New U.S. COVID-19 Daily Case Rates Plunge, But 1000s Are Still Dying From COVID Every Day

While new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations keep falling, more than 2,000 Americans are still dying every day from Covid-19. And despite the fact that most Americans — about 65% — have been fully vaccinated, only 28% have received a booster dose, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The US is now averaging 136,190 new Covid-19 cases a day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That’s a 44% plunge from last week. New Covid-19 cases have plummeted to about one-sixth of the peak of more than 800,000 cases per day a month ago. But Covid-19 hospitalizations are also declining, with 75,032 patients currently hospitalized with Covid-19, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services. That’s a 25% drop from last week.

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Over the past week, an average of 2,264 Americans succumbed to the Coronavirus every day. Case rates were highest in Alaska and Kentucky, with both states reporting more than 100 new cases for every 100,000 residents each day. The rates of new cases were lowest in Maryland, which reported about 12 new cases for every 100,000 residents each day.

If the US had a similar Covid death rate as Japan, about 850,000 more Americans would be alive today.

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) February 15, 2022

In December, the risk of testing positive for Covid-19 was five times higher for unvaccinated adults than it was for adults who were fully vaccinated and boosted, according to the CDC. But Covid-19 case counts are incomplete. In the past few weeks, millions of Americans have received free at-home tests from the Biden administration. And positive at-home test results often don’t get reported to health agencies. Also, states differ on how they report reinfections.

🧵The US has suffered 900,000 deaths from Covid, the highest figure of any nation; and has the highest death rate of any wealthy country, with half of the deaths occurring since vaccines became available. The US has never responded to Covid in a sustained way as a unified nation. pic.twitter.com/Y216Y8T7Of

— BEARSTROM JD 😷 📘🔖🇺🇸📕📘 📘 (@AceBearstrom) February 16, 2022

Trump Keeps Getting Told: ‘You’re Not Welcome Here’

New Covid-19 deaths often happen weeks after infection, making deaths a lagging indicator. And the pace of new vaccinations and booster shots given has dropped to among the slowest it’s ever been since they were introduced.

Booster update:
– CDC data shows more than 90 million booster shots administered
– We estimate over two-thirds of all eligible adults and over 80% of all eligible seniors have received a booster shot
– A majority of boosters in the last 2 months have gone to people of color

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 9, 2022

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