Study figuring out the mechanics on why some do well with covid and some don’t – http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/immune-system-deviations-found-in-severe-covid-19-cases.html

“That difference may stem from how our evolutionarily ancient innate immune system responds to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.”

“The researchers analyzed the immune response in 76 people with COVID-19 and in 69 healthy people. They found enhanced levels of molecules that promote inflammation in the blood of severely ill COVID-19 patients. Three of the molecules they identified have been shown to be associated with lung inflammation in other diseases but had not been shown previously in COVID-19 infections.”

“The scientists also found elevated levels of bacterial debris, such as bacterial DNA and cell-wall materials, in the blood of those COVID-19 patients with severe cases. The more debris, the sicker the patient — and the more pro-inflammatory substances circulating in his or her blood.

The findings suggest that in cases of severe COVID-19, bacterial products ordinarily present only in places such as the gut, lungs and throat may make their way into the bloodstream, kick-starting enhanced inflammation that is conveyed to all points via the circulatory system.

But the study also revealed, paradoxically, that the worse the case of COVID-19, the less effective certain cells of the innate immune system were in responding to the disease. Instead of being aroused by material from viruses and bacteria, these normally vigilant cells remained functionally sluggish.

If high blood levels of inflammation-promoting molecules set COVID-19 patients apart from those with milder cases, but blood cells are not producing these molecules, where do they come from? Pulendran believes they originate in tissues somewhere in the body — most likely patients’ lungs, the site of infection.”

Another case to be healthy and to promote a good immune system and reduce inflammation which likely very well correlated with diet.

The island shut down…much talked about NZ 0 cases now 4 cases and island is back to shutdown – https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-newzealand/new-zealand-considers-freight-as-possible-source-of-new-coronavirus-cluster-idUKKCN25802F

“The source of the outbreak has baffled health officials, who said they were confident there was no local transmission of the virus in New Zealand for 102 days.

“We are working hard to put together pieces of the puzzle on how this family got infected,” said Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield.

Investigations were zeroing in on the potential the virus was imported by freight. Bloomfield said surface testing was underway at an Auckland cool store where a man from the infected family worked.

“We know the virus can survive within refrigerated environments for quite some time,” Bloomfield said during a televised media conference.

The New Zealand unit of Atlanta, U.S.-based, Americold Realty Trust, a refrigerated storage specialist with operations in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Australia as well as New Zealand, identified itself as the owner of the cool store.”

“China has reported several instances of the coronavirus being detected on the packaging of imported frozen seafood in recent weeks.

The World Health Organization website states there is currently no confirmed case of COVID-19 transmitted through food or food packaging. However, it also notes that studies have shown that the virus can survive for up to 72 hours on plastic.”

The freight concept is quite scary in terms of infection path.

Unless you want to be like N. Korea economic malaise and not much connection to the rest of the world for most of the society – I am not sure if its possible to avoid. Lets just figure a way to get healthy?

Not the best of news – https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-china-jingzhou-idUKKCN2580MZ

“The 68-year-old woman, who had tested positive for coronavirus on Feb. 8 but recovered a few months ago, tested positive again on Aug. 9, the government said.

She is now under quarantine and treatment, and people who have contacted her have tested negative for the coronavirus, it said.

There is no evidence of a risk of transmission from relapsed cases, it added.”

US is the leader of deaths yesterday at 1074 – but Brazil showed not deaths so likely a reporting error.

FL leading the way in deaths…and surprisingly people a rising from the dead in TX with -8 deaths!

Confirmations continue in the big 4 counties

Fixed the Harris timeline of deaths to the latest and you can see the data still looks weird with a big fall of in deaths and then another ramp up. Confirmations are going down for all counties. Fatality rate very low for Miami-Dade at 1.4%.