- 100,000 to 200,000 TB deaths worldwide over 5 years.
- 150 million globally added to the extreme poor.
- THE level of hunger in U.S. households almost tripled between 2019 and August of this year.
- 10,000 more children a month worldwide dying from hunger due to covid restrictions.
- 25 percent of 18-24yr olds considered suicide in June in the US. 11 percent of all adults did, with 40 percent of all adults reporting a mental health or substance abuse problem.
- 22.7 percent increase in suicides DuPage County IL.
- More than 7 in 10 Gen-Zers report symptoms of depression during pandemic.
- ER visits for heart attack and stroke down 40 percent. People suffering or dying at home.
- Huge increase of deaths at home.
- 299,000 thousand excess all cause death. 1/3 of those deaths from lockdown not covid.
- between March 1 and April 18, there was a 46% decrease in diagnoses of the six common cancer types including breast, colorectal, lung, pancreatic, gastric and esophageal cancers.
- 35 percent missed routine cancer screenings, 43 percent missed medical appointments.
- Isolation has contributed to 13,200 excess dementia deaths since the pandemic’s start.
- Since the coronavirus pandemic started, there has been a significant rise in the proportion of pregnancies ending in stillbirths.
- $5 billion in fruits and vegetables wasted, 3.7 million gallons of milk dumped every day, millions of pounds wasted.
- 11,700 Austin ISD students are failing at least one class this year, a 70% increase from last year.
- Thousands of children missing online school.
- 6,900 children in Chicago Public Schools missing classes.
- Lockdowns could have long-term effects on children’s health.
- At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts.
- 60% of US businesses that closed due to COVID-19 won’t re-open.
- One in 20 U.S. small businesses face possible closure, as of the end of August, 32,700 franchised businesses have closed in the USA and lost 1.4 million jobs. About one-third of those businesses are closed permanently, and about 40% of the job losses are permanent. Another 36,000 might not make it through the winter.
- 4,400 Chicago-area businesses have closed during the pandemic. 2,400 say they’ll never reopen.
- US GPD drops 32.9 percent, the worst ever.
- Unemployed Americans grew by more than 14 million, from 6.2 million in February to 20.5 million in May 2020. As a result, the U.S. unemployment rate shot up from 3.8% in February – among the lowest on record in the post-World War II era – to 13.0% in May.
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