COVID 19 UPDATES: 1 / 26 / 2021

THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY

The Good:  New Covid cases are going down, as is hospitalization.

The Bad:  New virus variants may cause another nasty surge within the next month.

The Ugly:  Over 25 million US Covid cases, over 430,000 US Covid deaths so far.

WORLDOMETER stats:

  • new cases in last 7 days:  1,225,147
  • new deaths in last 7 days:  22,666
  • new cases in the month of January:  5,359,370
  • new deaths in the month of January:  76,993
  • total US Covid cases recorded:  25,861,597
  • total US Covid deaths recorded:  431,392

JOHNS HOPKINS  stats:

  • America’s 7 day average positive test rate is 9.1% (lowest since late November)
  • 11 states + DC have a positive test rate of 5% or less
  • 22 states have a positive test rate of 10% or higher
  • 8 states have a positive test rate of 20% or higher

COVID TRACKING PROJECT stats:

  • Hospitalized:  109,936
  • In ICU Ward:  20,875
  • On Ventilator:  6,857

Data compiled by, snake.