)
Epidemiologists warn that lockdown fatigue and economic hardship among Americans are weakening the political will to reimpose restrictions in states seeing spikes in new infections. (The Hill)
The national coronavirus contact tracing workforce has tripled to over 37,110 in the past six weeks. But only seven states and the District of Columbia are staffed to the level needed to contain emerging outbreaks. (NPR)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week summarized safe practices for going out in a less locked down world: Wear a cloth face covering when in public and particularly when it is difficult to stay six feet away from others. Carry tissues to grip door handles and other surfaces touched by others. And carry hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol. Sound familiar? Well, then don’t forget to do all three.
New York and California are taking different approaches to reopening, with New York scolding local governments for not enforcing social distancing and California encouraging counties to restart economies if they met criteria. (Reuters)

Latest research news

Influenza-like illness outpatient surveillance data suggests that the early COVID-19 infection rate may have been 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally reported. The size of the observed surge of cases that can’t be explained by influenza or other seasonal respiratory pathogens corresponds to more than 8.7 million new cases during the last three weeks of March, compared to the roughly 100,000 cases of COVID-19 that were officially reported during the same time period. (Justin D. Silverman et al. Science, and Penn State University)
People with blood group A face greater risks from COVID-19 infection, according to genome-wide association study of respiratory failure and severity of COVID-19. The study estimated a 45 percent greater odds of suffering more adverse outcomes in patients with blood group A compared to other blood types. The study found a protective effect for blood group O patients compared with the other blood groups. (David Ellinghaus et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Clinical symptoms manifest in 21 percent of infections among 10-to-19-year-olds, while symptoms appear in 69 percent in people over 70. Interventions aimed at children might have a relatively small benefit for reducing transmission. (Nicholas G. Davies et al. Nature)
The risk of dying due to COVID-19 infection is 0.6 percent for the total population, but the risk jumps to 5.6 percent for people aged 65 and older, according to a seroprevalence study that shows the time between infection and death can be as long as two months. (Nature)
Inexpensive and available, the steroid dexamethasone is shown to improve survival of patients with severe COVID-19, especially those needing oxygen. (STAT)
Neutralizing antibodies to coronavirus could help guide vaccine design. (Thomas F. Rogers et al. Science)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 22nd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 8,986,016. Total deaths: 468,907. Total recoveries: 4,455,678.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,281,903. Total deaths: 119,997. Total recoveries: 622,133.
California: Total confirmed cases: 173,824. Total deaths: 5,495.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- With reopening, Californians are encouraged to continue wearing face coverings and stay away from those they don’t live with.
- Governor Newsom ordered Californians to wear face coverings in public places and at work, as well as outdoors when it is impossible to stay six feet apart from others. (CalMatters) See Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings here.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	83397	3120	37.4	10,039,107
San Bernardino	9156	233	25.4	2,180,085
Orange	10422	269	25.8	3,175,692
Ventura	1835	42	22.9	846,006
Riverside	12778	410	32.1	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 83397 cases across LA County, including 3120 deaths.
For the previous 72 hours, 93 new deaths and 6208 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 2056

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	83	36,478
La Verne	70	32,206
Pomona	1040	152,361
Montclair	209	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	410	177,751
Upland	244	77,000

Policy

The federal government will identify businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, intended to help small businesses, greater than $150,000. The move responds to Congressional demands for loan transparency. (Forbes, Politico)
Epidemiologists warn that lockdown fatigue and economic hardship among Americans are weakening the political will to reimpose restrictions in states seeing spikes in new infections. (The Hill)
The national coronavirus contact tracing workforce has tripled to over 37,110 in the past six weeks. But only seven states and the District of Columbia are staffed to the level needed to contain emerging outbreaks. (NPR)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week summarized safe practices for going out in a less locked down world: Wear a cloth face covering when in public and particularly when it is difficult to stay six feet away from others. Carry tissues to grip door handles and other surfaces touched by others. And carry hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol. Sound familiar? Well, then don’t forget to do all three.
New York and California are taking different approaches to reopening, with New York scolding local governments for not enforcing social distancing and California encouraging counties to restart economies if they met criteria. (Reuters)
States face $615 billion budgetary shortfalls over the next two years due to the pandemic. States need robust federal aid to avoid making cuts in education and health care, and canceling business contracts. (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
COVID-19 poses special risks for older poll workers, with potential effects on the safety and security of elections. College-age students, facing reduced risk of infection, should be considered for roles at the polling stations. (Niskanen Center)

Latest research news

People with blood group A face greater risks from COVID-19 infection, according to genome-wide association study of respiratory failure and severity of COVID-19. The study estimated a 45 percent greater odds of suffering more adverse outcomes in patients with blood group A compared to other blood types. The study found a protective effect for blood group O patients compared with the other blood groups. (David Ellinghaus et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Clinical symptoms manifest in 21 percent of infections among 10-to-19-year-olds, while symptoms appear in 69 percent in people over 70. Interventions aimed at children might have a relatively small benefit for reducing transmission. (Nicholas G. Davies et al. Nature)
The risk of dying due to COVID-19 infection is 0.6 percent for the total population, but the risk jumps to 5.6 percent for people aged 65 and older, according to a seroprevalence study that shows the time between infection and death can be as long as two months. (Nature)
Inexpensive and available, the steroid dexamethasone is shown to improve survival of patients with severe COVID-19, especially those needing oxygen. (STAT)
Neutralizing antibodies to coronavirus could help guide vaccine design. (Thomas F. Rogers et al. Science)
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is in second-stage trials, with final-stage trials set to begin next month on 30,000 people. (Bloomberg)
COVID-19 patients with underlying health conditions are six times more likely to be hospitalized – and 12 times more likely to die – than those without. The most common underlying conditions are cardiovascular disease (32 percent), diabetes (30 percent), and chronic lung disease (18 percent). Severe cases are highest among persons 80 years and older (902.0 cases per 100,000 population) and lowest among children nine and under (51.1 cases per 100,000 population).(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A study found that patients who recover from COVID-19 without hospitalization did not have high levels of neutralizing antibody but did have recurring antibodies with potent antiviral activity specific to the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV2, suggesting that a vaccine designed to elicit such antibodies could be effective. (Davide F. Robbiani et al. BioRxiv)

Useful links

CGU School of Community and Global Health Webinar on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months by Nicole Gatto, Ph.D.

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 19th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 8,628,403. Total deaths: 458,676. Total recoveries: 4,223,909.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,218,457. Total deaths: 119,061. Total recoveries: 606,715.
California: Total confirmed cases: 165,416. Total deaths: 5,360.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- With reopening, Californians are encouraged to continue wearing face coverings and stay away from those they don’t live with.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	78227	3027	38.6	10,039,107
San Bernardino	8454	230	27.2	2,180,085
Orange	9292	250	26.9	3,175,692
Ventura	1753	42	23.9	846,006
Riverside	12467	408	32.7	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 77189 cases across LA County, including 3027 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 36 new deaths and 1038 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1859

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	72	36,478
La Verne	54	32,206
Pomona	934	152,361
Montclair	195	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	381	177,751
Upland	223	77,000

Policy

Epidemiologists warn that lockdown fatigue and economic hardship among Americans are weakening the political will to reimpose restrictions in states seeing spikes in new infections. (The Hill)
The national coronavirus contact tracing workforce has tripled to over 37,110 in the past six weeks. But only seven states and the District of Columbia are staffed to the level needed to contain emerging outbreaks. (NPR)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week summarized safe practices for going out in a less locked down world: Wear a cloth face covering when in public and particularly when it is difficult to stay six feet away from others. Carry tissues to grip door handles and other surfaces touched by others. And carry hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol. Sound familiar? Well, then don’t forget to do all three.
New York and California are taking different approaches to reopening, with New York scolding local governments for not enforcing social distancing and California encouraging counties to restart economies if they met criteria. (Reuters)
States face $615 billion budgetary shortfalls over the next two years due to the pandemic. States need robust federal aid to avoid making cuts in education and health care, and canceling business contracts. (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
COVID-19 poses special risks for older poll workers, with potential effects on the safety and security of elections. College-age students, facing reduced risk of infection, should be considered for roles at the polling stations. (Niskanen Center)

Latest research news

Clinical symptoms manifest in 21 percent of infections among 10-to-19-year-olds, while symptoms appear in 69 percent in people over 70. Interventions aimed at children might have a relatively small benefit for reducing transmission. (Nicholas G. Davies et al. Nature)
The risk of dying due to COVID-19 infection is 0.6 percent for the total population, but the risk jumps to 5.6 percent for people aged 65 and older, according to a seroprevalence study that shows the time between infection and death can be as long as two months. (Nature)
Inexpensive and available, the steroid dexamethasone is shown to improve survival of patients with severe COVID-19, especially those needing oxygen. (STAT)
Neutralizing antibodies to coronavirus could help guide vaccine design. (Thomas F. Rogers et al. Science)
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is in second-stage trials, with final-stage trials set to begin next month on 30,000 people. (Bloomberg)
COVID-19 patients with underlying health conditions are six times more likely to be hospitalized – and 12 times more likely to die – than those without. The most common underlying conditions are cardiovascular disease (32 percent), diabetes (30 percent), and chronic lung disease (18 percent). Severe cases are highest among persons 80 years and older (902.0 cases per 100,000 population) and lowest among children nine and under (51.1 cases per 100,000 population).(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A study found that patients who recover from COVID-19 without hospitalization did not have high levels of neutralizing antibody but did have recurring antibodies with potent antiviral activity specific to the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV2, suggesting that a vaccine designed to elicit such antibodies could be effective. (Davide F. Robbiani et al. BioRxiv)

Useful links

Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator by Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the George Washington University

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 18th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 8,391,551. Total deaths: 449,695. Total recoveries: 4,102,111.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,168,414. Total deaths: 117,832. Total recoveries: 592,191.
California: Total confirmed cases: 157,015. Total deaths: 5,208.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California is entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings of up to 100 attendees, hotels, movie theaters, gyms, malls and personal care services in most counties. Most state parks and campgrounds remain closed. (The Los Angeles Times)
- With reopening, Californians are encouraged to continue wearing face coverings and stay away from those they don’t live with.
- Los Angeles County has entered Phase 3 of reopening businesses and recreation facilities. (KTLA5) See what is open as of June 12 here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	77189	2129	40.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	8014	229	32.8	2,180,085
Orange	9197	243	25.8	3,175,692
Ventura	1706	41	26.4	846,006
Riverside	11951	399	36.5	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 77189 cases across LA County, including 2129 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 33 new deaths and 3398 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1713

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	72	36,478
La Verne	52	32,206
Pomona	904	152,361
Montclair	185	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	368	177,751
Upland	220	77,000

Policy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week summarized safe practices for going out in a less locked down world: Wear a cloth face covering when in public and particularly when it is difficult to stay six feet away from others. Carry tissues to grip door handles and other surfaces touched by others. And carry hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol. Sound familiar? Well, then don’t forget to do all three.
New York and California are taking different approaches to reopening, with New York scolding local governments for not enforcing social distancing and California encouraging counties to restart economies if they met criteria. (Reuters)
States face $615 billion budgetary shortfalls over the next two years due to the pandemic. States need robust federal aid to avoid making cuts in education and health care, and canceling business contracts. (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
COVID-19 poses special risks for older poll workers, with potential effects on the safety and security of elections. College-age students, facing reduced risk of infection, should be considered for roles at the polling stations. (Niskanen Center)
Social distancing and self-isolation are separating politicians from constituents, and from interest groups influencing public policy. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic, it will remain difficult to maintain in-person contact with federal policymakers. (Institute for Public Relations)
The EU economy is expected to contract by a record 7.4 percent this year. European economic recovery needs innovation and entrepreneurship across industries to ensure sustainable growth. (Dirk Jan van den Berg LSE Business Review)

Latest research news

Inexpensive and available, the steroid dexamethasone is shown to improve survival of patients with severe COVID-19, especially those needing oxygen. (STAT)
Neutralizing antibodies to coronavirus could help guide vaccine design. (Thomas F. Rogers et al. Science)
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is in second-stage trials, with final-stage trials set to begin next month on 30,000 people. (Bloomberg)
COVID-19 patients with underlying health conditions are six times more likely to be hospitalized – and 12 times more likely to die – than those without. The most common underlying conditions are cardiovascular disease (32 percent), diabetes (30 percent), and chronic lung disease (18 percent). Severe cases are highest among persons 80 years and older (902.0 cases per 100,000 population) and lowest among children nine and under (51.1 cases per 100,000 population).(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A study found that patients who recover from COVID-19 without hospitalization did not have high levels of neutralizing antibody but did have recurring antibodies with potent antiviral activity specific to the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV2, suggesting that a vaccine designed to elicit such antibodies could be effective. (Davide F. Robbiani et al. BioRxiv)
Scientists do not know if having antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 can protect someone from getting infected again or how long protection may last. See Guidance on Interpreting COVID-19 Test Results here. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Satellite imagery of Wuhan hospital traffic and search queries of COVID-19 symptom terms suggest that the virus might have been circulating in China in late summer or early fall 2019. (Harvard Medical School)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 16th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 8,075,962. Total deaths: 437,939. Total recoveries: 3,907,402.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,118,798. Total deaths: 116,250. Total recoveries: 576,334.
California: Total confirmed cases: 151,452. Total deaths: 5,089.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	73791	2926	40.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	6976	229	32.8	2,180,085
Orange	8153	210	25.8	3,175,692
Ventura	1518	40	26.4	846,006
Riverside	10490	383	36.5	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 70476 cases across LA County, including 2926 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 94 new deaths and 3315 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1616

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	72	36,478
La Verne	46	32,206
Pomona	848	152,361
Montclair	178	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	355	177,751
Upland	206	77,000

Additional Information

COVID-19 restrictions have eliminated some 30 percent of jobs in Los Angeles County, affecting 1.2 million workers. Losses have been most acute for lower wage industries, with roughly one in three lost jobs coming from industries with median pay under $30,000 per year. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper)

State and federal unemployment benefits provide many eligible individuals earning less than $50,000 a year with benefits exceeding their income. Higher income earners experience reduced monthly earnings. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper)

Policy

States face $615 billion budgetary shortfalls over the next two years due to the pandemic. States need robust federal aid to avoid making cuts in education and health care, and canceling business contracts. (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
COVID-19 poses special risks for older poll workers, with potential effects on the safety and security of elections. College-age students, facing reduced risk of infection, should be considered for roles at the polling stations. (Niskanen Center)
Social distancing and self-isolation are separating politicians from constituents, and from interest groups influencing public policy. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic, it will remain difficult to maintain in-person contact with federal policymakers. (Institute for Public Relations)
The EU economy is expected to contract by a record 7.4 percent this year. European economic recovery needs innovation and entrepreneurship across industries to ensure sustainable growth. (Dirk Jan van den Berg LSE Business Review)
Coronavirus containment in Latin America is undermined by high inequality rooted in income, gender and race. Inequality is evinced in measurements of health, education, jobs and incomes. (Francisco Ferreira and Marta Schoch The World Bank)
Anthony Fauci warns the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, while underscoring racial health disparities and resources needed to serve African Americans. Long term solutions will take decades to address socioeconomic inequalities and pressing health needs of those most affected by the virus. (The New York Times)

Latest research news

COVID-19 patients with underlying health conditions are six times more likely to be hospitalized – and 12 times more likely to die – than those without. The most common underlying conditions are cardiovascular disease (32 percent), diabetes (30 percent), and chronic lung disease (18 percent). Severe cases are highest among persons 80 years and older (902.0 cases per 100,000 population) and lowest among children nine and under (51.1 cases per 100,000 population).(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A study found that patients who recover from COVID-19 without hospitalization did not have high levels of neutralizing antibody but did have recurring antibodies with potent antiviral activity specific to the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV2, suggesting that a vaccine designed to elicit such antibodies could be effective. (Davide F. Robbiani et al. BioRxiv)
Scientists do not know if having antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 can protect someone from getting infected again or how long protection may last. See Guidance on Interpreting COVID-19 Test Results here. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Lockdowns and other distancing measures have been effective in stemming the coronavirus and preventing millions of deaths. (Nature, NPR)
The U.S. government has selected five companies as leading candidates to produce an effective coronavirus vaccine, including Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Merck. (Reuters)
Satellite imagery of Wuhan hospital traffic and search queries of COVID-19 symptom terms suggest that the virus might have been circulating in China in late summer or early fall 2019. (Harvard Medical School)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 15th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 7,949,973. Total deaths: 434,081. Total recoveries: 3,799,143.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,096,902. Total deaths: 115,755. Total recoveries: 561,816.
California: Total confirmed cases: 148,855. Total deaths: 5063.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	70476	2832	40.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	6976	229	32.8	2,180,085
Orange	8153	210	25.8	3,175,692
Ventura	1518	40	26.4	846,006
Riverside	10490	383	36.5	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 70476 cases across LA County, including 2832 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 19 new deaths and 1601 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1502

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	68	36,478
La Verne	41	32,206
Pomona	786	152,361
Montclair	162	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	321	177,751
Upland	193	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

COVID-19 poses special risks for older poll workers, with potential effects on the safety and security of elections. College-age students, facing reduced risk of infection, should be considered for roles at the polling stations. (Niskanen Center)
Social distancing and self-isolation are separating politicians from constituents, and from interest groups influencing public policy. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic, it will remain difficult to maintain in-person contact with federal policymakers. (Institute for Public Relations)
The EU economy is expected to contract by a record 7.4 percent this year. European economic recovery needs innovation and entrepreneurship across industries to ensure sustainable growth. (Dirk Jan van den Berg LSE Business Review)
Coronavirus containment in Latin America is undermined by high inequality rooted in income, gender and race. Inequality is evinced in measurements of health, education, jobs and incomes. (Francisco Ferreira and Marta Schoch The World Bank)
Anthony Fauci warns the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, while underscoring racial health disparities and resources needed to serve African Americans. Long term solutions will take decades to address socioeconomic inequalities and pressing health needs of those most affected by the virus. (The New York Times)
Households are saving Economic Stimulus Payments and increasing savings overall. The saving rate of U.S. households rose from about 8 percent in pre-pandemic February, to 13 percent in March, to 33 percent in April. (Tax Policy Center)

Latest research news

A study found that patients who recover from COVID-19 without hospitalization did not have high levels of neutralizing antibody but did have recurring antibodies with potent antiviral activity specific to the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV2, suggesting that a vaccine designed to elicit such antibodies could be effective. (Davide F. Robbiani et al. BioRxiv)
Scientists do not know if having antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 can protect someone from getting infected again or how long protection may last. See Guidance on Interpreting COVID-19 Test Results here. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Lockdowns and other distancing measures have been effective in stemming the coronavirus and preventing millions of deaths. (Nature, NPR)
The U.S. government has selected five companies as leading candidates to produce an effective coronavirus vaccine, including Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Merck. (Reuters)
Satellite imagery of Wuhan hospital traffic and search queries of COVID-19 symptom terms suggest that the virus might have been circulating in China in late summer or early fall 2019. (Harvard Medical School)
Myocardial injury, or heart damage, is associated with higher risk of COVID-19 mortality. Heart injury seems to be a more important indicator in predicting risk of death than a history of heart disease. (The Mount Sinai Hospital)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 12th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 7,556,888. Total deaths: 422,452. Total recoveries: 3,566,858.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,027,521. Total deaths: 113,899. Total recoveries: 540,292.
California: Total confirmed cases: 139,281. Total deaths: 4,881.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	68875	2813	41.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	6742	227	34.1	2,180,085
Orange	7987	202	25.6	3,175,692
Ventura	1466	38	27.1	846,006
Riverside	10240	377	37.5	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 68875 cases across LA County, including 2813 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 45 new deaths and 1811 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1442

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	67	36,478
La Verne	37	32,206
Pomona	757	152,361
Montclair	150	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	309	177,751
Upland	191	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Social distancing and self-isolation are separating politicians from constituents, and from interest groups influencing public policy. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic, it will remain difficult to maintain in-person contact with federal policymakers. (Institute for Public Relations)
The EU economy is expected to contract by a record 7.4 percent this year. European economic recovery needs innovation and entrepreneurship across industries to ensure sustainable growth. (Dirk Jan van den Berg LSE Business Review)
Coronavirus containment in Latin America is undermined by high inequality rooted in income, gender and race. Inequality is evinced in measurements of health, education, jobs and incomes. (Francisco Ferreira and Marta Schoch The World Bank)
Anthony Fauci warns the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, while underscoring racial health disparities and resources needed to serve African Americans. Long term solutions will take decades to address socioeconomic inequalities and pressing health needs of those most affected by the virus. (The New York Times)
Households are saving Economic Stimulus Payments and increasing savings overall. The saving rate of U.S. households rose from about 8 percent in pre-pandemic February, to 13 percent in March, to 33 percent in April. (Tax Policy Center)
The World Health Organization recommends wearing cloth masks in public spaces where physical distancing is impossible, including on public transport, in shops, and in confined or crowded environments. (Vox)
Medicaid is a crucial safety net for low-income and unemployed Americans during the pandemic, with estimates projecting that at least 18 million additional Americans possibly joining the ranks of the uninsured. The best way to mitigate a COVID-19 induced explosion of the uninsured is to expand Medicare programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially in the non-expansion states. (The Progressive Policy Institute)

Latest research news

Scientists do not know if having antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 can protect someone from getting infected again or how long protection may last. See Guidance on Interpreting COVID-19 Test Results here. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Lockdowns and other distancing measures have been effective in stemming the coronavirus and preventing millions of deaths. (Nature, NPR)
The U.S. government has selected five companies as leading candidates to produce an effective coronavirus vaccine, including Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Merck. (Reuters)
Satellite imagery of Wuhan hospital traffic and search queries of COVID-19 symptom terms suggest that the virus might have been circulating in China in late summer or early fall 2019. (Harvard Medical School)
Myocardial injury, or heart damage, is associated with higher risk of COVID-19 mortality. Heart injury seems to be a more important indicator in predicting risk of death than a history of heart disease. (The Mount Sinai Hospital)
One in four African Americans knows someone who died from coronavirus (25 percent), which is nearly three times the rate of white Americans (9 percent). (Daily Kos/Civiqs Poll)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in the US and Canada found that hydroxychloroquine use as a postexposure prophylaxis among persons with high- or moderate-risk exposure to COVID-19 did not prevent subsequent illness or infection. (David R. Boulware et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 11th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 7,414,050. Total deaths: 417,514. Total recoveries: 3,489,371.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 2,003,930. Total deaths: 113,038. Total recoveries: 533,504.
California: Total confirmed cases: 136,191. Total deaths: 4,776.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	67064	2768	41.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	6593	225	34.1	2,180,085
Orange	7737	198	25.6	3,175,692
Ventura	1404	38	27.1	846,006
Riverside	9911	372	37.5	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 67064 cases across LA County, including 2768 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 61 new deaths and 1242 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1407

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	66	36,478
La Verne	37	32,206
Pomona	733	152,361
Montclair	146	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	304	177,751
Upland	190	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The EU economy is expected to contract by a record 7.4 percent this year. European economic recovery needs innovation and entrepreneurship across industries to ensure sustainable growth. (Dirk Jan van den Berg LSE Business Review)
Coronavirus containment in Latin America is undermined by high inequality rooted in income, gender and race. Inequality is evinced in measurements of health, education, jobs and incomes. (Francisco Ferreira and Marta Schoch The World Bank)
Anthony Fauci warns the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, while underscoring racial health disparities and resources needed to serve African Americans. Long term solutions will take decades to address socioeconomic inequalities and pressing health needs of those most affected by the virus. (The New York Times)
Households are saving Economic Stimulus Payments and increasing savings overall. The saving rate of U.S. households rose from about 8 percent in pre-pandemic February, to 13 percent in March, to 33 percent in April. (Tax Policy Center)
The World Health Organization recommends wearing cloth masks in public spaces where physical distancing is impossible, including on public transport, in shops, and in confined or crowded environments. (Vox)
Medicaid is a crucial safety net for low-income and unemployed Americans during the pandemic, with estimates projecting that at least 18 million additional Americans possibly joining the ranks of the uninsured. The best way to mitigate a COVID-19 induced explosion of the uninsured is to expand Medicare programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially in the non-expansion states. (The Progressive Policy Institute)

Latest research news

Lockdowns and other distancing measures have been effective in stemming the coronavirus and preventing millions of deaths. (Nature, NPR)
The U.S. government has selected five companies as leading candidates to produce an effective coronavirus vaccine, including Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Merck. (Reuters)
Satellite imagery of Wuhan hospital traffic and search queries of COVID-19 symptom terms suggest that the virus might have been circulating in China in late summer or early fall 2019. (Harvard Medical School)
Myocardial injury, or heart damage, is associated with higher risk of COVID-19 mortality. Heart injury seems to be a more important indicator in predicting risk of death than a history of heart disease. (The Mount Sinai Hospital)
One in four African Americans knows someone who died from coronavirus (25 percent), which is nearly three times the rate of white Americans (9 percent). (Daily Kos/Civiqs Poll)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in the US and Canada found that hydroxychloroquine use as a postexposure prophylaxis among persons with high- or moderate-risk exposure to COVID-19 did not prevent subsequent illness or infection. (David R. Boulware et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 10th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 7,271,569. Total deaths: 412,013. Total recoveries: 3,398,751.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,982,336. Total deaths: 112,057. Total recoveries: 524,855.
California: Total confirmed cases: 133,489. Total deaths: 4,697.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	65822	2707	41.7	10,039,107
San Bernardino	6417	224	35.8	2,180,085
Orange	7614	185	23.5	3,175,692
Ventura	1381	35	26.1	846,006
Riverside	9590	365	38.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 64644 cases across LA County, including 2655 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 52 new deaths and 1178 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1356

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	60	36,478
La Verne	35	32,206
Pomona	705	152,361
Montclair	140	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	301	177,751
Upland	184	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Anthony Fauci warns the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, while underscoring racial health disparities and resources needed to serve African Americans. Long term solutions will take decades to address socioeconomic inequalities and pressing health needs of those most affected by the virus. (The New York Times)
Households are saving Economic Stimulus Payments and increasing savings overall. The saving rate of U.S. households rose from about 8 percent in pre-pandemic February, to 13 percent in March, to 33 percent in April. (Tax Policy Center)
The World Health Organization recommends wearing cloth masks in public spaces where physical distancing is impossible, including on public transport, in shops, and in confined or crowded environments. (Vox)
Medicaid is a crucial safety net for low-income and unemployed Americans during the pandemic, with estimates projecting that at least 18 million additional Americans possibly joining the ranks of the uninsured. The best way to mitigate a COVID-19 induced explosion of the uninsured is to expand Medicare programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially in the non-expansion states. (The Progressive Policy Institute)
Polling shows 69 percent approval of Gov. Newsom’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, and 59 percent approve of his handling of jobs and the economy. Forty-six percent of adults say the state budget is a major problem, while 60 percent say the Governor’s plan should not include a tax increase. (Public Policy Institute of California)
The COVID-19 pandemic and current economic crisis have exacerbated racial inequities and their impact on communities of color. Health disparities indicate broader underlying social and economic inequities in housing, education, employment, and the justice system. (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Latest research news

The U.S. government has selected five companies as leading candidates to produce an effective coronavirus vaccine, including Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Merck. (Reuters)
Satellite imagery of Wuhan hospital traffic and search queries of COVID-19 symptom terms suggest that the virus might have been circulating in China in late summer or early fall 2019. (Harvard Medical School)
Myocardial injury, or heart damage, is associated with higher risk of COVID-19 mortality. Heart injury seems to be a more important indicator in predicting risk of death than a history of heart disease. (The Mount Sinai Hospital)
One in four African Americans knows someone who died from coronavirus (25 percent), which is nearly three times the rate of white Americans (9 percent). (Daily Kos/Civiqs Poll)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in the US and Canada found that hydroxychloroquine use as a postexposure prophylaxis among persons with high- or moderate-risk exposure to COVID-19 did not prevent subsequent illness or infection. (David R. Boulware et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Eli Lilly begins a Phase I clinical trial in the US of LY-CoV555, a potential monoclonal antibody therapy designed to block viral attachment and entry into human cells. (Eli Lilly)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

June 9th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 7,155,952. Total deaths: 407,302. Total recoveries: 3,321,391.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,963,828. Total deaths: 111,097. Total recoveries: 518,522.
California: Total confirmed cases: 131,319. Total deaths: 4,653.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	64644	2655	41.7	10,039,107
San Bernardino	6247	224	35.8	2,180,085
Orange	7527	177	23.5	3,175,692
Ventura	1341	35	26.1	846,006
Riverside	9206	356	38.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 64644 cases across LA County, including 2655 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 35 new deaths and 2306 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1328

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	59	36,478
La Verne	35	32,206
Pomona	680	152,361
Montclair	134	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	299	177,751
Upland	178	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Households are saving Economic Stimulus Payments and increasing savings overall. The saving rate of U.S. households rose from about 8 percent in pre-pandemic February, to 13 percent in March, to 33 percent in April. (Tax Policy Center)
The World Health Organization recommends wearing cloth masks in public spaces where physical distancing is impossible, including on public transport, in shops, and in confined or crowded environments. (Vox)
Medicaid is a crucial safety net for low-income and unemployed Americans during the pandemic, with estimates projecting that at least 18 million additional Americans possibly joining the ranks of the uninsured. The best way to mitigate a COVID-19 induced explosion of the uninsured is to expand Medicare programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially in the non-expansion states. (The Progressive Policy Institute)
Polling shows 69 percent approval of Gov. Newsom’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, and 59 percent approve of his handling of jobs and the economy. Forty-six percent of adults say the state budget is a major problem, while 60 percent say the Governor’s plan should not include a tax increase. (Public Policy Institute of California)
The COVID-19 pandemic and current economic crisis have exacerbated racial inequities and their impact on communities of color. Health disparities indicate broader underlying social and economic inequities in housing, education, employment, and the justice system. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s inspections of foreign drug manufacturers and highlighted the importance of ensuring a safe pharmaceutical supply chain. More than 70 percent of facilities that make active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and more than 50 percent of sites manufacturing finished drugs for the U.S. market, are located overseas. (Government Accountability Office)

Latest research news

Satellite imagery of Wuhan hospital traffic and search queries of COVID-19 symptom terms suggest that the virus might have been circulating in China in late summer or early fall 2019. (Harvard Medical School)
Myocardial injury, or heart damage, is associated with higher risk of COVID-19 mortality. Heart injury seems to be a more important indicator in predicting risk of death than a history of heart disease. (The Mount Sinai Hospital)
One in four African Americans knows someone who died from coronavirus (25 percent), which is nearly three times the rate of white Americans (9 percent). (Daily Kos/Civiqs Poll)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in the US and Canada found that hydroxychloroquine use as a postexposure prophylaxis among persons with high- or moderate-risk exposure to COVID-19 did not prevent subsequent illness or infection. (David R. Boulware et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Eli Lilly begins a Phase I clinical trial in the US of LY-CoV555, a potential monoclonal antibody therapy designed to block viral attachment and entry into human cells. (Eli Lilly)
A WHO-funded meta-analysis of 172 observational studies of patients with SARS, MERS or COVID-19 across 16 countries and six continents found that viral transmission was lower with physical distancing of 1 m or more, and that face mask use could result in a large reduction in infection risk, with stronger associations with N95 or similar respirators. (Derek K. Chu et al. The Lancet)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 8th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 7,049,649. Total deaths: 409,821. Total recoveries: 3,159,326.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,946,144. Total deaths: 116,929. Total recoveries: 506,367.
California: Total confirmed cases: 128,812. Total deaths: 4,626.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	62338	2620	42.4	10,039,107
San Bernardino	6040	224	36.2	2,180,085
Orange	7321	176	24.3	3,175,692
Ventura	1261	35	28.8	846,006
Riverside	8777	355	41.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 62338 cases across LA County, including 2620 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 55 new deaths and 1293 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1291

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	58	36,478
La Verne	34	32,206
Pomona	643	152,361
Montclair	127	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	290	177,751
Upland	174	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The World Health Organization recommends wearing cloth masks in public spaces where physical distancing is impossible, including on public transport, in shops, and in confined or crowded environments. (Vox)
Medicaid is a crucial safety net for low-income and unemployed Americans during the pandemic, with estimates projecting that at least 18 million additional Americans possibly joining the ranks of the uninsured. The best way to mitigate a COVID-19 induced explosion of the uninsured is to expand Medicare programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially in the non-expansion states. (The Progressive Policy Institute)
Polling shows 69 percent approval of Gov. Newsom’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, and 59 percent approve of his handling of jobs and the economy. Forty-six percent of adults say the state budget is a major problem, while 60 percent say the Governor’s plan should not include a tax increase. (Public Policy Institute of California)
The COVID-19 pandemic and current economic crisis have exacerbated racial inequities and their impact on communities of color. Health disparities indicate broader underlying social and economic inequities in housing, education, employment, and the justice system. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s inspections of foreign drug manufacturers and highlighted the importance of ensuring a safe pharmaceutical supply chain. More than 70 percent of facilities that make active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and more than 50 percent of sites manufacturing finished drugs for the U.S. market, are located overseas. (Government Accountability Office)
The mass protests across the United States will likely result in new cases of COVID-19, though it will be difficult to distinguish between cases stemming from protests and those resulting from relaxed social-distancing rules. (The Atlantic)

Latest research news

One in four African Americans knows someone who died from coronavirus (25 percent), which is nearly three times the rate of white Americans (9 percent). (Daily Kos/Civiqs Poll)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in the US and Canada found that hydroxychloroquine use as a postexposure prophylaxis among persons with high- or moderate-risk exposure to COVID-19 did not prevent subsequent illness or infection. (David R. Boulware et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Eli Lilly begins a Phase I clinical trial in the US of LY-CoV555, a potential monoclonal antibody therapy designed to block viral attachment and entry into human cells. (Eli Lilly)
A WHO-funded meta-analysis of 172 observational studies of patients with SARS, MERS or COVID-19 across 16 countries and six continents found that viral transmission was lower with physical distancing of 1 m or more, and that face mask use could result in a large reduction in infection risk, with stronger associations with N95 or similar respirators. (Derek K. Chu et al. The Lancet)
Scientists want an open peer-review process and release of hospital data showing the effects of the antimalarial drugs chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 patients. (Science)
Analysis of racial and ethnic differences in clinical outcomes from COVID-19 in Louisiana shows that race is not independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, after adjustment for differences in socio-demographic and clinical characteristics on admission. (The New England Journal of Medicine)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 5th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 6,789,313. Total deaths: 396,131. Total recoveries: 2,781,737.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,901,416. Total deaths: 109,215. Total recoveries: 491,706.
California: Total confirmed cases: 119,807. Total deaths: 4,422.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	61045	2565	42.4	10,039,107
San Bernardino	5930	217	36.2	2,180,085
Orange	7064	174	24.3	3,175,692
Ventura	1261	35	28.8	846,006
Riverside	8777	355	41.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 61045 cases across LA County, including 2565 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 34 new deaths and 1395 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1255

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	58	36,478
La Verne	34	32,206
Pomona	618	152,361
Montclair	124	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	283	177,751
Upland	173	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Medicaid is a crucial safety net for low-income and unemployed Americans during the pandemic, with estimates projecting that at least 18 million additional Americans possibly joining the ranks of the uninsured. The best way to mitigate a COVID-19 induced explosion of the uninsured is to expand Medicare programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially in the non-expansion states. (The Progressive Policy Institute)
Polling shows 69 percent approval of Gov. Newsom’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, and 59 percent approve of his handling of jobs and the economy. Forty-six percent of adults say the state budget is a major problem, while 60 percent say the Governor’s plan should not include a tax increase. (Public Policy Institute of California)
The COVID-19 pandemic and current economic crisis have exacerbated racial inequities and their impact on communities of color. Health disparities indicate broader underlying social and economic inequities in housing, education, employment, and the justice system. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s inspections of foreign drug manufacturers and highlighted the importance of ensuring a safe pharmaceutical supply chain. More than 70 percent of facilities that make active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and more than 50 percent of sites manufacturing finished drugs for the U.S. market, are located overseas. (Government Accountability Office)
The mass protests across the United States will likely result in new cases of COVID-19, though it will be difficult to distinguish between cases stemming from protests and those resulting from relaxed social-distancing rules. (The Atlantic)
The economic and physical well-being of black Americans is exacerbated by the current pandemic. High unemployment, poverty, low wages and low savings are likely to prolong the effects of the pandemic on black workers and their families long after the immediate threat has passed. (Economic Policy Institute)

Latest research news

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in the US and Canada found that hydroxychloroquine use as a postexposure prophylaxis among persons with high- or moderate-risk exposure to COVID-19 did not prevent subsequent illness or infection. (David R. Boulware et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Eli Lilly begins a Phase I clinical trial in the US of LY-CoV555, a potential monoclonal antibody therapy designed to block viral attachment and entry into human cells. (Eli Lilly)
A WHO-funded meta-analysis of 172 observational studies of patients with SARS, MERS or COVID-19 across 16 countries and six continents found that viral transmission was lower with physical distancing of 1 m or more, and that face mask use could result in a large reduction in infection risk, with stronger associations with N95 or similar respirators. (Derek K. Chu et al. The Lancet)
Scientists want an open peer-review process and release of hospital data showing the effects of the antimalarial drugs chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 patients. (Science)
Analysis of racial and ethnic differences in clinical outcomes from COVID-19 in Louisiana shows that race is not independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, after adjustment for differences in socio-demographic and clinical characteristics on admission. (The New England Journal of Medicine)
Coronavirus is likely to enter the body through the nose. The use of masks and preventative measures, such as nasal cleansing, can help prevent disease spread. (Yixuan J. Hou et al. Cell)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 4th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 6,545,492. Total deaths: 386,637. Total recoveries: 2,830,510.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,854,476. Total deaths: 107,235. Total recoveries: 479,258.
California: Total confirmed cases: 117,687. Total deaths: 4,361.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	58234	2489	42.7	10,039,107
San Bernardino	5650	209	36.9	2,180,085
Orange	6678	158	23.7	3,175,692
Ventura	1164	34	29.2	846,006
Riverside	8303	345	41.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 58234 cases across LA County, including 2489 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 46 new deaths and 1116 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1153

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	54	36,478
La Verne	34	32,206
Pomona	567	152,361
Montclair	121	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	254	177,751
Upland	158	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic and current economic crisis have exacerbated racial inequities and their impact on communities of color. Health disparities indicate broader underlying social and economic inequities in housing, education, employment, and the justice system. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s inspections of foreign drug manufacturers and highlighted the importance of ensuring a safe pharmaceutical supply chain. More than 70 percent of facilities that make active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and more than 50 percent of sites manufacturing finished drugs for the U.S. market, are located overseas. (Government Accountability Office)
The mass protests across the United States will likely result in new cases of COVID-19, though it will be difficult to distinguish between cases stemming from protests and those resulting from relaxed social-distancing rules. (The Atlantic)
The economic and physical well-being of black Americans is exacerbated by the current pandemic. High unemployment, poverty, low wages and low savings are likely to prolong the effects of the pandemic on black workers and their families long after the immediate threat has passed. (Economic Policy Institute)
Most states are slow to spend federal coronavirus relief aid, even as states push for more to fill in fiscal imbalances caused by the pandemic. (The Associated Press)
After spending weeks accusing the World Health Organization of helping the Chinese government cover up the early days of the coronavirus epidemic in China, President Trump announced that the United States would terminate its relationship with the agency. Reaction to the announcement was skeptical to the claims of any cover up and included doubts whether the president had the legal authority to make such a move. The United States has been by far WHO’s largest donor since its inception. The budget for the organization is about $6 billion, and in 2019 the United States contributed about $553 million. (The New York Times

Latest research news

A WHO-funded meta-analysis of 172 observational studies of patients with SARS, MERS or COVID-19 across 16 countries and six continents found that viral transmission was lower with physical distancing of 1 m or more, and that face mask use could result in a large reduction in infection risk, with stronger associations with N95 or similar respirators. (Derek K. Chu et al. The Lancet)
Scientists want an open peer-review process and release of hospital data showing the effects of the antimalarial drugs chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 patients. (Science)
Analysis of racial and ethnic differences in clinical outcomes from COVID-19 in Louisiana shows that race is not independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, after adjustment for differences in socio-demographic and clinical characteristics on admission. (The New England Journal of Medicine)
Coronavirus is likely to enter the body through the nose. The use of masks and preventative measures, such as nasal cleansing, can help prevent disease spread. (Yixuan J. Hou et al. Cell)
Wastewater monitoring and analysis can help detect resurgence of COVID-19 early and at the community level. (STAT)
Limited transmission of coronavirus began in the United States as early as the second half of January, but diagnostic testing at that time would unlikely have helped reveal the emerging pandemic. (The Washington Post) See CDC analysis here.

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 3rd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 6,425,284. Total deaths: 381,528. Total recoveries: 2,758,161.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,835,681. Total deaths: 106,312. Total recoveries: 463,868.
California: Total confirmed cases: 115,310. Total deaths: 4,286.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	57118	2443	42.7	10,039,107
San Bernardino	5501	208	37.8	2,180,085
Orange	6574	150	22.8	3,175,692
Ventura	1164	34	29.2	846,006
Riverside	8155	342	41.9	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 57118 cases across LA County, including 2443 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 59 new deaths and 1150 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1090

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	49	36,478
La Verne	32	32,206
Pomona	538	152,361
Montclair	105	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	249	177,751
Upland	153	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s inspections of foreign drug manufacturers and highlighted the importance of ensuring a safe pharmaceutical supply chain. More than 70 percent of facilities that make active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and more than 50 percent of sites manufacturing finished drugs for the U.S. market, are located overseas. (Government Accountability Office)
The mass protests across the United States will likely result in new cases of COVID-19, though it will be difficult to distinguish between cases stemming from protests and those resulting from relaxed social-distancing rules. (The Atlantic)
The economic and physical well-being of black Americans is exacerbated by the current pandemic. High unemployment, poverty, low wages and low savings are likely to prolong the effects of the pandemic on black workers and their families long after the immediate threat has passed. (Economic Policy Institute)
Most states are slow to spend federal coronavirus relief aid, even as states push for more to fill in fiscal imbalances caused by the pandemic. (The Associated Press)
After spending weeks accusing the World Health Organization of helping the Chinese government cover up the early days of the coronavirus epidemic in China, President Trump announced that the United States would terminate its relationship with the agency. Reaction to the announcement was skeptical to the claims of any cover up and included doubts whether the president had the legal authority to make such a move. The United States has been by far WHO’s largest donor since its inception. The budget for the organization is about $6 billion, and in 2019 the United States contributed about $553 million. (The New York Times)
Academic institutions are conducting less research and development during the pandemic, to the detriment of the higher education and the economy. Greater coordination is needed across education, government, health, and the private sector to maintain research and create solutions for recovery. (Science)

Latest research news

Scientists want an open peer-review process and release of hospital data showing the effects of the antimalarial drugs chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 patients. (Science)
Analysis of racial and ethnic differences in clinical outcomes from COVID-19 in Louisiana shows that race is not independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, after adjustment for differences in socio-demographic and clinical characteristics on admission. (The New England Journal of Medicine)
Coronavirus is likely to enter the body through the nose. The use of masks and preventative measures, such as nasal cleansing, can help prevent disease spread. (Yixuan J. Hou et al. Cell)
Wastewater monitoring and analysis can help detect resurgence of COVID-19 early and at the community level. (STAT)
Limited transmission of coronavirus began in the United States as early as the second half of January, but diagnostic testing at that time would unlikely have helped reveal the emerging pandemic. (The Washington Post) See CDC analysis here.
A preliminary analysis of data from the NIAID Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial of hospitalized adults with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease found that the antiviral, remdesivir, was most beneficial for patients who required supplemental oxygen, shortening their recovery time, while results were less conclusive for patient in other subgroups. (John H. Beigel et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 2nd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 6,309,107. Total deaths: 376,445. Total recoveries: 2,721,088.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,812,742. Total deaths: 105,262. Total recoveries: 458,231.
California: Total confirmed cases: 113,006. Total deaths: 4,251.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	55968	2384	42.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	5355	204	38.9	2,180,085
Orange	6474	147	23.5	3,175,692
Ventura	1152	34	30.1	846,006
Riverside	7982	331	42.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 55968 cases across LA County, including 2384 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 22 new deaths and 972 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1044

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	45	36,478
La Verne	30	32,206
Pomona	518	152,361
Montclair	99	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	240	177,751
Upland	148	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The mass protests across the United States will likely result in new cases of COVID-19, though it will be difficult to distinguish between cases stemming from protests and those resulting from relaxed social-distancing rules. (The Atlantic)
The economic and physical well-being of black Americans is exacerbated by the current pandemic. High unemployment, poverty, low wages and low savings are likely to prolong the effects of the pandemic on black workers and their families long after the immediate threat has passed. (Economic Policy Institute)
Most states are slow to spend federal coronavirus relief aid, even as states push for more to fill in fiscal imbalances caused by the pandemic. (The Associated Press)
After spending weeks accusing the World Health Organization of helping the Chinese government cover up the early days of the coronavirus epidemic in China, President Trump announced that the United States would terminate its relationship with the agency. Reaction to the announcement was skeptical to the claims of any cover up and included doubts whether the president had the legal authority to make such a move. The United States has been by far WHO’s largest donor since its inception. The budget for the organization is about $6 billion, and in 2019 the United States contributed about $553 million. (The New York Times)
Academic institutions are conducting less research and development during the pandemic, to the detriment of the higher education and the economy. Greater coordination is needed across education, government, health, and the private sector to maintain research and create solutions for recovery. (Science)
Grassroots testing in San Francisco’s Mission District shows that highest rates of infection occurred among persons of Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity,low-wage essential workers and those living in households with three or more people. (STAT) (UC San Francisco)

Latest research news

Analysis of racial and ethnic differences in clinical outcomes from COVID-19 in Louisiana shows that race is not independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, after adjustment for differences in socio-demographic and clinical characteristics on admission. (The New England Journal of Medicine)
Coronavirus is likely to enter the body through the nose. The use of masks and preventative measures, such as nasal cleansing, can help prevent disease spread. (Yixuan J. Hou et al. Cell)
Wastewater monitoring and analysis can help detect resurgence of COVID-19 early and at the community level. (STAT)
Limited transmission of coronavirus began in the United States as early as the second half of January, but diagnostic testing at that time would unlikely have helped reveal the emerging pandemic. (The Washington Post) See CDC analysis here.
A preliminary analysis of data from the NIAID Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial of hospitalized adults with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease found that the antiviral, remdesivir, was most beneficial for patients who required supplemental oxygen, shortening their recovery time, while results were less conclusive for patient in other subgroups. (John H. Beigel et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be available by 2021, but only half say they will get vaccinated. (The Associated Press – National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

June 1st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 6,203,385. Total deaths: 372,657. Total recoveries: 2,661,643.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,792,512. Total deaths: 104,435. Total recoveries: 444,758.
California: Total confirmed cases: 110,583. Total deaths: 4,213.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	54996	2362	42.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	5246	204	38.9	2,180,085
Orange	6261	147	23.5	3,175,692
Ventura	1078	33	30.1	846,006
Riverside	7486	323	42.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 54996 cases across LA County, including 2362 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 24 new deaths and 1345 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 1019

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	45	36,478
La Verne	30	32,206
Pomona	506	152,361
Montclair	98	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	231	177,751
Upland	145	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The federal government seeks to transfer main responsibility for coronavirus testing, contact tracing, and surveillance of asymptomatic persons to the states, while promising to provide some medical supplies. (The Associated Press)
After spending weeks accusing the World Health Organization of helping the Chinese government cover up the early days of the coronavirus epidemic in China, President Trump announced that the United States would terminate its relationship with the agency. Reaction to the announcement was skeptical to the claims of any cover up and included doubts whether the president had the legal authority to make such a move. The United States has been by far WHO’s largest donor since its inception. The budget for the organization is about $6 billion, and in 2019 the United States contributed about $553 million. (The New York Times)
Academic institutions are conducting less research and development during the pandemic, to the detriment of the higher education and the economy. Greater coordination is needed across education, government, health, and the private sector to maintain research and create solutions for recovery. (Science)
Grassroots testing in San Francisco’s Mission District shows that highest rates of infection occurred among persons of Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity,low-wage essential workers and those living in households with three or more people. (STAT) (UC San Francisco)
There are currently 10 vaccines in human clinical trials and 115 candidates in pre-clinical trial stages worldwide. (World Health Organization)
California seeks to allow statewide mail-in voting in November to help stem spread of COVID-19. The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against California, arguing for confidence in security of the vote. (Axios)
Most states are slow to spend federal coronavirus relief aid, even as states push for more to fill in fiscal imbalances caused by the pandemic. (The Associated Press)

Latest research news

Coronavirus is likely to enter the body through the nose. The use of masks and preventative measures, such as nasal cleansing, can help prevent disease spread. (Yixuan J. Hou et al. Cell)
Wastewater monitoring and analysis can help detect resurgence of COVID-19 early and at the community level. (STAT)
Limited transmission of coronavirus began in the United States as early as the second half of January, but diagnostic testing at that time would unlikely have helped reveal the emerging pandemic. (The Washington Post) See CDC analysis here.
A preliminary analysis of data from the NIAID Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial of hospitalized adults with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease found that the antiviral, remdesivir, was most beneficial for patients who required supplemental oxygen, shortening their recovery time, while results were less conclusive for patient in other subgroups. (John H. Beigel et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be available by 2021, but only half say they will get vaccinated. (The Associated Press – National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago)
New federal COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Scenarios address transmissibility and lethality of the coronavirus for improved mathematical modeling of disease spread. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Biotech company Moderna reports initial promising results from a vaccine. Still, researchers remain distant from a vaccine by November. (Kaiser Health News)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 31st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 6,104,980. Total deaths: 370,078. Total recoveries: 2,593,237.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,773,106. Total deaths: 103,853. Total recoveries: 416,461.
California: Total confirmed cases: 107,059. Total deaths: 4,088.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	53651	2338	45.1	10,039,107
San Bernardino	5200	204	38.7	2,180,085
Orange	6100	146	24.7	3,175,692
Ventura	1078	33	30.1	846,006
Riverside	7486	323	42.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 53651 cases across LA County, including 2338 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 48 new deaths and 2089 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 978

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	42	36,478
La Verne	30	32,206
Pomona	481	152,361
Montclair	94	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	224	177,751
Upland	143	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

After spending weeks accusing the World Health Organization of helping the Chinese government cover up the early days of the coronavirus epidemic in China, President Trump announced that the United States would terminate its relationship with the agency. Reaction to the announcement was skeptical to the claims of any cover up and included doubts whether the president had the legal authority to make such a move. The United States has been by far WHO’s largest donor since its inception. The budget for the organization is about $6 billion, and in 2019 the United States contributed about $553 million. (The New York Times)
Academic institutions are conducting less research and development during the pandemic, to the detriment of the higher education and the economy. Greater coordination is needed across education, government, health, and the private sector to maintain research and create solutions for recovery. (Science)
Grassroots testing in San Francisco’s Mission District shows that highest rates of infection occurred among persons of Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity,low-wage essential workers and those living in households with three or more people. (STAT) (UC San Francisco)
There are currently 10 vaccines in human clinical trials and 115 candidates in pre-clinical trial stages worldwide. (World Health Organization)
The federal government seeks to transfer main responsibility for coronavirus testing, contact tracing, and surveillance of asymptomatic persons to the states, while promising to provide some medical supplies. (The Associated Press)
California seeks to allow statewide mail-in voting in November to help stem spread of COVID-19. The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against California, arguing for confidence in security of the vote. (Axios)

Latest research news

Wastewater monitoring and analysis can help detect resurgence of COVID-19 early and at the community level. (STAT)
Limited transmission of coronavirus began in the United States as early as the second half of January, but diagnostic testing at that time would unlikely have helped reveal the emerging pandemic. (The Washington Post) See CDC analysis here.
A preliminary analysis of data from the NIAID Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial of hospitalized adults with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease found that the antiviral, remdesivir, was most beneficial for patients who required supplemental oxygen, shortening their recovery time, while results were less conclusive for patient in other subgroups. (John H. Beigel et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be available by 2021, but only half say they will get vaccinated. (The Associated Press – National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago)
New federal COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Scenarios address transmissibility and lethality of the coronavirus for improved mathematical modeling of disease spread. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Biotech company Moderna reports initial promising results from a vaccine. Still, researchers remain distant from a vaccine by November. (Kaiser Health News)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 30th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 5,988,416. Total deaths: 366,654. Total recoveries: 2,529,761.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,756,170. Total deaths: 103,153. Total recoveries: 406,446.
California: Total confirmed cases: 107,059. Total deaths: 4,088.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops. See Gov. Newsom’s briefing here.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- Los Angeles county has cleared to move into late Stage 2 of reopening, allowing limited dine-in service at restaurants. See new guidelines here.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	51562	2290	45.1	10,039,107
San Bernardino	5034	199	38.7	2,180,085
Orange	5923	145	24.7	3,175,692
Ventura	1078	33	30.1	846,006
Riverside	7486	323	42.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 51562 cases across LA County, including 2290 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 49 new deaths and 1788 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 934

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	40	36,478
La Verne	30	32,206
Pomona	446	152,361
Montclair	94	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	221	177,751
Upland	139	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Academic institutions are conducting less research and development during the pandemic, to the detriment of the higher education and the economy. Greater coordination is needed across education, government, health, and the private sector to maintain research and create solutions for recovery. (Science)

Grassroots testing in San Francisco’s Mission District shows that highest rates of infection occurred among minority low-wage essential workers and those living in households with three or more people. (STAT) (UC San Francisco)

There are currently 10 vaccines in human clinical trials and 115 candidates in pre-clinical trial stages worldwide. (World Health Organization)

The federal government seeks to transfer main responsibility for coronavirus testing, contact tracing, and surveillance of asymptomatic persons to the states, while promising to provide some medical supplies. (The Associated Press)

California seeks to allow statewide mail-in voting in November to help stem spread of COVID-19. The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against California, arguing for confidence in security of the vote. (Axios)

COVID-19 worsens pre-existing financial vulnerabilities in global credit markets, emerging markets and banks. Should the ongoing economic contraction last longer or be deeper, financial conditions are at risk of deteriorating into a financial crisis. (International Monetary Fund) See Global Financial Stability Report here.

Latest research news

Limited transmission of coronavirus began in the United States as early as the second half of January, but diagnostic testing at that time would unlikely have helped reveal the emerging pandemic. (The Washington Post) See CDC analysis here.

A preliminary analysis of data from the NIAID Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial of hospitalized adults with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease found that the antiviral, remdesivir, was most beneficial for patients who required supplemental oxygen, shortening their recovery time, while results were less conclusive for patient in other subgroups. (John H. Beigel et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)

Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be available by 2021, but only half say they will get vaccinated. (The Associated Press – National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago)

New federal COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Scenarios address transmissibility and lethality of the coronavirus for improved mathematical modeling of disease spread. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Biotech company Moderna reports initial promising results from a vaccine. Still, researchers remain distant from a vaccine by November. (Kaiser Health News)

Without effective control measures, strong outbreaks of coronavirus are likely in more humid climates, and summer will not substantially constrain the pandemic. Population immunity is key to limiting the pandemic. (Rachel E. Baker et al. Science)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 29th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 5,851,494. Total deaths: 361,270. Total recoveries: 2,445,181.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,725,656. Total deaths: 101,706. Total recoveries: 399,991.
California: Total confirmed cases: 90,631. Total deaths: 3,708.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Three months into California’s battle with the coronavirus, there are growing signs that the outbreak is ebbing even as the state death toll continues to climb past 3,400. Across California, hospitalizations have dropped more than 15% from its peak six weeks ago. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	49774	2241	45.1	10,039,107
San Bernardino	4914	190	38.7	2,180,085
Orange	5744	142	24.7	3,175,692
Ventura	1062	32	30.1	846,006
Riverside	7341	313	42.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 49774 cases across LA County, including 2241 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 46 new deaths and 1074 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 903

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	38	36,478
La Verne	30	32,206
Pomona	429	152,361
Montclair	92	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	215	177,751
Upland	135	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Grassroots testing in San Francisco’s Mission District shows that highest rates of infection occurred among minority low-wage essential workers and those living in households with three or more people. (STAT)
There are currently 10 vaccines in human clinical trials and 115 candidates in pre-clinical trial stages worldwide. (World Health Organization)
The federal government seeks to transfer main responsibility for coronavirus testing, contact tracing, and surveillance of asymptomatic persons to the states, while promising to provide some medical supplies. (The Associated Press)
California seeks to allow statewide mail-in voting in November to help stem spread of COVID-19. The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against California, arguing for confidence in security of the vote. (Axios)
COVID-19 worsens pre-existing financial vulnerabilities in global credit markets, emerging markets and banks. Should the ongoing economic contraction last longer or be deeper, financial conditions are at risk of deteriorating into a financial crisis. (International Monetary Fund) See Global Financial Stability Report here.
Small businesses are challenged to meet fixed operating costs such as rent, mortgage payments and insurance. Businesses need clear rules and coordinated responses across governments to reopen from the epidemic effectively. (RAND)

Latest research news

A preliminary analysis of data from the NIAID Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial of hospitalized adults with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease found that the antiviral, remdesivir, was most beneficial for patients who required supplemental oxygen, shortening their recovery time, while results were less conclusive for patient in other subgroups. (John H. Beigel et al. The New England Journal of Medicine)
Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be available by 2021, but only half say they will get vaccinated. (The Associated Press – National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago)
New federal COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Scenarios address transmissibility and lethality of the coronavirus for improved mathematical modeling of disease spread. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Biotech company Moderna reports initial promising results from a vaccine. Still, researchers remain distant from a vaccine by November. (Kaiser Health News)
Without effective control measures, strong outbreaks of coronavirus are likely in more humid climates, and summer will not substantially constrain the pandemic. Population immunity is key to limiting the pandemic. (Rachel E. Baker et al. Science)
COVID-19 severity correlates with patient age, lymphocytopenia, and cytokine storm. Viral genetic evolution does not significantly affect clinical outcomes. (Nature)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 28th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 5,727,629. Total deaths: 356,435. Total recoveries: 2,375,298.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,702,911. Total deaths: 100,576. Total recoveries: 391,508.
California: Total confirmed cases: 90,631. Total deaths: 3,708.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Three months into California’s battle with the coronavirus, there are growing signs that the outbreak is ebbing even as the state death toll continues to climb past 3,400. Across California, hospitalizations have dropped more than 15% from its peak six weeks ago. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	48700	2195	45.1	10,039,107
San Bernardino	4777	183	38.3	2,180,085
Orange	5646	136	24.1	3,175,692
Ventura	1017	32	31.5	846,006
Riverside	7252	306	44.8	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 48700 cases across LA County, including 2195 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 52 new deaths and 878 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 871

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	38	36,478
La Verne	30	32,206
Pomona	413	152,361
Montclair	87	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	206	177,751
Upland	133	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

There are currently ten vaccines in human clinical trials and 115 candidates in pre-clinical trial stages worldwide. (World Health Organization)
The federal government seeks to transfer main responsibility for coronavirus testing, contact tracing, and surveillance of asymptomatic persons to the states, while promising to provide some medical supplies. (The Associated Press)
California seeks to allow statewide mail-in voting in November to help stem spread of COVID-19. The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against California, arguing for confidence in security of the vote. (Axios)
COVID-19 worsens pre-existing financial vulnerabilities in global credit markets, emerging markets and banks. Should the ongoing economic contraction last longer or be deeper, financial conditions are at risk of deteriorating into a financial crisis. (International Monetary Fund) See Global Financial Stability Report here.
Small businesses are challenged to meet fixed operating costs such as rent, mortgage payments and insurance. Businesses need clear rules and coordinated responses across governments to reopen from the epidemic effectively. (RAND)
Programmers and other digital technologists bring code to bear against the novel coronavirus. New anti-COVID-19 tools and technologies must be fully accessible to everyone, while respecting digital privacy and personal autonomy. (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)

Latest research news

Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be available by 2021, but only half say they will get vaccinated. (The Associated Press – National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago)
New federal COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Scenarios address transmissibility and lethality of the coronavirus for improved mathematical modeling of disease spread. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Biotech company Moderna reports initial promising results from a vaccine. Still, researchers remain distant from a vaccine by November. (Kaiser Health News)
Without effective control measures, strong outbreaks of coronavirus are likely in more humid climates, and summer will not substantially constrain the pandemic. Population immunity is key to limiting the pandemic. (Rachel E. Baker et al. Science)
COVID-19 severity correlates with patient age, lymphocytopenia, and cytokine storm. Viral genetic evolution does not significantly affect clinical outcomes. (Nature)
An antibody identified in the blood from a patient who recovered from SARS in 2003 has been shown experimentally to neutralize SARS-CoV2. (SciTechDaily)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 27th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 5,618,829. Total deaths: 351,815. Total recoveries: 2,314,233.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,684,173. Total deaths: 99,123. Total recoveries: 384,902.
California: Total confirmed cases: 90,631. Total deaths: 3,708.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Three months into California’s battle with the coronavirus, there are growing signs that the outbreak is ebbing even as the state death toll continues to climb past 3,400. Across California, hospitalizations have dropped more than 15% from its peak six weeks ago. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	47822	2143	44.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	4567	176	38.5	2,180,085
Orange	5578	131	23.5	3,175,692
Ventura	1017	32	31.5	846,006
Riverside	7004	292	44.8	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 47822 cases across LA County, including 2143 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 27 new deaths and 1804 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 831

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	36	36,478
La Verne	29	32,206
Pomona	400	152,361
Montclair	79	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	196	177,751
Upland	127	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The federal government seeks to transfer main responsibility for coronavirus testing, contact tracing, and surveillance of asymptomatic persons to the states, while promising to provide some medical supplies. (The Associated Press)
California seeks to allow statewide mail-in voting in November to help stem spread of COVID-19. The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against California, arguing for confidence in security of the vote. (Axios)
COVID-19 worsens pre-existing financial vulnerabilities in global credit markets, emerging markets and banks. Should the ongoing economic contraction last longer or be deeper, financial conditions are at risk of deteriorating into a financial crisis. (International Monetary Fund) See Global Financial Stability Report here.
Small businesses are challenged to meet fixed operating costs such as rent, mortgage payments and insurance. Businesses need clear rules and coordinated responses across governments to reopen from the epidemic effectively. (RAND)
Programmers and other digital technologists bring code to bear against the novel coronavirus. New anti-COVID-19 tools and technologies must be fully accessible to everyone, while respecting digital privacy and personal autonomy. (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
In addition to widespread job losses and reductions in work hours, families with children face challenges related to school and childcare closures necessitated by the pandemic, with growing disparities by family income and race/ethnicity. (Urban Institute)

Latest research news

New federal COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Scenarios address transmissibility and lethality of the coronavirus for improved mathematical modeling of disease spread. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Biotech company Moderna reports initial promising results from a vaccine. Still, researchers remain distant from a vaccine by November. (Kaiser Health News)
Without effective control measures, strong outbreaks of coronavirus are likely in more humid climates, and summer will not substantially constrain the pandemic. Population immunity is key to limiting the pandemic. (Rachel E. Baker et al. Science)
COVID-19 severity corelates with patient age, lymphocytopenia, and cytokine storm. Viral genetic evolution does not significantly affect clinical outcomes. (Nature)
An antibody identified in the blood from a patient who recovered from SARS in 2003 has been shown experimentally to neutralize SARS-CoV2. (SciTechDaily)
An ecological study that included data from more than 3,000 US counties found that COVID-19 death rates were higher in areas with greater long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM₅). (Xiao Wu et al. Harvard University)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

RAND State Policy Evaluation Tool: The Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Interventions

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 25th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 5,534,728. Total deaths: 347,587. Total recoveries: 2,260,945.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,667,154. Total deaths: 98,371. Total recoveries: 379,157.
California: Total confirmed cases: 90,631. Total deaths: 3,708.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Three months into California’s battle with the coronavirus, there are growing signs that the outbreak is ebbing even as the state death toll continues to climb past 3,400. Across California, hospitalizations have dropped more than 15% from its peak six weeks ago. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	46018	2116	46.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	4365	176	40.3	2,180,085
Orange	5469	131	24.6	3,175,692
Ventura	912	30	32.8	846,006
Riverside	7004	292	44.8	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 46018 cases across LA County, including 2116 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 12 new deaths and 1030 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 791

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	35	36,478
La Verne	27	32,206
Pomona	376	152,361
Montclair	76	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	189	177,751
Upland	124	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

California seeks to allow statewide mail-in voting in November to help stem spread of COVID-19. The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against California, arguing for confidence in security of the vote. (Axios)
COVID-19 worsens pre-existing financial vulnerabilities in global credit markets, emerging markets and banks. Should the ongoing economic contraction last longer or be deeper, financial conditions are at risk of deteriorating into a financial crisis. (International Monetary Fund) See Global Financial Stability Report here.
Small businesses are challenged to meet fixed operating costs such as rent, mortgage payments and insurance. Businesses need clear rules and coordinated responses across governments to reopen from the epidemic effectively. (RAND)
Programmers and other digital technologists bring code to bear against the novel coronavirus. New anti-COVID-19 tools and technologies must be fully accessible to everyone, while respecting digital privacy and personal autonomy. (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
In addition to widespread job losses and reductions in work hours, families with children face challenges related to school and childcare closures necessitated by the pandemic, with growing disparities by family income and race/ethnicity. (Urban Institute)
While the issue is getting another look from lawmakers, it’s not clear whether a divided and distracted Congress will be able to reach a consensus on how best to regulate the vast amounts of data collected by digital contact tracing tools and other pandemic response efforts. (STAT)

Latest research news

Biotech company Moderna reports initial promising results from a vaccine. Still, researchers remain distant from a vaccine by November. (Kaiser Health News)
Without effective control measures, strong outbreaks of coronavirus are likely in more humid climates, and summer will not substantially constrain the pandemic. Population immunity is key to limiting the pandemic. (Rachel E. Baker et al. Science)
COVID-19 severity corelates with patient age, lymphocytopenia, and cytokine storm. Viral genetic evolution does not significantly affect clinical outcomes. (Nature)
An antibody identified in the blood from a patient who recovered from SARS in 2003 has been shown experimentally to neutralize SARS-CoV2. (SciTechDaily)
An ecological study that included data from more than 3,000 US counties found that COVID-19 death rates were higher in areas with greater long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM₅). (Xiao Wu et al. Harvard University)
Studying large COVID-19 clusters is difficult. Many countries have not collected the kind of detailed contact tracing data needed. And effective shutdowns have impeded researchers attempting to study superspreading events. (Science)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

May 24th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 5,449,135. Total deaths: 345,721. Total recoveries: 2,188,200.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,647,741. Total deaths: 97,811. Total recoveries: 366,736.
California: Total confirmed cases: 90,631. Total deaths: 3,708.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Three months into California’s battle with the coronavirus, there are growing signs that the outbreak is ebbing even as the state death toll continues to climb past 3,400. Across California, hospitalizations have dropped more than 15% from its peak six weeks ago. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	44988	2104	46.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	4365	176	40.3	2,180,085
Orange	5336	131	24.6	3,175,692
Ventura	912	30	32.8	846,006
Riverside	6464	290	44.8	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 44988 cases across LA County, including 2104 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 62 new deaths and 1936 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 775

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	35	36,478
La Verne	27	32,206
Pomona	360	152,361
Montclair	76	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	189	177,751
Upland	124	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Small businesses are challenged to meet fixed operating costs such as rent, mortgage payments and insurance. Businesses need clear rules and coordinated responses across governments to reopen from the epidemic effectively. (RAND)
Programmers and other digital technologists bring code to bear against the novel coronavirus. New anti-COVID-19 tools and technologies must be fully accessible to everyone, while respecting digital privacy and personal autonomy. (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
In addition to widespread job losses and reductions in work hours, families with children face challenges related to school and childcare closures necessitated by the pandemic, with growing disparities by family income and race/ethnicity. (Urban Institute)
While the issue is getting another look from lawmakers, it’s not clear whether a divided and distracted Congress will be able to reach a consensus on how best to regulate the vast amounts of data collected by digital contact tracing tools and other pandemic response efforts. (STAT)
The Federal Reserve is ready to use all available tools to help the U.S. economy endure the coronavirus pandemic, as attention shifts to whether politically divided Congress will agree to more fiscal aid. (Bloomberg) See Testimony of the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs here.
California is the first state to provide financial relief to undocumented immigrants as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. A $125-million disaster relief fund creates partnership with philanthropic organizations. (California Department of Social Services)

Latest research news

COVID-19 severity correlates with patient age, lymphocytopenia, and cytokine storm. Viral genetic evolution does not significantly affect clinical outcomes. (Nature)
An antibody identified in the blood from a patient who recovered from SARS in 2003 has been shown experimentally to neutralize SARS-CoV2. (SciTechDaily)
An ecological study that included data from more than 3,000 US counties found that COVID-19 death rates were higher in areas with greater long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM_2,₅). (Xiao Wu et al. Harvard University)
Studying large COVID-19 clusters is difficult. Many countries have not collected the kind of detailed contact tracing data needed. And effective shutdowns have impeded researchers attempting to study superspreading events. (Science)
Americans who rely on the White House coronavirus task force for news coverage negatively assess media and are more likely to downplay the pandemic. (Pew Research Center)
Medical examiners are stepping up postmortem testing to determine whether non-hospital deaths are related to coronavirus. (Kaiser Health News)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 23rd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 5,244,728. Total deaths: 338,837. Total recoveries: 2,076,556.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,604,189. Total deaths: 96,082. Total recoveries: 350,135.
California: Total confirmed cases: 88,444. Total deaths: 3,630.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Three months into California’s battle with the coronavirus, there are growing signs that the outbreak is ebbing even as the state death toll continues to climb past 3,400. Across California, hospitalizations have dropped more than 15% from its peak six weeks ago. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	43052	2042	47.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	4146	173	41.2	2,180,085
Orange	4941	118	23.1	3,175,692
Ventura	912	30	32.8	846,006
Riverside	6464	290	44.8	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 39573 cases across LA County, including 2042 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 129 new deaths and 3479 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 775

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	33	36,478
La Verne	26	32,206
Pomona	338	152,361
Montclair	74	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	183	177,751
Upland	122	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Programmers and other digital technologists bring code to bear against the novel coronavirus. New anti-COVID-19 tools and technologies must be fully accessible to everyone, while respecting digital privacy and personal autonomy. (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
In addition to widespread job losses and reductions in work hours, families with children face challenges related to school and childcare closures necessitated by the pandemic, with growing disparities by family income and race/ethnicity. (Urban Institute)
While the issue is getting another look from lawmakers, it’s not clear whether a divided and distracted Congress will be able to reach a consensus on how best to regulate the vast amounts of data collected by digital contact tracing tools and other pandemic response efforts. (STAT)
The Federal Reserve is ready to use all available tools to help the U.S. economy endure the coronavirus pandemic, as attention shifts to whether politically divided Congress will agree to more fiscal aid. (Bloomberg) See Testimony of the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs here.
California is the first state to provide financial relief to undocumented immigrants as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. A $125-million disaster relief fund creates partnership with philanthropic organizations. (California Department of Social Services)
Newsom’s Executive Order requires counties to send vote-by-mail ballots for the November election to all registered voters, while also retaining options for in-person voting. (California State Association of Counties)

Latest research news

An antibody identified in the blood from a patient who recovered from SARS in 2003 has been shown experimentally to neutralize SARS-CoV2. (SciTechDaily)
An ecological study that included data from more than 3,000 US counties found that COVID-19 death rates were higher in areas with greater long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM₅). (Xiao Wu et al. Harvard University)
Studying large COVID-19 clusters is difficult. Many countries have not collected the kind of detailed contact tracing data needed. And effective shutdowns have impeded researchers attempting to study super spreading events. (Science)
Americans who rely on the White House coronavirus task force for news coverage negatively assess media and are more likely to downplay the pandemic. (Pew Research Center)
Medical examiners are stepping up postmortem testing to determine whether non-hospital deaths are related to coronavirus. (Kaiser Health News)
An analysis of labor market responses to shut-down policies shows the coronavirus is not a great economic equalizer. Low-income and low-educated individuals face the poorer labor outcomes and suffer higher psychological costs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)

Useful links

COVID-19 Research and Information from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, University of Chicago

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 22nd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 5,154,152. Total deaths: 335,063. Total recoveries: 1,966,135.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,583,561. Total deaths: 95,052. Total recoveries: 298,418.
California: Total confirmed cases: 86,197. Total deaths: 3,542.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Three months into California’s battle with the coronavirus, there are growing signs that the outbreak is ebbing even as the state death toll continues to climb past 3,400. Across California, hospitalizations have dropped more than 15% from its peak six weeks ago. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	42037	2016	47.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3984	164	41.2	2,180,085
Orange	4841	112	23.1	3,175,692
Ventura	883	29	32.8	846,006
Riverside	6343	284	44.8	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 39573 cases across LA County, including 1913 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 103 new deaths and 2464 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 747

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	33	36,478
La Verne	25	32,206
Pomona	328	152,361
Montclair	69	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	172	177,751
Upland	121	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

In addition to widespread job losses and reductions in work hours, families with children face challenges related to school and childcare closures necessitated by the pandemic, with growing disparities by family income and race/ethnicity. (Urban Institute)
While the issue is getting another look from lawmakers, it’s not clear whether a divided and distracted Congress will be able to reach a consensus on how best to regulate the vast amounts of data collected by digital contact tracing tools and other pandemic response efforts. (STAT)
The Federal Reserve is ready to use all available tools to help the U.S. economy endure the coronavirus pandemic, as attention shifts to whether politically divided Congress will agree to more fiscal aid. (Bloomberg) See Testimony of the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs here.
California is the first state to provide financial relief to undocumented immigrants as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. A $125-million disaster relief fund creates partnership with philanthropic organizations. (California Department of Social Services)
Newsom’s Executive Orderrequires counties to send vote-by-mail ballots for the November election to all registered voters, while also retaining options for in-person voting. (California State Association of Counties)
The federal government is taking wide-ranging policy measures in response to COVID-19, including legislation, travel and immigration restrictions, and agency level actions by FEMA, HHS and others. (Congressional Research Service) See Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19 here.

Latest research news

An ecological study that included data from more than 3,000 US counties found that COVID-19 death rates were higher in areas with greater long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM₅). (Xiao Wu et al. Harvard University)
Studying large COVID-19 clusters is difficult. Many countries have not collected the kind of detailed contact tracing data needed. And effective shutdowns have impeded researchers attempting to study superspreading events. (Science)
Americans who rely on the White House coronavirus task force for news coverage negatively assess media and are more likely to downplay the pandemic. (Pew Research Center)
Medical examiners are stepping up postmortem testing to determine whether non-hospital deaths are related to coronavirus. (Kaiser Health News)
An analysis of labor market responses to shut-down policies shows the coronavirus is not a great economic equalizer. Low-income and low-educated individuals face the poorer labor outcomes and suffer higher psychological costs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Change points in the spread of coronavirus infections correlate with announcements of mitigation and containment strategies. Government interventions, such as cancellation of large events, closing of schools and non-essential businesses, as well as social distancing, are needed to stop exponential growth of novel cases. (Jonas Dehning et al. Science)
Predictions of state-level cumulative COVID-19 deaths vary depending on assumptions about social distancing and other interventions. CDC compares researchers’ forecasts to get a handle on predictions for the next four weeks. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 21st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,858,850. Total deaths: 329,300. Total recoveries: 1,918,938.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,556,749. Total deaths: 93,606. Total recoveries: 294,312.
California: Total confirmed cases: 81,795. Total deaths: 3,334.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- Three months into California’s battle with the coronavirus, there are growing signs that the outbreak is ebbing even as the state death toll continues to climb past 3,400. Across California, hospitalizations have dropped more than 15% from its peak six weeks ago. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	39573	1913	48.3	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3707	157	42.4	2,180,085
Orange	4500	88	17.8	3,175,692
Ventura	837	28	33.5	846,006
Riverside	6053	270	44.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 39573 cases across LA County, including 1913 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 74 new deaths and 1122 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 729

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	33	36,478
La Verne	25	32,206
Pomona	319	152,361
Montclair	66	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	166	177,751
Upland	121	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

While the issue is getting another look from lawmakers, it’s not clear whether a divided and distracted Congress will be able to reach a consensus on how best to regulate the vast amounts of data collected by digital contact tracing tools and other pandemic response efforts. (STAT)
The Federal Reserve is ready to use all available tools to help the U.S. economy endure the coronavirus pandemic, as attention shifts to whether politically divided Congress will agree to more fiscal aid. (Bloomberg) See Testimony of the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs here.
California is the first state to provide financial relief to undocumented immigrants as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. A $125-million disaster relief fund creates partnership with philanthropic organizations. (California Department of Social Services)
Newsom’s Executive Order requires counties to send vote-by-mail ballots for the November election to all registered voters, while also retaining options for in-person voting. (California State Association of Counties)
The federal government is taking wide-ranging policy measures in response to COVID-19, including legislation, travel and immigration restrictions, and agency level actions by FEMA, HHS and others. (Congressional Research Service) See Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19 here.
Southern California faces severe and long-lasting economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, with historic levels of unemployment, supply chain interruptions and significant taxable sales losses. (Southern California Association of Governments)

Latest research news

Americans who rely most on the White House coronavirus task force for news coverage about COVID-19 give the most negative assessment of the media and are more likely to downplay the pandemic. (Pew Research Center)
Medical examiners are stepping up postmortem testing to fill in answers about whether non-hospital deaths are related to the coronavirus. (Kaiser Health News)
An analysis of labor market responses to shut-down policies shows the coronavirus is not a great economic equalizer. Low-income and low-educated individuals face the poorer labor outcomes and suffer higher psychological costs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Change points in the spread of coronavirus infections correlate with announcements of mitigation and containment strategies. Government interventions, such as cancellation of large events, closing of schools and non-essential businesses, as well as social distancing, are needed to stop exponential growth of novel cases. (Jonas Dehning et al. Science)
Predictions of state-level cumulative COVID-19 deaths vary depending on assumptions about social distancing and other interventions. CDC compares researchers’ forecasts to get a handle on predictions for the next four weeks. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
An Italian case series of children with COVID-19 suggests the multi-system inflammatory syndrome observed in patients which is similar to Kawasaki disease may be caused by COVID-19, and should be taken into consideration when developing social reintegration policies for the pediatric population. (Lucio Verdoni et al. The Lancet)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 20th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,931,057. Total deaths: 324,240. Total recoveries: 1,710,337.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,532,212. Total deaths: 92,128. Total recoveries: 289,392.
California: Total confirmed cases: 81,795. Total deaths: 3,334.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- California case counts are increasing more than expected, and cumulative deaths are projected to rise for the next four weeks.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	39573	1913	48.3	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3707	157	42.4	2,180,085
Orange	4500	88	17.8	3,175,692
Ventura	837	28	33.5	846,006
Riverside	6053	270	44.6	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 39573 cases across LA County, including 1913 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 74 new deaths and 1122 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 705

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	32	36,478
La Verne	24	32,206
Pomona	310	152,361
Montclair	58	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	163	177,751
Upland	119	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The Federal Reserve is ready to use all available tools to help the U.S. economy endure the coronavirus pandemic, as attention shifts to whether politically divided Congress will agree to more fiscal aid. (Bloomberg) See Testimony of the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs here.
California is the first state to provide financial relief to undocumented immigrants as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. A $125-million disaster relief fund creates partnership with philanthropic organizations. (California Department of Social Services)
Newsom’s Executive Orderrequires counties to send vote-by-mail ballots for the November election to all registered voters, while also retaining options for in-person voting. (California State Association of Counties)
The federal government is taking wide-ranging policy measures in response to COVID-19, including legislation, travel and immigration restrictions, and agency level actions by FEMA, HHS and others. (Congressional Research Service) See Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19 here.
Southern California faces severe and long-lasting economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, with historic levels of unemployment, supply chain interruptions and significant taxable sales losses. (Southern California Association of Governments)
Newsom’s state budget proposal reduces spending for healthcare and education in an effort to close gaps caused by the state’s response to the coronavirus. But the cuts are conditional on the federal aid and will not be implemented unless the federal government agrees to fill in the fiscal gap for California. The move is considered strategic but risky. (CalMatters) See May Revision Budget Proposal here.

Latest research news

Medical examiners are stepping up postmortem testing to fill in answers about whether non-hospital deaths are related to the coronavirus. (Kaiser Health News)
An analysis of labor market responses to shut-down policies shows the coronavirus is not a great economic equalizer. Low-income and low-educated individuals face the poorer labor outcomes and suffer higher psychological costs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Change points in the spread of coronavirus infections correlate with announcements of mitigation and containment strategies. Government interventions, such as cancellation of large events, closing of schools and non-essential businesses, as well as social distancing, are needed to stop exponential growth of novel cases. (Jonas Dehning et al. Science)
Predictions of state-level cumulative COVID-19 deaths vary depending on assumptions about social distancing and other interventions. CDC compares researchers’ forecasts to get a handle on predictions for the next four weeks. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
An Italian case series of children with COVID-19 suggests the multi-system inflammatory syndrome observed in patients which is similar to Kawasaki disease may be caused by COVID-19, and should be taken into consideration when developing social reintegration policies for the pediatric population. (Lucio Verdoni et al. The Lancet)
A lab-based study of speech droplets from volunteers uninfected with SARS-CoV-2under closed, stagnant air conditions showed that normal speaking generates airborne droplets which can remain suspended in the air for ten minutes, suggesting a possible role for these droplets in transmitting virus in confined environments. (Valentyn Stadnytskyi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 19th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,836,329. Total deaths: 319,213. Total recoveries: 1,805,093.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,510,988. Total deaths: 90,432. Total recoveries: 283,178.
California: Total confirmed cases: 78,839. Total deaths: 3,261.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- California case counts are increasing more than expected, and cumulative deaths are projected to rise for the next four weeks.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	38451	1839	47.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3511	155	44.1	2,180,085
Orange	4376	88	20.1	3,175,692
Ventura	764	25	32.7	846,006
Riverside	5618	242	43.1	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 38,451 cases across LA County, including 1,839 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 18 new deaths and 477 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 694

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	32	36,478
La Verne	24	32,206
Pomona	304	152,361
Montclair	56	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	160	177,751
Upland	119	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

California is the first state to provide financial relief to undocumented immigrants as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. A $125-million disaster relief fund creates partnership with philanthropic organizations. (California Department of Social Services)
Newsom’s Executive Orderrequires counties to send vote-by-mail ballots for the November election to all registered voters, while also retaining options for in-person voting. (California State Association of Counties)
The federal government is taking wide-ranging policy measures in response to COVID-19, including legislation, travel and immigration restrictions, and agency level actions by FEMA, HHS and others. (Congressional Research Service) See Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19 here.
Southern California faces severe and long-lasting economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, with historic levels of unemployment, supply chain interruptions and significant taxable sales losses. (Southern California Association of Governments)
Newsom’s state budget proposal reduces spending for healthcare and education in an effort to close gaps caused by the state’s response to the coronavirus. But the cuts are conditional on the federal aid and will not be implemented unless the federal government agrees to fill in the fiscal gap for California. The move is considered strategic but risky. (CalMatters) See May Revision Budget Proposal here.
The California Community Colleges system filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over eligibility requirements for receiving emergency student aid through the CARES Act, negatively affecting undocumented and DACA students. (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators)

Latest research news

An analysis of labor market responses to shut-down policies shows the coronavirus is not a great economic equalizer. Low-income and low-educated individuals face the poorer labor outcomes and suffer higher psychological costs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Change points in the spread of coronavirus infections correlate with announcements of mitigation and containment strategies. Government interventions, such as cancellation of large events, closing of schools and non-essential businesses, as well as social distancing, are needed to stop exponential growth of novel cases. (Jonas Dehning et al. Science)
Predictions of state-level cumulative COVID-19 deaths vary depending on assumptions about social distancing and other interventions. CDC compares researchers’ forecasts to get a handle on predictions for the next four weeks. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
An Italian case series of children with COVID-19 suggests the multi-system inflammatory syndrome observed in patients which is similar to Kawasaki disease may be caused by COVID-19, and should be taken into consideration when developing social reintegration policies for the pediatric population. (Lucio Verdoni et al. The Lancet)
A lab-based study of speech droplets from volunteers uninfected with SARS-CoV-2under closed, stagnant air conditions showed that normal speaking generates airborne droplets which can remain suspended in the air for ten minutes, suggesting a possible role for these droplets in transmitting virus in confined environments. (Valentyn Stadnytskyi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.)
A study finds that social distancing has helped stabilize the spread of the disease but has not reduced daily confirmed cases. (Aaron B. Wagner et al. MedRxiv)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 18th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,748,356. Total deaths: 315,822. Total recoveries: 1,747,639.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,491,547. Total deaths: 89,636. Total recoveries: 272,265.
California: Total confirmed cases: 78,839. Total deaths: 3,261.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- California case counts are increasing more than expected, and cumulative deaths are projected to rise for the next four weeks.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	37974	1821	47.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3511	155	44.1	2,180,085
Orange	4376	88	20.1	3,175,692
Ventura	764	25	32.7	846,006
Riverside	5618	242	43.1	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 37,974 cases across LA County, including 1,821 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 28 new deaths and 671 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 685

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	31	36,478
La Verne	24	32,206
Pomona	298	152,361
Montclair	55	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	160	177,751
Upland	118	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Newsom’s Executive Order requires counties to send vote-by-mail ballots for the November election to all registered voters, while also retaining options for in-person voting opportunities. (California State Association of Counties)
The federal government is taking wide-ranging policy measures in response to COVID-19, including legislation, travel and immigration restrictions, and agency level actions by FEMA, HHS and others. (Congressional Research Service) See Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19 here.
Southern California faces severe and long-lasting economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, with historic levels of unemployment, supply chain interruptions and significant taxable sales losses. (Southern California Association of Governments)
Newsom’s state budget proposal reduces spending for healthcare and education in an effort to close gaps caused by the state’s response to the coronavirus. But the cuts are conditional on the federal aid and will not be implemented unless the federal government agrees to fill in the fiscal gap for California. The move is considered strategic but risky. (CalMatters) See May Revision Budget Proposal here.
The California Community Colleges system filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over eligibility requirements for receiving emergency student aid through the CARES Act, negatively affecting undocumented and DACA students. (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators)
Millions of working people and small-business owners are facing economic ruin, while dozens of states are coming out of lockdown. Most have not met even minimal criteria for doing so safely, and some are reopening even as coronavirus cases rise. The question now, scientists say, is whether the nation can minimize the damage by intelligently adopting new tactics. (The New York Times)

Latest research news

Epidemiological model detects change points in the effective growth rate of new coronavirus infections that correlate well with the times of publicly announced mitigation and containment strategies. Government interventions such as cancellation of large events, closing of schools and non-essential businesses as well as social distancing are necessary to stop exponential growth of novel cases. (Jonas Dehning et al. Science)
Predictions of state-level cumulative COVID-19 deaths vary depending on assumptions about social distancing and other interventions. CDC compares researchers’ forecasts to get a handle on predictions for the next four weeks. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
An Italian case series of children with COVID-19 suggests the multi-system inflammatory syndrome observed in patients which is similar to Kawasaki disease may be caused by COVID-19, and should be taken into consideration when developing social reintegration policies for the pediatric population. (Lucio Verdoni et al. The Lancet)
A lab-based study of speech droplets from volunteers uninfected with SARS-CoV-2under closed, stagnant air conditions showed that normal speaking generates airborne droplets which can remain suspended in the air for ten minutes, suggesting a possible role for these droplets in transmitting virus in confined environments. (Valentyn Stadnytskyi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.)
A study finds that social distancing has helped stabilize the spread of the disease but has not reduced daily confirmed cases. (Aaron B. Wagner et al. MedRxiv)
Scientists are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether a drug can help people with mild cases of COVID-19 feel better and reduce transmission by limiting viral shedding. (Stanford)
Prevalence of underlying conditions and background pre-COVID-19 mortality risk are key to estimating the excess COVID-19-related deaths based on population infection rate, social isolation measures and healthcare system preparedness. Less rigorous and voluntary measures could result in 18,000 – 37,000 excess deaths in one year. (Amitava Banerjee et al. The Lancet)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

Map of California Counties advancing to Stage 2 of reopening

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 17th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,667,109. Total deaths: 312,381. Total recoveries: 1,710,132.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,471,674. Total deaths: 88,836. Total recoveries: 268,376.
California: Total confirmed cases: 76,793. Total deaths: 3,204.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- California case counts are increasing more than expected, and cumulative deaths are projected to rise for the next four weeks.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	37303	1793	48.1	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3463	155	44.7	2,180,085
Orange	4222	86	20.4	3,175,692
Ventura	764	25	32.7	846,006
Riverside	5618	242	43.1	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 37,303 cases across LA County, including 1,793 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 38 new deaths and 1,044 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 679

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	30	36,478
La Verne	24	32,206
Pomona	297	152,361
Montclair	53	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	158	177,751
Upland	118	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The federal government is taking wide-ranging policy measures in response to COVID-19, including legislation, travel and immigration restrictions, and agency level actions by FEMA, HHS and others. (Congressional Research Service) See Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19 here.
Southern California faces severe and long-lasting economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, with historic levels of unemployment, supply chain interruptions and significant taxable sales losses. (Southern California Association of Governments)
Newsom’s state budget proposal reduces spending for healthcare and education in an effort to close gaps caused by the state’s response to the coronavirus. But the cuts are conditional on the federal aid and will not be implemented unless the federal government agrees to fill in the fiscal gap for California. The move is considered strategic but risky. (CalMatters) See May Revision Budget Proposal here.
The California Community Colleges system filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over eligibility requirements for receiving emergency student aid through the CARES Act, negatively affecting undocumented and DACA students. (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators)
Millions of working people and small-business owners are facing economic ruin, while dozens of states are coming out of lockdown. Most have not met even minimal criteria for doing so safely, and some are reopening even as coronavirus cases rise. The question now, scientists say, is whether the nation can minimize the damage by intelligently adopting new tactics. (The New York Times)
California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businessescan open under new state guidance. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)

Latest research news

Predictions of state-level cumulative COVID-19 deaths vary depending on assumptions about social distancing and other interventions. CDC compares researchers’ forecasts to get a handle on predictions for the next four weeks. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
An Italian case series of children with COVID-19 suggests the multi-system inflammatory syndrome observed in patients which is similar to Kawasaki disease may be caused by COVID-19, and should be taken into consideration when developing social reintegration policies for the pediatric population. (Lucio Verdoni et al. The Lancet)
A lab-based study of speech droplets from volunteers uninfected with SARS-CoV-2under closed, stagnant air conditions showed that normal speaking generates airborne droplets which can remain suspended in the air for ten minutes, suggesting a possible role for these droplets in transmitting virus in confined environments. (Valentyn Stadnytskyi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.)
A study finds that social distancing has helped stabilize the spread of the disease but has not reduced daily confirmed cases. (Aaron B. Wagner et al. MedRxiv)
Scientists are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether a drug can help people with mild cases of COVID-19 feel better and reduce transmission by limiting viral shedding. (Stanford)
Prevalence of underlying conditions and background pre-COVID-19 mortality risk are key to estimating the excess COVID-19-related deaths based on population infection rate, social isolation measures and healthcare system preparedness. Less rigorous and voluntary measures could result in 18,000 – 37,000 excess deaths in one year. (Amitava Banerjee et al. The Lancet)
A spatial epidemic spread model, which accounts for the spillovers of infections across different neighborhoods, shows that individuals’ movements, level of economic activity in different neighborhoods, and the state of the epidemic should inform policies for economic closures. (John R. Birge et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 16th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,577,988. Total deaths: 308,899. Total recoveries: 1,653,196.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,446,875. Total deaths: 87,697. Total recoveries: 250,747.
California: Total confirmed cases: 74,936. Total deaths: 3,108.
- The reported numbers reflect the previous day’s data.
- California deaths and case counts are increasing more than expected.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	36259	1755	48.3	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3311	150	45.3	2,180,085
Orange	4125	84	20.4	3,175,692
Ventura	764	25	32.7	846,006
Riverside	5618	242	43.1	2,470,546

Case-fatality rates may be biased due to undercounts in both cases and deaths.

LA County

Total of 36,259 cases across LA County, including 1,755 deaths.
For the previous 24 hours, 46 new deaths and 930 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 661

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	30	36,478
La Verne	24	32,206
Pomona	286	152,361
Montclair	52	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	155	177,751
Upland	115	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Southern California faces severe and long-lasting economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, with historic levels of unemployment, supply chain interruptions and significant taxable sales losses. (Southern California Association of Governments)
Newsom’s state budget proposal reduces spending for healthcare and education in an effort to close gaps caused by the state’s response to the coronavirus. But the cuts are conditional on the federal aid and will not be implemented unless the federal government agrees to fill in the fiscal gap for California. The move is considered strategic but risky. (CalMatters) See May Revision Budget Proposal here.
The California Community Colleges system filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over eligibility requirements for receiving emergency student aid through the CARES Act, negatively affecting undocumented and DACA students. (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators)
Millions of working people and small-business owners are facing economic ruin, while dozens of states are coming out of lockdown. Most have not met even minimal criteria for doing so safely, and some are reopening even as coronavirus cases rise. The question now, scientists say, is whether the nation can minimize the damage by intelligently adopting new tactics. (The New York Times)
California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businessescan open under new state guidance. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)
Richer countries, with older populations, benefit more from social distancing measures than younger, poorer countries. Younger people are less susceptible to the disease and less willing to exchange economic wellbeing for risk reduction that benefits older people. Governments should consider immediate harm-reducing measures while permitting economic activity to continue. (Yale University, VoxEU Centre for Economic Policy Research)

Latest research news

An Italian case series of children with COVID-19 suggests the multi-system inflammatory syndrome observed in patients which is similar to Kawasaki disease may be caused by COVID-19, and should be taken into consideration when developing social reintegration policies for the pediatric population. (Lucio Verdoni et al. The Lancet)
A lab-based study of speech droplets from volunteers uninfected with SARS-CoV-2under closed, stagnant air conditions showed that normal speaking generates airborne droplets which can remain suspended in the air for ten minutes, suggesting a possible role for these droplets in transmitting virus in confined environments. (Valentyn Stadnytskyi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.)
A study finds that social distancing has helped stabilize the spread of the disease but has not reduced daily confirmed cases. (Aaron B. Wagner et al. MedRxiv)
Scientists are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether a drug can help people with mild cases of COVID-19 feel better and reduce transmission by limiting viral shedding. (Stanford)
Prevalence of underlying conditions and background pre-COVID-19 mortality risk are key to estimating the excess COVID-19-related deaths based on population infection rate, social isolation measures and healthcare system preparedness. Less rigorous and voluntary measures could result in 18,000 – 37,000 excess deaths in one year. (Amitava Banerjee et al. The Lancet)
A spatial epidemic spread model, which accounts for the spillovers of infections across different neighborhoods, shows that individuals’ movements, level of economic activity in different neighborhoods, and the state of the epidemic should inform policies for economic closures. (John R. Birge et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
Lockdown measures will have long-lasting negative effects on unemployment, with workers possibly needing years to find stable jobs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 14th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,387,438. Total deaths: 298,392. Total recoveries: 1,565,606.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,395,265. Total deaths: 84,313. Total recoveries: 243,430.
California: Total confirmed cases: 71,141. Total deaths: 2,934.
- California deaths and case counts are increasing more than expected.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is extended indefinitely.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	34428	1659	48.6	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3153	138	38.9	2,180,085
Orange	3749	80	21.4	3,175,692
Ventura	725	24	30.0	846,006
Riverside	5343	228	42.8	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 34428 cases across LA County, including 1659 deaths.
For the day, 46 new deaths and 1,248 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 637

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	30	36,478
La Verne	23	32,206
Pomona	279	152,361
Montclair	46	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	150	177,751
Upland	110	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

The California Community Colleges system filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over eligibility requirements for receiving emergency student aid through the CARES Act, negatively affecting undocumented and DACA students. (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators)
Millions of working people and small-business owners are facing economic ruin, while dozens of states are coming out of lockdown. Most have not met even minimal criteria for doing so safely, and some are reopening even as coronavirus cases rise. The question now, scientists say, is whether the nation can minimize the damage by intelligently adopting new tactics. (The New York Times)
California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businesses can open under new state guidance. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)
Richer countries, with older populations, benefit more from social distancing measures than younger, poorer countries. Younger people are less susceptible to the disease and less willing to exchange economic wellbeing for risk reduction that benefits older people. Governments should consider immediate harm-reducing measures while permitting economic activity to continue. (Yale University, VoxEU Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Loans from the CARES Act stimulus might help small businesses in the short run. But when the crisis is over, many businesses will have already permanently shut their doors. Reducing regulatory burden for small businesses will improve economic environment and spur growth. (Mercatus Center, George Mason University)
Substantial containment of the coronavirus could result in a modest rebound for the global economy in the second half of 2020. (The Economist Intelligence Unit)

Latest research news

Scientists are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether a drug can help people with mild cases of COVID-19 feel better and reduce transmission by limiting viral shedding. (Stanford)
Prevalence of underlying conditions and background pre-COVID-19 mortality risk are key to estimating the excess COVID-19-related deaths based on population infection rate, social isolation measures and healthcare system preparedness. Less rigorous and voluntary measures could result in 18,000 – 37,000 excess deaths in one year. (Amitava Banerjee et al. The Lancet)
A spatial epidemic spread model, which accounts for the spillovers of infections across different neighborhoods, shows that individuals’ movements, level of economic activity in different neighborhoods, and the state of the epidemic should inform policies for economic closures. (John R. Birge et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
Lockdown measures will have long-lasting negative effects on unemployment, with workers possibly needing years to find stable jobs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Coronavirus Pandemic Epidemiology (COPE) consortium has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Tracker mobile application in the United States and Great Britain. The app offers data on risk factors, herald symptoms, clinical outcomes, and geographical hot spots. (Science)
Los Angeles County job losses total nearly 1.2 million. Food service and entertainment comprise about half of the losses. Federal unemployment benefits can provide some help to low-income earners, in the absence of administrative delays. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper, Claremont Graduate University)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 13th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,298,269. Total deaths: 293,514. Total recoveries: 1,510,814.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,372,855. Total deaths: 82,548. Total recoveries: 230,287.
California: Total confirmed cases: 67,939. Total deaths: 2,770.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	33180	1613	48.6	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3078	120	38.9	2,180,085
Orange	3602	77	21.4	3,175,692
Ventura	700	21	30.0	846,006
Riverside	5248	225	42.8	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 33180 cases across LA County, including 1613 deaths.
For the day, 44 new deaths and 922 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 609

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	29	36,478
La Verne	22	32,206
Pomona	265	152,361
Montclair	44	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	142	177,751
Upland	108	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Millions of working people and small-business owners are facing economic ruin, while dozens of states are coming out of lockdown. Most have not met even minimal criteria for doing so safely, and some are reopening even as coronavirus cases rise. The question now, scientists say, is whether the nation can minimize the damage by intelligently adopting new tactics. (The New York Times)
California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businessescan open under new state guidance. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)
Richer countries, with older populations, benefit more from social distancing measures than younger, poorer countries. Younger people are less susceptible to the disease and less willing to exchange economic wellbeing for risk reduction that benefits older people. Governments should consider immediate harm-reducing measures while permitting economic activity to continue. (Yale University, VoxEU Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Loans from the CARES Act stimulus might help small businesses in the short run. But when the crisis is over, many businesses will have already permanently shut their doors. Reducing regulatory burden for small businesses will improve economic environment and spur growth. (Mercatus Center, George Mason University)
Substantial containment of the coronavirus could result in a modest rebound for the global economy in the second half of 2020. (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
Most California parents surveyed approve of school closures for COVID-19, but many parents are concerned about providing productive learning at home. (Public Policy Institute of California)

Latest research news

Prevalence of underlying conditions and background pre-COVID-19 mortality risk are key to estimating the excess COVID-19-related deaths based on population infection rate, social isolation measures and healthcare system preparedness. Less rigorous and voluntary measures could result in 18,000 – 37,000 excess deaths in one year. (Amitava Banerjee et al. The Lancet)
A spatial epidemic spread model, which accounts for the spillovers of infections across different neighborhoods, shows that individuals’ movements, level of economic activity in different neighborhoods, and the state of the epidemic should inform policies for economic closures. (John R. Birge et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
Lockdown measures will have long-lasting negative effects on unemployment, with workers possibly needing years to find stable jobs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Coronavirus Pandemic Epidemiology (COPE) consortium has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Tracker mobile application in the United States and Great Britain. The app offers data on risk factors, herald symptoms, clinical outcomes, and geographical hot spots. (Science)
Los Angeles County job losses total nearly 1.2 million. Food service and entertainment comprise about half of the losses. Federal unemployment benefits can provide some help to low-income earners, in the absence of administrative delays. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper, Claremont Graduate University)
National health and economic projections for the end of June 2020 show wide ranging scenarios for different levels of social distancing and policies for reopening the economy. Full reopening with reduced social distancing could result in some 950,000 COVID-19 deaths but a gain of 4.1 million jobs over May 1. (Penn Wharton Budget Model)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 12th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,210,074. Total deaths: 287,158. Total recoveries: 1,470,598.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,351,200. Total deaths: 80,897. Total recoveries: 232,733.
California: Total confirmed cases: 67,939. Total deaths: 2,770.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	32258	1569	48.6	10,039,107
San Bernardino	3015	115	38.1	2,180,085
Orange	3557	76	21.4	3,175,692
Ventura	678	19	28.0	846,006
Riverside	5189	217	41.8	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 32258 cases across LA County, including 1569 deaths.
For the day, 39 new deaths and 581 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 603

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	29	36,478
La Verne	22	32,206
Pomona	265	152,361
Montclair	43	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	141	177,751
Upland	104	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

California is now in Stage 2 of reopening. Retail with curbside pickup and delivery only, manufacturing, logistics and other essential businessescan open under new state guidance. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)
Richer countries, with older populations, benefit more from social distancing measures than younger, poorer countries. Younger people are less susceptible to the disease and less willing to exchange economic wellbeing for risk reduction that benefits older people. Governments should consider immediate harm-reducing measures while permitting economic activity to continue. (Yale University, VoxEU Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Loans from the CARES Act stimulus might help small businesses in the short run. But when the crisis is over, many businesses will have already permanently shut their doors. Reducing regulatory burden for small businesses will improve economic environment and spur growth. (Mercatus Center, George Mason University)
Substantial containment of the coronavirus could result in a modest rebound for the global economy in the second half of 2020. (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
Most California parents surveyed approve of school closures for COVID-19, but many parents are concerned about providing productive learning at home. (Public Policy Institute of California)
Access to COVID-19 testing in California is uneven and compounded by the lack of a coordinated federal response. Local health departments, hospitals and commercial labs across the state compete for scarce materials. (Kaiser Health News)

Latest research news

A spatial epidemic spread model, which accounts for the spillovers of infections across different neighborhoods, shows that individuals’ movements, level of economic activity in different neighborhoods, and the state of the epidemic should inform policies for economic closures. (John R. Birge et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
Lockdown measures will have long-lasting negative effects on unemployment, with workers possibly needing years to find stable jobs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Coronavirus Pandemic Epidemiology (COPE) consortium has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Tracker mobile application in the United States and Great Britain. The app offers data on risk factors, herald symptoms, clinical outcomes, and geographical hot spots. (Science)
Los Angeles County job losses total nearly 1.2 million. Food service and entertainment comprise about half of the losses. Federal unemployment benefits can provide some help to low-income earners, in the absence of administrative delays. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper, Claremont Graduate University)
National health and economic projections for the end of June 2020 show wide ranging scenarios for different levels of social distancing and policies for reopening the economy. Full reopening with reduced social distancing could result in some 950,000 COVID-19 deaths but a gain of 4.1 million jobs over May 1. (Penn Wharton Budget Model)
The pandemic raises concerns about privacy, trust in government and surveillance. Americans are divided over use of cellphone data to trace movements. Americans see more risks than benefits to data collection. (Pew Research Center)
Credits: Sources for today’s Daily Briefing include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Orange County Health Care Agency, Ventura County Health Care Agency, Riverside University Health System-Public Health, and Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.

Useful links

May 11th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 4,137,591. Total deaths: 283,526. Total recoveries: 1,424,230.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,332,609. Total deaths: 79,607. Total recoveries: 216,169.
California: Total confirmed cases: 66,680. Total deaths: 2,745.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	31677	1530	48.3	10,039,107
San Bernardino	2964	114	38.5	2,180,085
Orange	3502	76	21.6	3,175,692
Ventura	666	19	31.3	846,006
Riverside	5039	205	39.8	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 31677 cases across LA County, including 1530 deaths.
For the day, 112 new deaths and 2250 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 588

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	29	36,478
La Verne	21	32,206
Pomona	258	152,361
Montclair	42	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	135	177,751
Upland	104	77,000

Additional Information

Policy

Richer countries, with older populations, benefit more from social distancing measures than younger, poorer countries. Younger people, are less susceptible to the disease and less willing to exchange economic wellbeing for risk reduction that benefits older people. Governments should consider immediate harm-reducing measures while permitting economic activity to continue. (Yale University, VoxEU Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Loans from the CARES Act stimulus might help small businesses in the short run. But when the crisis is over, many businesses will have already permanently shut their doors. Reducing regulatory burden for small businesses will improve economic environment and spur growth. (Mercatus Center, George Mason University)
Substantial containment of the coronavirus could result in a modest rebound for the global economy in the second half of 2020. (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
Americans who lost employer-provided health insurance have options in the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for continuation coverage, individual health insurance coverage, and Medicaid. (Congressional Research Service)
Most California parents surveyed approve of school closures for COVID-19, but many parents are concerned about providing productive learning at home. (Public Policy Institute of California)
Access to COVID-19 testing in California is uneven and compounded by the lack of a coordinated federal response. Local health departments, hospitals and commercial labs across the state compete for scarce materials. (Kaiser Health News)

Latest research news

Lockdown measures will have long-lasting negative effects on unemployment, with workers possibly needing years to find stable jobs. (Centre for Economic Policy Research)
Coronavirus Pandemic Epidemiology (COPE) consortium has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Tracker mobile application in the United States and Great Britain. The app offers data on risk factors, herald symptoms, clinical outcomes, and geographical hot spots. (Science)
Los Angeles County job losses total nearly 1.2 million. Food service and entertainment comprise about half of the losses. Federal unemployment benefits can provide some help to low-income earners, in the absence of administrative delays. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper, Claremont Graduate University)
National health and economic projections for the end of June 2020 show wide ranging scenarios for different levels of social distancing and policies for reopening the economy. Full reopening with reduced social distancing could result in some 950,000 COVID-19 deaths but a gain of 4.1 million jobs over May 1. (Penn Wharton Budget Model)
The pandemic raises concerns about privacy, trust in government and surveillance. Americans are divided over use of cellphone data to trace movements. Americans see more risks than benefits to data collection. (Pew Research Center)
Coronavirus antibody tests have the potential to inform good public health decision-making. These tests will be in high demand, and manufacturing should be scaled appropriately. The first steps are to ensure accuracy, validity, and comparability of available tests. (Center for Health Security, the Johns Hopkins University)

Useful links

May 8th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,877,914. Total deaths: 270,537. Total recoveries: 1,296,603.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,259,777. Total deaths: 75,852. Total recoveries: 195,036.
California: Total confirmed cases: 60,614. Total deaths: 2,504.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	29427	1418	47.7	10,039,107
San Bernardino	2562	108	42.7	2,180,085
Orange	3092	66	21.6	3,175,692
Ventura	631	19	31.3	846,006
Riverside	4756	192	39.8	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 29427 cases across LA County, including 1418 deaths.
For the day, 51 new deaths and 783 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 544

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	27	36,478
La Verne	18	32,206
Pomona	232	152,361
Montclair	38	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	133	177,751
Upland	100	77,000

Additional Information

In Los Angeles county, COVID-19 related restrictions have resulted in the loss of 30 percent of jobs, impacting 1.2 million people. These losses have been most acute for lower wage industries, with roughly one in three lost jobs coming from an industry with a median income under $30,000 per year. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper)

Unemployment benefits made available by both the state and federal government provide many eligible individuals earning less than $50,000 a year with benefits exceeding their income. Yet, administrative delays risk the ability of the most vulnerable to meet immediate financial demands Conversely, higher income earners experience a distinct loss in monthly earnings, compromising their ability to meet monthly expense obligations. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper)

Policy

Loans from the CARES Act stimulus may help small businesses in the short run. But when the crisis is over, many businesses will have already permanently shut their doors. Reducing regulatory burden for small businesses will improve economic environment and spur growth. (Mercatus Center, George Mason University)
Substantial containment of the coronavirus could result in a modest rebound for the global economy in the second half of 2020. (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
Americans who lost employer-provided health insurance have options in the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for continuation coverage, individual health insurance coverage, and Medicaid. (Congressional Research Service)
Most California parents surveyed approve of school closures for COVID-19, but many parents are concerned about providing productive learning at home. (Public Policy Institute of California)
Access to COVID-19 testing in California is uneven and compounded by the lack of a coordinated federal response. Local health departments, hospitals and commercial labs across the state compete for scarce materials. (Kaiser Health News)
The federal government should leverage data technology and machine-learning to predict COVID-19 clinical risks to help manage the pandemic and ease lockdown restrictions. (Harvard Business Review)
The 2020 election will be costly for local election jurisdictions, without funding from the federal government. (The Alliance for Securing Democracy, the NYU Brennan Center for Justice, Pitt Cyber, and R Street Institute)

Latest research news

Coronavirus Pandemic Epidemiology (COPE) consortium has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Tracker mobile application in the United States and Great Britain. The app offers data on risk factors, herald symptoms, clinical outcomes, and geographical hot spots. (Science)
Los Angeles County job losses total nearly 1.2 million. Food service and entertainment comprise about half of the losses. Federal unemployment benefits can provide some help to low-income earners, in the absence of administrative delays. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper, Claremont Graduate University)
National health and economic projections for the end of June 2020 show wide ranging scenarios for different levels of social distancing and policies for reopening the economy. Full reopening with reduced social distancing could result in some 950,000 COVID-19 deaths but a gain of 4.1 million jobs over May 1. (Penn Wharton Budget Model)
The pandemic raises concerns about privacy, trust in government and surveillance. Americans are divided over use of cellphone data to trace movements. Americans see more risks than benefits to data collection. (Pew Research Center)
Coronavirus antibody tests have the potential to inform good public health decision-making. These tests will be in high demand, and manufacturing should be scaled appropriately. The first steps are to ensure accuracy, validity, and comparability of available tests. (Center for Health Security, the Johns Hopkins University)
The labor market impacts of COVID-19 are highly unequal and exacerbate existing inequalities. Workers in alternative work arrangements and occupations in which only a small share of tasks can be done from home are more likely to have reduced their hours, lost their jobs and suffered falls in earnings. (Abi Adams-Prassl et al. IZA-Institute of Labor Economics)

Useful links

May 7th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,784,085. Total deaths: 264,679. Total recoveries: 1,255,685.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,231,992. Total deaths: 73,573. Total recoveries: 189,910.
California: Total confirmed cases: 54,937. Total deaths: 2,254.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	28644	1367	47.7	10,039,107
San Bernardino	2432	104	42.7	2,180,085
Orange	3004	65	21.6	3,175,692
Ventura	608	19	31.3	846,006
Riverside	4672	186	39.8	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 28644 cases across LA County, including 1367 deaths.
For the day, 54 new deaths and 829 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 520

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	27	36,478
La Verne	18	32,206
Pomona	221	152,361
Montclair	38	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	121	177,751
Upland	96	77,000

Policy

Substantial containment of the coronavirus could result in a modest rebound for the global economy in the second half of 2020. (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
Americans who lost employer-provided health insurance have options in the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for continuation coverage, individual health insurance coverage, and Medicaid. (Congressional Research Service)
Most California parents surveyed approve of school closures for COVID-19, but many parents are concerned about providing productive learning at home. (Public Policy Institute of California)
Access to COVID-19 testing in California is uneven and compounded by the lack of a coordinated federal response. Local health departments, hospitals and commercial labs across the state compete for scarce materials. (Kaiser Health News)
The federal government should leverage data technology and machine-learning to predict COVID-19 clinical risks to help manage the pandemic and ease lockdown restrictions. (Harvard Business Review)
The 2020 election will be costly for local election jurisdictions, without funding from the federal government. (The Alliance for Securing Democracy, the NYU Brennan Center for Justice, Pitt Cyber, and R Street Institute)

Latest research news

Los Angeles County job losses total nearly 1.2 million. Food service and entertainment comprise about half of the losses. Federal unemploymentbenefits can provide some help to low-income earners, in the absence of administrative delays. (Paul Bogaardt et al. IPRC Working Paper, Claremont Graduate University)
National health and economic projections for the end of June 2020 show wide ranging scenarios for different levels of social distancing and policies for reopening the economy. Full reopening with reduced social distancing could result in some 950,000 COVID-19 deaths but a gain of 4.1 million jobs over May 1. (Penn Wharton Budget Model)
The pandemic raises concerns about privacy, trust in government and surveillance. Americans are divided over use of cellphone data to trace movements. Americans see more risks than benefits to data collection. (Pew Research Center)
Coronavirus antibody tests have the potential to inform good public health decision-making. These tests will be in high demand, and manufacturing should be scaled appropriately. The first steps are to ensure accuracy, validity, and comparability of available tests. (Center for Health Security, the Johns Hopkins University)
A modeling study shows that population-wide social protection measures such as facemask use, and handwashing combined with testing, treatment, and self-isolation of symptomatic individuals can help bring the pandemic under control. (Diego Chowell et al. MedRxiv)
The labor market impacts of COVID-19 are highly unequal and exacerbate existing inequalities. Workers in alternative work arrangements and occupations in which only a small share of tasks can be done from home are more likely to have reduced their hours, lost their jobs and suffered falls in earnings. (Abi Adams-Prassl et al. IZA-Institute of Labor Economics)
An important aspect of the current health crisis is how it impacts different income groups and whether people have equal access to COVID-19 testing across incomes. A study finds that the test distribution across income levels in New York City is significantly more egalitarian than the distribution of income itself. (Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé et al. NBER Working Paper)

Useful links

May 6th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,691,683. Total deaths: 258,256. Total recoveries: 1,210,440.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,206,323. Total deaths: 71,220. Total recoveries: 189,791.
California: Total confirmed cases: 54,937. Total deaths: 2,254.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	27815	1313	47.2	10,039,107
San Bernardino	2329	101	43.4	2,180,085
Orange	2873	61	21.2	3,175,692
Ventura	595	19	31.9	846,006
Riverside	4454	184	41.3	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 27815 cases across LA County, including 1313 deaths.
For the day, 57 new deaths and 1598 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 506

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	27	36,478
La Verne	18	32,206
Pomona	212	152,361
Montclair	35	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	121	177,751
Upland	94	77,000

Policy

Americans who lost their employer-provided health insurance have a few options, including the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage, individual health insurance coverage, and Medicaid. Eligibility, benefits, and costs may vary. (Congressional Research Service)
Most California parents surveyed approve of school closures for COVID-19, but many parents are concerned about providing productive learning at home. (Public Policy Institute of California)
Access to COVID-19 testing in California is uneven and compounded by the lack of a coordinated federal response. Local health departments, hospitals and commercial labs across the state compete for scarce materials. (Kaiser Health News)
The federal government should leverage data technology and machine-learning to predict COVID-19 clinical risks to help manage the pandemic and ease lockdown restrictions. (Harvard Business Review)
The 2020 election will be costly for local election jurisdictions, without funding from the federal government. (The Alliance for Securing Democracy, the NYU Brennan Center for Justice, Pitt Cyber, and R Street Institute)
Public health leaders count on federal aid to increase testing, tracking and isolation of COVID-19 positive individuals as key to any reopening plan. (NPR)

Latest research news

National health and economic projections for the end of June 2020 show wide ranging scenarios for different levels of social distancing and policies for reopening the economy. Full reopening with reduced social distancing could result in some 950,000 COVID-19 deaths but a gain of 4.1 million jobs over May 1. (Penn Wharton Budget Model)
The pandemic raises concerns about privacy, trust in government and surveillance. Americans are divided over use of cellphone data to trace movements. Americans see more risks than benefits to data collection. (Pew Research Center)
Coronavirus antibody tests have the potential to inform good public health decision-making. These tests will be in high demand, and manufacturing should be scaled appropriately. The first steps are to ensure accuracy, validity, and comparability of available tests. (Center for Health Security, the Johns Hopkins University)
A modeling study shows that population-wide social protection measures such as facemask use, and handwashing combined with testing, treatment, and self-isolation of symptomatic individuals can help bring the pandemic under control. (Diego Chowell et al. MedRxiv)
The labor market impacts of COVID-19 are highly unequal and exacerbate existing inequalities. Workers in alternative work arrangements and occupations in which only a small share of tasks can be done from home are more likely to have reduced their hours, lost their jobs and suffered falls in earnings. (Abi Adams-Prassl et al. IZA-Institute of Labor Economics)
An important aspect of the current health crisis is how it impacts different income groups and whether people have equal access to COVID-19 testing across incomes. A study finds that the test distribution across income levels in New York City is significantly more egalitarian than the distribution of income itself. (Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé et al. NBER Working Paper)

Useful links

May 5th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,610,006. Total deaths: 252,346. Total recoveries: 1,176,338.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,181,885. Total deaths: 69,079. Total recoveries: 187,180.
California: Total confirmed cases: 54,937. Total deaths: 2,254.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	26217	1256	47.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	2182	97	44.5	2,180,085
Orange	2819	57	20.2	3,175,692
Ventura	577	19	32.9	846,006
Riverside	4354	181	41.6	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 26217 cases across LA County, including 1256 deaths.
For the day, 27 new deaths and 3035 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 478

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	24	36,478
La Verne	16	32,206
Pomona	198	152,361
Montclair	33	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	116	177,751
Upland	92	77,000

Policy

Most California parents surveyed approve of school closures for COVID-19, but many parents are concerned about providing productive learning at home. (Public Policy Institute of California)
Access to COVID-19 testing in California is uneven and compounded by the lack of a coordinated federal response. Local health departments, hospitals and commercial labs across the state compete for scarce materials. (Kaiser Health News)
The federal government should leverage data technology and machine-learning to predict COVID-19 clinical risks to help manage the pandemic and ease lockdown restrictions. (Harvard Business Review)
The 2020 election will be costly for local election jurisdictions, without funding from the federal government. (The Alliance for Securing Democracy, the NYU Brennan Center for Justice, Pitt Cyber, and R Street Institute)
Public health leaders count on federal aid to increase testing, tracking and isolation of COVID-19 positive individuals as key to any reopening plan. (NPR)
The federal government’s new stimulus package increases unemployment insurance for workers affected by coronavirus-related shutdowns. States are likely to differ in their implementation of unemployment insurance, including determination of eligibility, access and level of benefits, resulting in regional disparities. (RAND)

Latest research news

The pandemic raises concerns about privacy, trust in government and surveillance. Americans are divided over use of cellphone data to trace movements. Americans see more risks than benefits to data collection. (Pew Research Center)
Coronavirus antibody tests have the potential to inform good public health decision-making. These tests will be in high demand, and manufacturing should be scaled appropriately. The first steps are to ensure accuracy, validity, and comparability of available tests. (Center for Health Security, the Johns Hopkins University)
A modeling study shows that population-wide social protection measures such as facemask use, and handwashing combined with testing, treatment, and self-isolation of symptomatic individuals can help bring the pandemic under control. (Diego Chowell et al. MedRxiv)
The labor market impacts of COVID-19 are highly unequal and exacerbate existing inequalities. Workers in alternative work arrangements and occupations in which only a small share of tasks can be done from home are more likely to have reduced their hours, lost their jobs and suffered falls in earnings. (Abi Adams-Prassl et al. IZA-Institute of Labor Economics)
An important aspect of the current health crisis is how it impacts different income groups and whether people have equal access to COVID-19 testing across incomes. A study finds that the test distribution across income levels in New York City is significantly more egalitarian than the distribution of income itself. (Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé et al. NBER Working Paper)
A study shows that news coverage of COVID-19 and misinformation in the early stages of the pandemic affect viewers’ behavior and have important consequences for how the disease ultimately affects the population. (Leonardo Bursztyn et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)

Useful links

May 4th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,534,367. Total deaths: 248,169. Total recoveries: 1,135,021.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,161,805. Total deaths: 67,798. Total recoveries: 180,303.
California: Total confirmed cases: 52,197. Total deaths: 2,172.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	25662	1229	47.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	2182	97	44.5	2,180,085
Orange	2743	52	18.9	3,175,692
Ventura	566	19	33.5	846,006
Riverside	4180	161	38.5	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 23182 cases across LA County, including 1229 deaths.
For the day, 58 new deaths and 2480 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 473

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	24	36,478
La Verne	16	32,206
Pomona	193	152,361
Montclair	33	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	116	177,751
Upland	92	77,000

Additional Information

At the State level, COVID-19 testing declines as the uninsured rate increases in at-risk population.

Policy

Access to COVID-19 testing in California is uneven and compounded by the lack of a coordinated federal response. Local health departments, hospitals and commercial labs across the state compete for the same scarce materials. (Kaiser Health News)
The government should leverage advanced data technology and machine-learning models to predict COVID-19 clinical risk for severe illness as one way to manage the pandemic and ease the lockdown restrictions. (Harvard Business Review)
The 2020 election will be costly for local election jurisdictions, without funding from the federal government. (The Alliance for Securing Democracy, the NYU Brennan Center for Justice, Pitt Cyber, and R Street Institute)
Public health leaders count on federal aid to increase testing, tracking and isolation of COVID-19 positive individuals as key to any reopening plan. (NPR)
National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies join forces in the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) initiative that will inventory drug and vaccine candidates and decide which should get priority for U.S. funding and testing in humans. (Science)
The federal government’s new stimulus package increases unemployment insurance for workers affected by coronavirus-related shutdowns. States are likely to differ in their implementation of unemployment insurance, including determination of eligibility, access and level of benefits, resulting in regional disparities. (RAND)

Latest research news

Coronavirus antibody tests have the potential to inform good public health decision-making. These tests will be in high demand, and manufacturing should be scaled appropriately. The first steps are to ensure accuracy, validity, and comparability of available tests. (Center for Health Security, the Johns Hopkins University)
A modeling study shows that population-wide social protection measures such as facemask use, and handwashing combined with testing, treatment, and self-isolation of symptomatic individuals can help bring the pandemic under control. (Diego Chowell et al. MedRxiv)
The labor market impacts of COVID-19 are highly unequal and exacerbate existing inequalities. Workers in alternative work arrangements and occupations in which only a small share of tasks can be done from home are more likely to have reduced their hours, lost their jobs and suffered falls in earnings. (Abi Adams-Prassl et al. IZA-Institute of Labor Economics)
An important aspect of the current health crisis is how it impacts different income groups and whether people have equal access to COVID-19 testing across incomes. A study finds that the test distribution across income levels in New York City is significantly more egalitarian than the distribution of income itself. (Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé et al. NBER Working Paper)
A study shows that news coverage of COVID-19 and misinformation in the early stages of the pandemic affect viewers’ behavior and have important consequences for how the disease ultimately affects the population. (Leonardo Bursztyn et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
A survey finds that willingness to pay for public healthcare is stronger in regions with a steep COVID-19 infection curve. (Dirk Foremny et al. Institut d’Economia de Barcelona)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

Brookings on Inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 3rd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,452,285. Total deaths: 244,320. Total recoveries: 1,101,695.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,138,690. Total deaths: 66,430. Total recoveries: 175,382
California: Total confirmed cases: 52,197. Total deaths: 2,172.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	24894	1209	48.6	10,039,107
San Bernardino	2182	97	44.5	2,180,085
Orange	2636	52	19.7	3,175,692
Ventura	559	19	33.9	846,006
Riverside	4164	161	38.7	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 23182 cases across LA County, including 1172 deaths.
For the day, 37 new deaths and 1712 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 462

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	24	36,478
La Verne	16	32,206
Pomona	182	152,361
Montclair	33	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	116	177,751
Upland	92	77,000

Additional Information

At the State level, COVID-19 testing declines as the uninsured rate increases in at-risk population.

Policy

The government should leverage advanced data technology and machine-learning models to predict COVID-19 clinical risk for severe illness as one way to manage the pandemic and ease the lockdown restrictions. (Harvard Business Review)
The 2020 election will be costly for local election jurisdictions, without funding from the federal government. (The Alliance for Securing Democracy, the NYU Brennan Center for Justice, Pitt Cyber, and R Street Institute)
Public health leaders count on federal aid to increase testing, tracking and isolation of COVID-19 positive individuals as key to any reopening plan. (NPR)
National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies join forces in the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) initiative that will inventory drug and vaccine candidates and decide which should get priority for U.S. funding and testing in humans. (Science)
The federal government’s new stimulus package increases unemployment insurance for workers affected by coronavirus-related shutdowns. States are likely to differ in their implementation of unemployment insurance, including determination of eligibility, access and level of benefits, resulting in regional disparities. (RAND)
As part of the federal government’s economic policy response to the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offers low-interest loans to small businesses, with the Federal Reserve already supplying liquidity to participating financial institutions. The program relies on commercial banks to issue loans. (American Enterprise Institute).

Latest research news

A modeling study shows that population-wide social protection measures such as facemask use, and handwashing combined with testing, treatment, and self-isolation of symptomatic individuals can help bring the pandemic under control. (Diego Chowell et al. MedRxiv)
The labor market impacts of COVID-19 are highly unequal and exacerbate existing inequalities. Workers in alternative work arrangements and occupations in which only a small share of tasks can be done from home are more likely to have reduced their hours, lost their jobs and suffered falls in earnings. (Abi Adams-Prassl et al. IZA-Institute of Labor Economics)
An important aspect of the current health crisis is how it impacts different income groups and whether people have equal access to COVID-19 testing across incomes. A study finds that the test distribution across income levels in New York City is significantly more egalitarian than the distribution of income itself. (Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé et al. NBER Working Paper)
A study shows that news coverage of COVID-19 and misinformation in the early stages of the pandemic affect viewers’ behavior and have important consequences for how the disease ultimately affects the population. (Leonardo Bursztyn et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
A survey finds that willingness to pay for public healthcare is stronger in regions with a steep COVID-19 infection curve. (Dirk Foremny et al. Institut d’Economia de Barcelona)
A study shows that the COVID-19 crisis affects poor regions more heavily as a larger share of workers cannot work from home. (Michael Irlacher and Michael Koch CESifo Working Paper)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

Brookings on Inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 2nd

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,369,208. Total deaths: 239,448. Total recoveries: 1,060,875.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,107,815. Total deaths: 65,244. Total recoveries: 164,015
California: Total confirmed cases: 50,442. Total deaths: 2,073.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	24215	1172	48.4	10,039,107
San Bernardino	2113	94	44.5	2,180,085
Orange	2537	50	19.7	3,175,692
Ventura	544	18	33.1	846,006
Riverside	4079	156	38.2	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 23182 cases across LA County, including 1172 deaths.
For the day, 116 new deaths and 1033 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 458

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	24	36,478
La Verne	16	32,206
Pomona	176	152,361
Montclair	32	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	119	177,751
Upland	92	77,000

Additional Information

At the State level, COVID-19 testing declines as the uninsured rate increases in at-risk population.

Policy

The 2020 election will be costly for local election jurisdictions, without funding from the federal government. (The Alliance for Securing Democracy, the NYU Brennan Center for Justice, Pitt Cyber, and R Street Institute)
Public health leaders count on federal aid to increase testing, tracking and isolation of COVID-19 positive individuals as key to any reopening plan. (NPR)
National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies join forces in the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) initiative that will inventory drug and vaccine candidates and decide which should get priority for U.S. funding and testing in humans. (Science)
The federal government’s new stimulus package increases unemployment insurance for workers affected by coronavirus-related shutdowns. States are likely to differ in their implementation of unemployment insurance, including determination of eligibility, access and level of benefits, resulting in regional disparities. (RAND)
Many countries are limiting travel to stem the pandemic. Measures are restricting the movement of vital medical equipment and personnel. (The Lancet)
As part of the federal government’s economic policy response to the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offers low-interest loans to small businesses, with the Federal Reserve already supplying liquidity to participating financial institutions. The program relies on commercial banks to issue loans. (American Enterprise Institute

Latest research news

The labor market impacts of COVID-19 are highly unequal and exacerbate existing inequalities. Workers in alternative work arrangements and occupations in which only a small share of tasks can be done from home are more likely to have reduced their hours, lost their jobs and suffered falls in earnings. (Abi Adams-Prassl et al. IZA-Institute of Labor Economics)
An important aspect of the current health crisis is how it impacts different income groups and whether people have equal access to COVID-19 testing across incomes. A study finds that the test distribution across income levels in New York City is significantly more egalitarian than the distribution of income itself. (Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé et al. NBER Working Paper)
A study shows that news coverage of COVID-19 and misinformation in the early stages of the pandemic affect viewers’ behavior and have important consequences for how the disease ultimately affects the population. (Leonardo Bursztyn et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
A survey finds that willingness to pay for public healthcare is stronger in regions with a steep COVID-19 infection curve. (Dirk Foremny et al. Institut d’Economia de Barcelona)
Border control and social distancing, high-volume testing and aggressive contact tracing, as well as strong personal infection-control measures help control disease spread. (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
A study shows that the COVID-19 crisis affects poor regions more heavily as a larger share of workers cannot work from home. (Michael Irlacher and Michael Koch CESifo Working Paper)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

Brookings on Inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

May 1st

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,348,788. Total deaths: 236,716. Total recoveries: 1,057,736.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,103,927. Total deaths: 64,460. Total recoveries: 156,519
California: Total confirmed cases: 48,917. Total deaths: 1,982.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	23182	1111	47.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	2058	93	45.1	2,180,085
Orange	2393	45	18.8	3,175,692
Ventura	535	18	33.6	846,006
Riverside	4031	149	36.9	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 23182 cases across LA County, including 1056 deaths.
For the day, 55 new deaths and 697 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 438

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	24	36,478
La Verne	16	32,206
Pomona	169	152,361
Montclair	28	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	111	177,751
Upland	91	77,000

Additional Information

At the State level, COVID-19 testing declines as the uninsured rate increases in at-risk population.

Policy

Public health leaders count on federal aid to increase testing, tracking and isolation of COVID-19 positive individuals as key to any reopening plan. (NPR)
National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies join forces in the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) initiative that will inventory drug and vaccine candidates and decide which should get priority for U.S. funding and testing in humans. (Science)
The federal government’s new stimulus package increases unemployment insurance for workers affected by coronavirus-related shutdowns. States are likely to differ in their implementation of unemployment insurance, including determination of eligibility, access and level of benefits, resulting in regional disparities. (RAND)
Many countries are limiting travel to stem the pandemic. Measures are restricting the movement of vital medical equipment and personnel. (The Lancet)
As part of the federal government’s economic policy response to the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offers low-interest loans to small businesses, with the Federal Reserve already supplying liquidity to participating financial institutions. The program relies on commercial banks to issue loans. (American Enterprise Institute).
California expands financial protection for students by halting private student loan payments for three months as part of the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)

Latest research news

An important aspect of the current health crisis is how it impacts different income groups and whether people have equal access to COVID-19 testing across incomes. A study finds that the test distribution across income levels in New York City is significantly more egalitarian than the distribution of income itself. (Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé et al. NBER Working Paper)
A study shows that news coverage of COVID-19 and misinformation in the early stages of the pandemic affect viewers’ behavior and have important consequences for how the disease ultimately affects the population. (Leonardo Bursztyn et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
A survey finds that willingness to pay for public healthcare is stronger in regions with a steep COVID-19 infection curve. (Dirk Foremny et al. Institut d’Economia de Barcelona)
Border control and social distancing, high-volume testing and aggressive contact tracing, as well as strong personal infection-control measures help control disease spread. (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
A study shows that the COVID-19 crisis affects poor regions more heavily as a larger share of workers cannot work from home. (Michael Irlacher and Michael Koch CESifo Working Paper)
Americans are experiencing greater economic insecurity and increased psychological distress, according to the Understanding Coronavirus in America Study led by USC. Along all dimensions, minorities have been disproportionately affected. (University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

Brookings on Inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic

April 30th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,224,079. Total deaths: 228,908. Total recoveries: 993,029.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,043,595. Total deaths: 61,187. Total recoveries: 124,294
California: Total confirmed cases: 46,500. Total deaths: 1,887.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	22485	1056	46.9	10,039,107
San Bernardino	1928	89	46.1	2,180,085
Orange	2252	44	19.5	3,175,692
Ventura	517	17	32.8	846,006
Riverside	3942	143	36.3	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 22485 cases across LA County, including 1056 deaths.
For the day, 56 new deaths and 1509 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 438

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	24	36,478
La Verne	16	32,206
Pomona	169	152,361
Montclair	28	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	111	177,751
Upland	91	77,000

Additional Information

At the State level, COVID-19 testing declines as the uninsured rate increases in at-risk population.

Policy

National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies join forces in the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) initiative that will inventory drug and vaccine candidates and decide which should get priority for U.S. funding and testing in humans. (Science)
The federal government’s new stimulus package increases unemployment insurance for workers affected by coronavirus-related shutdowns. States are likely to differ in their implementation of unemployment insurance, including determination of eligibility, access and level of benefits, resulting in regional disparities. (RAND)
Many countries are limiting travel to stem the pandemic. Measures are restricting the movement of vital medical equipment and personnel. (The Lancet)
As part of the federal government’s economic policy response to the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offers low-interest loans to small businesses, with the Federal Reserve already supplying liquidity to participating financial institutions. The program relies on commercial banks to issue loans. (American Enterprise Institute).
California expands financial protection for students by halting private student loan payments for three months as part of the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)
Pre-crisis uninsurance reduces access to government-subsidized health coverage for workers in industries hardest hit by the pandemic, if they become unemployed. (Urban Institute)

Latest research news

A study shows that news coverage of COVID-19 and misinformation in the early stages of the pandemic affect viewers’ behavior and have important consequences for how the disease ultimately affects the population. (Leonardo Bursztyn et al. Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago)
A survey finds that willingness to pay for public healthcare is stronger in regions with a steep COVID-19 infection curve. (Dirk Foremny et al. Institut d’Economia de Barcelona)
Border control and social distancing, high-volume testing and aggressive contact tracing, as well as strong personal infection-control measures help control disease spread. (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
A study shows that the COVID-19 crisis affects poor regions more heavily as a larger share of workers cannot work from home. (Michael Irlacher and Michael Koch CESifo Working Paper)
Americans are experiencing greater economic insecurity and increased psychological distress, according to the Understanding Coronavirus in America Study led by USC. Along all dimensions, minorities have been disproportionately affected. (University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research)
The COVID-19 crisis could lead to reduced gender inequality in the labor market in the long term. (Titan M. Alon et al. NBER Working Paper)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Papers on COVID-19

Brookings on Inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Trump Administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

April 29th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,143,555. Total deaths: 218,649. Total recoveries: 948,822.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 1,015,289. Total deaths: 58,529. Total recoveries: 115,955
California: Total confirmed cases: 45,031. Total deaths: 1,809.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	20976	1000	48.1	10,039,107
San Bernardino	1827	85	46.5	2,180,085
Orange	2151	42	19.5	3,175,692
Ventura	508	17	33.5	846,006
Riverside	3735	141	37.8	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 20976 cases across LA County, including 1000 deaths.
For the day, 58 new deaths and 1448 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 408

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	22	36,478
La Verne	16	32,206
Pomona	151	152,361
Montclair	24	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	105	177,751
Upland	91	77,000

Additional Information

At the State level, COVID-19 testing declines as the uninsured rate increases in at-risk population.

Policy

The federal government’s new stimulus package increases unemployment insurance for workers affected by coronavirus-related shutdowns. States are likely to differ in their implementation of unemployment insurance, including determination of eligibility, access and level of benefits, resulting in regional disparities. (RAND)
Many countries are limiting travel to stem the pandemic. Measures are restricting the movement of vital medical equipment and personnel. (The Lancet)
As part of the federal government’s economic policy response to the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offers low-interest loans to small businesses, with the Federal Reserve already supplying liquidity to participating financial institutions. The program relies on commercial banks to issue loans. (American Enterprise Institute).
California expands financial protection for students by halting private student loan payments for three months as part of the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)
Pre-crisis uninsurance reduces access to government-subsidized health coverage for workers in industries hardest hit by the pandemic, if they become unemployed. (Urban Institute)
States are taking disparate steps toward standing down from a lockdown, with uncertain coordination with medical authorities and the Trump Administration. See Guidelines for Opening Up America Again here.

Latest research news

A survey finds that willingness to pay for public healthcare is stronger in regions with a steep COVID-19 infection curve. (Dirk Foremny et al. Institut d’Economia de Barcelona)
Border control and social distancing, high-volume testing and aggressive contact tracing, as well as strong personal infection-control measures help control disease spread. (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
A study shows that the COVID-19 crisis affects poor regions more heavily as a larger share of workers cannot work from home. (Michael Irlacher and Michael Koch CESifo Working Paper)
Americans are experiencing greater economic insecurity and increased psychological distress, according to the Understanding Coronavirus in America Study led by USC. Along all dimensions, minorities have been disproportionately affected. (University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research)
The COVID-19 crisis could lead to reduced gender inequality in the labor market in the long term. (Titan M. Alon et al. NBER Working Paper)
Monitoring geographic differences in COVID-19 effects is critical for understanding community risk. Population density, timing of community mitigation strategies, and availability of testing might explain some of the observed geographic variation. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

Michael Greenstone and Vishan Nigam, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper

Brookings on Inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic

April 28th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 3,062,557. Total deaths: 212,221. Total recoveries: 906,358.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 989,357. Total deaths: 56,386. Total recoveries: 111,587
California: Total confirmed cases: 43,464. Total deaths: 1,755.
- California deaths and overall case counts are expected to start decreasing by mid-May.
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is in place until six indicators have been met.
- Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	20417	942	46.1	10,039,107
San Bernardino	1772	82	46.3	2,180,085
Orange	2126	39	18.3	3,175,692
Ventura	503	17	33.8	846,006
Riverside	3643	141	38.7	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 19528 cases across LA County, including 942 deaths.
For the day, 29 new deaths and 889 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 403

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	22	36,478
La Verne	16	32,206
Pomona	149	152,361
Montclair	24	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	102	177,751
Upland	91	77,000

Additional Information

At the State level, COVID-19 testing declines as the uninsured rate increases in at-risk population.

Policy

Many countries are limiting travel to stem the pandemic. Measures are restricting the movement of vital medical equipment and personnel. (The Lancet)
As part of the federal government’s economic policy response to the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offers low-interest loans to small businesses, with the Federal Reserve already supplying liquidity to participating financial institutions. The program relies on commercial banks to issue loans. (American Enterprise Institute).
California expands financial protection for students by halting private student loan payments for three months as part of the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)
Pre-crisis uninsurance reduces access to government-subsidized health coverage for workers in industries hardest hit by the pandemic, if they become unemployed. (Urban Institute)
Faced with declining local revenues, California counties depend on federal relief to help manage the pandemic. (California State Association of Counties)
States are taking disparate steps toward standing down from a lockdown, with uncertain coordination with medical authorities and the Trump Administration. See Guidelines for Opening Up America Again here.

Latest research news

Border control and social distancing, high-volume testing and aggressive contact tracing, as well as strong personal infection-control measures help control disease spread. (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
A study shows that the COVID-19 crisis affects poor regions more heavily as a larger share of workers cannot work from home. (Michael Irlacher and Michael Koch CESifo Working Paper)
Americans are experiencing greater economic insecurity and increased psychological distress, according to the Understanding Coronavirus in America Study led by USC. Along all dimensions, minorities have been disproportionately affected. (University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research)
The COVID-19 crisis could lead to reduced gender inequality in the labor market in the long term. (Titan M. Alon et al. NBER Working Paper)
Monitoring geographic differences in COVID-19 effects is critical for understanding community risk. Population density, timing of community mitigation strategies, and availability of testing might explain some of the observed geographic variation. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Stanford surveys residents on social-distancing measures at the state and county level. Data will help government officials decide when to ease the lockdown restrictions. (Stanford University)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19

April 27th

COVID-19 Updates

For live updates on COVID-19 at the state level, county level and the Claremont neighborhood, you can check our new COVID-19 Claremont Graduate University Dashboard.

Global: Total confirmed cases: 2,995,456. Total deaths: 207,583. Total recoveries: 876,531.
United States: Total confirmed cases: 968,203. Total deaths: 54,938. Total recoveries: 107,060
California: Total confirmed cases: 41,137. Total deaths: 1,651.
- California surpassed 1,000 coronavirus deaths on April 17, 2020.
- High probability that daily death numbers in California will peak within the next two weeks. (The University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium).
- Emerging evidence suggests that there may be a significant number of people infected with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and capable of spreading the virus to others.
- No clear projections for reduction in social distancing protocols.
- California’s stay-at-home order is set to expire on Sunday May 3, 2020.

County-level statistics

Table 1. County-level confirmed cases, deaths, and case-fatality rates.

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Case-fatality rate per 1,000	Total Population
Los Angeles	19528	913	46.8	10,039,107
San Bernardino	1751	82	46.8	2,180,085
Orange	2074	39	18.8	3,175,692
Ventura	497	17	34.2	846,006
Riverside	3563	118	33.1	2,470,546

LA County

Total of 19528 cases across LA County, including 913 deaths.
For the day, 18 new deaths and 421 new cases.

Cities in Claremont’s neighborhood

Total number of cases: 380

Table 2. Confirmed cases in Claremont and neighboring cities

City	Total Confirmed Cases	Total Population
Claremont	22	36,478
La Verne	16	32,206
Pomona	132	152,361
Montclair	23	39,437
Rancho Cucamonga	99	177,751
Upland	90	77,000

Additional Information

At the State level, COVID-19 testing declines as the uninsured rate increases in at-risk population.

Policy

As part of the federal government’s economic policy response to the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offers low-interest loans to small businesses, with the Federal Reserve already supplying liquidity to participating financial institutions. The program relies on commercial banks to issue loans. (American Enterprise Institute).
California expands financial protection for students by halting private student loan payments for three months as part of the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)
Pre-crisis uninsurance reduces access to government-subsidized health coverage for workers in industries hardest hit by the pandemic, if they become unemployed. (Urban Institute)
Faced with declining local revenues, California counties depend on federal relief to help manage the pandemic. (California State Association of Counties)
States are taking disparate steps toward standing down from a lockdown, with uncertain coordination with medical authorities and the Trump Administration. See Guidelines for Opening Up America Again here.
California is the first state to secure FEMA approval for a 75 percent federal cost-share for temporary housing of vulnerable individuals as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)

Latest research news

A study shows that the COVID-19 crisis affects poor regions more heavily as a larger share of workers cannot work from home. (Michael Irlacher and Michael Koch CESifo Working Paper)
Americans are experiencing greater economic insecurity and increased psychological distress, according to the Understanding Coronavirus in America Study led by USC. Along all dimensions, minorities have been disproportionately affected. (University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research)
The COVID-19 crisis could lead to reduced gender inequality in the labor market in the long term. (Titan M. Alon et al. NBER Working Paper)
Monitoring geographic differences in COVID-19 effects is critical for understanding community risk. Population density, timing of community mitigation strategies, and availability of testing might explain some of the observed geographic variation. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Stanford surveys residents on social-distancing measures at the state and county level. Data will help government officials decide when to ease the lockdown restrictions. (Stanford University)
Self-isolation compliance in the COVID-19 era is influenced by concerns over loss of income. When compensation is assumed, compliance increases to 94 percent. When compensation is not expected, self-isolation compliance falls below 57 percent. (Moran Bodas and Kobi Peleg, Health Affairs)

Useful links

CDC Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19: Data Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

COVID-19 Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

COVID-19 Projections by the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium

Estimation of COVID-19 epidemic evaluation by the SIR model by Milan Batista (2020), fitVirusCOVID19