United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (February 27th)

News

J&J’s One-Shot Covid Vaccine Receives #FDA Advisers’ Backing – Bloomberghttps://t.co/A8IQeLcGOf

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 27, 2021

Hello. The CDC director would like to remind you that the pandemic is extremely not over, and that cases have only fallen to a plateau that we all once quaintly considered bonkers-high and super-dangerous, only to go on to see it get even worse.https://t.co/jWUpIzTETk

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 26, 2021

Regional Data

Here’s a look at our #COVID19 indicators to close out the week.

• 280 new hospitalizations
• 3,183 new cases
• 6.86% positivity rate (7-day avg.)

Yesterday we set a record with 61,971 vaccinations in one day. If you’re eligible, get vaccinated: https://t.co/tgaFXTIlet.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 26, 2021

Today's update on the numbers:

Total COVID hospitalizations are at 5,626.

Of the 291,189 tests reported yesterday, 8,204 were positive (2.82% of total).

Sadly, there were 95 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/gOptTIzL4b

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) February 26, 2021

As of last night:
➡️2,008 patients in our hospitals
➡️439 patients in our ICUs
➡️270 ventilators in use
➡️264 live patients discharged
➡️255 COVID-positive patients admitted
➡️28 in-hospital deaths pic.twitter.com/JdaU6tmoUd

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) February 26, 2021

California COVID-19, By The Numbers:

Confirmed cases to date: 3,465,726
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/5YupFiIfVD

— CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) February 26, 2021

Today's COVID-19 update in Connecticut:

➡️35,512 tests were administered and 787 came back positive (2.22% rate)
➡️451 patients are currently hospitalized (decrease of 34)
➡️There have been 8 additional deaths

Read today's full report: https://t.co/ZFYhasZgFM pic.twitter.com/nhBdOV5TQg

— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) February 26, 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, TN, GA & AZ. Also, NY and the median across states are included for reference. pic.twitter.com/LbGpcRdXaU

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) February 27, 2021

National data (CDC)

Current hospitalizations—always our most stable metric during reporting disruptions—are also continuing to drop. pic.twitter.com/V9nR3eIFCE

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) February 27, 2021

A close look at the topline metrics in Texas shows evidence of major disruption in COVID-19 data reporting across our second-most populous state. When Texas has big problems, they really move the national numbers. pic.twitter.com/b4Tc85tPut

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) February 27, 2021

VACCINE DATA UPDATE (Feb. 25)

1.8M doses today; 7-day avg=1.31M/day
US: 68.3M doses total

❄️The storm recovery appears to be underway w/ doses getting back closer to normal. https://t.co/s3lgfMogdM pic.twitter.com/rhtnxbkICD

— Drew Armstrong (@ArmstrongDrew) February 25, 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