RSS Feed by Calculated Risk on 1/14/2022 08:18:00 PM
Friday, January 14, 2022
COVID January 14, 2022: Record Cases and Hospitalizations
Next update on COVID will be Tuesday (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):
| COVID Metrics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Week Ago | Goal | ||
| Percent fully Vaccinated | 62.9% | --- | ≥70.0%1 | |
| Fully Vaccinated (millions) | 208.8 | --- | ≥2321 | |
| New Cases per Day3🚩 | 794,587 | 616,246 | ≤5,0002 | |
| Hospitalized3🚩 | 131,332 | 100,684 | ≤3,0002 | |
| Deaths per Day3🚩 | 1,730 | 1,367 | ≤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. | ||||
Click on graph for larger image.This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of positive tests reported.
The 7-day average for new cases and hospitalizations are at record levels.
Fortunately, deaths are still only half the previous 7-day average record of 3,421 per day in January 2021.
