by Calculated Risk on 2/04/2022 10:00:00 PM

On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):

COVID Metrics
	Now	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	64.0%	---	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	212.3	---	≥2321
New Cases per Day3	343,563	577,975	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3	120,724	140,770	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩	2,371	2,353	≤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.

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

New cases and hospitalizations are now declining.

Unfortunately, deaths are still rising, but will likely start declining soon (following cases and hospitalizations).