The country, state, county and our own city continue to set new COVID-19 records. I realize that it’s easy to become numb to all the data, forgetting that these numbers represent human beings with lives, who have things to contribute to the world and people who love them. My goal in sharing COVID-19 data is to provide context to the numbers so our community better understands where things are today, where they may be heading and how to help slow the spread.
U.S. cases
The U.S. reported 2,777 coronavirus-related deaths yesterday, surpassing the previous high of 2,752 deaths reported April 15.
Nearly 205,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported yesterday, just one month after the country reported 100,000 in a single day for the first time.
Hospitalizations also topped 100,000 yesterday, the highest number to date.
I don’t normally highlight national numbers, preferring to focus on how things are going closer to home. What’s changed since the spring when numbers were spiking is the geographic distribution. Instead of being concentrated in just a few cities – the images of New York City come to mind – COVID-19 infections are up throughout the country. This means health care workers are not available to come to distant hot spots to provide relief. Supplies cannot be redistributed because they’re needed everywhere. Here is today’s case map from the Johns Hopkins website.
