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Due to changes at the CDC, weekly cases are no longer updated.
For deaths, I’m currently using 4 weeks ago for “now”, since the most recent three weeks will be revised significantly.
Hospitalizations have more than tripled from a low of 5,150 in June 2023, however, they have declined sharply from around 30,000 early this year.
| COVID Metrics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Week Ago |
Goal | ||
| Hospitalized2 | 17,840 | 19,796 | ≤3,0001 | |
| Deaths per Week2 | 2,152 | 2,457 | ≤3501 | |
| 1my goals to stop weekly posts, 2Weekly for Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths 🚩 Increasing number weekly for Hospitalized and Deaths ✅ Goal met. |
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This graph shows the weekly (columns) number of deaths reported.
Weekly deaths have more than quadrupled from a low of 485 in early July. Still weekly deaths are far below the weekly peak of 26,000 in January 2021. Weekly deaths will likely decline soon.
And here is a graph I’m following on COVID in wastewater as of Feb 9th:
This appears to be a leading indicator for COVID hospitalizations and deaths.
Nationally, COVID in wastewater is now off more than 50% from the holiday peak at the end of December, and that suggests weekly deaths will continue to decline. The South region still has high levels of COVID in wastewater.