News in Numbers
The proportion of students in Louisiana that do not have the Internet access necessary for remote learning. Overall, 42 percent of Louisiana households lack high-speed Internet access that would allow multiple users in a home to simultaneously participate in virtual learning.
The Los Angeles Unified School District will test nearly 700,000 students and 75,000 employees as the district awaits permission from public health authorities to resume in-person instruction.
The number of miles Michigan is dedicating to automated vehicles on a stretch of highway between Detroit and Ann Arbor.
The number of unemployment benefit claims that were processed for the week ending on Aug. 8, the lowest amount of claims since the pandemic hit in mid-March. However, claim numbers are still far above the 695,000 peak of the Great Recession.
The number of posts containing hate speech that Facebook removed from its site during the second quarter of the year. The figure was a significant increase from the first quarter’s 9.6 million posts that were removed.
The proportion of daily COVID-19 cases in the Americas that are from the United States, amounting to 50,000 cases each day.
The number of states and Washington, D.C., that enacted eviction moratoriums to assist renters during the coronavirus pandemic; 24 of those states’ moratoriums have expired. As of July 29, 43 percent of renters were unable to make rent, putting them at risk for eviction.
The amount that the U.S. Postal Service has lost from April to June as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials predict that the service could see a total loss of $20 billion over the next two years.
The number of lawsuits and other legal actions that the ACLU has filed against the Trump administration, 174 of them dealing with immigrant rights.
The proportioned decrease of daily COVID-19 testing over the past two weeks. Coronavirus testing has fallen in 22 states even though the U.S. is still seeing more than 1,000 deaths each day.
The number of people across the nation who are at risk of losing their home once the eviction moratoriums expire.
The number of student laptops that have gone missing from South Carolina’s Greenville County school district, amounting to $1.2 million. Since the end of the school year, the district has made multiple attempts to retrieve the missing Chromebooks, but have been largely unsuccessful.
The volume of 311 calls New York City received in a single day at the height of the pandemic. On average, the city takes 25,000 calls for assistance.
The decrease in American GDP during this year’s second quarter, the sharpest decline since 1947.
The number that the U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed on Wednesday, the highest number of COVID-19-related deaths in the world, amounting to 23 percent of the virus deaths, globally. The U.S. also ranks sixth in deaths per capita, with 4.5 deaths per 10,000 people.
The amount of California’s proposed economic stimulus plan which would rely on what lawmakers call “future tax vouchers.” The state is developing its own plan because of the uncertainty of whether or not more federal stimulus money will get approved.
The number of Americans who will receive a shot, either placebo or an experimental COVID-19 vaccine that was created by the U.S. government, for the largest COVID-19 vaccine trial yet.
The proportion of families that experienced layoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic that now believe their jobs are lost forever. In April, 78 percent thought that their job loss would be temporary.
The average number of new coronavirus cases every hour in the United States, the highest rate in the world.
The amount that Florida will put towards new fast electric vehicle charging stations that will be built this summer and will span over 1,200 miles. The stations will increase the number of publicly available EV chargers in the state by more than 50 percent.
The proportion of Hispanic Americans that have had to delay bill payments during the coronavirus pandemic. By contrast, only 14 percent of white Americans have had to delay their payments.
The number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who have been fired over their participation in Facebook groups that contained racist and sexist content. Dozens of others have been suspended.
The number of Twitter accounts that were compromised in last Wednesday’s attack. Many of the accounts were of politicians and celebrities, including former President Barack Obama and Jeff Bezos. President Trump’s account does not seem to have been affected. The hack appears to have gained more than $100,000 through the Bitcoin giveaway scam.
The number of people who were released from state and federal prisons between March and June, amounting to 8 percent of the nation’s total prison population. States have been releasing some inmates early in an effort to decrease the risk of spreading COVID-19 among those incarcerated and the staff.
The cost of presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden’s clean energy and economic recovery plan that he released on July 14. One of the plan’s goals is to stop all negative emissions from U.S. power plants by 2035.
The amount that Apple has committed to housing programs, to help fund over 1,250 new Bay Area affordable housing units. The donation comes in addition to the $2.5 billion pledge the tech company made in November.
The amount that South Carolina’s eight historically black colleges and universities are set to receive in coronavirus aid to bolster their distance-learning technology.
The lowest amount that the U.S. Roman Catholic Church received in coronavirus relief funds, with some aid estimates reaching as high as $3.5 billion. While religious institutions typically don’t qualify for small business loans, Congress made an exception for the Paycheck Protection Plan.
The number of Americans who were collecting unemployment checks in the third week of June. With 1.3 million workers applying for jobless aid last week, it’s a sign that the economy is slow to bounce back from the coronavirus’ impacts.
The amount that Tennessee is going to be allocating to education. The money will come from the state’s CARES Act allotment and is a part of the “first wave” of efforts to reopen schools safely.
