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Friday, August 06, 2021

August 6th COVID-19: 2nd Worst Wave Continues to Increase

by Calculated Risk on 8/06/2021 08:23:00 PM

Congratulations to the residents of Florida on joining the 70% club! Go for 80%!!! (70% of adults have had at least one shot).

The 7-day average cases is the highest since February 11th.

The 7-day average hospitalizations is the highest since March 1st. (Not updated today).

The 7-day average deaths is the highest since May 30th.


According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.

Total doses administered: 349,787,479, as of a week ago 344,928,514. Average doses last week: 0.69 million per day.

COVID Metrics
 TodayYesterdayWeek
Ago
Goal
Percent over 18,
One Dose✅
70.6%70.4%69.6%≥70.0%1,2
Fully Vaccinated✅
(millions)
165.9165.6164.2≥1601
New Cases per Day3🚩96,51192,51770,486≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩44,86543,03731,331≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩424377276≤502
1 America's Short Term Goals,
2my goals to stop daily posts,
37 day average for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
🚩 Increasing 7 day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
✅ Short term goal met (even if late).

KUDOS to the residents of the 21 states and D.C. that have achieved the 70% goal (percent over 18 with at least one dose): Vermont, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and New Jersey are at 80%+, and New Mexico, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, California, Maryland, Washington, New Hampshire, New York, Illinois, Virginia, Delaware, Minnesota, Oregon, Colorado, Florida and D.C. are all over 70%.

Next up are Utah at 68.5%, Nebraska at 68.1%, Wisconsin at 67.9%, Kansas at 67.2%, South Dakota at 67.0%, Nevada at 66.6%, and Iowa at 66.3%.

COVID-19 Positive Tests per DayClick on graph for larger image.

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