United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (January 17th)

News

#Biden Plans 10 Days of Action on Four ‘Overlapping’ Crises – Bloomberghttps://t.co/Jij5oo7C8n

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 17, 2021

Regional Data

Here’s a look at today’s #COVID19 indicators:

• 285 new hospitalizations
• 4,645 new cases
• 8.6% positivity rate (7-day avg.)

If you feel sick, stay home.
Practice social distancing.
Wear your mask.
Get tested.

Find a site near you at https://t.co/hnU8YAS15r

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 16, 2021

Today's update on the numbers:

Total COVID hospitalizations are at 8,888.

Of the 277,286 tests reported yesterday, 15,998 were positive (5.77% of total).

Sadly, there were 157 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/Y2XC2Gt28q

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 16, 2021

NEW JERSEY #COVID19 UPDATE:
➡️5,246 new positive PCR tests
➡️560,423 total positive PCR tests
➡️1,103 new positive antigen tests
➡️61,662 total positive antigen tests
➡️96 new confirmed deaths
➡️18,323 total confirmed deaths
➡️2,091 probable deaths
https://t.co/JW1q8awGh7 pic.twitter.com/TP6btKTw92

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) January 16, 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 17.4 new hospitalizations per 10k residents over four weeks. pic.twitter.com/JGcX30yuex

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) January 17, 2021

National data (CDC

After a major dip around the holidays, the number of reported tests has come back to record levels. pic.twitter.com/Rme1TLernb

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) January 17, 2021

While case counts continue to decline in the Midwest, reported deaths are still 3.5x what they were in October, and 50% higher than the worst of the spring in the region. We have long observed that deaths can take a substantial amount of time to be reported. pic.twitter.com/dctQJPb8AN

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) January 17, 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)