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In remembrance of five fellow citizens of the United States of America felled by this virus during the past week. Three immigrants from India and the Philippines; three men, two women; one African and one Native American; a saxophonist and I.C.U. nurse; from Detroit to Washington; average age of seventy; median age of seventy-three. B.L.U.F. (bottom-line, up-front) : new deaths higher than expected due largely to an addition of previously unreported fatalities. I.C.U. availability easing and 10-11% of the country with at least one vaccination. INTRODUCTION Summary. Most states improved as mortality growth slowed moderately across the country to 4.7%. Alabama remains unmanageable, while Pennsylvania slowly turns around. Other states to watch include Arizona, California (with a new variant), Oklahoma, Ohio, and Georgia. Review of salient issues during the week The U.S.G. expects to have an open season for vaccinations by spring-time to enable  open schools , followed by a co...

Dédié à cinq Américains morts de la pandémie covidieuse: dos inmigrantes hispan@s; deux nègres et infirmières en établissements de soins aux; del este al medio oeste; ages ranging from forty to ninety-one years old; average age of seventy, median of seventy-five. B.L.U.F.  (bottom-line up-front) . The season of jolly follies is working itself through the health-care system. Fifth week in a row with 22,000+ deaths; next week looking for a 25-50% decrease in weekly fatalities. Also this week, the variable virus. INTRODUCTION Summary.  Improvements across the board led by Colorado, Illinois, and Maryland. Only three states under review deteriorated this week: Alabama, Missouri, and Tennessee. The emergence of three new strains create several concerns as discussed below. This essay serves as a data supplement to the 05feb21 cluster analysis . Again another week of mixed results reflecting an up-tick in lethality of three strains from Brazil, Britain, and South Africa already det...

Para cinco estadounidenses muertos por el virus corona la semana pasada. Deux hommes et trois femmes; deux nègres et trois blancs; un compétiteur olympique spécial et un unitarien. Median age of sixty-three and average of sixty-nine; from West Virginia to Minnesota. B.L.U.F. (bottom-line up-front) . A collection of, and commentary on, COVID-related data during a week in which new deaths have once again exceeded twenty thousand. Review of the ‘info-demic’ and vaccine grab around the world. INTRODUCTION Summary. Mixed data creating a cause for pause and concern; death rates stuck at 2.2x of pre-Thanksgiving levels.  The week's results have shown conflicting results once again with new cases up by 4% to nearly 23,000, while hospitalizations and people in critical care have declined monotonically during the week. Specifically, hospitalizations have dropped by 13% during the week to 101,003, while critical care patients have diminished in number by 9% to 24,863.   The concern...