12-04-2020, 07:53 PM
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225,000 new cases (a new record); the 7-day average is 177,500
101,000 people hospitalized (also a record)
2,563 people died, with the 7-day average about to hit 2000 for the first time since the spring peak.
If you want some good news, it looks like cases and hospitalizations have peaked in the midwest, which was the first region to be hit with this new wave. So, some of the hardest hit states are getting some relief, with hospitalizations down in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and more or less flat in the rest of the midwest. Deaths are still rising everywhere, as would be expected for a trailing indicator.
Given that the midwest was a couple weeks ahead of the west coast, we may be looking at a peak in a couple weeks, which would be welcome news indeed. Still, based on current trends, we are probably looking at a record 3,000+ deaths a day around the peak, which would be devastating.
BC
225,000 new cases (a new record); the 7-day average is 177,500
101,000 people hospitalized (also a record)
2,563 people died, with the 7-day average about to hit 2000 for the first time since the spring peak.
If you want some good news, it looks like cases and hospitalizations have peaked in the midwest, which was the first region to be hit with this new wave. So, some of the hardest hit states are getting some relief, with hospitalizations down in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and more or less flat in the rest of the midwest. Deaths are still rising everywhere, as would be expected for a trailing indicator.
Given that the midwest was a couple weeks ahead of the west coast, we may be looking at a peak in a couple weeks, which would be welcome news indeed. Still, based on current trends, we are probably looking at a record 3,000+ deaths a day around the peak, which would be devastating.
BC