COVID 19 UPDATES: 11 / 16 / 2020

 WORLDOMETER  stats for the weekend (Saturday & Sunday)

  • +298,245 new Covid cases
  • 7 day average of 152,136
  • +1,905 new Covid deaths
  • 7 day average of 1,156

Note; reported deaths and new cases are always slightly lower on Saturdays and much lower on Sundays and Mondays versus Tuesday through Friday numbers.  This is why 7 day averages are a more telling indicator versus the daily fluctuations. 

Data compiled by, 22SnakePlissken515.

JOHNS HOPKINS  stats for the weekend

America’s 7 day average for positive test rate is 9.8% and slowly climbing or leveling off.  8 states plus DC have a positive rate of 5% or less, while 27 states have a rate of 10% or greater.  The worst of them are:

  1. Kansas  58.7%
  2. South Dakota  58.4%
  3. Iowa  50.7%
  4. Wyoming  44.6%
  5. Idaho  40.2%

COVID TRACKING PROJECT  stats for the weekend

  • Currently Hospitalized  69,987
  • Admitted to Hospital Saturday  3,473
  • Admitted to Hospital Sunday  1,943
  • Currently in ICU  13,697
  • Currently on Ventilator  3,934

Note:  Texas (where a hospitalization disaster is unfolding)  has not reported Sunday numbers yet, throwing the national numbers off.

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