United States Covid-19: Daily Summary (March 9th)

News

*CDC SAYS FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN MEET INDOORS WITHOUT MASKS – BBG
*CDC: FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN MEET INDOORS WITH NO DISTANCING

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 8, 2021

Florida Covid Vaccine Eligibility Lowering to Include Anyone 60 and Older: DeSantis https://t.co/yxYW6D4yfr #covid19

— Amy Tidd (@AmyTidd) March 8, 2021

Restrictions

Cubs, White Sox fans can return to Wrigley Field, Guaranteed Rate Field for Opening Day, Mayor Lightfoot says https://t.co/7zx78TunXh via @abc7chicago

— Southport Corridor Chicago (@SouthportCor) March 8, 2021

Connecticut governor defends easing Covid restrictions, says many at-risk residents vaccinated https://t.co/K2B1zsIy6j

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 8, 2021

Wyoming will lift its Covid-19 mask requirement and permit bars, restaurants, theaters and gyms to resume normal operations March 16 https://t.co/rJO9otfFja

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 8, 2021

Regional Data

Today’s #COVID19 indicators:

• 207 new hospitalizations
• 3,213 new cases
• 6.23% positivity rate (7-day avg.)

The end of this crisis is in sight. Keep up the fight.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) March 8, 2021

Today's update on the numbers:

Total COVID hospitalizations are at 4,830.

Of the 146,456 tests reported yesterday, 5,309 were positive (3.62% of total).

Sadly, there were 64 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/jIPXRikrhC

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 8, 2021

As of last night:
➡️1,786 patients in our hospitals
➡️393 patients in our ICUs
➡️237 ventilators in use
➡️179 live patients discharged
➡️175 COVID-positive patients admitted
➡️23 in-hospital deaths pic.twitter.com/N5yJCXTEgr

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) March 8, 2021

California COVID-19, By The Numbers:

Confirmed cases to date: 3,504,652
Note: Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed

More information at https://t.co/TLLUGwPGY7. pic.twitter.com/K7RYkMQdbG

— CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) March 8, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination update in Connecticut:

773,280 1st doses administered
389,402 2nd doses administered
➡️TOTAL: 1,162,682 doses administered

Half of people in CT over 55 received at least their 1st dose, including:

75% of people over 75
64% of 65-74
25% of 55-64 pic.twitter.com/FLgZpKPQWx

— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) March 8, 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/PC3MZmWIpi

— Exante Data (@ExanteData) March 9, 2021

National data (CDC)

March 8 COVID-19 Test Results and Vaccinations https://t.co/GrGVzsXXK2 The current 7-day average of hospitalized is 38,608, well above the post-summer surge low of 23,000. pic.twitter.com/IA79e6HWBP

— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) March 8, 2021

VACCINE DATA UPDATE (March 8)

1.7M doses today; 7-day avg=2.17M/day
➕US: 92.1M doses total

⚠️Data *do not* include U.S. J&J doses; those may come later today. The figure may change substantially.

Full story: https://t.co/0eOgSRgh2J pic.twitter.com/VF7GlZlT5y

— Drew Armstrong (@ArmstrongDrew) March 8, 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