United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (December 18th)
News
#FDA Advisers Back Authorization of Moderna’s #Covid #Vaccine – Bloomberghttps://t.co/p3JIkGX3iK
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 18, 2020
J&J says late-stage #COVID_19 vaccine trial fully enrolled – Reutershttps://t.co/F6n89h6tzz
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 18, 2020
.@CDCgov has informed us that WA’s vaccine allocation will be cut by 40 percent next week — and that all states are seeing similar cuts.
This is disruptive and frustrating. We need accurate, predictable numbers to plan and ensure on-the-ground success.
No explanation was given.
— Governor Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) December 17, 2020
Pfizer, U.S. Wrangle Over #Vaccine Pace While Working Toward Pact – Bloomberghttps://t.co/9b9Bj3JO9Q
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 18, 2020
Restrictions (NYT Compilation)
#BREAKING #COVID19
San Francisco issues “mandatory” 10-day quarantine for those coming from outside Bay Area.*Begins Friday – Jan. 4*
– You “must remain home”
– no physical interaction w/ others outside your household except in emergency/healthcare situations❌work
❌school— Bigad Shaban (@BigadShaban) December 17, 2020
Regional Data
Today's #COVID19 indicators:
• 174 new hospitalizations
• 2,739 new cases
• 6.00% positivity rate (7-day avg.)We have a lot of work to do. Avoid holiday travel and social gatherings. We have to turn these numbers around. Together.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 17, 2020
Today's update on the numbers:
Total COVID hospitalizations are at 6,147.
Of the 202,772 tests reported yesterday, 10,914 were positive (5.38% of total).
Sadly, there were 120 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/9bdiPq0oYY
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 17, 2020
NEW JERSEY #COVID19 UPDATE:
➡️ 4,319 new positive cases
➡️ 419,330 cumulative total cases
➡️ 77 new confirmed deaths
➡️ 16,172 total confirmed deaths
➡️ 1,908 total probable deathsThis virus isn't giving up, so neither can we. Social distance. Mask up.https://t.co/JW1q8awGh7 pic.twitter.com/eeE6Oe7bMd
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) December 17, 2020
There it is: 0% ICU beds available (adjusted). 7% unadjusted
This means about 44% of all ICU beds are COVID patients.
Field hospitals being setup. Ambulance diversions halted. Pleading for more healthcare workers. Grim in the OC. https://t.co/LR9eR9TwMO
— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) December 17, 2020
ICU availability in Southern #California at 0%, and it’s going to get worse, officials warn – Los Angeles Timeshttps://t.co/0zUsW7uJ5I
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 18, 2020
#LosAngeles Is Now Worst-Hit U.S. Metro Area for #Covid_19 Cases – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/jqyo8ZhiBV pic.twitter.com/IQkSZcGHoS— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 18, 2020
For the states without active hospitalizations figures for May 15, four-week rolling new COVID hospitalizations per 10k residents are shown here. Alabama leads with 13.2 new hospitalizations per 10k residents over four weeks. pic.twitter.com/cCcbsTn96q
— Exante Data (@ExanteData) December 18, 2020
National data (CDC, Covid Tracking Project, Johns Hopkins University, New York Times)
#Covid_19 (2) | Hospitalizations also reached a new record high, suggesting that deaths will follow soon. pic.twitter.com/1PydYfChw3
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 18, 2020
Hospitalizations per million people are now higher in the Northeast and West than in the Midwest. pic.twitter.com/VpTcnrroOS
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 18, 2020
The past few days have brought an important new set of metrics to state dashboards: vaccine data! So far, we’ve learned of six states—ID, MI, OH, SD, TX and UT—that are posting the number of vaccines administered on their dashboards.
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 18, 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)