WORLDOMETER COVID-19 Deaths in USA 1/7/2021: 4,134 with 274,190 new cases

Worldometer ^ | January 7, 2021

[MinorityRepublican]

Places with highest daily reported cases per capita

Seven-day average of daily new reported cases per 100,000 residents

[God luvs America]

call me skeptical but i don’t think 4100 people died of the kung flu in America yesterday....

[americas.best.days...]

Oh yeah. The Chinese virus. Forgot all about it.

[blueunicorn6]

There must be bodies everywhere.

I’ll bet the poor politicians in Washington were slowed down by the bodies as they ran away like cowards from the citizens of The United States.

[upchuck]

Wonder how many of these “new” cases are false positives?

Guess we all know why this stat isn’t tracked. Just like the stat about how many folks are hospitalized and then get well.

[ETCM]

Wonder how many of these “new” cases are false positives?

Outside of those people closely tracking local trends, "cases" really don't mean much. Hospitalizations and deaths are a much better measure. This "death peak" will fall off soon, accelerated by the elderly being vaccinated. By late spring, most vulnerable people will be immune.

[glimmerman70]

Looks likens biden will lock down the USA the 21st of this month. Just to protect you. Get your toilet paper.

[MinorityRepublican]

Joe Biden would be stupid to do that. That’ll just mobilize the opposition unless he is willing to pull a Xi Jinping and arrest everyone for violating coronavirus measures.

[frogjerk]

Who really gives a rat’s behind - the world is ending, didn’t you get the memo?

[11th_VA]

In Maryland, the top five zip codes with infections are all known to be illegal alien districts

[daniel1212]

Currently World 10:48:40 PM Thu, 01/07/21 meter counts 374,124 Covid-assigned Deaths and 22,132,045 Cases, and rounded that figures (Y is P% of X) out to be a 1.82 CFR (Case Fatality Rate - see here for more on this - which rate is based on confirmed cases, and which are the minority of cases and have been those mostly likely to be tested and to die, since for most of the pandemic those who had symptoms were the most likely to be tested, while a large percentage of persons who test positive never developed any symptoms) Note: there are over 80 countries with a higher CFR than the USA.

As for the IFR (Infection Fatality Rate, meaning Covid-assigned deaths as a % of the estimated total infections, vs. confirmed infections) in the US, an official estimate of the estimated total infections in the US is very hard to find, but the CDC (Dec. 11) provided a figure of 91 Million Estimated Total Infections and at which time there were about 300,000 Covid-assigned deaths (figures are rounded), and which translates into a IFR of 0.33.

Then we have the CMR Crude Morality Rate(Covid-assigned deaths as a % of the total pop.), in which 374,000 as a % of 332,000,000 is 0.11%.) in the USA.

Worldwide using rounded numbers 2,000,000 Covid-assigned deaths out off 8,000,000,000 (billion) provides a Crude Morality Rate figure of 0.03%. The CFR would be 2.27%.

[Paul R.]

That’s a VERY interesting CDC page.

For example, the second largest age block of hospitalizations is the 18-49 y/o group. This group contributes 26% of all hospitalizations. They have a low fatality rate, but are tying up plenty of resources. Granted that the 65+ crowd is 46% of the hospitalizations.

The estimated 91 million individuals in the US infected so far, given all the mitigation, is impressive. I’d think SOME slowing of infections should occur with this many people gaining immunity. However, the numbers, at least as reported so far, show very modest slowing. Even if fatalities are overstated, unless the overstatement itself is growing (after the election?), the trend is not good.

[daniel1212]

Below is an older chart but which I think is pretty consistence with the whole:

Meanwhile right now we are approaching a 30% infection total in the US based upon estimated infections. The more the healthy get it and recover then the better.

[daniel1212]

More data:

From https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm

As of January 4, 2021, the tables and datasets on this page include data from January 2020 through the present data period. Cumulative death totals will be higher than previous reports which were restricted to include data from the week ending February 1, 2020.

Table 1. Deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pneumonia, and influenza reported to NCHS by week ending date, United States. Week ending 1/4/2020 to 1/2/2021.*

Updated January 7, 2021 Counts by NCHS often track 1–2 weeks behind other data. [Only totals shown below. Enhanced formatting added by user. ]

Week ending date in which the death occurred	All Deaths involving COVID-19 (U07.1)1	Deaths from All Causes	Percent of Expected Deaths2	Deaths involving Pneumonia, with or without COVID-19, excluding Influenza deaths (J12.0–J18.9)3	Deaths involving COVID-19 and Pneumonia, excluding Influenza (U07.1 and J12.0–J18.9)3	All Deaths involving Influenza, with or without COVID-19 or Pneumonia (J09–J11), includes COVID-19 or Pneumonia4	Deaths involving Pneumonia, Influenza, or COVID-19 (U07.1 or J09–J18.9)5
Total Deaths	315,936	3,209,597	112	311,374	145,878	8,841	487,470

Additional data. (rounded figures): All CAD (Covid-assigned deaths=Deaths involving COVID-19: 316,000. As a % of total US population of 332,000,000 = 0.1% (Crude Mortality Rate) .

World Meter counts as of 10:48:40 PM Thu, 01/07/21, 374,124 Covid-assigned Deaths and 22,132,045 Cases. Using rounded number this figures (Y is P% of X) out to be a 1.82 CFR (Case Fatality Rate - see here for more on this - which rate is based on confirmed cases, and which are the minority of cases and have been those mostly likely to be tested and to die, since for most of the pandemic those who had symptoms were the most likely to be tested, while a large percentage of persons who test positive never developed any symptoms) Note: there are over 80 countries with a higher CFR than the USA.

As for the IFR (Infection Fatality Rate, meaning Covid-assigned deaths as a % of the estimated total infections, vs. confirmed infections) in the US, an official estimate of the estimated total infections in the US is very hard to find, but the CDC (Dec. 11) provided a figure of 91 Million Estimated Total Infections and at which time there were about 300,000 Covid-assigned deaths (figures are rounded), and which translates into a IFR of 0.33.

Then we have the CMR Crude Morality Rate(Covid-assigned deaths as a % of the total pop.), in which 374,000 as a % of 332,000,000 is 0.11%.) in the USA.

Worldwide using rounded numbers 2,000,000 Covid-assigned deaths out off 8,000,000,000 (billion) provides a Crude Morality Rate figure of 0.03%. The CFR would be 2.27%.

[Paul R.]

Thanks. That was a good find of the CDC’s Estimated Total Infections. Also they indicated an estimate at that time of 77 million Symptomatic Infections. So... most infected persons do show discernible symptoms, which is likely helping drive the (astonishing to me) level of testing, and, a LOT of people are (or have been) fairly infectious. (There has been evidence asymptomatics are not all that infectious.)

As expected, but interesting.