COVID July 8, 2022, Update on Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths

On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):

COVID Metrics
  Now Week
Ago
Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated 67.0% ≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions) 222.5 ≥2321
New Cases per Day3 106,021 112,330 ≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩 29,327 27,322 ≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3 277 341 ≤502
1 Minimum to achieve “herd immunity” (estimated between 70% and 85%).
2my goals to stop daily posts,
37-day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths
🚩 Increasing 7-day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
✅ Goal met.


COVID-19 Positive Tests per DayClick on graph for larger image.

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

Average daily deaths bottomed in July 2021 at 214 per day.