by calculated risk November 22, 2024 07:11:00 PM
Note: Mortgage interest rates are MortgageNewsDaily.com For top-level scenarios.
For deaths, we are currently using 4 weeks ago for “now” because the most recent 3 weeks will be significantly revised.
Note: “Beginning May 1, 2024, hospitals will no longer be required to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity, or hospital occupancy data.“So we no longer track hospitalizations.
COVID-19 indicators | ||||
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now | main before |
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deaths per week | 597 | 703 | ≤3501 | |
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This graph shows the number of weekly (column) deaths reported.
We met our original goal of taking down the weekly death count, but we are continuing to publish it now that the death toll has again exceeded our goal.
The weekly death toll is now decreasing and is expected to continue to decline based on wastewater sampling, but is still nearly double the low of 302 in early June.
And here’s the graph I’m following. Corona in wastewater As of November 21st:
This appears to be a key indicator for COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
COVID-19 levels in wastewater are quite low. That’s only about 18% higher than last May’s low, suggesting weekly deaths will continue to decline.