United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (January 16th)

News

#Biden Asks Americans to ‘Mask Up’ for 100 Days, Criticizing #GOP – Bloomberghttps://t.co/dZ6vOzEXnW

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 16, 2021

Fast-Spreading #Covid Variant Seen Becoming Top U.S. Strain – Bloomberghttps://t.co/UCJ07nfjzY

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 16, 2021

Last night, I received disturbing news, confirmed to me directly by General Perna of Operation Warp Speed: States will not be receiving increased shipments of vaccines from the national stockpile next week, because there is no federal reserve of doses.

— Governor Kate Brown (@OregonGovBrown) January 15, 2021

Regional Data

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

• 286 new hospitalizations
• 4,650 new cases
• 8.70% positivity rate (7-day avg.)

Double down on what works this weekend. Stay home if you feel sick, avoid large gatherings, practice social distancing, and wear a mask.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 15, 2021

Today's update on the numbers:

Total COVID hospitalizations are at 8,808.

Of the 324,671 tests reported yesterday, 19,942 were positive (6.14% of total).

Sadly, there were 183 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/APwXZtlX7W

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 15, 2021

As of last night:
➡️3,543 patients in our hospitals
➡️626 patients in our ICUs
➡️438 ventilators in use
➡️452 patients discharged
➡️427 COVID-positive patients admitted
➡️59 in-hospital deaths pic.twitter.com/8ZJxZTMBNV

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) January 15, 2021

Today's #COVID19 data brings us to a somber milestone: more than 10,000 deaths have now been reported in Ohio since the start of the pandemic. Please #StaySafeOhio. Wearing masks and social distancing can save lives. pic.twitter.com/45GFbyB6fH

— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) January 15, 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, AZ, GA & TN. Also, NY and the median across states are included for reference. pic.twitter.com/ci2amQO3yq

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) January 16, 2021

National data (CDC

On a national level, it appears COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the decline. Note: there are still some jurisdictions experiencing an overwhelming amount of hospitalizations. pic.twitter.com/uUx7xE4tDd

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) January 16, 2021

If we want to understand how the vaccination effort is going, we need complete data, including demographics for every dose—and it’s going to have to come from the federal government. https://t.co/PkiK4Biggp

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) January 16, 2021

We saw a 2,091 person decrease in the number of people hospitalized in the US with Covid-19 over the last week, the first decline since September 23rdhttps://t.co/uonsUHxUw0 pic.twitter.com/ScXezFBAjQ

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 15, 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)