COVID June 17, 2022, Update on Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths

On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):

COVID Metrics
  Now Week
Ago
Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated 66.8% ≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions) 221.9 ≥2321
New Cases per Day3 100,733 109,098 ≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩 24,201 23,686 ≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3 266 326 ≤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.

New cases have quadrupled from the recent low.  

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