It’s been [checks archive] two-and-a-half months given that I offered an update regarding Missouri’s COVID numbers. (There’s been a lot going on.) In the interim, Missouri’s COVID numbers have seen a considerable uptick (mid-November through December) however have actually considering that fallen off and appear to be headed in the right direction. So, I wanted to provide an upgrade as to the current reported data relating to reported cases, deaths, screening, and hospitalizations. Here’s where we presently stand:
(I do have to add a quick note on this– as of right now, Missouri is only consisting of positive PCR tests in its tally, rather than PCR plus antigen tests.
There have now been 7,360 deaths in Missouri attributed to COVID-19 That’s up from 3,524 on November 14 th (so by 3,836– also an increase of over 100%) and Missouri has now gone up 4 areas into 18 th location in terms of overall (reported) COVID-related deaths. In terms of deaths per million, Missouri now sits at 1,199(up from 574 on November 14 th) but has actually fallen one area to 27 th place on that metric.
Regarding screening, Missouri has actually now reported 4,815,665 tests administered (up from 2,719,980 two-and-a-half months ago), which moves it down 2 areas to 21 st place in overall tests. As for tests per million individuals, Missouri has administered 784,639, which bumps it down six spots to 31 st.
Per DHSS, staying overall healthcare facility bed capability is 35%, remaining ICU bed capability is 24%, and remaining ventilator capability is 70%. (For a bit of added viewpoint, though there remains some tension on the health center systems, the number of COVID patients currently hospitalized makes up.6%of the number of active cases in Missouri. The number of COVID ICU clients equates to.1%of the number of active cases.
Again, while the overall number of reported cases of– and deaths associated to– COVID-19 have actually increased measurably, we are now moving in the best direction. The rate of boost in reported cases has balanced.6%for the month of January.
Missouri’s existing rough case casualty rate (reported deaths divided by reported cases) has actually remained at 1.5%In contrast, the United States rough case fatality rate is at 1.7%(down from 2.3%in the mid-November update), and neighboring Illinois’ sits at 1.9%(below 2.0%).
Missouri’s positivity rate (overall reported cases divided by total reported tests) was 8.3%in mid-November. It now sits at 10.3%, having actually climbed up as high as 10.6%3 weeks ago.
In amount, Missouri is trending in the right instructions. The headline, as you may surmise, is sarcasm. Not that I do not take COVID seriously– I do. I also take a dim view of much of the buzz and politicization surrounding it, not least of which has been local and statewide officials’ efforts to “do something” by selecting and picking which organizations are “necessary” or deemed safe enough to remain open in apparently illogical (and not backed-by-the-science) style.
That’s been a hot topic here in the St. Louis location as the County Executive for St. Louis County, Sam Page, banned in-door dining at dining establishments in mid-November, and just recently lifted the ban(as of January 4th). This, while dining establishments in surrounding St. Charles County (and even St. Louis City) remained open. There has actually been lawsuits and a good deal of local news coverage over the problem. And now, the Missouri legislature is taking up the issue of limiting the degree to which local executives can execute such constraints.
However what mainly prompted me to point this out was an exchange previously today with my friend and RedState coworker, Jennifer Van Laar. Jen shared a picture from the last time she was able to eat within at a dining establishment in California (when indoor dining was briefly allowed once again in Orange County.)
Do not hate me but we’ve been dining in at restaurants because May. St. Louis County did shut them pull back again in Nov-Dec, but the city, St. Charles County (where I live) and most all over else has remained open.
— Susie Moore (@SmoosieQ) January 31, 2021
As I noted in my reaction, here in Missouri, we have actually mainly had the ability to dine inside (subject to some occupancy limitations and curfews) since May. Despite California’s having actually remained mostly locked down this whole time, their cases per million in are at 83,440, which puts them in 24 th location– four spots ahead of Missouri. Something to chew on …
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