by Calculated Risk on 3/27/2021 03:55:00 PM

Note1: There is growing concern about the UK, South African, and Brazilian variants. The UK and South African variants are causing a surge in cases in Michigan, New Jersey and New York.

Notes: I've been posting this data daily for over a year. I'll stop once 70% of the population over 18 has had at least one dose of vaccine, new cases are under 5,000 per day, and hospitalizations below 3,000.

According to the CDC, 140.2 million doses have been administered. 19.4% of the population over 18 is fully vaccinated, and 35.4% of the population over 18 has had at least one dose.

And check out COVID Act Now to see how each state is doing. 

Over 33,000 US deaths have been reported in March due to COVID.

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

This data is from the CDC.

The 7-day average is 60,176, up from 58,790 yesterday, and well above the low following the summer surge of 35,000.

The second graph shows the number of people hospitalized.

This data is also from the CDC.

The CDC cautions that due to reporting delays, the area in grey will probably increase.

The current 7-day average is 32,849, up slightly from 32,843 yesterday, but well above the post-summer surge low of 23,000.