United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (January 13th)

News

With the data for the year published, it's now clear that 2020 saw the third-largest proportional increase in deaths of any year, running back to at least 1850. Only two years were more deadly: 1918 and 1940, the Spanish Flu and the Blitz. pic.twitter.com/FskXZW4v8D

— Mike Bird (@Birdyword) January 12, 2021

It’s about time to require negative #covid19 tests before international travel. This should be mandated before domestic air travel too. Routine, widespread testing can reduce asymptomatic spread—especially with high prevalence of virus. @apoorva_nyc https://t.co/a4dOVxD1UJ

— Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) January 13, 2021

Regional Data

Today’s #COVID19 indicators:

• 196 new hospitalizations
• 5,068 new cases
• 8.15% positivity rate (7-day avg.)

We have a lot of work to do as we wait for the vaccine to make an impact. That’s how we get through these final months in the fight against COVID-19.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 12, 2021

Today's update on the numbers:

Total COVID hospitalizations are at 8,926.

Of the 196,671 tests reported yesterday, 15,214 were positive (7.73% of total).

Sadly, there were 164 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/ZKccVBFVOB

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 12, 2021

NEW JERSEY #COVID19 UPDATE:
➡️4,219 new positive PCR tests
➡️537,115 total positive PCR tests
➡️588 new positive antigen tests
➡️57,636 total positive antigen tests
➡️108 new confirmed deaths
➡️17,980 total confirmed deaths
➡️2,059 probable deaths
https://t.co/JW1q8awGh7 pic.twitter.com/Mf2LqVPhll

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) January 12, 2021

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 17.0 new hospitalizations per 10k residents over four weeks. pic.twitter.com/W4ZM0IMTgk

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) January 13, 2021

National data (CDC

US Covid-19 Deaths Rise By At Least 4,088 On Tuesday – RTRS Tally
-Highest 1 Day Increase Since Pandemic Started

— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) January 13, 2021

The 7-day average number of deaths reported is again a record, continuing to climb after a reporting dip following the holidays. pic.twitter.com/UZVTOHTjYo

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) January 13, 2021

Only 12 days into January, states have reported more COVID-19 deaths than in any month between June and October of 2020. pic.twitter.com/d2vtwtvyZQ

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) January 13, 2021

 

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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)