United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (December 16th)

News

McEnany: White House in talks with Pfizer for additional vaccine doses https://t.co/lG8MdDYdme via @politico

— Adriel Bettelheim (@abettel) December 15, 2020

Restrictions (NYT Compilation)

#NYC Mayor Pitches PAUSE-Like Shutdown Post-Christmas to Curb #COVID Surge – NBC New Yorkhttps://t.co/AhK9cDESzc

— Macro Brief (@macroandfinance) December 16, 2020

Regional Data

Today's indicators:

• 160 new hospitalizations
• 2,813 new cases
• 5.51% positivity rate (7-day avg.)

There is real work that needs to be done to push these numbers back down. Avoid unnecessary travel, wear a face mask, get tested.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 15, 2020

Today's update on the numbers:

Total COVID hospitalizations are at 5,982.

Of the 194,188 tests reported yesterday, 10,353 were positive (5.33% of total).

Sadly, there were 128 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/IwbJgvRf5m

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 15, 2020

NEW JERSEY #COVID19 UPDATE:
➡️ 4,111 new positive cases
➡️ 409,414 cumulative total cases
➡️ 97 new confirmed deaths
➡️ 16,004 total deaths

Today, as we celebrate our first vaccinations, we mourn all we have lost. This is not over yet. Stay vigilant.
https://t.co/JW1q8awGh7 pic.twitter.com/OqDLocm08W

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) December 15, 2020

Here are the 100 worst US counties in terms of weekly new #COVID19 cases per capita. Yuma County in Arizona had the most new cases per capita over the last week (1758 per 100,000) pic.twitter.com/Fnud9HGGJO

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) December 16, 2020

#PBoC Sets USD/CNY Midpoint at 6.5355, Error: -9pips (estimate 6.5364), Adjusted Error: -3pips (6.5358 adjusted est.) $CNY

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) December 16, 2020

National data (CDC, Covid Tracking Project, Johns Hopkins University, New York Times)

Reported cases are falling across the Midwest—and in most cases (with some wobbles), they have been for most of the last month. pic.twitter.com/herxG3QThC

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 16, 2020

Two states—Idaho and Michigan—have added an important new metric to their dashboards…

Vaccine doses administered! pic.twitter.com/ypQzYfHoRF

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 16, 2020

Daily New Confirmed Cases

Daily New Confirmed Cases (7-day moving average)

Daily New Tests (7-day moving average)

Positivity Rates (7-day moving average)

Daily New Confirmed Deaths (7-day moving average)