August 4th COVID-19: Second Worst Wave for Cases and Hospitalizations

The 7-day average cases is the highest since February 13th.

The 7-day average hospitalizations is the highest since March 3rd.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.

Total doses administered: 348,102,478, as of a week ago 343,361,524. Average doses last week: 0.68 million per day.

COVID Metrics
  Today Yesterday Week
Ago
Goal
Percent over 18,
One Dose✅
70.1% 70.1% 69.3% ≥70.0%1,2
Fully Vaccinated✅
(millions)
165.3 165.1 163.6 ≥1601
New Cases per Day3🚩 89,463 85,825 62,432 ≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩 42,938 40,935 29,601 ≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩 354 333 261 ≤502
1 America’s Short Term Goals,
2my goals to stop daily posts,
37 day average for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
🚩 Increasing 7 day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
✅ Short term goal met (even if late).


KUDOS to the residents of the 20 states and D.C. that have achieved the 70% goal (percent over 18 with at least one dose): Vermont, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Connecticut are at 80%+, and Maine, New Mexico, New Jersey,  Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, California, Maryland, Washington, New Hampshire, New York, Illinois, Virginia, Delaware, Minnesota, Oregon, Colorado and D.C. are all over 70%.
Next up are Florida at 69.6%, Utah at 68.5%, Nebraska at 67.8%, Wisconsin at 67.6%, Kansas at 66.9%, South Dakota at 66.7%, Nevada at 66.2%, and Iowa at 66.0%.
COVID-19 Positive Tests per DayClick on graph for larger image.

This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7 day average (line) of positive tests reported.