The Corona Virus, January 25, 2022

There are currently 71,697,688 reported cases in the US and 867.868 deaths.

US Cases

May 31 --June 6--  99,209

June 7 -June 13--  86,318

June 14-June 20-- 65,265

June 21-June 27--64,745

June 28-July 4----82,898

July 5---July 11---100,556

July 12--July 18 --145,510

July 19--Jul 25  ---235,732

July 26--Aug 1  ---404,539

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---635,340

Aug 9---Aug 15  --912,812

Aug 16--Aug 22-1,049.409

Aug 23--Aug 29-1,094,413

Aug 30--Sep 5---1,130,566

Sep 6--Sep 12----1,031,425

Sep 13--Sep 19---1,025,166

Sep 20--Sep 26--- 848,948

Sep 27--Oct 3----- 749,121

Oct 4---Oct 10---- 676,271

Oct 11--Oct 17---- 591,287

Oct 18--Oct 24--- 508,595

Oct 25--Oct 31--- 489,286

Nov 1---Nov 7--- 490,590

Nov 8--Nov 14--- 553,534

Nov 15-Nov 21--- 646,268

Nov 22-Nov 28-- 583,555

Nov 29-Dec  5--- 769,720

Dec 6-- Dec  12-- 835,107

Dec 13--Dec 19-- 931,084

Dec 20-Dec 26- 1,424,577

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 2,838,290

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 4,740,701

Jan 10- Jan 16--5,613,621

Jan 17- Jan 23--4.833,136

The number of cases is clearly turning around nationwide as well but it's slower than in New Jersey so far.

'New Jersey Cases

May 31 --June 6-- 1,400 -   70

June 7 -June 13--  1,177 -    51

June 14-June 21-- 1,253 -   44

June 22-June 27--1,254 -   63

June 28-July 4----1,172 -   39 - 4.5%

July 5---July 11--- 1,546 -  28

July 12--July 18--  2,598-  34

July 19--Jul 25  ---4.354-  35

July 26--Aug 1  --- 5,832- 32  - 1.1%

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---  8,344- 49

Aug 9---Aug 15  --  9,932- 45

Aug 16--Aug 22---10,779- 57

Aug 23--Aug 29---11,691- 98

Aug 30--Sep 5-----11,526-98 - 0.6%

Sep 6---Sep 12---- 12,345-112

Sep 13--Sep 19---  12,870-133

Sep 20--Sep 26--- 11,755-140

Sep 27--Oct 3-----10,599-147 - 1.3%

Oct 4---Oct 10----  9.884-126

Oct 11--Oct 17----   8,754-128

Oct 18--Oct 24---   7,914-126

Oct 25--Oct 31---   7,788-126 - 1.5%

Nov 1---Nov 7----- 7,171-  98

Nov 8--Nov 14---   9,121-  84

Nov 15-Nov 21--  11,421-  84

Nov 22-Nov 28--12,580-  84 - 0.9%

Nov 29-Dec  5--- 20,716-119 - 

Dec 6-- Dec  12-- 25,179-119

Dec 13--Dec 19-- 35,342-140

Dec 20-Dec 26-   83,485-147

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 150,746-195 - 0.2%

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 192,979-407 - 0.21%

Jan 10- Jan 16--132,232-628 - 0.47%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 63,948-668 - 1.04%

In New Jersey the case numbers appear to be dropping rapidly with a  51.6% drop. They say deaths lag cases by two to three weeks and that's clearly happening here with 668 deaths.

Bergen County Cases

May 31 --June 6--  104

June 7 -June 13--   116

June 14-June 21--  123

June 22-June 27-- 147

June 28-July 4---- 152

July 5---July 11---  146

July 12--July 18  --267

July 19--Jul 25  --- 440

July 26--Aug 1  ---  619

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---  815

Aug 9---Aug 15  --  972

Aug 16--Aug 22--1,040

Aug 23--Aug 29--1,058

Aug 30--Sep 5----- 948

Sep 6--Sep 12---- 1.033

Sep 13--Sep 19---1,055

Sep 20--Sep 26--1,041

Sep 27--Oct 3----   929

Oct 4---Oct 10---- 779

Oct 11--Oct 17----  695

Oct 18--Oct 24---  604

Oct 25--Oct 31---   655

Nov 1---Nov 7---   576

Nov 8--Nov 14---  716

Nov 15-Nov 21-  1,042

Nov 22-Nov 28- 1,076

Nov 29-Dec  5---1,667

Dec 6-- Dec  12--2,073

Dec 13--Dec 19--3,533

Dec 20-Dec 26-  9,150

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 17,150

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 20,479 - 49 - 0.24%

Jan 10- Jan 16--13,322 - 57 - 0.43%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 7,076 - 56 - 0.79%

 Bergen county is down a bunch as well with a 46.9% drop in cases but the death percentage almost doubled again  to .79%

Si I had to go for a PET Scan and thinks came out sort of OK except for one spot on the left lung. The doctor thinks it's just a bit of inflammation perhaps left over from my Covid but he's going to do a CAT Scan in April just to make sure.

The Corona Virus, January 17, 2022

There are currently 65,814,876 reported cases in the US and 849,976 deaths.

US Cases

May 31 --June 6--  99,209

June 7 -June 13--  86,318

June 14-June 20-- 65,265

June 21-June 27--64,745

June 28-July 4----82,898

July 5---July 11---100,556

July 12--July 18 --145,510

July 19--Jul 25  ---235,732

July 26--Aug 1  ---404,539

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---635,340

Aug 9---Aug 15  --912,812

Aug 16--Aug 22-1,049.409

Aug 23--Aug 29-1,094,413

Aug 30--Sep 5---1,130,566

Sep 6--Sep 12----1,031,425

Sep 13--Sep 19---1,025,166

Sep 20--Sep 26--- 848,948

Sep 27--Oct 3----- 749,121

Oct 4---Oct 10---- 676,271

Oct 11--Oct 17---- 591,287

Oct 18--Oct 24--- 508,595

Oct 25--Oct 31--- 489,286

Nov 1---Nov 7--- 490,590

Nov 8--Nov 14--- 553,534

Nov 15-Nov 21--- 646,268

Nov 22-Nov 28-- 583,555

Nov 29-Dec  5--- 769,720

Dec 6-- Dec  12-- 835,107

Dec 13--Dec 19-- 931,084

Dec 20-Dec 26- 1,424,577

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 2,838,290

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 4,740,701

Jan 10- Jan 16--5,613,621

The highest number ever since I've been tracking but the curve appears to be turning a bit.

'New Jersey Cases

May 31 --June 6-- 1,400 -   70

June 7 -June 13--  1,177 -    51

June 14-June 21-- 1,253 -   44

June 22-June 27--1,254 -   63

June 28-July 4----1,172 -   39 - 4.5%

July 5---July 11--- 1,546 -  28

July 12--July 18--  2,598-  34

July 19--Jul 25  ---4.354-  35

July 26--Aug 1  --- 5,832- 32  - 1.1%

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---  8,344- 49

Aug 9---Aug 15  --  9,932- 45

Aug 16--Aug 22---10,779- 57

Aug 23--Aug 29---11,691- 98

Aug 30--Sep 5-----11,526-98 - 0.6%

Sep 6---Sep 12---- 12,345-112

Sep 13--Sep 19---  12,870-133

Sep 20--Sep 26--- 11,755-140

Sep 27--Oct 3-----10,599-147 - 1.3%

Oct 4---Oct 10----  9.884-126

Oct 11--Oct 17----   8,754-128

Oct 18--Oct 24---   7,914-126

Oct 25--Oct 31---   7,788-126 - 1.5%

Nov 1---Nov 7----- 7,171-  98

Nov 8--Nov 14---   9,121-  84

Nov 15-Nov 21--  11,421-  84

Nov 22-Nov 28--12,580-  84 - 0.9%

Nov 29-Dec  5--- 20,716-119 - 

Dec 6-- Dec  12-- 25,179-119

Dec 13--Dec 19-- 35,342-140

Dec 20-Dec 26-   83,485-147

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 150,746-195 - 0.2%

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 192,979-407 - 0.21%

Jan 10- Jan 16--132,232-628 - 0.47%

The New Jersey case numbers are still ridiculously high but seem to have turned with a 31.5% drop. The deaths are clearly catching up as they jumped to 628 and the percentage doubled to 0.47%.

Bergen County Cases

May 31 --June 6--  104

June 7 -June 13--   116

June 14-June 21--  123

June 22-June 27-- 147

June 28-July 4---- 152

July 5---July 11---  146

July 12--July 18  --267

July 19--Jul 25  --- 440

July 26--Aug 1  ---  619

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---  815

Aug 9---Aug 15  --  972

Aug 16--Aug 22--1,040

Aug 23--Aug 29--1,058

Aug 30--Sep 5----- 948

Sep 6--Sep 12---- 1.033

Sep 13--Sep 19---1,055

Sep 20--Sep 26--1,041

Sep 27--Oct 3----   929

Oct 4---Oct 10---- 779

Oct 11--Oct 17----  695

Oct 18--Oct 24---  604

Oct 25--Oct 31---   655

Nov 1---Nov 7---   576

Nov 8--Nov 14---  716

Nov 15-Nov 21-  1,042

Nov 22-Nov 28- 1,076

Nov 29-Dec  5---1,667

Dec 6-- Dec  12--2,073

Dec 13--Dec 19--3,533

Dec 20-Dec 26-  9,150

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 17,150

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 20,479 - 49 - 0.24%

Jan 10- Jan 16--13,322 - 57 - 0.43%

As goes New Jersey so goes Bergen County. There was a 34.9% drop in cases but the death percentage almost doubled to .43%

Well, my isolation ends today. My pulmonologist put me on Paxlovid. That's 30 tablets over five days, three in the evening and three in the morning. I took my last three this morning. I never developed any symptoms beyond a slightly stuffy nose and a post nasal drip. But I always have those so who knows?

I'm Covid Positive

I tested positive and my wife tested negative.

I am isolated in the playroom downstairs. It would be OK but one of the ceiling lights keeps flickering. I suppose I'll have to do something about that?

So far, other than a slightly stuffy nose and the occasional sneeze, no symptoms. That dam light is driving me crazy.

We Have an Information Problem

I'm reasonably well read. I don't say I see everything and I don't say I fully comprehend everything I do see but I'm pretty good. If I'm confused, then a lot of people are confused.

The data about vaccines and the coronavirus, particularly the Omicron variant strikes me as inconsistent. I've also noticed that different sources seem to be cherry picking data to make a point but I'm going to ignore that.

I have a simple question. Do the vaccines prevent infection by the Omicron variant? The data is really all over the map. Some studies seem to say no, some seem to say yes and others don't even address the question but rather talk about "asymptomatic cases." An "asymptomatic case" is still an infection that can be passed on to others.

Here's another question. What do people mean by "fully vaccinated?" Articles and studies really need to carefully define their terms. I know what "fully vaccinated" meant BEFORE boosters became a thing but what does it mean now?

Here's a third question. We know that immunity wanes. Are we keeping track of how quickly? At some point do people drop back in category of vaccination?

Maybe we should adopt some sort of system like this:

Category Zero - No vaccination

Category One - One shot or after x months in Category Two

Category Two - Two shots or after y months in Category Three.

Category Three - Two shots plus a booster.

I'm assuming that one would never get all the way back to Category Zero after some vaccination but maybe a time limit needs to be defined there as well.

I'm also ignoring previous infection. How does that play into this all? Is that equivalent to a shot? I know this is really complicated but I think we need some sort of yardstick to figure out how things are.

It would be nice if somebody were trying to come up with consistent terminology and ways to measure risk.

The Corona Virus, January 11, 2021

There are currently 61,584,415 reported cases in the US and 837,911 deaths.

US Cases

May 31 --June 6--  99,209

June 7 -June 13--  86,318

June 14-June 20-- 65,265

June 21-June 27--64,745

June 28-July 4----82,898

July 5---July 11---100,556

July 12--July 18 --145,510

July 19--Jul 25  ---235,732

July 26--Aug 1  ---404,539

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---635,340

Aug 9---Aug 15  --912,812

Aug 16--Aug 22-1,049.409

Aug 23--Aug 29-1,094,413

Aug 30--Sep 5---1,130,566

Sep 6--Sep 12----1,031,425

Sep 13--Sep 19---1,025,166

Sep 20--Sep 26--- 848,948

Sep 27--Oct 3----- 749,121

Oct 4---Oct 10---- 676,271

Oct 11--Oct 17---- 591,287

Oct 18--Oct 24--- 508,595

Oct 25--Oct 31--- 489,286

Nov 1---Nov 7--- 490,590

Nov 8--Nov 14--- 553,534

Nov 15-Nov 21--- 646,268

Nov 22-Nov 28-- 583,555

Nov 29-Dec  5--- 769,720

Dec 6-- Dec  12-- 835,107

Dec 13--Dec 19-- 931,084

Dec 20-Dec 26- 1,424,577

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 2,838,290

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 4,740,701

I thought last week was ridiculous but this week is totally crazy. Still, the good news seems to be while cases are going through the roof hospitalizations and deaths aren't as bad yet. The problem is that deaths usually lag cases by two to three weeks and we've seen some increasing numbers.

'New Jersey Cases

May 31 --June 6-- 1,400 -   70

June 7 -June 13--  1,177 -    51

June 14-June 21-- 1,253 -   44

June 22-June 27--1,254 -   63

June 28-July 4----1,172 -   39 - 4.5%

July 5---July 11--- 1,546 -  28

July 12--July 18--  2,598-  34

July 19--Jul 25  ---4.354-  35

July 26--Aug 1  --- 5,832- 32  - 1.1%

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---  8,344- 49

Aug 9---Aug 15  --  9,932- 45

Aug 16--Aug 22---10,779- 57

Aug 23--Aug 29---11,691- 98

Aug 30--Sep 5-----11,526-98 - 0.6%

Sep 6---Sep 12---- 12,345-112

Sep 13--Sep 19---  12,870-133

Sep 20--Sep 26--- 11,755-140

Sep 27--Oct 3-----10,599-147 - 1.3%

Oct 4---Oct 10----  9.884-126

Oct 11--Oct 17----   8,754-128

Oct 18--Oct 24---   7,914-126

Oct 25--Oct 31---   7,788-126 - 1.5%

Nov 1---Nov 7----- 7,171-  98

Nov 8--Nov 14---   9,121-  84

Nov 15-Nov 21--  11,421-  84

Nov 22-Nov 28--12,580-  84 - 0.9%

Nov 29-Dec  5--- 20,716-119 - 

Dec 6-- Dec  12-- 25,179-119

Dec 13--Dec 19-- 35,342-140

Dec 20-Dec 26-   83,485-147

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 150,746-195 - 0.2%

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 192,979-407 - 0.21%

The New Jersey case numbers are still ridiculously high as well. There were 407 deaths which is a huge number but still a small percentage of cases. But, like I said, deaths usually lag cases so things might get really ugly in the next two to three weeks.

Bergen County Cases

May 31 --June 6--  104

June 7 -June 13--   116

June 14-June 21--  123

June 22-June 27-- 147

June 28-July 4---- 152

July 5---July 11---  146

July 12--July 18  --267

July 19--Jul 25  --- 440

July 26--Aug 1  ---  619

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---  815

Aug 9---Aug 15  --  972

Aug 16--Aug 22--1,040

Aug 23--Aug 29--1,058

Aug 30--Sep 5----- 948

Sep 6--Sep 12---- 1.033

Sep 13--Sep 19---1,055

Sep 20--Sep 26--1,041

Sep 27--Oct 3----   929

Oct 4---Oct 10---- 779

Oct 11--Oct 17----  695

Oct 18--Oct 24---  604

Oct 25--Oct 31---   655

Nov 1---Nov 7---   576

Nov 8--Nov 14---  716

Nov 15-Nov 21-  1,042

Nov 22-Nov 28- 1,076

Nov 29-Dec  5---1,667

Dec 6-- Dec  12--2,073

Dec 13--Dec 19--3,533

Dec 20-Dec 26-  9,150

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 17,150

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 20,479 - 49 - 0.24%

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the Bergen county case numbers are ridiculous as well.

My #3 daughter woke up sick Sunday. We gave her a home test and she came up positive. The four of us have been together all week so, here we go again. I did my pulmonologist via video and moved the PET scan to Friday. #1 daughter, who was the problem the last time, went to get tested yesterday. My wife and I went today. None of us have any symptoms so I don't know WTF is going on. I do know that we can't continue like this.

The Corona Virus, January 4, 2022

There are currently 56,155,350 reported cases in the US and 826,063 deaths.

US Cases

May 31 --June 6--  99,209

June 7 -June 13--  86,318

June 14-June 20-- 65,265

June 21-June 27--64,745

June 28-July 4----82,898

July 5---July 11---100,556

July 12--July 18 --145,510

July 19--Jul 25  ---235,732

July 26--Aug 1  ---404,539

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---635,340

Aug 9---Aug 15  --912,812

Aug 16--Aug 22-1,049.409

Aug 23--Aug 29-1,094,413

Aug 30--Sep 5---1,130,566

Sep 6--Sep 12----1,031,425

Sep 13--Sep 19---1,025,166

Sep 20--Sep 26--- 848,948

Sep 27--Oct 3----- 749,121

Oct 4---Oct 10---- 676,271

Oct 11--Oct 17---- 591,287

Oct 18--Oct 24--- 508,595

Oct 25--Oct 31--- 489,286

Nov 1---Nov 7--- 490,590

Nov 8--Nov 14--- 553,534

Nov 15-Nov 21--- 646,268

Nov 22-Nov 28-- 583,555

Nov 29-Dec  5--- 769,720

Dec 6-- Dec  12-- 835,107

Dec 13--Dec 19-- 931,084

Dec 20-Dec 26- 1,424,577

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 2,838,290

How's THAT for an eye opening number? The case numbers are so bad that many people are saying they're no longer a reasonable measure and we should be looking at hospitalizations and deaths so I added weekly deaths from the Times database but only for New Jersey.

'New Jersey Cases

May 31 --June 6-- 1,400 -   70

June 7 -June 13--  1,177 -    51

June 14-June 21-- 1,253 -   44

June 22-June 27--1,254 -   63

June 28-July 4----1,172 -   39 - 4.5%

July 5---July 11--- 1,546 -  28

July 12--July 18--  2,598-  34

July 19--Jul 25  ---4.354-  35

July 26--Aug 1  --- 5,832- 32  - 1.1%

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---  8,344- 49

Aug 9---Aug 15  --  9,932- 45

Aug 16--Aug 22---10,779- 57

Aug 23--Aug 29---11,691- 98

Aug 30--Sep 5-----11,526-98 - 0.6%

Sep 6---Sep 12---- 12,345-112

Sep 13--Sep 19---  12,870-133

Sep 20--Sep 26--- 11,755-140

Sep 27--Oct 3-----10,599-147 - 1.3%

Oct 4---Oct 10----  9.884-126

Oct 11--Oct 17----   8,754-128

Oct 18--Oct 24---   7,914-126

Oct 25--Oct 31---   7,788-126 - 1.5%

Nov 1---Nov 7----- 7,171-  98

Nov 8--Nov 14---   9,121-  84

Nov 15-Nov 21--  11,421-  84

Nov 22-Nov 28--12,580-  84 - 0.9%

Nov 29-Dec  5--- 20,716-119 - 

Dec 6-- Dec  12-- 25,179-119

Dec 13--Dec 19-- 35,342-140

Dec 20-Dec 26-   83,485-147

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 150,746-195 - 0.2%

The New Jersey case numbers are ridiculously high as well. But I've added weekly deaths and percentage of deaths based upon cases. While the case numbers are skyrocketing the percentage of deaths, at least so far, has actually come down although the actual number has gone up and is the highest since April of 2020.

Bergen County Cases

May 31 --June 6--  104

June 7 -June 13--   116

June 14-June 21--  123

June 22-June 27-- 147

June 28-July 4---- 152

July 5---July 11---  146

July 12--July 18  --267

July 19--Jul 25  --- 440

July 26--Aug 1  ---  619

Aug 2---Aug 8  ---  815

Aug 9---Aug 15  --  972

Aug 16--Aug 22--1,040

Aug 23--Aug 29--1,058

Aug 30--Sep 5----- 948

Sep 6--Sep 12---- 1.033

Sep 13--Sep 19---1,055

Sep 20--Sep 26--1,041

Sep 27--Oct 3----   929

Oct 4---Oct 10---- 779

Oct 11--Oct 17----  695

Oct 18--Oct 24---  604

Oct 25--Oct 31---   655

Nov 1---Nov 7---   576

Nov 8--Nov 14---  716

Nov 15-Nov 21-  1,042

Nov 22-Nov 28- 1,076

Nov 29-Dec  5---1,667

Dec 6-- Dec  12--2,073

Dec 13--Dec 19--3,533

Dec 20-Dec 26-  9,150

Dec 27-Jan 2--- 17,150

The Bergen county case numbers are ridiculous as well.

After all was said and done, everyone is now negative and we're trying to pick up the pieces. I see my pulmonologist on Monday and get my PET scan on Tuesday.

Not Detected

We  all got tested for Covid last Thursday and everyone came back negative including the daughter that had tested positive.

I have to assume that she had a false positive.

Update: I spoke too soon. My daughter's final result was positive despite her hubby and two kids being negative.

She did two home tests and they were negative

They all went for another PCR test and hubby and the two boys were negative. They lost my daughter's sample so she went to another site, paid $200 for a PCR test and came back negative.

So, it looks like we hade two false positives. Either that or the vaccines really held up. But the youngest wasn't vaccinated.