Thread by @TheLawyerCraig

#COVID19 UPDATE THREAD – APRIL 2

All graphics are 7-day averages. Today’s raw reporting for each metric is in the tweet below.

(Data retrieved directly from state dashboards. Not every state updates its numbers daily.)

UNITED STATES

Today’s raw reported metrics:

- Tests: 1,683,615 (-271,539)

- Cases: 65,599 (-7,631)

- Deaths: 944 (-461)

- Currently Hospitalized: 37,311 (+108)

- Currently in ICU: 7,050 (-29)

(+/- compared to same day last week for Tests/Cases/Deaths & yesterday for Hosp/ICU)

Before popping the cork at seeing those large minus signs in key metrics, please read my thread from earlier today (quoted). As if on cue, a few states that normally report on Fridays didn’t report at all. Others likely reported less-than-complete data.

Of course, some states report more consistently through holidays and weekends than others. The point is, it’s grain-of-salt time with case/test/death reporting data for a little while. Best to watch hospitalizations& ICU numbers for more accurate trend data.

Here’s today’s vaccine update. I feel like the fact that we’re at 2.99M was personally directed at me for consistently looking for that round 3M/week average. We’ll get there soon!

Later dinner for date night tonight, so I guess I’ll do the regionals too. Give me a few minutes. Please, please, please (please?) keep in mind everything I’ve said above about holiday reporting inconsistencies.

In the meantime, Happy Good Friday, folks:

MICHIGAN

TEXAS

CALIFORNIA

FLORIDA

SOUTHEAST
(AL, AR, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN)

SOUTHWEST
(AZ, NM, NV, OK, UT)

PACIFIC NORTHWEST/ROCKIES
(CO, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)

GREAT PLAINS
(IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)

GREAT LAKES
(IL, IN, OH, WI)
*Removed MI from trend data, but peaks still include MI data

MID-ATLANTIC
(DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)

NORTHEAST
(CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT)