by Calculated Risk on 8/22/2021 04:33:00 PM

Note: Cases and Deaths are not updated on Sundays.

The CDC is the source for all data.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.

Total doses administered: 362,657,771, as of a week ago 356,433,665. Average doses last week: 0.89 million per day. 

COVID Metrics
	Today	Yesterday	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	51.5%	51.3%	50.6%	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	170.8	170.4	168.1	≥2321
New Cases per Day3🚩	137,188	134,859	122,769	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩	79,310	80,298	69,269	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩	738	688	600	≤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).  

KUDOS to the residents of the 7 states that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 67.4%, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland and New Jersey at 60.4%.

The following 17 states and D.C. have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Washington at 59.4%, New Hampshire, New York State, New Mexico, Oregon, District of Columbia, Virginia, Colorado, Minnesota, California, Hawaii, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan at 50.0%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are South Dakota at 48.4%, Ohio at 47.8%, Kentucky at 47.6%, Kansas at 47.2%, Arizona at 47.0%, Utah at 46.7%, Alaska at 46.6%, and Nevada at 46.6%.

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

Note that the shaded area will be revised up.