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US Coronavirus Update for Saturday, April 25, 2020
~ A frustrating day
Summary first ~
• Deaths rise back above 2,000
• Cases rise largest amount during pandemic
• Both increase enough that percent increase also rises
• Testing capacity continues increasing—a bright spot
~ A frustrating day
Summary first ~
• Deaths rise back above 2,000
• Cases rise largest amount during pandemic
• Both increase enough that percent increase also rises
• Testing capacity continues increasing—a bright spot
2/ Now, fatalities.
• Total US covid-19 deaths as of Sat, Apr 25: 53,312
• Increase in last 24 hours: 2,120 (+ 4%)
--> Trailing 5-day average of deaths, 4/25: 2,213
--> Trailing 5-day average of deaths, 4/18: 2,638
--> Trailing 5-day average of deaths, 4/11: 1,920
• Total US covid-19 deaths as of Sat, Apr 25: 53,312
• Increase in last 24 hours: 2,120 (+ 4%)
--> Trailing 5-day average of deaths, 4/25: 2,213
--> Trailing 5-day average of deaths, 4/18: 2,638
--> Trailing 5-day average of deaths, 4/11: 1,920
3/ US deaths are no longer rising dramatically.
But US deaths are not falling, either.
See graph below, from data wizards @washingtonpost.
The bold bar is daily deaths, Apr 7.
It's been 18 days since then. The rate of new deaths has plateaued—at 80 an hour, every hour since.
But US deaths are not falling, either.
See graph below, from data wizards @washingtonpost.
The bold bar is daily deaths, Apr 7.
It's been 18 days since then. The rate of new deaths has plateaued—at 80 an hour, every hour since.
4/ It is worth recalling that on April 1, US deaths were rising at 26% a day or more.
That day, with that rate, we were on track to be at 200,000 US deaths today — or more.
We prevented that from happening.
That day, with that rate, we were on track to be at 200,000 US deaths today — or more.
We prevented that from happening.
5/ But we need to be careful of 'getting used to' 2,000 covid19 deaths a day.*
The deadliest year of the Vietnam War was 1968.
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*Some people think the opposite: Let's get used to it & go back to living. See this thread: https://twitter.com/cfishman/status/1248318309659029506?s=20
The deadliest year of the Vietnam War was 1968.
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*Some people think the opposite: Let's get used to it & go back to living. See this thread: https://twitter.com/cfishman/status/1248318309659029506?s=20
