United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (March 3rd)
News
Three weeks ago, I announced we would have enough vaccine supply for all Americans by the end of July.
Now, with our efforts to ramp up production, we will have enough vaccines for every American by the end of May.
— President Biden (@POTUS) March 2, 2021
JUST IN: President Biden says the U.S. will produce enough vaccines for every American adult by the end of May, moving up the timeline by 2 months. He is directing states to prioritize shots for teachers.https://t.co/sFbfr0lCpa
— NPR (@NPR) March 2, 2021
Real-world data shows Pfizer’s Covid vaccine is giving ‘very strong’ results after one dose – CNBChttps://t.co/Y12tn0JuZ2
— Macro Brief (@macroandfinance) March 3, 2021
Restrictions
I just announced Texas is OPEN 100%.
EVERYTHING.
I also ended the statewide mask mandate.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) March 2, 2021
The governor of Texas lifted most of the state's coronavirus pandemic restrictions, allowing businesses to reopen at full capacity as of next week and telling residents that masks were no longer required. https://t.co/CTkIhAOMAS
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) March 2, 2021
#California is under the rules and framework of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy and color-coded tiers that indicate which activities and businesses are open based on local case rates and test positivity.
For more information: https://t.co/6LZ1lTWul4 pic.twitter.com/CLguAcAQuH
— CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) March 3, 2021
Our cases are trending down, our test positivity rate is down to just 1.3%, and one in five San Franciscans has now received a vaccine!
We're making good progress and the end is finally in sight. Let's keep it up and get through these final months safely together. pic.twitter.com/t6Vw5Ur6Jh
— London Breed (@LondonBreed) March 2, 2021
Indoor dining, movies and museums reopening in S.F., Santa Clara and Napa counties as they move to red tier – San Fransisco Chroniclehttps://t.co/6huMMX0qBl pic.twitter.com/sSpp3unQrU
— Macro Brief (@macroandfinance) March 3, 2021
Regional Data
Today's #COVID19 indicators:
• 211 new hospitalizations
• 3,558 new cases
• 6.09% positivity (7-day avg.)It's good to see these numbers headed in the right direction. Keep wearing a mask, practice social distancing, get tested.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) March 2, 2021
BREAKING: @NYCMayor announces New York City has administered 2,024,601 doses of #COVID19.
Tune in: https://t.co/S6OQ35wdI7
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) March 2, 2021
Today's update on the numbers:
Total COVID hospitalizations are at 5,369.
Of the 128,034 tests reported yesterday, 5,800 were positive (4.53% of total).
Sadly, there were 82 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/YLJFCUrxnS
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 2, 2021
NEW JERSEY #COVID19 UPDATE:
➡️2,820 new positive PCR tests
➡️707,099 total positive PCR tests
➡️769 new positive antigen tests
➡️88,686 total positive antigen tests
➡️48 new confirmed deaths
➡️20,990 total confirmed deaths
➡️2,331 probable deaths
https://t.co/JW1q8awGh7 pic.twitter.com/MbOa9Urqg3— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) March 2, 2021
California COVID-19, By The Numbers:
Confirmed cases to date: 3,481,611
Note: Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayedMore information at https://t.co/TLLUGwPGY7. pic.twitter.com/vjPzleWZ9z
— CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) March 2, 2021
Today's COVID-19 update in Connecticut:
➡️17,331 tests were administered and 502 came back positive (2.9% rate)
➡️413 patients are currently hospitalized (decrease of 4)
➡️There have been 7 additional deathsRead today's full report: https://t.co/ZFYhasZgFM pic.twitter.com/tr1iLhFGwG
— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) March 2, 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/DI2lywcyho
— Exante Data (@ExanteData) March 3, 2021
National data (CDC)
Zooming in… Two weeks ago, storm-related outages drove down case reporting. Last week, those cases filled in and sent the average higher. Now, a full two weeks later, the numbers seem to be settling out. pic.twitter.com/us9bhEBD39
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) March 3, 2021
The numbers of hospitalized patients has come way, way down in the past two months. pic.twitter.com/TgQUndK1NM
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) March 3, 2021
VACCINE DATA UPDATE (March 2)
1.7M doses today; 7-day avg=1.94M/day
US: 78.6M doses totalhttps://t.co/B3h4aScyCp pic.twitter.com/3y8JP1fcLE— Drew Armstrong (@ArmstrongDrew) March 2, 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