Thread by @TheLawyerCraig

#COVID19 UPDATE THREAD – MAY 3

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: 1,211,012 (-206,007)

- Cases: 45,265 (-8,679)

- Deaths: 362 (-61)

- Currently Hospitalized: 35,414 (-184)

- Currently in ICU: 7,346 (-84)

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

Drops across all metrics, and we hit another new low positive testing percentage again today. Average daily cases have dropped week-over-week by double-digit percentages for the past 13 days straight. Hopefully that trend continues.

I’m also hoping we finally start to see some real downward movement in reported deaths this week, but we’re at the mercy of states continuing to report much older deaths (still seeing more-than-negligible numbers of 2020 deaths coming out in current reporting).

I wrote a short piece for The Issue that went out to subscribers this morning. Please click the link and give it a read if you have a moment. There will be a Part II to this piece coming soon:
thelawyercraig.substack.com/p/our-covid-me…

Even bigger news though—Bergdorf turned 2 today! So, of course, he got a little write-up as well:
thelawyercraig.substack.com/p/happy-birthd…

I’ll post the regionals tonight. Just give me a little bit!

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)

*Updated--thanks to those of you who pointed out that something looked off!