4/12【犹他新冠病毒疫情简要日报】Utah Novel Coronavirus Daily Briefing

【好人好事】为了汇集所有华人为疫情捐赠的贡献，并在疫情之后向全州公布，我们衷心希望你能把你所做的贡献，或你所知道的贡献，告诉犹他华人华侨抗疫联盟！请在Google Form上提交：https://forms.gle/WFFBzG8SM2ra5LRw9。谢谢！

In order to gather all the contributions made by the Chinese Utahns, we sincerely hope that you can tell the Utah Chinese Anti-epidemic Alliance (Chinese Utahns Alliance Against COVID-19) about your contributions or those you know! Please submit on Google Form: https://forms.gle/WFFBzG8SM2ra5LRw9. Thank you!

1. 美国 – 截止6pm MDT，全国确诊新冠病毒病例: 559,860 (自昨晚6pm +28,394)。死亡: 22,073(+1,524)，治愈: 32,988(+1,564)。 (https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/) 
2. 犹他州卫生厅中午公布的确诊新冠病毒病例 2,303(+97)，总共测试 44,234人，阳性率5.21%；其中住院人数累计 195(+5)，占总病例的8.47%；死亡病例累计 18，死亡率0.78%；治愈 26人(1point3acres.com 数据)。犹他州新冠病毒病例的增⻓基本符合亚指数增⻓(p=0.61)：http://castut.org/covid-19/utah0412.png. 过去14天平均增长率为每天7.48%，过去7天为每天5.56%。郡(区)分布：Salt Lake 1126(+55), Summit 304(+4), Utah 313(+18), Davis 199(+6), Wasatch 103(+5), Weber-Morgan 96(+3), Southwest Utah 56(+3), Bear River 46(+1), Tooele 33(+2), TriCounty 8, San Juan 8, Central Utah 6, Southeast Utah 5. 
3. 盐湖郡是犹他州本次疫情最严重的郡，该郡已提供详细的官方数据解读：https://slco.org/health/COVID-19/data/。其中包括每日增长数据，检测数据，年龄分布，性别分布，族群分布，发病症状分布，住院比例及ZIP区域分布。
4. 由于过去几天过多的未通过犹他边境的人收到自动警报系统的短信，边境自动警报系统触发区域重新被集中在两个更狭窄区域，即在I-15州际高速，犹他-亚利桑那边境向南十英里处，以及犹他-科罗拉多 US40号公路的州边界处。如果您收到了边界自动警报系统发送的短信，请填写表格反馈给官方以便进一步完善该系统：https://shorturl.at/ejsEV。
5. 国家卫生院(NIH)已开始从全国招募一万名未被确诊的志愿者，来进行新冠病毒抗体的检测。该项研究将更好地帮助评估COVID-19大流行对美国不同社区的影响，包括其中有多少轻症病人受到感染而不知道。该研究将同时有助于评估现有应对措施及进行策略调整。如果您有意成为该项研究的志愿者，请联系NIH：clinicalstudiesunit@nih.gov。详细请见：https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/nih-begins-study-quantify-undetected-cases-coronavirus-infection。犹他州的ARUP Lab也已经开始为犹他大学医院和 Intermountain Healthcare系统提供抗体检测。
6. 国家税务局(IRS)为低收入家庭开设个人救助金网络申请通道，申请者必须满足以下条件：1) 美国公民或绿卡持有者，2) 还未报2019年联邦税表，3) 单人收入$12,200 或夫妻共同收入低于$24,400，4) 未开始领取Social Security， Railroad Retirement 或SSDI福利。符合条件者可使用该链接申请：https://www.freefilefillableforms.com/#/fd/EconomicImpactPayment。
7. 国家广播电台(NPR) 谈安全购物，无需消毒蔬菜。并提醒：感染风险源是人群不是食物；避开人群并迅速购物；戴面罩；单独出行；消毒手推车和手；手套的保护作用不大；不要离收银员太近；选择非接触式付款； 请勿使用消毒喷雾剂或消毒湿巾清洁食品，请用清水冲洗新鲜农产品！来源：https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/12/832269202/no-you-dont-need-to-disinfect-your-groceries-but-here-s-to-shop-safely。
8. 截止4月10日，犹他华人抗疫互助联盟已收到社会各界组织和个人捐款共计$50K，也收到一些医疗物资的捐赠。目前，联盟已用绝大部分捐款购买了急需的医疗物资，都已到达或者正在运输途中。联盟也联系当地医院、卫生部门、警署等相关单位开展了捐赠活动，其中已经完成的大额捐赠包括：3/27总计2000只手术面罩捐赠给犹他州官方的新冠疫情工作组（Utah Coronavirus Task Force）；4/8总计1000只KN95口罩捐赠给犹他大学医院；一些捐给熊湖（Bear Lake）卫生署、犹他大学Redwood医疗中心等单位；还有众多个人、企业和组织进行了直接捐赠。部分照片请见：http://shorturl.at/V1234。

1. U.S. Confirmed Cases: 559,860(+28,394), Deaths: 22,073(+1,524), Recovered:32,988(+1,564). (https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/).  
2. Utah COVID-19 Cases reported by Utah Department of Health as of today: 2,303(+97) confirmed cases total, number of people tested 44,234, positive rate 5.21%; Hospitalization 195(+5), 8.47% of the total cases; death cases 18, death rate 0.78%; recovered cases 26 (data from 1point3acres.com). The growth of coronavirus cases in Utah has been mainly following sub-exponential growth trend (p=0.61): http://www.castut.org/covid-19/utah0412en.png. The average growth is 7.48% per day for the last 14 days, and 5.56% for the last 7 days. Distribution in counties (areas): Salt Lake 1126(+55), Summit 304(+4), Utah 313(+18), Davis 199(+6), Wasatch 103(+5), Weber-Morgan 96(+3), Southwest Utah 56(+3), Bear River 46(+1), Tooele 33(+2), TriCounty 8, San Juan 8, Central Utah 6, Southeast Utah 5.
3. Salt Lake County is hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah. The dashboard of this county is available here: https://slco.org/health/COVID-19/data/.  
4. The State of Utah narrowed the alert areas for the governor’s entry order to limit alert spillover into residential areas near St. George and Vernal. I-15 about 10 miles from UT/AZ state line US 40 close near UT/CO state line. Please provide feedback after you receive the alert message: http://shorturl.at/bruGX.
5. NIH begins the study to quantify undetected cases of coronavirus infection, which will tell us how many people in different communities have been infected without knowing it. These crucial data will help us measure the impact of our public health efforts now and guide our COVID-19 response moving forward. If you are interested in participating in the study, please email clinicalstudiesunit@nih.gov. Source:  https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/nih-begins-study-quantify-undetected-cases-coronavirus-infection. The ARUP Lab in Salt Lake City also started antibody testing for University of Utah and the Intermountain Healthcare system.
6. Complete this free online form (https://www.freefilefillableforms.com/#/fd/EconomicImpactPayment) so that the IRS can identify you and your dependents, and receive valid direct deposit and address information about you. This information allows the IRS to calculate your eligibility and send you the Economic Impact Payment. To qualify you have to: 1. no receiving Social Security, Railroad Retirement or SSDI benefits; 2. You have not filed a 2019 federal income tax return; 3. Gross income in 2019 is below $12,200 for a single person ($24,400 for a married couple); 4. You have U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency in 2019.
7. Shop safely and no need to disinfect groceries, according to NRP:  Know the dangers — focus on the people, not the food; Avoid crowds and shop quickly. Wear a face covering; Go alone; Sanitize carts and hands; Skip the gloves; Give the cashier some space; Choose no-touch payment when you can; Don’t use disinfecting spray or wipes to clean your groceries, rinse fresh produce in plain water! For details, please refer to: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/12/832269202/no-you-dont-need-to-disinfect-your-groceries-but-here-s-to-shop-safely.
8. From 3/24 to 4/10, the Chinese Utahns Alliance Against Coronavirus/COVID-19 Alliance has received ca $50K from individuals and organizations. The Alliance has used most of the donations to purchase much-needed medical supplies, all of which have arrived or are in transit. The Alliance also contacted local hospitals, health departments, police stations and other relevant units to carry out donation activities. Among them, the large donations that have been completed include: On 3/27, a total of 2000 surgical masks were donated to the official Utah Coronavirus Task Force; On 4/8 a total of 1,000 KN95 masks were donated to the University of Utah Hospital; some were donated to the Bear Lake Health Department, the University of Utah Redwood Medical Center and other units. For some photos, please see: http://shorturl.at/V1234.

• Utah COVID-19 Information Line: 800-456-7707
• University of Utah COVID-19 Hotline: 801-587-0712
• Intermountain Healthcare Hotline: 844-442-5224
• Intermountain COVID-19 Symptom Checker at https://intermountainhealthcare.org/
• CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html    
• Utah Coronavirus Task Force https://coronavirus.utah.gov/
• Utah Coronavirus Task Force Donation Link: https://coronavirus.utah.gov/help/
• Chinese Utahns’ Action Proposal http://castut.org/covid-19/announcement.pdf
• Utah Chinese Community joint-donation link: http://castut.org/covid-19/proposal-donation.pdf
• Utah Chinese for Covid-19 on social media: https://twitter.com/CASTUTAH  https://fb.com/castutah/ 
• Utah Department of Workforce Services (including unemployment insurance): https://jobs.utah.gov/covid19/index.html