April 10 coronavirus news

Updated 2:48 AM ET, Mon April 12, 2021

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1:38 p.m. ET, April 10, 2021

Nearly 40% of Marines have declined the Covid-19 vaccine

From CNN's Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Devan Cole

Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on acceptance and declination.

As of Thursday, approximately 75,500 Marines have received vaccines, including fully vaccinated and partially vaccinated service men and women. About 48,000 Marines have chosen not to receive vaccines, for a declination rate of 38.9%.

CNN has reached out to the other services for acceptance and declination rates.

The corresponding acceptance rate for vaccinations among Marines -- 61.1% -- is not far off the military estimate of two-thirds, or about 66%.

Another 102,000 Marines have not yet been offered the vaccines. The total number of Marines includes active-duty, reserves and Individual Mobilization Augmentee Marines.

The declination rate at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, one of the prominent Marine Corps bases, was far higher, at 57%, according to another set of data provided to CNN. Of 26,400 Marines who have been offered vaccinations, 15,100 have chosen not to receive them, a number that includes both II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installation East -- Camp Lejeune. Another 11,500 active-duty Marines are scheduled to be offered the vaccines.

"We fully understand that widespread acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine provides us with the best means to defeat the pandemic. The key to addressing the pandemic is building vaccine confidence," Marine Corps spokeswoman Col. Kelly Frushour told CNN in a statement.

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9:50 a.m. ET, April 10, 2021

Some Michigan hospitals delaying, rescheduling non-emergency procedures amid Covid-19 surge

From CNN’s Sarah Boxer and Polo Sandoval

Some Michigan hospitals are delaying and rescheduling nonemergency procedures on a “case-by-case basis” amid a rise on Covid-19 cases, though are only doing so as a “last resort,” according to a spokesperson for the Michigan Health & Hospital Association.

“We are aware of some Michigan hospitals delaying and rescheduling nonemergency medical procedures on a case-by-case basis,” John Karasinski said Saturday. “Hospitals want everyone to get the care they need and only reschedule procedures as a last resort."

“We want to stress that hospitals are safe for all who need care and any individual with an emergency medical need should seek care immediately,” he added.

8:50 a.m. ET, April 10, 2021

Wearing masks could save at least 14,000 people from Covid-19 deaths by August, model predicts

From CNN's Madeline Holcombe

People walk in New York's Central Park on April 6. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

An influential Covid-19 model has predicted the total number of US deaths from the virus by August 1, a number that researchers say will be impacted by how many Americans continue to wear masks as vaccinations continue.

A model from the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's (IHME) predicts about 618,523 people will have died from coronavirus in the US by August 1. If 95% of the US population wore masks, the projection drops to 604,413 deaths.

In the worst-case scenario, in which fully vaccinated people return to pre-pandemic levels of mobility, the prediction grows to 697,573, the IHME forecasted. The projection factors in the rate of vaccine distribution as well as the concerning spread of more transmissible variants.

More details: All 50 states are on track to open vaccines to Americans 16 and older starting April 19. Though the increased inoculations are an important step in defeating the virus, health experts warn the country is in a race against variants, like the B.1.1.7 first identified in the UK, that have the potential to cause another surge in cases.

The US on Friday reported at least 80,157 new cases, the third day in a row and the fourth day in the last week the US reported at least 75,000 or more cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Overall, more than 561,000 people have died from coronavirus to date, according to the tally.

Vaccines are an effective tool against virus spread, but they are not perfect and should be supplemented by precautions like wearing masks and avoiding indoor gatherings, said Dr. Anthony Fauci.

"I don't think I would -- even if I'm vaccinated -- go into an indoor, crowded place where people aren't wearing masks," the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases told Business Insider.

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8:23 a.m. ET, April 10, 2021

Key coronavirus model projects more than 618,000 Covid deaths in the US by August

From CNN’s Lauren Mascarenhas

Funeral workers load the casket of a person who died after contracting Covid-19 into a hearse at East County Mortuary in El Cajon, California, on January 15. Mario Tama/Getty Images

About 618,523 people will have died from coronavirus in the US by August 1, according to the latest forecast from the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s (IHME) influential coronavirus model.

That projection accounts for the scale up of Covid-19 vaccine distribution in the US over the next 90 days and continued spread of the B.1.1.7 virus variant throughout the nation.

An April 1 forecast projected 609,000 deaths by July 1 and warned that continued relaxation of public health measures and increases in mobility could lead to large surges of cases, like those seen in Michigan.

In the worst-case scenario, in which fully vaccinated people return to pre-pandemic levels of mobility, the model predicts 697,573 deaths by August 1. If 95% of the US population wore masks, the projection drops to 604,413 deaths by August 1.