I know that no one cares anymore, but what little information is being reported (data from week ending 12/16) is suggesting things are not great. Stay safe for the coming holidays my fellow OOers
Weekly U.S. COVID update:
- New cases: 274,398 est.
- Average: 229,430 (+22,803)
- States reporting: 50/50
- In hospital: 18,233 (+601)
- In ICU: 1,902 (+84)
- New deaths: 1,693
- Average: 1,492 (+102)
The breakdown for this week's case numbers:
- Reports from 30 states: 153,884
- Estimate for 20 states: 120,514
- Total new cases: 274,398
Today's total is up 12% from last week.
COVID cases continued to rise this week, with notable increases in New York, Texas and Florida. Until now, Florida had lagged behind in this winter's wave while experiencing high levels of flu.
Nationwide, nearly 275,000 new cases were reported this week, the highest since early February. However, it's difficult to compare numbers to previous years due to limited testing and reporting.
Of note:
During the past week, at least 23,432 Americans were admitted to hospital with COVID-19, also the highest since February. Hospitalizations are likely to continue to increase through the rest of December.
Finally, nearly 1,700 new deaths were reported this week, the 14th week in a row with more than 1,000 new deaths, or more than 20,000 deaths during the same period.