United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (February 23rd)

News

This further reinforces our estimate of significant vaccine production ramp in the coming months: https://t.co/KqYgiRIMg2

— Drew Armstrong (@ArmstrongDrew) February 22, 2021

New: The FDA said that modified Covid-19 vaccines against new, emerging variants may be authorized without the need for lengthy clinical trials. https://t.co/HYt4GIK7rJ

— Berkeley Lovelace (@BerkeleyJr) February 22, 2021

In an effort to ensure Connecticut continues taking the most equitable and efficient approach to quickly administering the COVID-19 vaccine to as many people as possible, the state will continue expanding access going forward on an age-based schedule.

https://t.co/O6i14rdcmO pic.twitter.com/0l4BNZUSC4

— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) February 22, 2021

Restrictions

⚡️Movie theaters in New York City can reopen.

Starting March 5, they can open — for the first time in nearly a year — at 25% capacity.

Cuomo also revamped visitation rules for elder care facilities that rely on county positivity rates and rapid tests.https://t.co/dNAn2qpgVY

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 22, 2021

Regional Data

Here’s a look at our #COVID19 indicators for Sunday:

• 234 new hospitalizations
• 3,065 new cases
• 7.31% positivity rate (7-day avg.)

We are not out of the woods yet — practice social distancing, wear your mask and stay home if you feel sick.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 21, 2021

Today's update on the numbers:

Total COVID hospitalizations are at 5,804.

Of the 142,019 tests reported yesterday, 6,146 were positive (4.33% of total).

Sadly, there were 89 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/qJNuPW4Du0

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) February 22, 2021

As of last night:
➡️2,023 patients in our hospitals
➡️438 patients in our ICUs
➡️289 ventilators in use
➡️186 live patients discharged
➡️198 COVID-positive patients admitted
➡️31 in-hospital deaths pic.twitter.com/YuNjfA7E2f

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) February 22, 2021

California COVID-19, By The Numbers:

Confirmed cases to date: 3,446,611
Note: Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed

More information at https://t.co/TLLUGwPGY7. pic.twitter.com/dBpu8t3cvz

— CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) February 22, 2021

Today's COVID-19 update in Connecticut (since Friday):

➡️86,401 tests were administered and 2,233 came back positive (2.58% rate)
➡️500 patients are currently hospitalized (decrease of 35)
➡️There have been 39 additional deaths

Read today's full report: https://t.co/ZFYhatgRxk pic.twitter.com/ViTpwrT1rv

— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) February 22, 2021

This chart shows active COVID hospitalizations, indexed to facilitate comparison across US states. The 5 largest states with most elevated levels vs mid-May baseline are TX, NC, GA, TN & AZ. Also, NY and the median across states are included for reference. pic.twitter.com/c9GMXAPkJk

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) February 23, 2021

National data (CDC)

Reported COVID-19 deaths in VA have been notably high for 3 days as the state is processing death certificates from the post-holiday case surge. pic.twitter.com/1GSVZEFhZj

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) February 23, 2021

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)

Cumulative Vaccination Doses Administrated