This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for May 10th, 2021.

Calls for India's prime minister to implement a nationwide shutdown continue to increase. COVID-19 is spreading there so fast the country Saturday reported more than 4,000 dead, a new single-day high. This is generating bodies faster than they can be buried or cremated. Vaccines and treatments, including oxygen, remain in short supply.

But why is this happening? The World Health Organization says the variant first identified in India has mutations that increase transmission. That, combined with India going back to massive gatherings, and a lack of vaccinations gives us our current picture. But while the variant may be more resistant to antibodies, vaccines, if taken, would slow transmission and make cases milder.

They aren’t discussing which vaccine to take in Chad. There are no vaccines of any kind there at all. Not even for healthcare workers. The World Health Organization says nearly a dozen countries are in the same boat. Many of these are in Africa, which accounts for only 1% of the vaccines administered worldwide.

In the U.S., an uptick of infections in Florida post spring break. There have been more than 10,000 variant cases reported Wednesday throughout the state according to the Florida Department of Health. Only 1% of all cases in Florida undergo genetic coding testing that reveals if there are variant infections.

In Spain, it looks like spring break. Impromptu street celebrations erupted across the country at midnight Saturday when a six-month-long national state of emergency to contain the pandemic ended and nighttime curfews were lifted. There are still restrictions, but those were being ignored. Police had to manage multiple scenes of unmasked dancing and group singing.

In the United States cases were down 30%, deaths are down 6%, and hospitalizations are down 13% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since April 14.

There are now 6,441,257 active cases in the United States. The current top 5 states by number of active cases: California, Virginia, New York, Maryland, and Kentucky.

The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Moore, TX. Reeves, TX. Baraga, MI. Chattahoochee, GA. Gilmer, WV. Luce, MI. Conejos, kow-NEI-hows CO. Charlton, GA. Calhoun, WV. And Park, MT.

The five states with the highest risk levels and most daily new cases per capita over 7 days are Rhode Island, Michigan, Minnesota, Colorado, and Maine.

There have been 581,752 deaths in the US reported as Covid-related, with a current national fatality rate of 1.79%.

The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: Florida 32. New York and Illinois 31. California 28. Texas 21. Indiana 13. Pennsylvania and New Jersey 11. Virginia 10. And Maryland and Kentucky 8.

The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that’s had at least one dose, Vermont at 59.9%, Massachusetts at 59.7%, and Hawaii at 58.5%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Mississippi at 32%, Louisiana at 33.2%, and Alabama at 33.6%. The percentage of the U.S. that’s been fully vaccinated is 33.9%

Globally, cases were down 12% and deaths down 3% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since April 23.

There are 19,165,409 active cases around the world.

The five countries with the most new cases: India 366,499. Brazil 34,162. The United States 22,200. Colombia 17,222. And Turkey 15,191.

There have now been 3,288,638 deaths reported as Covid-related worldwide.

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