United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (March 7th)
News
WHO's Director-General said Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused more "mass trauma" than World War II. "Almost the whole world is affected, each and every individual on the surface of the world actually has been affected."https://t.co/MEWjEc5Kx2
— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) March 6, 2021
Restrictions
Since Friday, a lot of states have decided to ease restrictions including #California, #Ariizona, #SouthCarolina, #Oregon and #Nevada ⬇#Nevada adjusts distance rules, Las Vegas shows to return – APhttps://t.co/wZ8H5Fzu19
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 7, 2021
Republican governors are ordering schools to reopen, buoyed by declining cases and C.D.C. advice – NYThttps://t.co/uNtQwuAXkC
— Macro Brief (@macroandfinance) March 7, 2021
Regional Data
Today’s #COVID19 indicators:
• 233 new hospitalizations
• 2,325 new cases
• 6.34% positivity rate (7-day avg.)Make an appointment to get vaccinated if you’re eligible. We’re rounding the corner in the fight against COVID-19.https://t.co/cNSZQW3Wf1
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) March 6, 2021
Today's update on the numbers:
Total COVID hospitalizations are at 4,954.
Of the 273,132 tests reported yesterday, 7,647 were positive (2.80% of total).
Sadly, there were 78 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/mpa6ZegcGL
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 6, 2021
NEW JERSEY #COVID19 UPDATE:
➡️3,015 new positive PCR tests
➡️718,873 total positive PCR tests
➡️1,055 new positive antigen tests
➡️91,217 total positive antigen tests
➡️37 new confirmed deaths
➡️21,160 total confirmed deaths
➡️2,397 probable deaths
https://t.co/JW1q8awGh7 pic.twitter.com/rynn8hHYS2— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) March 6, 2021
Today more than 228,000 Texans got a vaccine shot–the 2nd most administered in one day.
Hospitalizations declined below 5,000 & are at the lowest level since October 20th.
The Covid positivity rate is the lowest since October 11th & has been under 10% & declining for 7 days.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) March 6, 2021
California COVID-19, By The Numbers:
Confirmed cases to date: 3,497,578
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/6Pd51q7uh4
— CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) March 6, 2021
Today's COVID-19 update in Connecticut:
➡️45,062 tests were administered and 830 came back positive (1.84% rate)
➡️428 patients are currently hospitalized (decrease of 5)
➡️There have been 11 additional deathsRead today's full report: https://t.co/ZFYhasZgFM pic.twitter.com/edoLoWv11e
— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) March 5, 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/YU4PNuYSsz
— Exante Data (@ExanteData) March 7, 2021
National data (CDC)
A Sunday-to-Saturday view of the data makes the storm-related reporting dip and rise of the previous two weeks of test, case, and death data particularly clear. More about that in our final weekly update: https://t.co/WR78xKUHiN pic.twitter.com/7zAAYSVSZK
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) March 7, 2021
The number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 continues to decline in every US region. The Midwest and West are now both under 100 COVID-19 hospitalizations per million people. pic.twitter.com/ZVtgBarFWe
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) March 7, 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