Daily COVID-19 Update from BRMC

by admin 04/13/2020

written by admin 04/13/2020

April 13, 2020

United States:

Total infections: 557,590 (Up 219,657 Vs. Monday April 6th)
41,831 recovered (Up 23,979 Vs. Monday April 6th)
22,109 deaths (Up 12,456 Vs. Monday April 6th)
COVID-19 is now the leading cause of daily deaths in the United States, surpassing daily cancer and heart disease deaths
Current mortality rate in U.S. is 4% (up 1.1% Vs Monday April 6th) (Pending infections less than two weeks)
U.S. mortality rate is trending up, despite increased testing criteria to find more cases
CDC has removed guidelines for administration of Hydroxychloroquine for physicians for treatment of Covid-19, and no longer recommends its usage for COVID-19

Texas:

177 Texas counties reporting cases (Up 25 Vs. Monday April 6th)
No longer able to report community spread by county due to multiple reporting agencies and differing definitions by agency/county
Deaths: 296 (Up 156 Vs. Monday April 6th)
Total Texas Cases: 13,886 (Up 6,592 Vs. Monday April 6th)
Texas mortality rate is 2.1% (Up .2% Vs. Monday April 6th) (Pending infections less than two weeks)
1,338 lab confirmed COVID-19 patients currently receiving hospital care
2,014 Recovered

Regional:

307 cases in Lubbock (up 153 Vs. Monday April 6th)
16 deaths in Lubbock county (Up 11 Vs. Monday April 6th)
80 cases recovered in the South Plains area (Up 59 Vs. Monday April 6^th)
364 confirmed cases on the South Plains (Up 178 Vs. Monday April 6th)
10 diagnosed cases in Terry county (Up 6 Vs. Monday April 6th)
4 Terry county case recovered