Update

Hello everyone! I am back here again with an update on how things have been going. The week has gone by and my birthday was just last week on Tuesday. It is finally Friday, as well as the day before Halloween. I’m glad to say that my grades have gone back to normal and are in a pretty good state as of the end of the quarter. During quarantine, I’ve been spending my time drawing, cooking, singing, and doing lots of makeup(I swear, it isn’t healthy for me to do makeup this much). Since I’ve been thinking about my gender identity a lot, I’ve also been thinking about getting a binder(a chest binder). It is an exciting thought and I would love to get one. However, I have not said anything about how I have been feeling to my parents because I am worried that they will not understand or might think that I am just confused. So, I have a lot to think about before I do anything because even if I get a binder(without them knowing), they would surely notice my chest being flatter and all that.

Anyways, here is an update with COVID-19 that was last updated today, October 30th, 12:16 AM EST.

 

Total cases in the US:

8,924,548

Total deaths in the US:

228,100

Cases in the US in the last 7 days:

537,501

Deaths in the US in the last 7 days: 

228,100

Washington:

Total cases: 

105,557

Total deaths:

31

Idaho:

Total cases:

62,746

Total deaths:

35

Montana:

Total cases:

30,853

Total deaths:

31

North Dakota:

Total cases:

42,483

Total deaths:

67

Minnesota:

Total cases:

142,311

Total deaths:

44

Wisconsin:

Total cases:

11,709

Total deaths:

34

Michigan:

Total cases:

190,043

Total deaths:

76

Oregon:

Total cases:

43,793

Total deaths:

16

California:

Total cases:

912,904

Total deaths:

44

Nevada:

Total cases:

98,554

Total deaths:

58

Utah:

Total cases:

110,640

Total deaths:

18

Wyoming:

Total cases:

12,507

Total deaths:

15

South Dakota:

Total cases:

43,000

Total deaths:

45

Iowa:

Total cases:

122, 355

Total deaths:

53

Illinois:

Total cases:

400,171

Total deaths:

78

Indiana:

Total cases:

172,730

Total deaths:

63

Ohio:

Total cases:

208,937

Total deaths:

45

Pennsylvania:

Total cases:

202,876

Total deaths:

68

New York:

Total cases:

506,674

Total deaths:

368

Vermont:

Total cases:

2,155

Total deaths:

9

New Hampshire:

Total Cases:

10,768

Total deaths:

35

Maine:

Total cases:

6,570

Total deaths:

10

Massachusetts:

Total cases:

161,637

Total deaths:

143

Connecticut:

Total cases:

70,446

Total deaths:

129

Rhode Island:

Total cases:

32,312

Total deaths:

113

New Jersey:

Total cases:

234,547

Total deaths:

183

Delaware:

Total cases:

24,553

Total deaths:

71

Maryland:

Total cases:

144,314

Total deaths:

68

West Virginia:

Total cases:

23,466

Total deaths:

24

Kentucky:

Total cases:

103,305

Total deaths:

32

Missouri:

Total cases:

177,693

Total deaths:

47

Nebraska:

Total cases:

68,150

Total deaths:

33

Colorado:

Total cases:

102,014

Total deaths:

39

Arizona:

Total cases:

242,480

Total deaths:

82

New Mexico:

Total cases:

44,904

Total deaths:

47

Kansas:

Total cases:

82,045

Total deaths:

34

Oklahoma:

Total cases:

126,618

Total deaths:

33

Texas:

Total cases:

886,820

Total deaths:

62

Lousiana:

Total cases:

186,216

Total deaths:

126

Arkansas:

Total cases:

109,712

Total deaths:

62

Tennessee:

Total cases:

256,880

Total deaths:

48

Virginia:

Total cases:

179,639

Total deaths:

42

North Carolina:

Total cases:

269,021

Total deaths:

41

South Carolina:

Total cases:

174,591

Total deaths:

76

Georgia:

Total cases:

356,848

Total deaths:

75

Alabama:

Total cases:

189,149

Total deaths:

59

Mississippi:

Total cases:

119,336

Total deaths:

111

Florida:

Total cases:

784,331

Total deaths:

78

Alaska:

Total cases:

14,456

Total deaths:

10

Hawaii:

Total cases:

14,841

Total deaths:

15

 

That is the cases and deaths in each state in the US. Please stay safe and if you want to learn how to do that, check out my other post “The Issue on The Table”, which will give you a lot of steps to ensure the safety of you and everyone around you.

That’s all for this update.

Drawing Addict out~

Life Now

Hello everyone! I must admit that it has been a long while since I posted here on my blog. Today, I was just going to check my grades in school when this blog popped up as one of my past search results. So, this is just going to be a little check in post to make sure everyone is doing okay and to let you know how life is now for me. Eighth grade went by so quickly and now I am a Freshman in High School. Since quarantine started, I’ve gotten paler and I’ve lost freckles, which is super terrifying for me because my freckles are the one thing I rely on to look cute. Anyways, quarantine has been confusing, to say the least. I’ve been attempting to use this time to try and get to know more about myself and who I am as a person. I’ve even started experimenting with different pronouns. In fact, I have been currently using he/him pronouns for the time being until I finally decide on what pronouns I am going to use. My gender identity isn’t the only thing I have been thinking on. I have been questioning my sexuality for a while now, but I am proud to say that I have labeled myself as an Aromantic Asexual, meaning that I am not romantically, nor sexually attracted to anyone.

Moving on to a different topic, I’ll talk about school. I have to admit that school has been tough. I know that teachers are struggling just as much as students, but it feels like I have been getting loads of school work thrown at me with inadequate instructions and explanations on how to get it all done. I have so much work to do that I constantly get confused and forget about some specific assignments. It just lowers my grades more and more, but I’m hoping that my grades go back to normal since I have worked with my parents to create a manageable schedule for my school work. While this school year has started off tough, I am still hoping to be as productive as I can, from running for the Freshman Advisory Board to auditioning for the virtual fall play(though we don’t talk about it). Also, here is random news, but my parents have finally decided to get me braces, though I can’t say I am too excited. See, I have this large tooth that resides in the left side of my mouth that is higher up onto my gums than all my other teeth. The thing is, is that it makes a pretty cool vampire tooth, since it is so pointy, and I admit that I have grown attached to it since it has been there for a long time(a good couple of years). I am not sure if I am ready to say goodbye to it just yet.

I have to say this as well, I am getting sick, so I am not sure how that is going to go.

Anyways, that’s all for this post. I hope you all are doing well during times like these.

Drawing Addict out~

COVID-19 Update

Hello everyone! I am back with an update on COVID-19. If you haven’t read my first post on this topic, then I suggest you read that first before you continue reading this. I am afraid to tell you that the death count caused by corona has in fact increased. The death count was recently updated Sunday, March 22, or in other words, TODAY. The updated death count has unfortunately risen to 12,944 deaths, compared to what it used to when I made the first post on corona. In the past FIVE days, there has been more than 7,000 deaths by corona. And as of today, there has been 294, 110 cases that have been DIAGNOSED. Imagine how many more cases there are that HAVEN’T been diagnosed. In fact, there are 186 countries that have territories or areas with confirmed cases.

Cases:

China :81499 cases

Italy :53578 cases

Spain :24926 cases

Iran (Islamic Republic of) :21638 cases

Germany :21463 cases

United States of America :15219 cases

France :14296 cases

Republic of Korea :8897 cases

Switzerland :6077 cases

The United Kingdom :5018 cases

Netherlands :3631 cases

Austria :3024 cases

Belgium :2815 cases

Norway :1926 cases

Sweden :1746 cases

Denmark :1326 cases

Portugal :1280 cases

Malaysia :1183 cases

Australia :1098 cases

Canada :1048 cases

Japan :1046 cases

Czechia :995 cases

Turkey :947 cases

Brazil :904 cases

Israel :883 cases

Ireland :785 cases

International conveyance (Diamond Princess) :712 cases

Luxembourg :670 cases

Pakistan :646 cases

Thailand :599 cases

Poland :536 cases

Greece :530 cases

Finland :521 cases

Indonesia :514 cases

Saudi Arabia :511 cases

Ecuador :506 cases

Qatar :481 cases

Iceland :473 cases

Chile :434 cases

Singapore :432 cases

Slovenia :383 cases

Philippines :380 cases

Romania :367 cases

India :341 cases

Bahrain :334 cases

Peru :318 cases

Estonia :306 cases

Russian Federation :306 cases

Egypt :294 cases

Lebanon :248 cases

South Africa :240 cases

Iraq :233 cases

Croatia :206 cases

Serbia :197 cases

Colombia :196 cases

Kuwait :188 cases

Slovakia :178 cases

Mexico :164 cases

Bulgaria :163 cases

Armenia :160 cases

Argentina :158 cases

United Arab Emirates :153 cases

San Marino :151 cases

Algeria :139 cases

Panama :137 cases

Hungary :131 cases

Latvia :124 cases

Costa Rica :113 cases

Morocco :109 cases

Lithuania :105 cases

Jordan :99 cases

Viet Nam :94 cases

Uruguay :94 cases

Bosnia and Herzegovina :92 cases

Faroe Islands :92 cases

Andorra :88 cases

North Macedonia :85 cases

Cyprus :84 cases

Brunei Darussalam :83 cases

Republic of Moldova :80 cases

Albania :76 cases

Belarus :76 cases

Tunisia :75 cases

Burkina Faso :75 cases

Malta :73 cases

Sri Lanka :72 cases

Dominican Republic :72 cases

New Zealand :66 cases

occupied Palestinian territory :59 cases

Kazakhstan :56 cases

Senegal :56 cases

Oman :55 cases

Cambodia :53 cases

Azerbaijan :53 cases

Guadeloupe :51 cases

Georgia :49 cases

Ukraine :47 cases

Réunion :47 cases

Liechtenstein :36 cases

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) :36 cases

Afghanistan :34 cases

Uzbekistan :33 cases

Martinique :32 cases

Cameroon :27 cases

Bangladesh :24 cases

Honduras :24 cases

Democratic Republic of the Congo :23 cases

Nigeria :22 cases

Puerto Rico :21 cases

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) :19 cases

Ghana :19 cases

Monaco :18 cases

Paraguay :18 cases

Rwanda :17 cases

Cuba :16 cases

Jamaica :16 cases

French Polynesia :15 cases

Guam :15 cases

French Guiana :15 cases

Togo :15 cases

Kyrgyzstan :14 cases

Montenegro :14 cases

Maldives :13 cases

Jersey :12 cases

Guatemala :12 cases

Mauritius :12 cases

Mayotte :11 cases

Mongolia :10 cases

Gibraltar :10 cases

Trinidad and Tobago :9 cases

Côte d’Ivoire :9 cases

Ethiopia :9 cases

Kenya :7 cases

Seychelles :7 cases

United States Virgin Islands :6 cases

Equatorial Guinea :6 cases

Gabon :6 cases

United Republic of Tanzania :6 cases

Aruba :5 cases

Barbados :5 cases

Guyana :5 cases

New Caledonia :4 cases

Bahamas :4 cases

Saint Martin :4 cases

Congo :4 cases

Cayman Islands :3 cases

Curacao :3 cases

Saint Barthelemy :3 cases

Cabo Verde :3 cases

Central African Republic :3 cases

Liberia :3 cases

Madagascar :3 cases

Namibia :3 cases

Fiji :2 cases

Greenland :2 cases

Isle of Man :2 cases

Bhutan :2 cases

Sudan :2 cases

Bermuda :2 cases

Haiti :2 cases

Nicaragua :2 cases

Saint Lucia :2 cases

Suriname :2 cases

Angola :2 cases

Benin :2 cases

Guinea :2 cases

Mauritania :2 cases

Zambia :2 cases

Zimbabwe :2 cases

Papua New Guinea :1 case

Guernsey :1 case

Holy See :1 case

Nepal :1 case

Timor-Leste :1 case

Djibouti :1 case

Somalia :1 case

Antigua and Barbuda :1 case

El Salvador :1 case

Montserrat :1 case

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :1 case

Sint Maarten :1 case

Chad :1 case

Eritrea :1 case

Eswatini :1 case

Gambia :1 case

Niger :1 case

Uganda :1 case

That is all the cases around the globe. Keep in mind that the information in italics is not mine. I did not form nor collect any of this data that was displayed. However, if you would like more information, go check out my source for this update. I will insert the link to the website I used so you all can check on the recent updates yourself. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd < here is the link to my source so you can check yourself. I hope you all stay safe out there and be extra cautious with skin contact. Don’t forget to wash your hands thoroughly as often as you can in order to keep yourself from getting COVID-19. Make sure to distance yourself from others because anyone could have corona. I am sure I will give you all another update later.

Stay safe!

-Drawing Addict out~

The Issue On The Table

 

Hello everyone! I would say that it is great to be back on this blog again, but under these circumstances, I have decided not to. The issue on the table is coronavirus. As you may know, the coronavirus is spreading quickly and has a large death count. In my state, there has already been several cases of it, in different cities. I wanted to address this issue because of how important it is. If you didn’t know, coronavirus is more serious to older people, so teens and children are not likely to die from it. However, that doesn’t change the fact that we all still have to take care of ourselves in order to make sure we do not get coronavirus. I want to say that this issue is not that critical; the flu has killed more, but what I am worried about, is that the coronavirus has killed more in a shorter amount of time. The thing is, is that there are people who joke around and just say things like “It’s corona time” in an accent.

I don’t like hearing people say that because this issue is serious enough that people shouldn’t be joking about it like it hasn’t killed anyone. However, there are other people who are TOO serious about it. So much so, that I have seen shelves in stores completely wiped. People have been stocking up on toilet paper, food, water, everything. This has gone out of hand and people are literally planning to quarantine themselves inside their house to not get corona. I understand why they are doing it, but it is definitely not healthy for humans to stay inside for weeks. And we don’t know how long this will last; how long corona will be in the world. How long will we have to wait for corona to disappear. The weeks we wait will eventually turn into months. We have to do something about this.

People ARE DYING because of this, and our only solution is to quarantine ourselves inside our houses, hoping that we don’t die too!? We just expect this problem to be solved at some point of time, but WHO will solve it if everyone is either hiding away from the world or not giving a care about it!? If we stand by and do NOTHING, this might just be the end of our civilizations! We cannot let corona be the reason that all the older people are dead and the world is only left with teens and toddlers. We HAVE to do something. We can still help the situation by spreading news and information about corona over the internet and if possible, by word. We have to be able to spread awareness about it. There are humans that have corona, but they haven’t  been diagnosed and/or they haven’t noticed. Imagine how much lives we all could save if we just spread knowledge on it.

I happen to have an app called ‘Wattpad’ where people all around the world publish stories and things to communicate with people. While I was on the app, I came across a wonderful story that someone wrote about corona and how to prevent it. Since not everyone has Wattpad, I will use that information and spread it through blogs, so you all can know more about corona.

Coronavirus is also known as COVID-19. Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that include common colds, SARS, and MERS. The most recent COVID-19 outbreak before coronavirus, was not discovered in humans. However, this coronavirus is apparently different. Some symptoms of coronavirus:

  1. Runny nose
  2. Sore throat
  3. Fever
  4. Cough
  5. Difficulty breathing
  6. Pneumonia
  7. Vomiting

Corona seems to start off with a fever and is accompanied by a cough. Then, a week later, a struggle to breath and/or a need to be hospitalized. You may or may not know that corona attacks the lungs, which is why you have difficulty breathing. There has been more than 129,000 cases and 4,750 deaths globally. Nearly 7,000 cases were reported in 24 hours. Only 53.1% of the cases have apparently been cured. Corona is so serious that one person could easily spread it to 10 people and those 10 people can spread it to 100 more humans, which is how it gets around so quickly. Some of you may not know how it spread to America or to your country. It is simply because people travel around the world and they may not have known they had COVID-19. 

There are people who use their time to care and help others with corona, and they are more likely to catch COVID-19 because of it. And what are we doing to help them? Hiding away in our homes and stocking up on all the shelves in stores. As of March 12, 2020, there has been 129, 842 cases, 4,751 deaths, and 68,672 people who recovered. Here is what you should do before and after you put on a mask. Before and after wearing a mask, wash your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water. Avoid touching the mask while using it. If you do, clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water. 

When to use a mask: 

  1. For healthy people, wear a mask only if you are taking care of a person with the corona
  2. If you are coughing or sneezing, wear a mask
  3. Masks must be used in combination with frequent hand-washing with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water
  4. If you wear a mask, then you must know how to use it and dispose of it properly

Even in areas with corona outbreaks, products of meat can be consumed safely if they are cooked properly and handled properly. 

How to stay healthy while traveling:

  1. Avoid close contact with people suffering from a fever and cough
  2. Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water
  3. Avoid touching your face, eyes, mouth, or nose

How to stay healthy if you work in wet markets:

  1. Wear protective gloves, gowns, and facial protection while taking care of animals or animal products
  2. Wash your protective clothes daily after you use them
  3. Avoid exposing family members to your work clothing

How to protect yourself from getting sick:

  1. Avoid skin contact with others that are sick, or in my opinion, avoid skin contact with everyone
  2. Avoid skin contact with animals

How to protect others from getting sick:

  1. Avoid close contact when you are experiencing fever symptoms
  2. Avoid spitting or spreading saliva in public
  3. Get medical care if you are experiencing any symptoms of a fever or if you are coughing or have difficulty breathing

You may be wondering if it is safe to get mailed objects from China. It is indefinitely safe because corona does not live long in inanimate objects like packages. 

Things NOT to do to avoid COVID-19:

  1. Gargle mouthwash
  2. Rinse your nose with saline
  3. Use smoke and gas from fireworks and firecrackers
  4. Eat garlic
  5. Put on sesame oil
  6. Use vaccines against pneumonia
  7. Take antibiotics

Pets that you keep with you at home have no evidence as to whether they can be infected by COVID-19. However, it is safe to wash your hands after you come in contact with your pet. 

Prevention:

  1. Wash your hands often
  2. Avoid touching your face
  3. Avoid close contact with people who are sick
  4. If you are sick, stay at home and stay hydrated
  5. Cover your mouth if you are coughing, it’s better to do this with a tissue or mask so it doesn’t get on your hands
  6. Practice good hygiene habits
  7. Wear mask at crowded areas
  8. Clean and wipe down any object that you have used or are using

How to wash your hands properly:

  1. Wet your hands with water
  2. Apply soap to your hands until it covers all of your hands
  3. Rub your hands together palm to palm
  4. Rub in between your fingers on both hands
  5. Palm to palm with your fingers interlaced
  6. Move the backs of your fingers to the opposing palms while keeping your fingers interlocked
  7. Rub your left thumb in rotating motions by holding it in the palm of your right hand and vice-versa
  8. Rub your palms with your fingers
  9. Rinse your hands with water
  10. Dry your hands very well with a single-use towel
  11. Use the towel to turn off the sink faucet
  12. Your hands are now clean/safe

How to properly use hand rub:

  1. Apply a handful of the product into cupped hands
  2. Rub your hands palm to palm
  3. Rub in between your fingers on both hands
  4. Scrub palm to palm with your fingers interlaced
  5. Move the backs of your fingers to the opposing palms while keeping your fingers interlocked
  6. Rub your left thumb in rotating motions by holding it in the palm of your right hand and vice-versa
  7. Rub your palms with your fingers
  8. Once it is dry, your hands are safe

That is all the information I could find for you all today. However, I will continue searching and give you all an update on COVID-19. Keep in mind that the information in italics is not credited to me; I did not form or make this information. I got this information from a story on Wattpad titled Corona Virus (A informative guide). This particular story was made by the profile ‘Club_womanism’. If you would like to really understand this information that I have shared with you today, please go to Wattpad(the website if you don’t have the app) and find the book where I extracted the information. That is all I have to share with you for now. So, I will have to bid you adieu and take my leave.

Stay safe and cautious out there,

Drawing Addict out~

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