U.S. reports over 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time since May

[SouthernCal_Dem]

Source: Axios

The U.S. reported more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday for the first time since May 29, according to the COVID-19 Tracking Project.

Deaths from COVID-19 had slowed after months of lockdowns, but they're starting to tick back up again as new infections and hospitalizations continue to surge across the country.

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The U.S. on Tuesday reported 63,000 new cases and 59,000 hospitalizations — the third-highest total number of hospitalizations in the COVID-19 Tracking Project's data set.


Read more: https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-deaths-thousand-may-a10e174a-9cdc-4148-93e1-dfe55c1f03e4.html

[progree]

1. Daily New Deaths (7 day moving avg): +61% in 16 days -- U.S.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

BELOW UPDATED 7/21 821p CT to include 7/21 data

scroll down to the graph "Daily New Deaths in the United States"
Below the graph, click the check box to the right of "7-day moving average"
7/5: 516 deaths
7/21: 829 deaths
+61% in 16 days

Inevitably following the big rise in Daily New Cases (scroll up three graphs).
7 day moving average
6/12: 21,697 cases
7/21: 68,420 cases
a 3.15-fold increase in 5 1/2 weeks

Cases began rising 6/12, and 3 weeks 2 days later, on 7/5, deaths started rising.
(7 day moving averages)

# The above is as of a 7/21 819p CT visit. It includes 7/21 data now: 67,140 new cases and 1122 deaths

# Another grim milestone: we've passed 4 million cumulative cases, its at 4,028,569

[CountAllVotes]

3. Very grim

Seems we are doubling the deaths abt. every two weeks.

[progree]

7. Updated for 7/21 data: 7 day moving average of deaths up 61% in 16 days

Updated my #1 post above https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142542917#post1

[ananda]

2. July 4th strikes!

It's that time, a little over two weeks later.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Gee, who could've seen that coming?

[progree]

5. Cases started rising around June 12 (7 day mvg. avg), so no, it's not the 4th of July

It was all of the openings up that occurred in several states in late May and early June.

Deaths bottomed out and began rising around July 5 (using the 7 day moving average on this one because it bounces so much from day to day).

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

[regnaD kciN]

8. Right after Memorial Day...

[progree]

9. I think the opening up is a far bigger factor than a holiday weekend, but that's just my opinion

In Minnesota, which was one of the later states, patio dining began June 1 and indoor dining and bars began June 10, and that's about when barbershops and salons opened up.

Even before that, a lot of "non-essential" businesses, stores, and offices began to open.

Some (most) states began opening their businesses and entertainment well before that.

Also, the crowding we saw on the beaches and stuff on holiday weekends -- at least that was outdoors.

So were the George Floyd protests in the last week of May were outdoors, and I watched hours and hours and hours of that, and far less than half were wearing masks (or if they were, they were around their neck), and a heck of a lot of people were close to each other. And yet, there have been studies of participants, and no noticeable Covid spike because of that has been found.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. Yep, the lag between new cases and deaths...

... has elapsed.

Health authorities warned us and right-wing propagandists downplayed their messages in various ways as usual.

[flibbitygiblets]

10. Well, that reopening free-for-all really worked out well.

Rachel showed three virus death estimations by end of 2020 from the IHME Covid-19 Forecasting Team:

If Americans practice 95% public mask compliance and social distancing measures, the year end death toll is estimated at between 175K-223K deaths. (Given already 140K deaths, that low number really shows what could be done if people just act like fucking adults.)

With "some social distancing measures", the death toll estimate is 224-298K. Continue the free-for-all, and the estimated death range is between 288K and 650K.

That's how insane America is right now.