[Steve_Seattle]

No, I'm not "Fearper" (actually more of a "FluBro"), but we've seen these big weekend dips before, possibly because of relaxed reporting over the weekend. However, this was a much bigger drop than usual, and is - I think - the fourth day in a row to see a drop.

Hopefully, previous patterns won't repeat with a big gain tomorrow and Tuesday, and this will finally be the beginning of a consistent, long-term drop.

[FreeReign]

No, I'm not "Fearper" (actually more of a "FluBro"), but we've seen these big weekend dips before, possibly because of relaxed reporting over the weekend. However, this was a much bigger drop than usual, and is - I think - the fourth day in a row to see a drop.

Sundays and Mondays are usually the lowest. So the best thing to do is compare this Sunday's number with the previous Sunday numbers.

4/12 - 1727
4/19 - 1570
4/26 - 1156
5/3 - 1153
5/10 - 750

Hopefully, previous patterns won't repeat with a big gain tomorrow and Tuesday, and this will finally be the beginning of a consistent, long-term drop.

Comparing similar days of the week or using a seven day running average there has been a consistent real 4 week drop.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Re weekend dips:

Take a look at the John’s Hopkins CSSE COVID statistics site. In the US daily new case data there is an obvious 7 day cycle. I don’t know if it’s a quirk of the data tabulation, or social in that people do or don’t go to the hospital more on weekdays or weekends.

A few other Western countries exhibit the same weekly cyclicality.