SARS-COV2-Pandemic

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The SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic - A Utah Perspective

March 7, 2021

Utah continued it downward trend this pat week, again monotonically decreasing. Very impressive.
Where we go from here largely depends on (1) continued good behavior, (2) increased vaccinations, and (3) little influence from the SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Deaths decreased to a level that Utah should have reached two weeks ago. The reason for the prior increase is not clear.

Most Recent Week

March 7, 2021

While the United States reached it's best level since October, somehow several nations in Europe had unexpected significant increases in cases. This may be an issue with the new coronavirus variants. France, Italy, and Greece turned in truly scary increases. In Asia, the Philippines and South Korea both saw significant rises in case counts. In South America Brazil reported MORE CASES than the United States, no country has achieved that in months.

The countries with the most Novel Corona Virus infections (raw numbers not population adjusted)

United States 29.0 million up 398,690 but down from 465.000 in the prior week.
India 11.2 million up 219,000 and increase from the prior week.
Brazil 10.9 million up 421,000 from the prior week.
Russia claimed the 4th spot with 4.20 million up 80,500, down slightly.
United Kingdom 4.3 million 76,000 and up from the prior week.
France 4.0 million up 216,000 and up from 149,000 the prior week
Spain 3.1 million adjusted down by 39,541.
Italy 3.1 million up 142,000 and up from 116,000 the prior week
Turkey 2.8 million up 78,000 and up from 63,000 the prior week
Germany 2.5 million up 58,500 and up slightly from the prior week.

The U.S. averaged 57,000 new daily cases down from 66,500 new daily cases the prior week.
The U.S. infection rate is 8.81%. If there is a country with a higher rate, that country is not one that I follow.
Meanwhile, the U.S. death rate stands at 1.81%. It is the lowest of all countries outside Asia (and New Zealand) that I follow.
The states showing the highest increases compared to their history with the virus in the past week included - New York, Maine, and Vermont.

The best and worst states in the U.S.:

Infection Rates:

States with infection rates over 11%: North Dakota (13.2%), South Dakota (12.8%), Rhode Island (12.0%), Utah (11.7%), Tennessee(11.5%), Arizona (11.3%),
States with infection rates above 10%: Oklahoma (10.8%), Wisconsin(10.7%), Iowa (10.7%) [state made negative adjustments to case counts], Arkansas (10.7%), Nebraska(10.5%), Kansas (10.2%), South Carolina (10.0%)
States with infection rates under 5%: Washington 4.5%, Oregon (3.7%), Maine (3.4%) Vermont(2.6%), Hawaii (2.0%)

Death Rates:

States with death rates over 2%: New Jersey (2.9%), New York (2.9%), Massachusetts(2.8%), Connecticut (2.7%), Pennsylvania (2.6%), Michigan (2.5%), Mississppi (2.3%), Louisiana (2.2%), Maryland (2.1%), Alabama (2.0%)
States with death rates under 1%: Alaska (0.51%), Utah (0.53%),

Country	Population	Infected Total	Infected Prior Week	Infected Week	% of total cases this week	Per Day	Infection Rate	Dead Total	Dead Prior Week	Died Week	Death Rate
ASIA
China	1,433,783,686	101,113	100,747	366	0%	52	0.01%	4,838	4,835	3	4.78%
India	1,366,417,754	11,210,799	10,991,651	219,148	2%	31,307	0.82%	157,756	157,051	705	1.41%
Japan	126,860,301	439,341	424,984	14,357	3%	2,051	0.35%	8,255	7,889	366	1.88%
Philippenes	108,116,615	594,412	561,169	33,243	6%	4,749	0.55%	12,516	12,318	198	2.11%
Viet Nam	96,462,106	2,512	2,383	129	5%	18	0.00%	35	35	0	1.39%
Thailand	69,625,582	26,370	25,415	955	4%	136	0.04%	85	83	2	0.32%
S. Korea	51,225,308	92,471	86,992	5,479	6%	783	0.18%	1,634	1,603	31	1.77%
Taiwan	23,773,876	967	942	25	3%	4	0.00%	10	9	1	1.03%
Hong Kong	7,436,154	11,090	10,868	222	2%	32	0.15%	202	199	3	1.82%
Country	Population	Infected Total	Infected Prior Week	Infected Week	% of total cases this week	Per Day	Infection Rate	Dead Total	Dead Prior Week	Died Week	Death Rate
EUROPE
Russia	145,961,031	4,274,263	4,198,400	75863	2%	10,838	2.93%	87,614	84,700	2,914	2.05%
Germany	83,517,045	2,508,652	2,450,205	58,447	2%	8,350	3.00%	71,956	70,109	1,847	2.87%
U.K.	67,530,172	4,231,166	4,188,823	42,343	1%	6,049	6.27%	124,654	123,083	1,571	2.95%
France	65,129,728	3,964,078	3,747,263	216,815	5%	30,974	6.09%	88,727	85,741	2,986	2.24%
Italy	60,550,075	3,067,486	2,925,265	142,221	5%	20,317	5.07%	99,785	97,699	2,086	3.25%
Spain	46,692,858	3,149,012	3,188,553	-39,541	-1%	-5,649	6.74%	71,138	69,142	1,996	2.26%
Greece	10,473,455	205,120	191,100	14,020	7%	2,003	1.96%	6,758	6,504	254	3.29%
Sweden	10,036,379	684,961	657,309	27,652	4%	3,950	6.82%	13,003	12,826	177	1.90%
Country	Population	Infected Total	Infected Prior Week	Infected Week	% of total cases this week	Per Day	Infection Rate	Dead Total	Dead Prior Week	Died Week	Death Rate
AMERICAS
U.S.A	329,064,917	28,984,170	28,585,480	398,690	1%	56,956	8.81%	524,935	512,706	12,229	1.81%
Argentina	44,780,677	2,146,714	2,104,197	42,517	2%	6,074	4.79%	52,870	51,946	924	2.46%
Canada	37,411,047	891,792	870,899	20,893	2%	2,985	2.38%	22,234	21,987	247	2.49%
Brazil	212,559,417	10,938,836	10,517,232	421,604	4%	60,229	5.15%	264,325	254,221	10,104	2.42%

OTHER
Iran	82,913,906	1,689,692	1,631,169	58,523	3%	8,360	2.04%	60,687	60,073	614	3.59%
Turkey	83,809,754	2,780,417	2,701,588	78,829	3%	11,261	3.32%	29,030	28,569	461	1.04%
Australia	25,203,198	29,037	28,970	67	0%	10	0.12%	909	909	0	3.13%
New Zeland	4,886,000	2,376	2,376	0	0%	0	0.05%	26	26	0	1.09%
Country	Population	Infected Total	Infected Prior Week	Infected Week	% of total cases this week	Per Day	Infection Rate	Dead Total	Dead Prior Week	Died Week	Death Rate
California	39,512,223	3,598,229	3,565,583	32,646	1%	4,664	9.11%	54,203	52,050	2,153	1.51%
Texas	28,995,881	2,693,798	2,650,759	43,039	2%	6,148	9.29%	45,313	43,697	1,616	1.68%
Florida	21,477,737	1,944,995	1,909,221	35,774	2%	5,111	9.06%	31,683	30,852	831	1.63%
New York	19,453,561	1,694,651	1,643,857	50,794	3%	7,256	8.71%	48,335	47,615	720	2.85%
Pennsylvania	12,801,989	950,773	933,261	17,512	2%	2,502	7.43%	24,334	23,967	367	2.56%
Illinois	12,671,821	1,198,260	1,186,613	11,647	1%	1,664	9.46%	23,015	22,735	280	1.92%
Ohio	11,689,100	978,471	967,422	11,049	1%	1,578	8.37%	17,501	17,294	207	1.79%
Georgia	10,617,423	1,023,487	1,006,521	16,966	2%	2,424	9.64%	17,906	17,295	611	1.75%
North Carolina	10,488,084	872,176	858,548	13,628	2%	1,947	8.32%	11,502	11,212	290	1.32%
Michigan	9,986,857	656,072	645,550	10,522	2%	1,503	6.57%	16,658	16,508	150	2.54%
New Jersey	8,882,190	812,609	789,356	23,253	3%	3,322	9.15%	23,574	23,252	322	2.90%
Virginia	8,535,519	585,700	576,050	9,650	2%	1,379	6.86%	9,596	8,552	1,044	1.64%
Washington	7,614,893	344,532	339,773	4,759	1%	680	4.52%	5041	4956	85	1.46%
Arizona	7,278,717	826,454	815,707	10,747	1%	1,535	11.35%	16328	15967	361	1.98%
Massachusetts	6,949,503	589,931	579,680	10,251	2%	1,464	8.49%	16,374	16,067	307	2.78%
Tennessee	6,833,174	782,206	773,887	8,319	1%	1,188	11.45%	11,543	11,393	150	1.48%
Indiana	6,733,174	667,262	661,673	5,589	1%	798	9.91%	12,737	12,573	164	1.91%
Missouri	6,137,428	498,008	495,047	2,961	1%	423	8.11%	8506	8280	226	1.71%
Maryland	6,045,680	387,319	382,099	5,220	1%	746	6.41%	7,955	7,869	86	2.05%
Wisconsin	5,822,434	621,652	617,367	4,285	1%	612	10.68%	7,107	7,014	93	1.14%
Colorado	5,758,736	435,762	427,462	8,300	2%	1,186	7.57%	5986	5945	41	1.37%
Minnesota	5,639,632	490,011	484,594	5,417	1%	774	8.69%	6618	6551	67	1.35%
South Carolina	5,148,714	525,865	516,823	9,042	2%	1,292	10.21%	8754	8546	208	1.66%
Alabama	4,903,185	499,819	492,683	7,136	1%	1,019	10.05%	10148	9930	218	2.03%
Louisiana	4,648,794	433,785	430,100	3,685	1%	526	9.33%	9,748	9,608	140	2.25%
Kentucky	4,467,794	410,184	404,622	5,562	1%	795	9.18%	4,806	4,637	169	1.17%
Oregon	4,217,737	157,285	155,597	1,688	1%	241	3.73%	2296	2208	88	1.46%
Oklahoma	3,956,971	428,997	424,508	4,489	1%	641	10.84%	4534	4428	106	1.06%
Connecticut	3,565,287	285,530	279,946	5,584	2%	798	8.01%	7704	7622	82	2.70%
Utah	3,205,958	374,438	371,235	3,203	1%	458	11.68%	1975	1935	40	0.53%
Iowa	3,155,070	339,573	363,491	-23,918	-7%	-3,417	10.76%	5558	5471	87	1.64%
Nevada	3,080,156	296,190	293,764	2,426	1%	347	9.62%	5037	4957	80	1.70%
Arkansas	3,017,825	324,763	319,195	5,568	2%	795	10.76%	5319	5417	-98	1.64%
Mississippi	2,976,149	297,581	294,795	2,786	1%	398	10.00%	6808	6681	127	2.29%
Kansas	2,913,314	297,188	295,997	1,191	0%	170	10.20%	4768	4692	76	1.60%
New Mexico	2,096,829	186,742	184,888	1,854	1%	265	8.91%	3796	3700	96	2.03%
Nebraska	1,934,408	203,826	200,882	2,944	1%	421	10.54%	2113	2082	31	1.04%
West Virginia	1,792,147	133,465	131,855	1,610	1%	230	7.45%	2325	2300	25	1.74%
Idaho	1,787,147	172,131	171,140	991	1%	142	9.63%	1879	1860	19	1.09%
Hawaii	1,415,872	28,060	27,705	355	1%	51	1.98%	443	438	5	1.58%
New Hampshire	1,359,711	76,861	75,424	1,437	2%	205	5.65%	1184	1170	14	1.54%
Maine	1,344,212	45,794	44,635	1,159	3%	166	3.41%	706	703	3	1.54%
Montana	1,068,778	100,756	99,954	802	1%	115	9.43%	1379	1357	22	1.37%
Rhode Island	1,059,361	128,121	125,662	2,459	2%	351	12.09%	2541	2502	39	1.98%
Delaware	973,764	88,354	86,799	1,555	2%	222	9.07%	1473	1422	51	1.67%
South Dakota	884,659	113,589	112,427	1,162	1%	166	12.84%	1900	1888	12	1.67%
North Dakota	762,062	100,391	99,809	582	1%	83	13.17%	1479	1475	4	1.47%
Alaska	731,545	59,285	58,263	1,022	2%	146	8.10%	305	290	15	0.51%
Vermont	623,989	16,083	15,198	885	6%	126	2.58%	208	204	4	1.29%
Wyoming	578,759	54,764	54,394	370	1%	53	9.46%	682	671	11	1.25%