United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (February 28th)

News

Johnson & Johnson #Covid_19 Vaccine Cleared for Use in U.S. – Bloomberghttps://t.co/1vh4pwhRTZ

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 28, 2021

North Carolina is sending home 3,500 nonviolent offenders after months of overcrowding in state prisons, a lawsuit filed by the NAACP and ACLU, and a settlement with the state. My latest for @nytimes with @chloerreynolds, @izzycolon27 and @rebach97 https://t.co/UC8qYR86oG

— Rachel Sherman (@rachsherm) February 27, 2021

Regional Data

Here’s a look at our #COVID19 indicators:

• 282 new hospitalizations
• 3,539 new cases
• 6.74% positivity rate (7-day avg.)

Keep fighting back. If you’re eligible to get vaccinated, go to https://t.co/tgaFXTIlet. COVID testing available citywide at https://t.co/hnU8YAS15r.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 27, 2021

Today's update on the numbers:

Total COVID hospitalizations are at 5,445.

Of the 285,307 tests reported yesterday, 8,141 were positive (2.85% of total).

Sadly, there were 85 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/YWeK8D8lQY

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) February 27, 2021

NEW JERSEY #COVID19 UPDATE:
➡️3,641 new positive PCR tests
➡️699,564 total positive PCR tests
➡️738 new positive antigen tests
➡️87,403 total positive antigen tests
➡️49 new confirmed deaths
➡️20,907 total confirmed deaths
➡️2,331 probable deaths
https://t.co/JW1q8awGh7 pic.twitter.com/0YnZKCtrp5

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) February 27, 2021

California COVID-19, By The Numbers:

Confirmed cases to date: 3,470,877

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/rWInLbAvCN

— CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) February 27, 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, GA, TN & AZ. Also, NY and the median across states are included for reference. pic.twitter.com/eNcaqrx8eD

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) February 28, 2021

National data (CDC)

For the first time since Nov 2, the number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is below 50k. pic.twitter.com/cbcGTMQ5Mv

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) February 28, 2021

A reminder that some states do not report COVID-19 data on the weekends, and today's figures are missing updates from: AK, CT, KS, LA, MP, NM, RI, and WY. pic.twitter.com/5XpgjRdDH0

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) February 28, 2021

VACCINE DATA UPDATE (Feb. 27)

2.4M doses today; 7-day avg=1.65M/day
US: 72.8M doses total

❄️The snowstorm bounce-back is in full effect, with another BIG 2M+day reported in the U.S.https://t.co/s3lgfMogdM pic.twitter.com/RCpZP9w4QH

— Drew Armstrong (@ArmstrongDrew) February 27, 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