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US Covid-19: CDC Clears Boosters for Millions, Almost 1 Million Infected in Schools 

24 September, 2021
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News

.@CDCDirector ultimately aligned her decision on boosters with the FDA, not ACIP.https://t.co/FLSCuAOskS

— Jeannie Baumann (@jeanniereporter) September 24, 2021

🇺🇸 #Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said hospitals remain under unprecedented strain despite a leveling off of Covid-19 cases – Bloomberg
“If we plateau at the level we’re at right now we cannot sustain it in our hospitals,” the Democratic governor said in a news briefing Thursday

— Macro Brief (@macroandfinance) September 24, 2021

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the state has acquired monoclonal antibody treatments from GlaxoSmithKline https://t.co/4t2uLZ2k30

— Bloomberg (@business) September 24, 2021

U.S. states are resisting a return to remote learning even as the delta variant leads to higher numbers of Covid-19 cases among children and teachers https://t.co/520awX77ji via @citylab

— Bloomberg (@business) September 23, 2021

Regional data

ℹ Florida COVID-19 Update for September 23, 2021

🚨 Total Confirmed New Cases:
9/22/2021: 6,271 pic.twitter.com/5ribonQ7Y4

— Florida Hospital Association (@FLHospitalAssn) September 23, 2021

As of 8 a.m. on Thursday, September 23, the Medical Center has 41 confirmed or suspected inpatient COVID-19 cases, including 32 adult patients and 9 children. Of the COVID-19 positive patients, 79% are unvaccinated, 10.5% are not eligible (under 12), and 10.5% are vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/wdDfWvI1xd

— The University of Mississippi Medical Center (@UMMCnews) September 23, 2021

NEW JERSEY #COVID19 UPDATE:
➡️2,040 new positive PCR tests
➡️992,586 total positive PCR tests
➡️462 new positive antigen tests
➡️149,033 total positive antigen tests
➡️24 new confirmed deaths
➡️24,515 total confirmed deaths
➡️2,773 probable deaths
https://t.co/JW1q8aOh8F pic.twitter.com/P81UvYaGDA

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) September 23, 2021

California COVID-19, By The Numbers:
 
🔹 Confirmed cases to date: 4,441,390
🔹 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/bL1vPYBrTW

— California Department of Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) September 23, 2021

National data (CDC)

September 22nd COVID-19: 7-Day Average New Cases Off 20% from Recent High https://t.co/EhkdhPyVSo pic.twitter.com/opQmogLFHJ

— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) September 22, 2021

Although US cases are down 17% in the past week, and hospitalizations are on the decline, the death toll of this 4th wave is profound. And still rising.
3,226 reported today.
Most (>3,000) of these lives would have been saved with prior vaccination. pic.twitter.com/0hPFYel97o

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 24, 2021

*Note: Previous reports can be found here