Our daily update is published. 762k tests recorded today in the US. 65k new cases. 57k people currently reported to be hospitalized with COVID-19. (More on that shortly.)
States reported 872 COVID-19 deaths today.
States reported 872 COVID-19 deaths today.
Here’s the weekly look. 5.4m tests this week in the US, and states reported 461k new cases.
5,194 COVID-19 deaths were reported this week.
5,194 COVID-19 deaths were reported this week.
Current COVID-19 hospitalization is one of the most useful data points we have for measuring the pandemic’s effects. This figure has been rising for the last month, and now includes Florida’s hospital data.
Unfortunately, today’s current hospitalization number is missing quite a few states.
Yesterday we noted that Idaho and Missouri had stopped updating hospital data while working to comply with the new HHS reporting directive
Yesterday we noted that Idaho and Missouri had stopped updating hospital data while working to comply with the new HHS reporting directive
Today, ID is back, but we’re missing hospitalization updates from states including AL, AR, CT, IA, LA, MI, MO, MS, NH, OR, RI, SC, and WY. Some due to the new HHS directive, others because it’s the weekend.
We will keep reporting on the availability of this data.
We will keep reporting on the availability of this data.
Another place where the reported numbers are likely lower than the reality is AZ, which continues to have reporting problems, including some dashboard trouble that prevented us from compiling a complete update today.
This week, 19 states posted their highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day. Three of them hit those record highs today.
As always, you can find all our data and annotations, links to all the official state sources we compile, and our chart tools at covidtracking.com
