by Calculated Risk on 6/10/2022 09:12:00 PM

On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):

COVID Metrics
	Now	Week Ago	Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated	66.7%	---	≥70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)	221.6	---	≥2321
New Cases per Day3🚩	106,874	99,715	≤5,0002
Hospitalized3🚩	23,292	22,043	≤3,0002
Deaths per Day3🚩	291	262	≤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 deaths reported.

New cases have quadrupled from the recent low.  Hospitalizations and deaths are now increasing.

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