By Lambert Strether of Corrente
Affected person readers, I’ve had a little bit of a debacle at this time: an extended and liquid repast (albeit scrumptious). I’ll start with the Covid charts, and ship extra quickly (however after 2:00). –lambert
Chook Tune of the Day
Crested Satinbird, The Hole, Central, Papua New Guinea. Not fairly certain what I’m listening to, right here. I imply, I do know it’s a chook….
#COVID19
In the event you missed it, right here’s a publish on my queasiness with CDC numbers, particularly case depend, which I (nonetheless) think about most vital, regardless of what Walensky’s psychos at CDC who invented “neighborhood ranges” suppose. However these are the numbers we have now.
Case Rely
Case depend for the US:
Fairly a drop. However watch for the regional tales…
Circumstances are undercounted, one supply saying by an element of six, Gottlieb considering we solely choose up one in seven or eight.) Therefore, I take the nominal case depend and multiply it by six to approximate the true degree of circumstances, and draw the DNC-blue “Biden Line” at that time. The earlier depend was ~101,000. At this time, it’s ~81,600 and 81,600 * 6 = a Biden line at 489,600 per day. (Keep in mind these knowledge factors are weekly averages, so every day fluctuations are smoothed out.) The black “Fauci Line” is a counter to triumphalism, because it compares present ranges to previous crises. In the event you take a look at the Fauci line, you will notice that regardless of the bleating and yammering about Covid being “over,” we have now solely only in the near past reached the (nominal) case degree of November 1, 2021, and we’re very removed from that of July 1, 2021. And the true degree is far worse.
Regional case depend for 4 weeks:
Appears to be like like there was a knowledge challenge someplace within the Midwest.
The South:
We’re going to should stay with that ridiculous Florida curve for per week, ffs.
The South (minus Texas and Florida):
The West:
One other drop. No plateau.
Positivity
From the Walgreen’s take a look at positivity tracker, August 21:
-1.3%.
Transmission
Here is CDC’s interactive map by county set to community transmission. (This is the map CDC wants only hospitals to look at, not you.)
NOT UPDATED Fast Riser knowledge, by county (CDC), August 19:
I suppose that if case counts are certainly degree, it’s seemingly there can be few speedy risers.
Earlier Fast Riser knowledge:
NOT UPDATED Hospitalization knowledge, by state (CDC), August 19:
Flat calm on the hospital entrance. In the event you’re CDC, and that’s all that issues to you — as a result of Lengthy Covid isn’t a factor, and all people who is basically sick can get to a hospital — you’re most likely feeling good proper now.
NOTE: Fast Riser and Hospitalization knowledge are up to date Wednesdays and Fridays.
Variants
Lambert right here: It’s past irritating how sluggish the variant knowledge is. I appeared for extra charts: California doesn’t to a BA.4/BA.5 breakdown. New York does but it surely, too, is on a molasses-like two-week cycle. Does no person within the public well being institution get a promotion for monitoring variants? Are there no grants? Is there a single lab that does this work, and all people will get the outcomes from them? Extra sources from readers welcome [grinds teeth, bangs head on desk].
NOT UPDATED Variant knowledge, nationwide (Walgreens), August 6:
Full takeover by BA.5/BA.4. I’m wondering what’s coming subsequent?
NOT UPDATED Variant knowledge, nationwide (CDC), July 30 (Nowcast off):
BA.5/BA.4 transferring alongside properly.
Wastewater
Wastewater knowledge (CDC), August 19:
Not proud of the gray dots in California, or just about no dots in Texas and Florida. We’ve got no examine on case numbers in essential states.
For grins, August 16:
What I’m actually nervous about is a rise in gray dots (“no latest knowledge”). as a result of that will imply the hassle is being shut down or defunded.
Deaths
Demise fee (Our World in Knowledge):
Lambert right here: Deaths additionally on a “excessive plateau.” If in reality the drop in circumstances is actual, as CDC appears to imagine, we should always begin seeing deaths, which lag, drop round September 1.
Whole: 1,066,082 – 1,065,569 = 513 (513 * 365 = 187,245; at this time’s LivingWith™* quantity (fairly a bit greater than the minimizers would love, thought they’ll discuss themselves into something. Fluctuates fairly a bit, however even the low numbers are unhealthy). I’ve added an anti-triumphalist black Fauci Line. It’s good that for deaths I’ve a easy, every day chart that simply retains chugging alongside, in contrast to every little thing else CDC and the White Home are screwing up or letting go darkish, good job.
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