by calculated risk 3/01/2024 08:00:00 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Weekly cases are no longer updated due to CDC changes.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 are nearly triple the June 2023 low of 5,386, but are down significantly from the winter high of 30,013 earlier this year.
New coronavirus indicators | ||||
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now | week Before |
goal | ||
hospitalization2 | 15,458 | 16,863 | ≤3,0001 | |
deaths per week2 | 1,318 | 2,001 | ≤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 is more than double the low of 489 in July 2023. But it's down sharply from a recent peak of 2,505.
And this is the graph I'm tracking New coronavirus in wastewater As of February 29th:
Nationally, coronavirus infections in wastewater are now down nearly 60% from the holiday peak at the end of December, suggesting weekly deaths will continue to decline. Levels of coronavirus in wastewater are now decreasing in the southern region.