Washington Post….
In the past week in the U.S….
New daily reported cases fell 16.3%
New daily reported deaths fell 6.3%
Covid-related hospitalizations fell 14.5% Read more
Among reported tests, the positivity rate was 6.5%.
The number of tests reported rose 34.1% from the previous week.Read more
Since Dec. 14, more than 37,803,000 doses of a covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the U.S.
More than 6,763,000 people have completed vaccination, or about 2.07% of the population. Read more in our vaccination tracker….
Wash Post …Link.…
Feb. 4, 2021
NY Times….
The State of the Virus
Update for Feb. 3
- Reports of new cases have fallen by 30 percent in the last two weeks. Forty-seven states are seeing sustained declines.
- About 1.3 million people nationwide are receiving a vaccine every day.
- Eligibility for the vaccine varies widely by state. Teachers are eligible in more than 20 states, and grocery store workers in more than 10. Almost every state has opened vaccines to some older residents.
- Scientists are extremely worried about the spread of new variants that are more easily transmissible and could render vaccines less effective.
- The country continues to average about 3,000 deaths a day, near peak levels. Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia have reached seven-day death records this week.
- Four of the five metro areas with the highest rates of recent cases are in Texas. Infections have been emerging at alarming levels around Eagle Pass, Laredo, Rio Grande City and Midland…
NY Times …Link…
Nate Silver
Part of me wonders whether in Northern Hemisphere countries with high vaccine availability, COVID cases could get pretty low in the spring/summer, but then make a comeback in the fall/winter, driven by seasonality + variants that render current vaccines less effective.
(Ah Nate?….The reason was the holiday get togethers???)
The spike , i believe , is about the Holiday gatherings….
It’s doubtful the vaccines have much of anything to do with the current situation beyond offering protection to those whom are getting them.
I believe only something like 2% of the US population has received at least one vaccination .
While the rollout has been slower than we would hope, about 28m people have received at least vaccination. So that represents maybe 8% of the population.
The media put’s the percentage lower i believe Z
Yes I have seen figures all over the place from 2% to 10%.
I think some numbers are referring to the those who have received both doses and then ones who have received just one.
The number of shots given HAS climbed dramatiy
Last I saw there were around 1.3 million shots be given daily .That would mean around 40 million a month.
However remember the two shots currently being given need two for maximum protection and,despite talk to the contrary, all indications are that regimen will continue
Accordingly you are totally vaccinating around 20 million people a month.
That needs to ramp up significantly over the next month or so.
In Wisconsin pro virus Republicans in the Legislature voted to repeal the Governor’s statewide mask mandate.
I got one better….
In California anti-vaccine people blocked a vaccine stadium location ….Shutting the op down for a day….
Crazy Country…
At least one vaccination