Our daily update is published. States reported 1.7 million tests, 202k cases, and 2,704 deaths. There are 114k people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in the US. 4 bar charts showing key COVID-19 metrics for the US over ti
Today’s 7-day averages for current hospitalizations and deaths are record highs. The weekly view shows both metrics rose significantly from last week. 4 bar charts showing weekly key COVID-19 metrics for the US
California reported over 40k cases today. When we look at per-capita cases, the state is trending up with a 7-day average of more than 1,000 new cases per million people. Chart showing average cases per million people for each stat
Tennessee didn’t update its dashboard today. The state announced that, due to the high volume of tests being processed, it will likely release a combined report with data from today and tomorrow.
We’re now aware of 15 states reporting data about vaccine allocation, distribution or administration on their health department websites. See the details here: airtable.com/shr0q2XPwuxzVQ…

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