by Calculated Risk on 10/05/2021 03:13:00 PM
Tuesday, October 05, 2021
October 5th COVID-19: 7-Day Average Cases Falls Below 100K, Lowest since August 3rd
The CDC is the source for all data.
According to the CDC, on Vaccinations. Total doses administered: 397,718,055, as of a week ago 391,152,574, or 0.94 million doses per day.
COVID Metrics | ||||
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Today | Week Ago | Goal | ||
Percent fully Vaccinated | 56.0% | 55.8% | ≥70.0%1 | |
Fully Vaccinated (millions) | 186.1 | 185.3 | ≥2321 | |
New Cases per Day3 | 97,909 | 111,851 | ≤5,0002 | |
Hospitalized3 | 66,131 | 76,734 | ≤3,0002 | |
Deaths per Day3 | 1,444 | 1,492 | ≤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 69.8%, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, and District of Columbia at 60.5%.
The following 22 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Colorado at 59.8%, California, Minnesota, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, South Dakota, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Alaska, Utah, Ohio and North Carolina at 50.2%.
Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Montana at 48.8%, Indiana at 48.7%, Missouri at 48.3% and Oklahoma at 48.1%.
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This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7 day average (line) of positive tests reported.