The Corona Virus, December 7, 2020

 There are currently 15,018,055reported case in the US and 287,044 deaths.

California has 1,351,199 cases and 19,939 deaths

Texas has 1,279,423 cases and 22,848 deaths

Florida has 1,058,174 cases and 19,179 deaths

Illinois has 787,696 cases and 13,255 deaths
New York has 711,382 cases and 34,727 deaths

Florida has become the 3rd state with over a million cases. Great Britain has already approved the Pfizer vaccine. Here the FDA is still working on it.

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%

Over a million cases again and a new high since I started tracking.

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%, <12.8%

That's another record number of case in New Jersey since I started tracking things. It's the first time over 30,000 and for the first time there were days over 6,000 cases. The website hasn't updated the number of tests since Saturday so the percentage is a little less than 12.8% 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

The Bergen County numbers are inching towards the highs from April.

Nothing new on the personal front.