Top 5 States in Cases, Deaths, Hospitalizations & Positivity (8/1) 

Source: Worldometer and The Covid Tracking Project

Cases & Tests

Worldwide Cases:  

• Total Cases = 18,008,487 (+1.4%)
• New Cases = 255,779 (-33,370) (-11.5%)
• New Cases (7 day average) = 259,098 (-873) (-0.3%)

Observations:

• Number of new cases is 6,107 less than one week ago, a decrease of 2.3%
• 1,000,000+ new cases every 4 days
• 7 day average of new cases has declined for the first time since 5/2 

US Cases & Testing: 

• Total Cases = 4,764,318 (+1.2%)
• New Cases = 58,429 (-12,475) (-17.6%)
• Percentage of New Global Cases = 22.8% 
• New Cases (7 day average) = 63,792 (-1,399) (-2.2%)
• Total Number of Tests = 59,226,909 
• Percentage of positive tests (7 day average) = 8.0% 

Observations:

• Number of new cases is 9,786 less than one week ago, a decrease of 14.3%
• 7 day average of new cases has been steadily declining since 7/25, indicating that the increase in cases that began on 6/9 has peaked
• 7 day average of new cases has declined 5,367 since 7/25, a decline of 7.8%

Deaths

Worldwide Deaths: 

• Total Deaths = 688,022 (0.8%)  
• New Deaths = 5,601 (-898) (-13.8%)
• New Deaths (7 day average) = 5,662 (-21) (-0.4%)

Observations:

• Number of new deaths have declined 140 since last week, a decrease of 2.4%
• 7 day average of new deaths has been moving up and down within a narrow range since 7/25

US Deaths: 

• Total Deaths = 157,898 (+0.7%)
• New Deaths = 1,123 (-339) 
• Percentage of Global New Deaths = 20% 
• New Deaths (7 day average) = 1,129 (+28) (+2.5%)

Observations:

• Number of new deaths are 197 higher than last week, an increase of 21.3%
• 7 day average of new deaths has steadily increased since 7/5, which indicates that the increase in new deaths has not yet peaked

Infections & Hospitalizations Appear To Have Peaked, But Deaths Rising

• National C19 incidence and hospitalizations appear to have peaked over the past week, but deaths continue to increase. The US is reporting an average of approximately 65,000 new cases per day, more than double the first peak in mid-April. 
• National C19 hospitalizations are at essentially the level reported during the United States’ first peak in mid-April. Analysis by the COVID Tracking Project indicates that more than 56,000 C19 patients are currently hospitalized across the country, based on data reported by individual states. This is a slight decrease from the most recent peak of nearly 60,000 on July 23. 
• The US is averaging more than 1,000 deaths per day for the first time since June 3. Multiple states continue to report record high daily deaths, including Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Oregon, and Texas. Notably, Texas is averaging nearly 250 deaths per day, and Florida is reporting more than 150. Arizona is averaging more than 1 death per 100,000 population per day.

Source: Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Updates