US Cov19 Deaths by State 8/18/20

  

US is approaching 5.7 million cases and 180,000 deaths. The recovery rate is 94%. We need immediate accurate test results and immediate treatment of symptoms to prevent hospitalization.

As of 8/18/20 at 10 am ET, US case gain moves to 0.8% and %deaths/cases remains at 3.1%. Most deaths on 6/26/20 were in New Jersey and most deaths on 7/1/20 were in New York.

US          Cases      Gain     %      Deaths   %  Deaths/Day

8/18/20   5613357  45592  0.8%  173778   3.1   639

8/17/20   5567765  36456  0.7%  173139   3.1   509

8/16/20   5531309  53300  1.0%  172630   3.1  1062

8/15/20   5478009  59964  1.1%  171568   3.1  1122

8/14/20   5418045  56914  1.1%  170446   3.1  1285

8/13/20   5361131  53379  1.0%  169161   3.2  1380

8/12/20   5307752  55755  1.1%  167781   3.2  1580

8/11/20   5251997  51684  1.0%  166201   3.2    582

8/10/20   5200313  48537  0.9%  165619   3.2    527

8/9/20     5151776  52072  1.0%  165092   3.2    922

8/8/20     5099704  66899  1.3%  164170   3.2  1358

8/7/20     5032805  58527  1.2%  162812   3.2  1177

8/6/20     4974278  55130  1.1%  161635   3.2  1300

8/5/20     4919148  56071  1.2%  160335   3.3  1360

8/4/20     4863077  48637  1.0%  158975   3.3    600

8/3/20     4814440  49098  1.0%  158375   3.3    454

8/2/20     4765342  57941  1.2%  157921   3.3  1149

8/1/20     4707401  71515  1.5%  156772   3.3  1442

7/31/20   4635886  67511  1.5%  155330   3.4  1482

7/30/20   4568375  69272  1.5%  153848   3.4  1490

7/29/20   4499103  64918  1.5%  152358   3.4  1858

7/28/20   4434185  62129  1.4%  150500   3.4    648

7/27/20   4372056  54656  1.3%  149852   3.4    445

7/26/20   4317400  68641  1.6%  149407   3.5    909

7/25/20   4248759  78426  1.9%  148498   3.5   1156

7/24/20   4170333  69025  1.7%  147342   3.5   1150

7/23/20   4101308  72575  1.8%  146192   3.6   1234

7/22/20   4028733  66353  1.7%  144958   3.6   1086

7/21/20   3962380  63022  1.6%  143872   3.6    562

7/20/20   3899358  65642  1.7%  143310   3.7    429

7/19/20   3833716  62615  1.7%  142881   3.7    801

7/18/20   3771101  72709  2.0%  142080   3.8    930

7/17/20   3698392  79049  2.2%  141150   3.8    950

7/16/20   3619343  73065  2.1%  140200   3.9   1038

7/15/20   3546278  65819  1.9%  139162   3.9    889

7/14/20   3480459  66354  1.9%  138273   4.0    486

7/13/20   3414105  57863  1.7%  137787   4.0    373

7/12/20   3356242  63561  1.9%  137414   4.1    698

7/11/20   3292681  71686  2.2%  136716   4.2    878

7/10/20   3220995  60711  1.9%  135838   4.2    978

7/9/20     3160284  62746  2.0%  134920   4.3    929

7/8/20     3097538  55588  1.8%  133991   4.3    950

7/7/20     3041950  56460  1.9%  133041   4.4    431

7/6/20     2985490  49239  1.7%  132610   4.4    283

7/5/20     2936251  38384  1.3%  132327   4.5    215

7/4/20     2891267  53586  1.9%  132112   4.6    609

7/3/20     2837681  56596  2.0%  131503   4.6    690

7/2/20     2781085  51237  1.9%  130813   4.7    679

7/1/20     2729848  46547  1.7%  130134   4.8   1315 NY

6/30/20   2683301  45862  1.7%  128819   4.8    376

6/29/20   2637439  19592  0.7%  128443   4.9    200

6/28/20   2617847  61779  2.4%  128243   4.9    603

6/27/20   2553068  48392  1.9%  127640   5.0    855

6/26/20   2504676  41238  1.7%  126785   5.1   2491 NJ

6/25/20   2463438  38945  1.6%  124294   5.0    818

6/24/20   2424493  34641  1.4%  123476   5.1    815

6/23/20   2389852  33011  1.4%  122661   5.1    411

6/22/20   2356841  25291  1.1%  122250   5.2    247

6/21/20   2331550  33908  1.5%  122003   5.2    589

6/20/20   2297642  33576  1.5%  121414   5.3    726

6/19/20   2264066  29212  1.3%  120688   5.3    745

6/18/20   2234854  26368  1.2%  119943   5.4    810

6/17/20   2208486  24888  1.0%  119133   5.4    794

6/16/20   2183598  21114  1.0%  118339   5.4    480

6/15/20   2162484  20260  0.9%  117859   5.5    332

6/14/20   2142224  24891  1.2%  117527   5.5    687

6/13/20   2117333  27508  1.3%  116840   5.5    805

6/12/20   2089825  22965  1.1%  116035   5.6    878

6/11/20   2066860  20346  1.0%  115157   5.6    972

6/10/20   2046514  19076  0.9%  114185   5.6   1060

6/9/20     2027438  19742  1.0%  113125   5.6    653

6/8/20     2007696  17094  0.9%  112472   5.6    344

6/7/20     1990602  24336  1.2%  112128   5.6    730

6/6/20     1966266  40999  2.1%  111398   5.7   1180

6/5/20     1925267  21399  1.2%  110218   5.7   1042

6/4/20     1903868  22386  1.2%  109176   5.7   1093

6/3/20     1881482  20856  1.1%  108083   5.7   1138

6/2/20     1860626  22796  1.2%  106945   5.7     737

6/1/20     1837830  18042  1.0%  106208   5.8     574

5/31/20   1819788  22556  1.3%  105634   5.8    1001

5/30/20   1797232  28624  1.6%  104633   5.8    1289

5/29/20   1768608  22672  1.3%  103344   5.8    1230

5/28/20   1745936                        102114   5.8

US % Deaths/Case by State 8/18/20.  The asterisk * indicates no change from yesterday in cases and deaths.

State                     Cases    Deaths    %  

California             635070   11343    1.8% flat

Florida                 576094    9541     1.7% up

Texas                  571617   10120    1.8% flat

New York            456118   32920    7.2% flat

Georgia               238861    4727     2.0% flat

Illinois                  209186    7967     3.8% down

New Jersey         193645   16021    8.3% flat

Arizona                196005    4506     2.3% flat

N Carolina           145994    2377     1.6% flat

Louisiana            138485     4526     3.3% up

Tennessee          134744    1387     1.0% flat

Pennsylvania      129686     7557     5.8% down

Massachusetts    123841    8842     7.1% down

Ohio                    109081     3837     3.5% down

Alabama             109004     1925     1.8% flat

Virginia                107421     2385     2.2% down

S Carolina           106953     2288     2.1% flat

Michigan             102749     6592     6.4% down

Maryland             100715     3641     3.6% flat

Indiana                 81006      3135     3.9% flat

Mississippi           72412      2095      2.9% flat

Washington         69651      1785      2.6% flat

Missouri               69378     1480      2.1% down

Wisconsin            66196     1039      1.6% flat

Minnesota            65716     1758      2.7% flat

Nevada                61967     1077      1.7% down

Colorado              53370     1896      3.6% flat

Arkansas             53077       603       1.1% flat

Iowa                     52918      987       1.9% flat

Connecticut         51267      4456      8.7% flat

Oklahoma            48711      665       1.4% flat

Utah                     46894      364       0.8% flat

Kentucky             39691       818       2.1% flat

Kansas                35418       407       1.2% flat

Nebraska             30563      362       1.2% flat

Idaho                   27942      273       1.0% flat

New Mexico        23500      718        3.1% flat

Oregon                23451      388       1.7% flat

Rhode Island       20572     1023      5.0% flat

Delaware             16536      593       3.6% flat

DC                       13273      597       4.5% flat

S Dakota             10360      153       1.5% flat

N Dakota             8647       126        1.5% up

W Virginia            8632       160       1.9% flat

N Hampshire       7004        423       6.0% down

Montana              5792         82        1.4% flat

Hawaii                 5215         40        0.8% flat

Alaska                 4309         28        0.7% flat

Maine                  4197       127        3.0% down

Wyoming             3331         33        1.0% up

Vermont              1527         58        3.8% flat

US Territories and Federal Facilities

Guam                  577           5        0.9% down

N Mariana             54           2        3.7% down

Puerto Rico       27713       346      1.3% flat

Virgin Islands      796           9        1.1% down

US Military        49068         74       0.2% flat

Veterans           46908      2493      5.3% flat

Fed Prisons      12828        115       0.9% flat

Navajo               9469         480      5.1% flat

Travel Groups    152            3         2.0% flat*

US Totals      5613357    173778    3.1% flat

Comments

US %Deaths/Cases continue to decline due to increases in testing. This also tracks treatment learning-curve and patient outcome improvement. States with over 7% did the worst job, including New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Connecticut.  Higher %Deaths/Cases also reflects patient pre-existing health issues, population density, public transit, international travel and economic activity.

The increase in new cases is driven by the increase in testing. It is the denominator in the %deaths/cases, so increases in cases lowers the % of deaths. Deaths have resulted in 7% of the cases and 80% of deaths occur with patients who are age 65 and older.

Time spent out-of-doors might help. California and Florida fared better than average. Developing immunity and eliminating pre-existing conditions should be pursued. Weight loss will help reverse and avoid Diabetes II.  Taking vitamins A, C, D, E, magnesium and zinc will strengthen immunity.

Medicine is a “trial and error” endeavor aimed at improving outcomes. The important work is being done by practicing physicians and their staffs to prevent deaths. 

The 1918-1919 Spanish Flu was a virus that reached 500 million cases requiring treatment and 50 million deaths worldwide. 675,000 deaths were in the US. It affected all age groups and lasted for 2 years.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/1918-pandemic-history.htm

The 2019-2020 Wuhan Covid19 virus is approaching 23 million cases and 780,000 deaths worldwide. During the first 6 months of this virus, tests were given to patients with symptoms that required treatment.  Now most cases are asymptomatic carriers and this testing is driving down death counts. The value of testing is tracking to avoid spreading the virus.  We are also curious about how asymptomatic carriers avoid becoming ill. Immediate accurate test results and immediate early treatment are necessary. 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader