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Ridgewood NJ, The WHO COVID-19 Dashboard reports 108.82 million cases and 2.40 million deaths as of 10:30am EST on February 16.
Both the global weekly incidence and mortality continue to decrease steadily. Weekly mortality has decreased by nearly half since the peak reported the week of January 4, 2020. The current weekly incidence is the lowest since mid-October 2020. Weekly mortality decreased for the second consecutive week, down nearly 25% from the high reported the week of January 25, 2021.
The US CDC reported 27.42 million total cases and 482,536 deaths. Daily incidence in the US continues its steady decline, falling below 100,000 new cases per day for the first time since November 3, 2020.
On February 12, the US reported 5,520 new deaths. This is the second highest single-day total to date; however, the 3 highest single-day totals are the result of previously unreported deaths from a single state—New York (April 15, 2020), Indiana (February 4), and Ohio (February 12). As we covered previously, Ohio announced last week that it identified more than 4,000 previously unreported deaths, and it reported 721 deaths on February 11; 2,259 on February 12; and 1,204 on February 13.
The recent spikes in reported mortality make it difficult to get an accurate picture of the longer-term national trend. The mortality reported on February 11, however, could provide some insight. February 11 was the first day after the 7-day average window following February 4, and it was also the day prior to the largest report from Ohio. The average national daily mortality of 2,784 deaths per day on February 11 did include the first elevated report from Ohio, but it provides some indication that the true daily mortality is much lower than the current average of 3,136 deaths per day. This is the lowest daily mortality since January 6, prior to the estimated peak mortality in mid-to-late January, and it provides further evidence that daily mortality continues to decrease nationally.
Sure.
No need to exaggerate the numbers anymore.
The virus has severed its purpose.