September 24th COVID-19: 7-Day Average Cases off 27% from Recent Peak

by Calculated Risk on 9/24/2021 04:13:00 PM

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations. Total doses administered: 388,567,109, as of a week ago 383,994,877, or 0.65 million doses per day.

COVID Metrics TodayWeek
AgoGoalPercent fully Vaccinated55.1%54.4%>=70.0%1Fully Vaccinated (millions)183.0180.6>=2321New Cases per Day3117,066142,885<=5,0002Hospitalized380,95789,248<=3,0002Deaths per Day3?1,5591,553<=5021 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.

IMPORTANT: For “herd immunity” most experts believe we need 70% to 85% of the total population fully vaccinated (or already had COVID).

KUDOS to the residents of the 13 states that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 69.2%, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Oregon, Washington, and Virginia at 60.0%.

The following 19 states and D.C. have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: District of Columbia at 59.6%, Colorado, California, Minnesota, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, South Dakota, Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, and Utah at 50.2%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Ohio at 49.9%, Alaska at 49.7%, North Carolina 49.2%, Indiana at 48.1% and Montana at 48.1%.

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