California issued shelter in-place orders on Tue Mar 17, 2020. I have been logging the highlights and lowlights. January started fast during the first three weeks. January ended slow during the last two weeks. Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump is the first President to be impeached twice, and GameStop short squeeze were the headlines. Inconsistent state government and local government stay-at-home restrictions depending on their pandemic severity.
Fri Jan 1. Almost half of California's total infections occurred in Dec 2020. 1 million people infected out of a total of 2.3 million. 300,000 new infections in Nov 2020. 269,721 new infections in Jul 2020. Santa Clara County 439 record one day deaths reported. Total California deaths is 25,000.
Sun Jan 3. Last day of the 2020 NFL regular season games. I watched a little of the Cowboys vs. Giants, Steelers vs. Browns, Seahawks vs. 49ers, and Washington Football Team vs. Eagles.
Tue Jan 5. The US recorded a record 130,834 hospitalizations in a single day. Total US deaths 357,000. Total US cases 21,000,000. There were talks of administering half doses of the Moderna vaccine.
Thur Jan 7. Shopped at Costco. A typical weekday morning during the pandemic. Fewer customers pre-pandemic.
Fri Jan 8. California's 15% or below ICU by region stay-at-home orders were indefinite.
Sat Jan 9. A friend contracted the COVID-19 virus. He is the first person I personally know having the virus.
Mon Jan 11. 300 days California shelter in-place.
Fri Jan 15. Errands at Safeway, post office, The Home Depot, and gas. A local Safeway installed new self-checkout machines and are socially distance.
2,000,000 COVID-19 deaths worldwide.
Unseasonably warm weather. Temperatures in the 70s.
Mon Jan 18. High wind guests warning began at 10pm.
Tue Jan 19. Los Angeles County is the first county in the US with 1 million cases.
Wed Jan 20. Joe Biden was sworn as the 46th US President.
California 3 million cases total.
Thur Jan 21. First COVID-19 case in the US one year ago. Case located in Washington.
Fri Jan 22. The United Kingdom announced a deadlier COVID-19 strain.
Sun Jan 24. Watched the second half of the NFL Championship games.
Mon Jan 25. California lifted the state's 15% or below ICU by region stay-at-home orders. California went back to the county four color tier which is the Blueprint For A Safer Economy from most restrictive purple, red, orange, to least restrictive yellow.
Tue Jan 26. Biggest rain storm in 2021. Flash flood watch and wind advisories issued. It was an atmospheric river storm.
Wed Jan 27. Ate Korean fried chicken for the first time.
Fri Jan 29. The Bay Area detected the United Kingdom COVID-19 strain and the Brazil COVID-19 strain.
Sat Jan 30. Errands in Mountain View, CA. The freeway entrance was closed. It took triple time to enter the freeway by taking another freeway entrance.
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