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Monday, November 22, 2021

November 22nd COVID-19: New Cases and Hospitalizations Increasing

by Calculated Risk on 11/22/2021 03:05:00 PM

The CDC is the source for all data.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.  Total doses administered: 452,657,967, as of a week ago 442,005,260, or 1.52 million doses per day.

COVID Metrics
 TodayWeek
Ago
Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated59.2%58.8%≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)196.4195.3≥2321
New Cases per Day3🚩91,02181,495≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩40,75540,485≤3,0002
Deaths per Day39851,042≤502
1 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).  Note: COVID will probably stay endemic (at least for some time).

KUDOS to the residents of the 5 states that have achieved 70% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 72.6%, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts at 70.8%.

KUDOS also to the residents of the 16 states and D.C. that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: New York at 68.1%, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, Virginia, New Hampshire, Oregon, District of Columbia, New Mexico, Colorado, California, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Delaware, Florida, and Hawaii at 60.7%.

The following 19 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Wisconsin at 59.3%, Nebraska, Iowa, Utah, Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Arizona, Nevada, South Dakota, North Carolina, Alaska, Ohio, Kentucky, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Missouri and Indiana at 50.5%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Georgia at 49.3%, Tennessee at 49.2%, Arkansas at 49.0%, Louisiana at 48.6% and North Dakota at 48.4%.

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.