At least 174,455 new cases were reported between August 19 and August 25, up from 169,217 the week before (+3%) and the highest since March 3. Those figures were collected from state health departments and, where necessary, estimated based on hospital admissions.
Actual case numbers are higher because many hospitals and states are no longer reporting detailed COVID data. Laboratory testing is also low as most people and doctors are using at-home tests which are not included in official statistics.
1,075 new COVID deaths were reported during the week, the second week in a row with more than 1,000 new deaths. It’s also the seventh week in a row with more than 500 new deaths and the 232nd week with more than 400 new deaths.
So far this year, nearly 4.8 million COVID cases have been reported across the U.S., causing at least 340,153 hospitalizations (limited data) and 37,301 deaths, according to BNO’s COVID data tracker.
We couldn’t even normalize mask use while sick.
yeah having to go to a place to get tested was mildly annoying but near me they were actually super effective and convenient.
And much like the vaccine not providing full or permanent immunity, the vast majority of people don’t understand nor care that rapid tests are fallible and getting them to even follow the box instructions is a stretch let alone accepting that the rapid test isn’t definitive
I finally am pulling the trigger on an at home NAAT testing machine. Hoping I can help my self, my friends and orgs stay safer that way since covid is never going away apparently.
What machine you thinking?
the pluslife
its not FDA approved or whatever (but is approved in EU and seems to have good science behind it) and kinda spendy, but iirc its the lowest cost per test once you’re up and running, and being able to do tests for other things like flu/strep/mpox/rsv seems like it could be super useful. plus being able to read the raw curves with the virus.sucks analyzer app soothes a certain nerd part of my brain
Nice. Been trying to convince my family of doing the same. I was looking at the virus.sucks website the other day and surprised they recommended their own app over the manufacturer’s for the non-covid tests.