by calculated risk January 5, 2024 07:47:00 PM
Weekly cases are no longer updated due to CDC changes.
Regarding deaths, the most recent three weeks are subject to significant revisions, so „currently“ refers to four weeks ago.
Hospitalizations have increased nearly fivefold from a low of 5,150 in June 2023.
The number of people hospitalized is well below the peak of 150,000 in January 2022.
New coronavirus indicators | ||||
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now | week Before |
goal | ||
hospitalization2🚩 | 25,430 | 22,242 | ≤3,0001 | |
deaths per week2🚩 | 1,614 | 1,605 | ≤3501 | |
1My goal is to stop posting weekly, 2Weekly data on current hospitalizations and deaths 🚩 Hospitalizations and deaths increase weekly ✅ You have achieved your goal. |
This graph shows the number of reported deaths by week (vertical bars).
The weekly death toll has more than tripled from a low of 485 in early July. Still, the weekly death toll remains well below the weekly peak of 26,000 in January 2021.
And here’s the new graph I’m following New coronavirus in wastewater As of December 30th:
Coronavirus in sewage has reached its highest level since January 2022 (about 55% of its peak), suggesting the death toll is likely to rise further in the coming weeks.