Monday, December 28, 2020

The Corona Virus, December 28, 2020

 There are currently 19,480,974 reported case in the US and 338,772 deaths.

California has 2,129,150 cases and 24,288 deaths
Texas has 1,691,515 cases and 27,180 deaths
Florida has 1,272,078 cases and 21,214 deaths
Illinois has 938,055 cases and 15,971 deaths
New York has 929,097 cases and 36,833 deaths

Politicians in Washington has apparently jumped the line and are getting their vaccine shots first. Why doesn't this surprise me? Visitors from the UK are being required to test negative. That will keep out the new strain for a little while but it's only a matter of time.

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%
Dec  14-Dec 20 - 1,617,819,  9.9%
Dec  21-Dec 27 - 1,296,763,  7.2%

The numbers took a big drop around Christmas but I suspect that is more a case of the holiday depressing testing and reporting that any real drop but we shall see.

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%,  7.8%
Dec  14 -Dec 20 ---31,942   8.0%,  6.3%
Dec  21 -Dec 27 ---28,629   6.6%, <12.4%

The numbers are down slightly but, again, this may be just a holiday aberration. The website hasn't updated the number of tests since Friday so the percentage is a little less than 12.4. I'm not sure if the large increase in the percent positive is significant or again the result of holiday reporting.

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
Dec  14 -Dec 20-- 2,636, 6.5% Dashboard New Cases = 2,798
Dec  21 -Dec 27-- 2,466, 5.7% Dashboard New Cases = 2,549

The same observations for Bergen County.

They replaced my battery at no charge because, hey, the car is still under warranty. Really bad news at the dentist though. My bridges are coming loose. He recommends I look into replacing them with implants so I'll be seeing a dental surgeon in the middle of January. Oh goody.

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