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Friday, May 06, 2022

COVID May 6, 2022: New Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths Increasing

by Calculated Risk on 5/06/2022 09:21:00 PM

On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):

COVID Metrics
 NowWeek
Ago
Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated66.3%---≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)220.0---≥2321
New Cases per Day3🚩67,26354,883≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩12,60211,162≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩341315≤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.

COVID-19 Positive Tests per DayClick on graph for larger image.

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

New cases have more than doubled from the recent low, and hospitalizations and deaths are increasing week-over-week.

Average daily deaths bottomed in July 2021 at 214 per day.