News in Numbers
The proportion of COVID-19 patients who developed a mental illness, such as anxiety, depression or insomnia, within the first three months of diagnosis, according to a study.
The number of passengers involved in the Virgin Hyperloop’s test ride that was conducted on Sunday. The company has previously run more than 400 tests at the Hyperloop’s test site in Las Vegas, This is the first test that included passengers.
The proportion of the 376 counties with the highest numbers of new coronavirus cases per capita that voted for Trump. The U.S. has been increasing in new coronavirus cases.
The number of new U.S. coronavirus cases reported on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, breaking the previous single-day record which was set on Oct. 30. This is the first time the nation has surpassed the 100,000 daily cases marker since the coronavirus began.
The amount to which Florida will raise its hourly minimum wage by 2026, after being approved by voters on Tuesday. Currently the state’s minimum wage is $8.56 an hour.
The unprecedented number of ballots that were cast prior to Election Day, which is approximately 71 percent of all ballots cast during the 2016 election.
The number of U.S. election lawsuits that have already been filed across the nation, while experts predict that more will arise after election day. Both parties have thousands of lawyers on standby.
The estimated number of Texas ballots that had been cast as of Friday morning, already exceeding the 8.9 million total ballots cast in the state’s 2016 election.
The amount that hackers have stolen from the Wisconsin Republican Party’s account, which was being used to re-elect President Trump. There have been more than 800 attempted phishing attacks for financial gain against them this campaign cycle, according to a party spokesperson.
The amount that the 21st Century Job Act would invest into the development and research of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, biotechnology and STEM education across 10 years. The proposed legislation is predicted to create 3 million new jobs per year.
The amount that billionaire Michael Bloomberg is planning to spend on advertising for the Biden-Harris campaign in Ohio and Texas during the final days before Election Day.
The average weight, in pounds, of food that the Houston Food Bank distributes daily during the coronavirus pandemic, with some days’ distributions reaching 1 million pounds. Before COVID-19, the country’s largest food bank would only collectively distribute 450,000 pounds each day.
The proportion of Americans who had already voted, either by in-person or vote-by-mail, despite there still being more than a week left before the election.
The number of viewers who watched Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s livestream of her playing the online game “Among Us” this week, making it the third-most views for a single Twitch stream. Ocasio-Cortez used the event to urge people to make a voting plan and to discuss the importance of voting.
The proportion of eligible Americans that usually do not vote in the U.S. presidential election. But this year may be different as 7.3 million infrequent and first-time voters have cast their ballots as of this week, which is more than 2.5 times the number of ballots cast at this time in 2016.
The amount that the U.S. Nokia unit will receive to build a 4G communications system for NASA’s Artemis moon landing program. The program is scheduled to land on the moon’s surface in 2022.
The target annual return on investment set by CalPERS (California Public Employees’ Retirement System) by directing more of the fund’s billions into private equity. The effort has fallen short for the $410 billion retirement fund, the largest in the country.
The amount that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have donated to state and local governments across the nation to help ensure a secure November election. The funds will be used to cover rental costs for polling places and PPE for poll workers.
The increase in the number of Republican women candidates for office in state legislatures this year, while the number of Democratic women candidates is down 4 percent.
The number of videos that YouTube has removed since early February due to misleading information regarding COVID-19.
The cost of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan that will prevent mass evictions after the state’s eviction moratorium expires on Saturday. The plan will provide funding to households in need of assistance with moving, rent, security deposits and legal services. Landlords will also receive financial support among other things.
The estimated number of Californians who have moved to Texas since 2008, enough to possibly make Texas the latest swing state.
The number of men who were charged in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Six men were charged with conspiring to kidnap the governor and seven others were linked to the paramilitary group, Wolverine Watchmen, which planned to storm the state capitol and start a “civil war.”
The size of possible budget cuts under consideration by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to help fill an estimated $1.2 billion budget deficit for 2021.
The amount that Georgia will lose due to an accounting software error that wasn’t sending the correct amount of sales taxes to local governments. The one-time back-payment in September reduced state revenue by 3.6 percent compared to a year ago, dropping it into the red.
The number of Americans who have already voted early for the 2020 general election, approximately 50 times the amount that voted early by this time in 2016. The early surge suggests that as many as 150 million Americans could vote in this year’s election, the highest voter turnout since 1908.
The number of U.S. states that have reported an increase in COVID-19 cases in the last week. On Saturday alone there were 49,000 new infections across four states, the highest number for a Saturday in seven weeks.
The number of Amazon employees who have tested positive for COVID-19. The company did not release the number of COVID-related deaths among its employees.
The amount of Seattle’s minimum wage for ride-share drivers that will take effect starting in January.
The increase in jobs on private company payrolls in September, a nearly 270,000 increase from the month prior.
