Here's this week's #COVID19 data for New York City, the United States and the world.
In New York, hospitalizations are up a bit.
Nationwide hospitalizations continue to fall, and are well below the 2018-2019 flu peak.
Worldwide deaths may be plateauing.
Cause for optimism, but #CovidIsNotOver! It's important to:
* Keep wearing masks in medical settings and confined spaces
* Keep current with vaccinations
* Stay home if sick
* Be prepared to resume precautions if hospitalizations rise
Here are this week's #COVID19 indicators:
New York deaths average 0 per day. With 5 days with 1 death per day and 2 days with 0 deaths (May 21 and 22), I don't understand how that averages to 0, but it's the best so far this year!
New York hospitalizations are possibly at a plateau. Nationwide hospitalizations are well below the peak of flu hospitalizations in 2018-2019.
New York wastewater is low, last measured on April 11.
Worldwide deaths are also at their lowest since the beginning!
I haven't updated the NYC #COVID19 indicators for a couple of months, since they've been at a fairly low plateau!
First I wanted to focus on RESP-NET, since it's seasonal and I probably won't be referencing it regularly, at least until we get another wave.
It shows that the COVID-19 hospitalization rate has continued to decline, but at a much slower rate than the flu hospitalization rate did in any of the years in the study. It's now at about 1.0. #CovidIsNotOver
The Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RESP-NET) comprises three networks that conduct population-based surveillance for laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza-associated hospitalizations among children and adults.
The #COVID19 hospitalization and death figures for New York State, the United States and the world show similar declines, and I'm really hoping those are real and not illusions because so many governments aren't paying for tests.
The hospitalization rate statewide (2.02) is twice that of the city or the country, and there is a slight uptick in New York State hospitalizations in the past week, both of which are things to be concerned about!
#CovidIsNotOver but let's rest until the next wave!
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith