by Calculated Risk on 9/28/2021 09:27:00 PM

The CDC is the source for all data. (Cases and Deaths were not updated today).

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.  Total doses administered: 391,152,574, as of a week ago 386,780,816, or 0.62 million doses per day.

COVID Metrics
	Today	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	55.8%	54.8%	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	185.3	182.0	≥2321
New Cases per Day3	95,228	134,500	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3	76,251	84,925	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3	1,332	1,508	≤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 13 states and D.C. that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 69.4%, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, and District of Columbia at 60.0%.

The following 21 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Colorado at 59.2%, California, Minnesota, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, South Dakota, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Alaska, Utah and Ohio at 50.1%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are North Carolina 49.6%, Indiana at 48.3% and Montana at 48.3%.

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