Thread by @TheLawyerCraig

#COVID19 UPDATE THREAD – MAY 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: 1,114,963 (+11,769)

- Cases: 26,945 (-2,727)

- Deaths: 368 (+19)

- Currently Hospitalized: 35,598 (-901)

- Currently in ICU: 7,429 (-56)

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

California reported another large death number today. CA was +70 compared to last Sunday, while the rest of the nation -51. We’re just hanging out in the high 600s lately, and I’m ready for states to clear the old data and see that number start to fall.

Another solid day otherwise. Largest drop in raw hospitalizations in 8 weeks. Lowest raw reported case count (26.9k) since the day after Labor Day and lowest for a non-holiday since June! We also saw another pandemic record positive testing % today.

We should see a new low 2021 hospitalization census this week, which will put us at our lowest point since October. The pandemic low census is 28,304, and I imagine that won’t hold up too much longer at the pace we’re on. Should be mid-to-late May (hopefully).

No regionals tonight. I finished my first substantive piece for The Issue, but it’ll go out tomorrow morning. Hopefully you’re signed up (pinned tweet), but if not no worries—I’ll push a direct link tomorrow (including in the thread) if you just want to read it.

Also, as I mentioned last night, this will be the last weekend our team reports. We’re moving to Monday-Friday starting tomorrow. And no vaccine update tonight.