Recently, like many (most?) Americans, I haven’t been paying particularly close attention to the COVID stats.
So, I thought it was time to take a look…
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Vaccinations
There have been incremental gains since I last looked:
> 78% of those 18 and over have have gotten at least 1-shot … up about 10 percentage points since July 4
> 92% of Seniors have have gotten at least 1-shot … that’s essentially all Seniors when you consider naturally immune and medically disqualified
> 55% of teenagers (12 to 18) … that’s almost 14 million of them
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Deaths
We’ve consistently touted the death count as the truest measure on COVID’s impact.
The current 7-day average is 1,128
> That’s about 4.5 times the July 4 low point (255) … which is coincidentally, about the level 0f in-season flu deaths in a typical year.
> But, the current rate (1,128) appears to be peaking … and, it’s about 70% lower than the all-time COVID peak on Jan 16 (3,515)
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ICU Capacity & Utilization
Currently, according to JHU, there are approximately 85,000 ICU beds.
Source: JHU
Of 85,000 ICU beds, about 66,000 (79%) are currently occupied.
Of the 66,000 currently occupied ICU beds, about 25,000 (38%) are occupied by COVID patients… the other 42,000 are occupied by non-COVID patients.
The 25,000 ICU beds currently occupied by COVID patients are 15% below the all-time COVID peak (Jan. 17, 29,000 beds)
But, current COVID case rates (150,733 per day) are 40% lower than the Jan.12 peak (254,358) … indicating that a higher percentage of cases are requiring hospitalization. (15% versus 11%).
That said, that’s bad, but …
The CFR (case to fatality ratio) is currently .7% … roughly 1/2 of the January peak CFR (1.3%).
So, that’s where we are….
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