Have we finally turned the corner on Covid deaths?
It
looks like the numbers for deaths are finally coming down again. Notice that April’s
deaths were less than half of March’s. That’s the biggest one-month percentage
drop of the pandemic. On the other hand, new cases were up in April over March
(1,271,214 vs. 1,112,121).
But
on the other other hand (and no, I don’t have three hands), both March and
April had huge declines in new cases vs. February (4,032,866) and January (20,920,881)
– and by the way, January’s new cases were close to three times the previous
monthly record, and close to ten times what’s probably the average monthly figure
for the pandemic. Shows you how monstrous the omicron wave was.
So
we’re finally at a point where deaths are coming down and probably staying
down. There are new omicron variants that are even more transmissible and will
be sweeping the country soon, but if you’re vaccinated and boosted (with two
boosters for us old folks) your chances of hospitalization are quite low.
Although
it seems that even having had omicron (and about half the people in the US caught
it) doesn’t protect you against the new omicron variants very much. Meaning you
still have a good chance of getting sick, even if you’re vaccinated and you’ve
had omicron previously. And that means you shouldn’t let up on mask wearing in
indoor spaces, and especially if you have to travel.
Speaking
of travel, it looks like the Biden administration has decided not to appeal the
decision of the goofy Trump judge who struck down the mask mandate on transportation.
But now the CDC says you should wear one anyway. I’d listen to the CDC, not a
judge who says that government can’t mandate any health measures at all.
So
goodbye vaccines in schools, cleanliness standards in restaurants, etc. Who needs
public transportation, schools or restaurants, anyway?
The numbers
These numbers were
updated based on those reported on the Worldometers.info site for Sunday, May 1.
Month |
Deaths
reported during month/year |
Avg. deaths per
day during month/year |
Deaths as
percentage of previous month/year |
Month of March 2020 |
4,058 |
131 |
|
Month of April |
59,812 |
1,994 |
1,474% |
Month of May |
42,327 |
1,365 |
71% |
Month of June |
23,925 |
798 |
57% |
Month of July |
26,649 |
860 |
111% |
Month
of August |
30,970 |
999 |
116% |
Month of Sept. |
22,809 |
760 |
75% |
Month of Oct. |
24,332 |
785 |
107% |
Month of Nov. |
38,293 |
1,276 |
157% |
Month of Dec. |
79,850 |
2,576 |
209% |
Total 2020 |
354,215 |
1,154 |
|
Month of Jan. 2021 |
98,604 |
3,181 |
119% |
Month of Feb. |
68,918 |
2,461 |
70% |
Month of March |
37,945 |
1,224 |
55% |
Month of April |
24,323 |
811 |
64% |
Month of May |
19,843 |
661 |
82% |
Month of June |
10,544 |
351 |
53% |
Month of July |
8,833 |
287 |
84% |
Month of August |
31,160 |
1,005 |
351% |
Month of Sept. |
56,687 |
1,890 |
182% |
Month of Oct. |
49,992 |
1,613 |
88% |
Month of Nov. |
38,364 |
1,279 |
77% |
Month of Dec. |
41,452 |
1,337 |
108% |
Total 2021 |
492,756 |
1,350 |
158% |
Month of Jan. 2022 |
65,855 |
2,124 |
159% |
Month of Feb. 2022 |
63,451 |
2,266 |
96% |
Month of March 2022 |
31,427 |
1,014 |
50% |
Month of April 2022 |
13,297 |
443 |
42% |
Total Pandemic so far |
1,021,374 |
1,313 |
|
I. Total deaths (as of Sunday)
Total US reported Covid
deaths as of Sunday: 1,021,374
Average daily deaths last
seven days: 379
Average daily deaths previous
seven days: 467
Percent increase in total
deaths in the last seven days: 0.3%
II. Total reported cases (as
of Sunday)
Total US reported cases
as of Sunday: 83,162,369
Increase in reported
cases last 7 days: 415,194 (59,313/day)
Increase in reported
cases previous 7 days: 430,827 (61,547/day)
Percent increase in
reported cases in the last seven days: 0.3% (0.3% last week)
I would love to hear any comments or questions you have
on this post. Drop me an email at tom@tomalrich.com.
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