The Corona Virus, December 14, 2020

There are currently 16,540,396 reported case in the US and 303,983 deaths.

California has 1,573,639 cases and 21,046 deaths

Texas has 1,361,320 cases and 24,131 deaths

Florida has 1,125,931 cases and 19,867 deaths

Illinois has 849,066 cases and 14,291 deaths
New York has 781,812 cases and 35,275 deaths

The first doses of the Pfizer vaccines were administered today to hospital workers. 

US Cases and Percentage Increase
March 30 - April 5 -- 196,983, 155.5%
April 6 - April 12 ---- 226,490, 66.7%
April 13 - April 19 -- 206,029, 36.4%
April 20 - April 26 -- 215,086, 27.9%
April 27 - May 3 ---- 198,464, 20.1%
May 4 - May 10 ----- 175,910, 14.8%
May 11 -- May 17 ---  158,286, 11.6%
May 18 - May 24 ---  161,280, 10.6%
May 25 - May 31 ---  149,072,  8.9%
June 1 -  June   7 --- 156,692,  8.6%
June 8 - June 14 --- 153,114,   7.2%
June 15 -June 21 --  190,901,  8.9%
June 22 -June 28 -- 274,422, 11.8%
June 29 - July 5    -- 350,566,  13.5%
July 6 - July 12    --  424,163,  14.3%
July 13 - July 19  --  478,255,  14.1%
July 20 -July 26  --  471,082, 10.9%
July 27 -Aug 2     --  441,956, 11.3%

Aug 3 -  Aug 9     --  382,710,  8.7%

Aug 10 - Aug 16  --  358,990,  7.0%

Aug 17 - Aug 23  --  303,731,  5.5%

Aug 24 - Aug 30  -- 296,147,  5.1%

Aug 31 - Sep 6     -- 291,480,  4.8%

Sep  7 -  Sep 13   -- 249,208,  3.9%

Sep  14 -Sep 20  -- 280,009,  4.2%

Sep  21 -Sep 27  -- 295,657,   4.3%

Sep  28 -Oct 4  --- 309.090,  4.3%

Oct   5 -Oct 11  --- 352.034,   4.7%

Oct 12 -Oct 18  --- 392,336,  5.0%

Oct 19 -Oct 25  --- 485,251,  5.9%

Oct 26 -Nov 1  --- 562,412,  6.4%

Nov 2  -Nov 8 --- 765,974,  8.2%

Nov 9 -Nov 15 --1,051,393, 10.4%

Nov 16-Nov 22- 1,198,168, 10.7%

Nov 23-Nov 29- 1,133,329, 9.2%

Nov 30-Dec 6  - 1,386,854, 10.3%

Dec   7 -Dec 13 - 1,505,501, 10.1%

Over a million cases again and another new high since I started tracking. There was a big drop off on Sunday though. I'm not sure if that's significant or not.

New Jersey Cases, Percentage Increase and Positive Tests
March 30 - April 5 -- 24,119, 180.2%, 51.8%
April 6 - April 12 ---- 24,345, 64.9%, 54.6%
April 13 - April 19 -- 23,451, 37.9%, 53.4%
April 20 - April 26 -- 23,737, 27.8%, 45.3%
April 27 - May 3 ---- 17,706, 16.2%, 34.1%
May 4 - May 10 ----- 11,788,   9.3%, 31.5%
May 11 -- May 17 ---   7,802,   5.6%, 12.7%
May 18 - May 24 ---   7,820,   5.3%,  6.7%
May 25 - May 31 ---   6,291,    4.1%,  3.7%
June 1 -  June  7 ----  3,719,    2.3%,  2.0%
June 8 - June 14 ---   2,717,    1.7%,  2.0% 
June 15 -June 21 ---   2,261,   1.4%,  1.3%
June 22 -June 28 --- 2,040,   1.2%,  1.4%
June 29 -July 5   ---  2,220,   1.3%,  1.5%
July 6 -   July 12 ---   1,896,   1.1%,  1.3%
July 13 -July 19    ---  1,485,  0.8%, 1.4%
July 20 -July 26   ---  2,580, 1.5%,  1.6%
July 27 -Aug 2     ----  2,987, 1.7%,  1.6%

Aug 3 -  Aug 9     ----  2,423,  1.3%, 1.6%

Aug 10 - Aug 16  ----- 2,682, 1.5%, 1.4%

Aug 17 - Aug 23  ----  2,039, 1.1%,  1.2%

Aug 24 - Aug 30  --- -2,117,  1.1%,  1.2%

Aug 31 - Sep 6     ---  2,447,  1.3%, 1.5%

Sep  7 - Sep 13     ---  2,576,  1.3%, 1.5%

Sep  14-Sep 20     --- 3,128,  1.6%, 1.7%

Sep  21-Sep 27     --- 3,786,  1.9%, 2.0%

Sep  28 -Oct 4  --- --4,654,  2.3%, 2.4%

Oct   5 -Oct 11  --- --5.426,  2.6%, 2.6%

Oct 12 -Oct 18 --- --6,385,  3.0%, 2.7%

Oct 19 -Oct 25 --- --8,455,  3.8%, 4.1%

Oct 26 -Nov 1 --- --11,162,  4.9%, 3.7%

Nov 2  -Nov 8 -----14,966, 6.2%, 4.8%

Nov 9  -Nov 15 ----24,679, 9.7%, 7.3%

Nov 16 -Nov 22 ---26,733, 9.6%, 9.5%

Nov 23 -Nov 29 ---28,107, 9.2%, 7.1%

Nov 30 -Dec 6   ---33,902, 10.1%, 11.7%

Dec   7 - Dec 13  ---32,634    8.9%, <11.5%

New Jersey had a slight drop off but was still over 30,000 with another over 6,000 day. Again the website hasn't updated the number of tests since Friday so the percentage is a little less than 11.5% but not much.

Bergen County Cases and Percentage Increase
March 30 - April 5 -- 4,018, 185.2%
April 6 - April 12 ---- 3,597, 58.1%
April 13 - April 19 --  2,855, 29.2%
April 20 - April 26 -- 2,326, 18.4%
April 27 - May 3 ----  1,220, 8.2%
May 4 - May 10  ----    744, 4.6%
May 11 -- May 17 ---    432,  2.6%
May 18 - May 24 ---    443,  2.6%
May 25 - May 31 ---    468,  2.6%
June 1 - June 7 ------  240,  1.3%
June 8 - June 14 ---    306,  1.7%
June 15 -June 21 ---   192,   1.0%
June 22 -June 28 ---  344,   1.8%
June 29 -July 5     ---  271,   1.4%
July 6 -July 12    ---    246,   1.3%
July 13 -July 19  --      109,   0.5%
July 20-July 26  --      246,  1.2%
July 27 -Aug 2     --     295,  1.5%

Aug 3 -  Aug 9     --     273,  1.3%

Aug 10 - Aug 16  --     401,  1.9%

Aug 17 - Aug 23  --     131,  0.6% Dashboard New Cases = 234

Aug 24 - Aug 30  --    231,  1.1% Dashboard New Cases = 261

Aug 31 - Sep 6     ---   231,  1.1% Dashboard New Cases = 253

Sep  7 - Sep 13     ---   178,  0.8% Dashboard New Cases = 244

Sep  14 -Sep 20     --- 202,  0.9% Dashboard New Cases = 251

Sep  21 -Sep 27     --- 238,  1.1% Dashboard New Cases = 294

Sep  28 -Oct 4  ------ 328,  1.5% Dashboard New Cases = 357

Oct   5 -Oct 11  ------ 439,  1.9% Dashboard New Cases = 440

Oct 12 -Oct 18 ------ 565,  2.4% Dashboard New Cases = 574

Oct 19 -Oct 25 ------ 789,  3.3% Dashboard New Cases = 794

Oct 26 -Nov 1 ------ 999,  4.1% Dashboard New Cases = 1,005

Nov 2  -Nov 8 -----1,398, 5.5% Dashboard New Cases = 1,487

Nov 9 -Nov 15 ----2,299, 8.5% Dashboard New Cases = 2,352

Nov 16-Nov 22 ---2,628, 9.0% Dashboard New Cases = 2,632

Nov 23-Nov 29 ---2,732, 8.6% Dashboard New Cases = 2,624

Nov 30-Dec 6   ---3,310, 9.6% Dashboard New Cases = 3,281

Dec   7 - Dec 13 -- 2,590, 6.8% Dashboard New Cases = 2,926

The Bergen County numbers dropped off a little as well but there are reportedly over a thousand cases that haven't been allocated to a county yet.

My daughter is virtual until after the new year because four children in the same family tested positive in the school where she teaches.