China Daily Network, June 22. According to a report by the New Jersey News Network on June 17, the United States has 86 million positive COVID-19 cases and 1.01 million deaths. Research shows that even mild cases can significantly affect the brain.
reports that the latest data shows New Jersey’s test positivity rate is 14.35%. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers a positivity rate of more than 10% to be "high." New Jersey reported eight deaths and 2,914 new cases, while the U.S. has more than 86 million positive test results.
CDC recommends that people in high-risk areas should wear masks in indoor public places and on public transportation, and get vaccinated in a timely manner. Currently, masks are not recommended in 11 medium-risk areas and 3 low-risk areas in the state.
In the more than two years since New Jersey reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 4, 2020, the state has reported more than 2.1 million confirmed cases. In addition, the state has recorded approximately 350,960 positive antigen or rapid tests, which are also considered probable cases. There are also many cases that may never be counted, including those who test positive at home. Currently, this state with 9.2 million residents has reported a total of 33,920 deaths from COVID-19, including 30,839 confirmed deaths and 3,081 suspected deaths. Last summer, New Jersey had the most deaths per capita in the United States, but this year it has "regressed" to eighth.
Earlier, a major study showed that even mild cases of COVID-19 can have significant effects on the brain. "Long Covid" - a term used to describe symptoms of the virus long after a person has stopped testing positive - has been found to affect 10% to 30% of people infected, whether they are mild or severe cases. This means that in New Jersey alone, of the more than 2 million people who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, approximately 600,000 have or have had long-term COVID-19.
Data reported by schools show that 140,385 students and 42,433 school staff have been infected with COVID-19 in New Jersey since the start of the school year, although more than two-thirds of the state's school districts have never reported complete data in any week.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, more than 538 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally, and more than 6.3 million people have died from the virus. The United States has reported the most confirmed cases (more than 86 million) and deaths (at least 1,012,682) of any country.
(Compiler: Hu Xiaoshan Editor: Han He)
