The Latest Data on COVID-19: New Cases and Spread as of May 5, 2020
Karen Health Community:
Here’s an article from Axios with the latest COVID-19 statistics on cases and spread. We have brought “the bottom line” to the top:
The bottom line: The virus isn't just some other states' problem. It's everyone's problem.
Stay home. Stay safe.
Axios, Caitlin Owens, 5-6-2020
The latest in the U.S.
Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins; Map: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios. This graphic includes "probable deaths" that New York City began reporting on April 14.
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Where the virus is spreading
Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins, U.S. Census Bureau; Map: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios
The Trump administration's reopening guidelines detail that in order to start lifting restrictions and reopening the economy, a state needs to report 14-day trends of fewer cases or fewer positive tests (though local officials do get some leeway in adjusting the metrics).
Not a lot of states meet that criteria, Axios editor-in-chief Nick Johnston writes.
Our chart compares each state's seven-day average of new cases from Monday and the seven-day average from a week prior, April 27.
By this metric, Minnesota, Nebraska and Puerto Rico have the most worrisome trends, while Arkansas and Wyoming have the most positive trends. Twelve states are moving in the right direction.
But more than a third of the nation still has growing numbers of cases. And that includes states such as Texas and Virginia, where Republican and Democratic governors are beginning to unveil re-opening plans.
Yes, but: These trends only tell us so much.
Some states may see their case counts rise not necessarily because their outbreaks are getting dramatically worse, but because their testing is getting better, so they're catching more cases.
That's why health officials are also pulling in other metrics — including the number of deaths, the number of hospitalizations and the percentage of tested patients who test positive. A higher percentage means you're probably missing people.
Still, public-health guidance calls for a steady decrease in cases before opening up, and few states have achieved that.
The bottom line: The virus isn't just some other states' problem. It's everyone's problem.