United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (December 8th)
News
“Without substantial mitigation, the middle of January could be a really dark time for us,” Fauci warned. https://t.co/9OTP8VZJEL
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 7, 2020
Today I’m with @PAHealthDept to sound the alarm that COVID cases in Pennsylvania have reached critical levels.
If we don’t slow the spread of this dangerous virus now, the reality is that COVID-19 will overwhelm our hospitals and our health care workers. pic.twitter.com/cDrYV5gjcX
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) December 7, 2020
Restrictions (NYT Compilation)
Dangerous COVID-19 surge leads to hard shutdown of L.A. public schools https://t.co/eYFpKwFlDs
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 7, 2020
NEW: If after 5 days a region's hospital rate has not stabilized, indoor dining will close or be reduced.
-In NYC, indoor dining would close entirely.
-In rest of the state, indoor dining would be reduced to 25% capacity.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 7, 2020
Wyoming governor announces statewide mask order, other restrictions https://t.co/0z3EBOGRfJ
— Ken Clark (@af7qp) December 8, 2020
To slow the spread of COVID-19, restrictions on indoor dining, other limits will be extended 12 more days, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday. https://t.co/CJm0Ankflk
— BattleCreek Enquirer (@bcenquirer) December 7, 2020
Regional Data
Here are our latest #COVID19 indicators at the top of the week:
• 144 new hospitalizations
• 2,180 new cases
• 616 probable cases
• 4.98% positivity rate (7-day avg.)This is the time to be extra vigilant. Wear masks. Keep six feet apart. Get tested: https://t.co/hnU8YAS15r
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 7, 2020
Today's update on the numbers:
Total COVID hospitalizations are at 4,602.
Of the 152,287 tests reported yesterday, 7,302 were positive (4.79% of total).
Sadly, there were 80 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/KdJtaFqpqA
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 7, 2020
As of last night:
➡️3,346 patients in our hospitals
➡️637 patients in our ICUs
➡️391 ventilators in use
➡️269 patients discharged
➡️417 COVID-positive patients admitted
➡️55 in-hospital deaths pic.twitter.com/HRf3ZoVll1— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) December 7, 2020
#COVID19 Update (as of 12/7/20 at 12:00 am):
• 14,960 additional positive cases of COVID-19 (12/6 & 12/7)
• 426,444 total cases statewide
• 11,373 deaths statewide
• 2,943,283 patients tested negative to dateMore information: https://t.co/7pzosEXhEX
— PA Department of Health (@PAHealthDept) December 7, 2020
Today's #COVID19 update includes 1,872 new cases and, sadly, seven additional deaths.
Help your county move from red to green – get tested and slow the spread. Go to https://t.co/zwfS4N4Byt to find testing sites statewide. #ProtectNM pic.twitter.com/8BaTOg0Vcr
— Michelle Lujan Grisham (@GovMLG) December 7, 2020
Here are the 100 worst US counties in terms of weekly new #COVID19 cases per capita. Matanuska-Susitna County in Alaska had the most new cases per capita over the last week (1428 per 100,000) pic.twitter.com/LOPSetL96F
— Exante Data (@ExanteData) December 8, 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 11.7 new hospitalizations per 10k residents over four weeks. pic.twitter.com/2kTKOvhVwv
— Exante Data (@ExanteData) December 8, 2020
National data (CDC, Covid Tracking Project, Johns Hopkins University, New York Times)
Hospitalizations are rising in 31 states from 2 weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/Pwuy5S9r6x
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 8, 2020
The 7-day average for deaths are at record levels in the Midwest, South, and West. pic.twitter.com/fOU2thWhKQ
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 8, 2020
December 7 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Deaths, Record Hospitalizations https://t.co/Jk7p8CrjjX pic.twitter.com/FqWwJXnLqT
— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) December 8, 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)