Our daily update is published. States reported 1.7 million tests, 221k cases, and 3,379 deaths. There are a record 119,463 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized.
The 7-day average for hospitalizations is at a record 115k.
With 8 days remaining in the month, December has already proven to be the most deadly during the pandemic.
An encouraging trend: in the last week, COVID-19 cases have decreased in 22 states across the US.
A warning to our data users: with the upcoming winter holidays we expect a number of reporting and data anomalies for the next few weeks. We urge caution in using these figures.
Please remember to avoid large gatherings and non-essential travel. We wish you all a happy and healthy holiday.
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Our daily update is published. States reported 1.9 million tests, 203k cases, and 2,938 deaths. There are a record 120,151 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized.
The majority of states that updated their data today reported more than 500 new cases per million residents. Twenty reported a higher number of cases per capita than New York had at its spring peak.
The Midwest, and more recently the West, are showing a declining number of average deaths each day.
Our weekly update is published. With more than a week remaining, states have reported more deaths in December than in any other month. covidtracking.com/analysis-updat…
New cases and current hospitalizations are declining in the Midwest, a hopeful sign.
Cases are rising sharply in California and several states in the South. Nearly 300k new cases have been reported in California in the past week; 56% of all cases in California during the pandemic have been among Latinx people.
Our daily update is published. States reported 1.7 million tests, 189k cases, and 3,131 deaths. There are 117,777 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized.
California is now reporting so many cases that it has kept the country on a case plateau, even as the Midwest declines bring the rest of the country's cases down.
But this view masks the seriousness of the situation in the three largest southern states. Hospitalizations are rapidly rising in Texas, Florida, and Georgia.
Our daily update is published. States reported 2.1 million tests, 178k cases, and 1,485 deaths. There are a record 115,351 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in the US.
The outbreak in CA continues to worsen as the state reports 18,359 people are hospitalized with COVID-19. Earlier today, Los Angeles county officials reported 30 ICU beds were available in the county.
COVID-19 deaths are rising in 19 states. The 7-day average for the US is now at a record 2,631.
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.
Today’s 7-day averages for current hospitalizations and deaths are record highs. The weekly view shows both metrics rose significantly from last week.
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.
Our daily update is published. States reported 2.1 million tests, 229k cases, and 2,751 deaths. There are a record 114,751 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
While the total number of deaths in the Midwest is still high, the 7-day average has started to decline in the region.
NV and AZ currently have the highest hospitalizations per million people in the country.