United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (January 1st)
News
Senator David Perdue of Georgia, just days before a runoff election that will determine control of the Senate, has gone into quarantine after being exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. Both Perdue and his wife tested negative todayhttps://t.co/DfGJ9MXFHj
— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) December 31, 2020
The Pfizer/BioNTech #COVID19 vaccine today became the first vaccine to receive WHO validation for emergency use since the outbreak began.
Equitable global access to vaccines is crucial to combat the pandemic.
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 31, 2020
Restrictions (NYT Compilation)
List of #Coronavirus-Related Restrictions in Every State – AARPhttps://t.co/9VYs5wvivT
— Macro Brief (@macroandfinance) January 1, 2021
Regional Data
Here are our final #COVID19 indicators for 2020:
• 199 new hospitalizations
• 3,259 new cases
• 8.87% positivity rate (7-day avg.)We’re still in this fight. Wear a mask, practice social distancing and get tested. Avoid large gatherings tonight. https://t.co/hnU8YAS15r
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 31, 2020
Today's update on the numbers:
Total COVID hospitalizations are at 7,935.
Of the 216,587 tests reported yesterday, 16,802 were positive (7.76% of total).
Sadly, there were 136 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/Hbo0p7eHce
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 31, 2020
NEW JERSEY #COVID19 UPDATE:
➡️5,107 new positive cases
➡️477,360 cumulative total cases
➡️90 new confirmed deaths
➡️17,021 total confirmed deaths
➡️2,021 probable deathsWe urge everyone to stay safe. Avoid large gatherings. Social distance. Mask up. https://t.co/JW1q8awGh7 pic.twitter.com/KdUlExggwf
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) December 31, 2020
While case numbers and hospitalizations have been steadily decreasing over the past month, unfortunately we will see a big increase in cases today. While some might be attributed to low testing over the Christmas break, it’s possibly the beginning of a holiday-related surge. 1/
— Spencer Cox (@SpencerJCox) December 31, 2020
North Texas is seeing a staggering amount of COVID-19 hospitalizations and it's only getting worse. At least one medical expert says he thinks it will be months before bars can reopen and economic rollbacks are reversed. https://t.co/rDo2DI1zlg
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) January 1, 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 16.6 new hospitalizations per 10k residents over four weeks. pic.twitter.com/Oq41dAhNef
— Exante Data (@ExanteData) January 1, 2021
National data (CDC, Covid Tracking Project, Johns Hopkins University, New York Times)
Holiday reporting delays are still markedly affecting testing, case, and deaths figures. Of our four topline metrics, only hospitalizations counts remain relatively stable through holiday data disruptions.https://t.co/STRlVSHS3S pic.twitter.com/FsfQxVR0Je
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) January 1, 2021
Even with all the data pipeline disruptions, every week in December saw more deaths from COVID-19 than any week earlier in the year. December was the deadliest month of the pandemic by far. The 76,580 reported deaths in the month surpassed the heights of April (55,267). pic.twitter.com/8zWUnc8mDr
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) January 1, 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)